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H0lyGh0st Ransomware After Small and Midsize Businesses
Microsoft has linked H0lyGh0st, a cyberthreat that emerged in June 2021 and targets small-to-midsized businesses, to North Korean state-sponsored attacks. What is H0lyGh0st? Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) calls the threat DEV-0530 in a post. Researchers...
Popular NFT Marketplace Ravaged by $540M Phishing Scheme
In March, a North Korean APT netted $540 million thanks to a massive phishing operation carried out on the very popular NFT marketplace, Axie Infinity. NFT Marketplace Under The Spear With approximately 3 million users, the blockchain gaming platform Axie Infinity...
Massive $59M Facebook Phishing Campaign Steals Nearly 400M Credentials
Threat actors have managed to net a staggering $59 million and steal hundreds of millions of credentials in a massive ongoing Facebook phishing attack. Experts say it's only getting bigger. Facebook phishing operation still ongoing Researchers at PIXM have recently...
Human Error is a Top Security Risk in 2022, New Report Shows
A new report from Verizon warns about the human error as being one of the most frequent causes of ransomware attacks and data breaches. Human Error is Your Company's Worst Enemy Verizon's latest annual report says organizations and their employees are the weakest...
Paying The Ransom – An Open Invitation For A Second Attack, 2022 Report Warns
Whether the unlucky victim of a ransomware attack ends up paying the ransom or not, they are still susceptible to more attacks. However, a new report warns that paying up is the worst thing you can do and paints an even bigger bullseye on your back. What is...
FBI: Business Email Compromise – a $43B Scam
A new FBI report warns of a staggering spike in hacking activities using the Business Email Compromise technique (BEC), resulting in losses worth billions of dollars. Business Email Compromise - a Billion-Dollar Problem In a new report, the FBI sheds some light on the...
NVIDIA Confirms Employee Credentials And Proprietary Data Stolen During Cyberattack
NVIDIA confirmed the Lapsus$ cyberattack and the data leak that followed, saying it first became aware of the security incident on February 23. The tech giant also confirmed it had suffered damages related to its IT resources. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash NVIDIA...
FoxBlade Trojan Hit Ukraine Right Before The 24 Feb Devastating Russian Invasion
Microsoft discovered an attack using the FoxBlade malware that had compromised Ukrainian systems just hours before Russia's massive and ruthless rain of missiles and tank swarms. The company did not disclose the exact way and time of infiltration yet. Photo by Artem...
Anonymous Group Sides With Ukraine And Declares Cyberwar On Russia
The hacker collective known as the Anonymous group announced its support to Ukraine. It defied Vladimir Putin by taking down the Government's official website, playing Ukraine's national anthem on Russian media channels, and hacking critical Kremlin databases. The...
Phishing Attacks Against Those Who Help Ukrainian Refugees
Cybercriminals used a compromised military email address to launch phishing attacks targeting EU personnel aiding Ukrainian citizens who had fled the crushing Russian invasion. The perpetrators are believed to be located in Belarus, but how exactly they gained access...
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