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Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2022 11:37:04 +0000
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| We’re seeing verified Twitter profiles compromised to push NFT sales and giveaways. How did it happen, and how can you protect yourself? Categories: Malwarebytes news Tags: apecathijackedMetaverseNFTspamtwitter |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Anant Pulgam| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 09:17:12 +0000
Phishing email still remains one of the top malware propagation medium. Recently, we came across an interesting phishing email containing couple of Jumpshare links pointing to malicious components. Jumpshare is an online file sharing service and often cyber criminals abuse these kind of file sharing services. Upon clicking on one of the links in…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 18:50:01 +0000
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| We look at the threat of spear phishing, why it’s such a problem, and what organizations can do to lessen the chance of a successful attack. Categories: Tags: 101businessmalspamorganisationorganizationorganizationsphishphishingscamsmishingSocial Engineeringspamspear phishspear phishingwhaling |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Shriram Munde| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 11:00:51 +0000
Ako Ransomware targeting businesses using RaaS Quick Heal security researchers recently observed ransomware that uses RaaS (Ransomware as a Service) which is a subpart of MaaS (Malware as a Service). Before delving into the AKO ransomware or RaaS, one must understand what Malware as a Service means, as it is…
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Credit to Author: Maria Vergelis| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:12:30 +0000
Extorters are demanding ransom not in cryptocurrency, but in prepaid debit cards. All the same, you shouldn’t pay.
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Credit to Author: Anastasiya Gridasova| Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 16:14:07 +0000
One explanation of phishing success lies in a known psychological effect.
Read MoreCredit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 17:09:34 +0000
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| We’ve covered sextortion before, focusing in on how the core of the threat is an exercise in trust. The threat actor behind the campaign will use whatever information available on the target that causes them to trust that the threat actor does indeed have incriminating information on them. (They don’t.) But as public awareness of… Categories: Tags: bitcoinscamsextortion scamsspam |
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Credit to Author: Tatyana Shcherbakova| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 13:47:37 +0000
Scammers prod employees to take performance appraisals but in reality siphon off their work account passwords.
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