Collaborate Disseminate
We’ve observed some new activities by Roaming Mantis in 2021, and some changes in the Wroba malware that’s mainly used in this campaign. Furthermore, we discovered that France and Germany were added as primary targets of Roaming Mantis. Continue reading Roaming Mantis reaches Europe
Most of us have probably heard the term “smishing” — which is a portmanteau for traditional phishing scams sent through SMS text messages. Smishing messages usually include a link to a site that spoofs a popular bank and tries to siphon personal information. But increasingly, phishers are turning to a hybrid form of smishing — blasting out linkless text messages about suspicious bank transfers as a pretext for immediately calling and scamming anyone who responds via text. Continue reading SMS About Bank Fraud as a Pretext for Voice Phishing
The holiday shopping season always means big business for phishers, who tend to find increased success this time of year with a time-honored lure about a wayward package that needs redelivery. Here’s a look at a fairly elaborate SMS-based phishing scam that spoofs FedEx in a bid to extract personal and financial information from unwary recipients. Continue reading ‘Tis the Season for the Wayward Package Phish
If you’re anything like me, you used delivery more during the pandemic than before. Both getting food brought to my door and meal kit boxes mean people don’t have to mask up and go out to the grocery store. But threat actors know that, too. Recent scams take advantage of people signing up for more […]
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We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: don’t be in too much of a hurry for those home deliveries you’re expecting! Continue reading Home delivery scams get smarter – don’t get caught out
Summary
Earlier this month, mobile users began being targeted with smishing messages in what appears to be an organized spam operation campaign. Smishing is much like phishing, except rather than sending email, the attackers send text messages usi… Continue reading Have You Been Smished? Mass Smishing Operation Targeting Mobile Users with Fake Amazon and USPS Update Messages
Don’t fall for fake text messages, no matter how realistic the website looks if you click through. Continue reading Criminals send out fake “census form” reminder – don’t fall for it!
Earlier this year, SlashNext debuted “Phish Stories,” a videocast and podcast series during which cybersecurity experts discuss new zero-hour phishing attacks before a live audience of CISOs, CSOs and cybersecurity professionals. In Episode Two, Zero-H… Continue reading Social Engineering Attacks Hacking Humans Today
Authorities in the United Kingdom have arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly operating an online service for sending high-volume phishing campaigns via mobile text messages. The service, marketed in the underground under the name “SMS Bandits,” has been responsible for blasting out huge volumes of phishing lures spoofing everything from COVID-19 pandemic relief efforts to PayPal, telecommunications providers and tax revenue agencies. Continue reading U.K. Arrest in ‘SMS Bandits’ Phishing Service
Watch out for these top phishing approaches this holiday season. Continue reading Tis’ the Season for Online Holiday Shopping; and Phishing