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Credit to Author: Maria Vergelis| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 09:55:56 +0000

Phishers are using the Wuhan coronavirus as bait, trying to hook e-mail credentials.

February 5, 2020 admin

Faking e-mails: Why it is even possible

Credit to Author: Alex Drozhzhin| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 16:50:15 +0000

Phishing and business e-mail compromise attacks rely on fake e-mails. But why is it so easy for attackers to make them so convincing?

MalwareBytes Security

February 3, 2020 admin

A week in security (January 27 – February 2)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 19:00:50 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s most interesting security news

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A week in security

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QuickHeal Security

February 3, 2020 admin

A sloppy click can exfiltrate your important data!

Credit 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…

MalwareBytes Security

January 30, 2020 admin

Securing the MSP: their own worst enemy

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000

Behind each cyberattack on the MSP is typically a system left unpatched, asset management undone, security officer not hired, or board who sees investment in security as a cost center rather than a long-term investment.

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Opinion

Tags: advanced persistent threat advanced persistent threats APT breach credential management credentials data breach hacking managed service provider MSP MSPs phishing

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MalwareBytes Security

January 29, 2020 admin

Spear phishing 101: what you need to know

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 18:50:01 +0000

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.

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Social engineering

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Security Sophos

January 28, 2020 admin

Gezielte Phishing-Attacken auf dem Vormarsch – diese Tipps schieben den Riegel vor

Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 12:19:11 +0000

Aktuelle Phishingwellen beweisen es – die Cyberkriminellen sind kreativ. Nun muss man sich zum Beispiel auch vor Phishing-SMS-Nachrichten in Acht nehmen: im Namen von DHL werden aktuell Kurznachrichten verschickt mit dem Hinweis, dass ein Paket im Verteilerzentrum liege und für zwei Euro dieses seinen Weg weiterführen könne. Über einen Link soll der Empfänger dann diesen […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/WNDU5Sh4zvs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Kaspersky Security

January 22, 2020 admin

Web-threat protection and targeted attacks

Credit to Author: Oleg Gorobets| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 21:18:27 +0000

Web threats are actively used in targeted attacks, so their neutralization should be an integral part of APT defense strategy.