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HR phishing: self-evaluation questionnaire | Kaspersky official blog

September 19, 2023 admin Business, enterprise, HR, phishing, signs of phishing, spear phishing

Credit to Author: Roman Dedenok| Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 13:19:33 +0000

Attackers posing as HR send invitations to complete a self-evaluation to steal corporate credentials.

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BEC scammers go after more than just money

December 21, 2022 admin bec, Business, Business Email Compromise, domain mimicry, fbi. fda, news, spear phishing, usda

Categories: Business

Categories: News

Tags: FBI. FDA

Tags: USDA

Tags: BEC

Tags: business email compromise

Tags: domain mimicry

Tags: spear phishing

Business email compromise is not just after money alone anymore, they will take truckloads of agricultural products as well.

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Meet Exotic Lily, access broker for ransomware and other malware peddlers

March 18, 2022 admin bazarloader, cve-2021-40444, exotic lily, initial access broker, spear phishing, spoofing, threat spotlight

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 22:58:48 +0000

Exotic Lily is the name given to a group of cybercriminals that specialized as an initial access broker, serving groups like Conti and Diavol ransomware.

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Links in conflict: to click or not to click | Kaspersky official blog

March 15, 2022 admin malware, phishing, spear phishing, Threats

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 17:24:20 +0000

The geopolitical conflict in Ukraine is the latest example of malicious actors trying to cash in on unsuspecting victims.

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Lock and Code S1Ep2: On the challenges of managed service providers

March 17, 2020 admin bec, Conficker, coronavirus, fingerprint files, MSP, phishing scam, play protect, podcast, remote, skimmer, smbv3, spear phishing

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:28:35 +0000

On episode 2 of Lock and Code, we discuss the latest security news, including how to secure remote workers, security conferences cancelled because of coronavirus, and Google Play’s poor performance on stopping malware. Plus, we speak to two MSP representatives on the daily challenges of managing thousands of endpoints.

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Podcast

Tags: bec conficker coronavirus fingerprint files MSP phishing scam play protect remote skimmer smbv3 spear phishing

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APT36 jumps on the coronavirus bandwagon, delivers Crimson RAT

March 17, 2020 admin APT, apt36, coronavirus, coronavirus malware, covid-19, credential stealer, crimson rat, exploit, Exploits, info-stealer, macro, malicious macro, malware, nation-state attack, Rat, remote administration tool, Social engineering, spear phishing, spear phishing attack, Threat analysis, transparent tribe

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:00:00 +0000

We look at a spear phishing attack from APT36, an Advanced Persistent Threat group posing as the government of India and offering guidance on coronavirus. Instead, users are infected with a Crimson RAT that steals data.

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Threat analysis

Tags: APT APT36 coronavirus coronavirus malware covid-19 credential stealer crimson rat exploit exploits info-stealer macro malicious macro malware nation-state attack rat remote administration tool Social Engineering spear phishing spear phishing attack transparent tribe

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Faking e-mails: Why it is even possible

February 5, 2020 admin 36c3, bec, Business, CCC, Chaos Communication Congress, e-mail, enterprise, phishing, SMB, spear phishing, Threats

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?

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Spear phishing 101: what you need to know

January 29, 2020 admin 101, Business, malspam, organisation, organization, organizations, phish, phishing, SCAM, smishing, Social engineering, spam, spear phish, spear phishing, whaling

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

Tags: 101 business malspam organisation organization organizations phish phishing scam smishing Social Engineering spam spear phish spear phishing whaling

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