As businesses adopt AI-enabled interfaces, ransomware actors use them to expand, increase profits, and enhance successful attacks.| Help Net Security
85% of phishing emails utilized malicious links in the content of the email, and spam emails increased by 30% from Q1 to Q2 2023.| Help Net Security
The emergence of new AI technology and large language models have made it easier for cybercriminals to generate phishing campaigns.| Help Net Security
Virtual patching is a security technique that uses rules on WAF to block known vulnerabilities in an app or system without modifying code.| Help Net Security
When you’re trying to protect your business, what could possibly go wrong by downloading antivirus software? More than you might think. If you’re not careful, that “antivirus” might be the threat.| Copperband Tech
Infostealer malware remains widely available to buy through underground forums, while Russian Market remains the top seller.| Help Net Security
Across all BEC attacks seen over the past year, 57% relied on language as the main attack vector to get BEC attacks in front of employees.| Help Net Security
QR scan scams trick users into scanning QR codes from their PCs using their mobile devices to take advantage of weaker phishing protection.| Help Net Security
Your organization has been hit by ransomware and a decision has to be made on whether or not to make the ransom payment.| Help Net Security
Russian Dmitry Khoroshev is "LockBitSupp", the creator, developer and administator of the infamous LockBit ransomware group.| Help Net Security
The increase in reported ransomware victims across Q1 2023 reflects the continued prevalence of ransomware as a worldwide threat.| Help Net Security
"In Q1 2024, the proportion of victims that chose to pay touched a new record low of 28%," ransomware IR firm Coveware has found.| Help Net Security
Cybercriminal groups mimic corporate structures, offering pay, perks, and protection to build loyalty and sustain long-term operations.| Help Net Security
US charges Rostislav Panev, 51, a dual Russian and Israeli national, for being a developer for the LockBit ransomware group.| Help Net Security
Looking at the trends, AI will be used in some way in phishing attacks in the next 12 months, leading to lucrative paydays for criminals.| Help Net Security
Malvertising uses fake ads to spread malware and steal data. Learn how to spot threats and protect your business from online scams.| Copperband Tech
Analysis of 7B emails reveals surge in clean links, 10x more malicious EML attachments in Q4, and record-high social engineering attacks.| Help Net Security
A threat actor has leaked configuration files ("configs") for 15,000+ Fortinet Fortigate firewalls and associated admin and user credentials.| Help Net Security
FireEye has flagged a sophisticated spear-phishing campaign hitting US-based businesses with emails purportedly coming from the US SEC.| Help Net Security
Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit has disrupted a cybercriminal group exploiting generative AI to bypass safety measures and create harmful content. This marks the first step in an ongoing investigation to protect users and AI services from abuse.| Microsoft On the Issues
FIN7 has come up with yet another trick to assure the effectiveness of its "EDR killer" tool, dubbed AvNeutralizer by researchers.| Help Net Security
Columbus Fire Fighters Union IAFF Local 67 and Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 9 have filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of their members following a ransomware cyberattack on the city’s information technology. The attack is believed to have occurred on July 18, 2024, and resulted in the theft of the employees’ personal and confidential information.| Fire Law Blog