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Europol: Ransomware remains top threat in IOCTA report

October 14, 2019 admin awareness, bec, Business Email Compromise, child sexual exploitation, cse, ddos, Europol, fraud, internet organized crime threat assessment, iocta, phishing, ransomware, spear phishing

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 16:00:00 +0000

The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, or Europol, just released its annual Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) report. We highlight their key findings and remind readers how to better protect themselves.

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Awareness

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Emotet is back: botnet springs back to life with new spam campaign

September 16, 2019 admin Botnet, botnets, downloader, emotet, information stealer, malicious email, malspam, phishing, Ryuk Ransomware, spam, spear phishing, trickbot

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 17:04:53 +0000

After months of laying dormant, the notorious Emotet is back, with its botnet spewing spam globally.

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Botnets

Tags: botnet botnets downloader emotet information stealer malicious email malspam phishing Ryuk ransomware spam spear phishing trickbot

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A week in security (September 2 – 8)

September 9, 2019 admin a week in security, back to school, back to school cybersecurity, Capital One data breach, China, cyber insurance, deepfake, deepfake for voices, Facebook, iphone compromise, Paige Thompson, ransomware, remote workers, romance scam, scammers, Social engineering, spear phishing, Targeted Attacks, trickbot, Uyghur Muslims

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 16:01:30 +0000

A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of September 2 – 8, including TrickBot’s new trick, a social engineering toolkit, and how to keep remote workers safe.

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A week in security

Tags: back to school back to school cybersecurity Capital One data breach china cyber insurance deepfake deepfake for voices facebook iphone compromise Paige Thompson ransomware remote workers romance scam scammers Social Engineering spear phishing targeted attacks trickbot Uyghur Muslims

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Ransomware isn’t just a big city problem

May 31, 2019 admin adam kujawa, avoidance, backup, baltimore, baltimore ransomware, greenville, Malwarebytes, phishing, preparation, ransomware, ransomware avoidance, ransomware tips, robbinhood, robinhood, spear phishing

Credit to Author: Adam Kujawa| Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 15:00:00 +0000

The city of Baltimore has experienced a very public ransomware attack. But in a season of increasing ransomware detections among organizations, they’re not alone. See which cites have been most impacted by ransomware and what organizations can do to develop resilience against attacks.

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Ransomware

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Spear phishing psychology

January 24, 2019 admin Business, human factor, phishing, psychology, SMB, Social engineering, spear phishing

Credit to Author: Anastasiya Gridasova| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 10:10:50 +0000

Many vulnerabilities exist in the mind. How to neutralize them.

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Humble Bundle alerts customers to subscription reveal bug

December 4, 2018 admin 2-Step Verification, 2fa, breach, bug, cybercrime, games, Gaming, humble bundle, phish, phishing, Social engineering, spear phishing, two-factor authentication, video games

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2018 17:20:27 +0000

Humble Bundle is sending emails to subscribers due to information being revealed by a bug. How bad it is? We take a look.

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Tags: 2-Step Verification 2fa breach bug games gaming humble bundle phish phishing spear phishing two-factor authentication video games

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Something’s phishy: How to detect phishing attempts

June 26, 2017 admin 101, How-tos, Nigerian prince, phishing, smishing, sms phishing, Social engineering, spear phishing

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 14:00:37 +0000

Phishing has evolved from the days of the Nigerian prince, taking on many forms and mediums. Learn how to detect today’s sophisticated phishing attempts.

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Tags: Nigerian prince phishing smishing sms phishing Social Engineering spear phishing

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