Tag: email
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Microsoft Teams Vishing Spreads DarkGate RAT
A thwarted attack demonstrates that threat actors using yet another delivery method for the malware, which already has been spread using phishing emails, malvertising, hijacking of instant messages, and SEO poisoning. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/vishing-via-microsoft-teams-spreads-darkgate-rat
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YouTube Creators Targeted in Global Phishing Campaign
Over 200,000 YouTube creators have been targeted by malware-laden phishing emails with the aim of infecting their followers First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/youtube-creators-global-phishing/
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Security leaders top 10 takeaways for 2024
Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, best-practice, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, corporate, crowdstrike, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, email, finance, fraud, governance, group, guide, hacker, identity, incident response, infosec, ISO-27001, office, okta, phishing, privacy, programming, regulation, risk, risk-management, saas, security-incident, service, software, startup, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityThis year has been challenging for CISOs, with a growing burden of responsibility, the push to make cybersecurity a business enabler, the threat of legal liability for security incidents, and an expanding attack landscape.As the year comes to a close, CISOs reflect on some of the takeaways that have shaped the security landscape in 2024.…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 502 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. IOCONTROL cyberweapon used to target infrastructure in the US and Isreael U.S. CISA adds Cleo Harmony, VLTrader, and…
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NCSC Mail Check Changes Their Impact on UK Public Sector Email Security
Discover how the 2025 changes to NCSC Mail Check will impact UK public sector organizations and learn strategies for maintaining robust protection against phishing and spoofing. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/12/ncsc-mail-check-changes-their-impact-on-uk-public-sector-email-security/
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Secure Email Gateways Fail to Stop Advanced Phishing Campaign Targeting Multiple Industries
A detailed report from Group-IB reveals a sophisticated global phishing campaign targeting employees across 30 companies in 15 jurisdictions. By leveraging trusted domains and dynamic personalization, the threat actors have... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/secure-email-gateways-fail-to-stop-advanced-phishing-campaign-targeting-multiple-industries/
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Screen Actors Guild Health Plan sued after September data breach exposes healthcare info
SAG-AFTRA Health Plan said investigators traced the breach back to a phishing email that compromised the account. Law enforcement has been notified and the investigation is ongoing. ]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/screen-actors-guild-health-plan-sued-over-data-breach
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KeyTrap DNSSEC: The day the internet (almost) stood still
Tags: attack, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, dns, email, exploit, germany, google, Internet, mitigation, service, software, technology, vulnerabilityA severe vulnerability in the internet lookup protocol DNSSEC carried the potential to make much of the web functionally inaccessible for many, according to a presentation at Black Hat Europe.DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions) offers mitigation against various types of cyberattacks, including DNS spoofing and cache poisoning, by providing a way to cryptographically authenticate…
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PEC “invoice scam” Stealing time, money, and trust from businesses
PEC stands for “Posta Elettronica Certificata” – a type of legally binding “certified email” used in Italy. It’s also a hub of abuse targeting business owners. In this article, we share a real-life case of criminals stealing PEC credentials to send malicious emails, causing significant loss of time and money, and explore the risks of…
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Notorious Nigerian cybercriminal tied to BEC scams extradited to U.S.
Abiola Kayode, a 37-year-old Nigerian national, has been extradited from Ghana to the United States to face charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Kayode, who was on the FBI’s Most Wanted cybercriminal list, is charged with participating in a business email compromise (BEC) scheme and romance fraud from January 2015 to September 2016, defrauding…
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Sublime Snags $60M Series B for Email Security Tech
Tags: emailSublime said the new capital was provided by IVP, Citi Ventures, Index Ventures, Decibel Partners, and Slow Ventures and brings the total raised to $93.8 million. The post Sublime Snags $60M Series B for Email Security Tech appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/sublime-snags-60m-series-b-for-email-security-tech/
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Fortinet Acquires Perception Point Reportedly for $100 Million
Fortinet has acquired Israeli collaboration and email security company Perception Point to expand its offering. The post Fortinet Acquires Perception Point Reportedly for $100 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/fortinet-acquires-perception-point-reportedly-for-100-million/
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Top 10 dmarcian Alternatives: Features, Pricing, Pros, and Cons
Searching for dmarcian alternatives? Explore the top DMARC management tools, compare features and pricing, and choose the best solution for your email security needs. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/12/top-10-dmarcian-alternatives-features-pricing-pros-and-cons/
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Attackers can abuse the Windows UI Automation framework to steal data from apps
An accessibility feature built into Windows to facilitate the use of computers by people with disabilities can be abused by malware to steal data from other applications or control them in malicious ways that evades detection by most endpoint protection systems.The Windows UI Automation framework has existed since the days of Windows XP and provides…
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The imperative for governments to leverage genAI in cyber defense
Tags: ai, attack, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, email, endpoint, gartner, government, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, LLM, malicious, malware, microsoft, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityIn an era where cyber threats are evolving at an unprecedented pace, the need for robust cyber defense mechanisms has never been more critical. Sixty-two percent of all cyberattacks focus on public sector organizations directly and indirectly. Nation-state actors, equipped with generative artificial intelligence (genAI) sophisticated tools and techniques, pose significant threats to national security,…
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US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity firm over global malware campaign
Tags: attack, breach, china, computer, control, corporate, credentials, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, email, encryption, exploit, finance, firewall, fraud, government, group, healthcare, identity, infection, infrastructure, intelligence, international, malicious, malware, monitoring, network, office, password, ransomware, risk, service, software, sophos, technology, terrorism, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-dayThe US government has imposed sanctions on Chinese cybersecurity firm Sichuan Silence Information Technology and one of its employees, Guan Tianfeng, for their alleged involvement in a 2020 global cyberattack that exploited zero day vulnerabilities in firewalls.The actions were announced by the US Department of the Treasury and the Department of Justice (DOJ), which also…
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Hackers Target Job Seekers with AppLite Trojan Using Fake Job Emails
SUMMARY Zimperium’s zLabs has shared its latest research with Hackread.com, ahead of its publishing on December 10. According… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/hackers-job-seekers-banking-trojan-fake-job-emails/
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Inside the incident: Uncovering an advanced phishing attack
Recently, Varonis investigated a phishing campaign in which a malicious email enabled a threat actor to access the organization. This blog post will reveal the tactics used to avoid detection and share what was discovered during the investigation. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/inside-the-incident-uncovering-an-advanced-phishing-attack/
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Microsoft Bets $10,000 on Prompt Injection Protections of LLM Email Client
Microsoft offers $10,000 in rewards to researchers who can manipulate a realistic simulated LLM-integrated email client. The post Microsoft Bets $10,000 on Prompt Injection Protections of LLM Email Client appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/microsoft-bets-10000-on-prompt-injection-protections-of-llm-email-client/
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CERT-UA Warns of Phishing Attacks Targeting Ukraine’s Defense and Security Force
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of a new set of cyber attacks that it said were aimed at defense companies in the country as well as its security and defense forces.The phishing attacks have been attributed to a Russia-linked threat actor called UAC-0185 (aka UNC4221), which has been active since…
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APT53 Weaponizing LNK Files To Deploy Malware Into Target Systems
Gamaredon, a persistent threat actor since 2013, targets the government, defense, diplomacy, and media sectors of their victims, primarily through cyberattacks, to gain sensitive information and disrupt operations. It continues to employ sophisticated tactics, leveraging malicious LNK and XHTML files alongside intricate phishing schemes to carry out cyberattacks. Phishing emails with four distinct attack payloads…
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Suspected Russian hackers target Ukrainian defense enterprises in new espionage campaign
Ukraine’s military computer emergency response team said the group sent phishing emails disguised as invitations to a legitimate defense conference that took place in Kyiv last week.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/suspected-russian-hackers-target-ukrainian-enterprises-espionage
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Phishing Scam Targets Ukrainian Defense Companies
CERT-UA has issued a warning about phishing emails targeting Ukrainian defense companies and security forces First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/phishing-scam-targets-ukrainian/