Phishing

'CyberGuy': Don't take the bait Kurt Knutsson provides advice on how to identify safe email links and tips for safeguarding your email account against phishing attacks. Imagine this nightmare scenario. You receive an email from your health insurance provider, let's say it's Blue Shield, asking you to update your personal information by clicking on a link. You think it’s a routine request, so you click on the link and enter your name, date of birth, and social security number. The next thing you know, your identity is…

The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre has released a new study that finds generative AI may increase risks from cyber threats such as ransomware. Overall, the report found that generative AI will provide “capability uplift” to existing threats as opposed to being a source of brand new threats. Threat actors will need to be sophisticated enough to gain access to “quality training data, significant expertise (in both AI and cyber), and resources” before they can take advantage of generative AI, which the NCSC…

AI powered scammers are becoming all the more sophisticated and are causing some serious damage. From Social Engineering, malware distribution, to phishing scams, AI-powered scammer's chatbots, called FraudGPT, are increasingly becoming more popular and sophisticated…

Image Source : FILE Crypto phishing scams targetted 320000 users to steal around USD 300 million in 2023 Wallet drainers are one of the known malware which is related to cryptocurrency. A new report has recently revealed that the malware has stolen USD 295 million in cryptocurrencies from about 324,000 victims in 2023. According to Scam Sniffer, cybercriminals stole…

Washington — Russia-based hackers conducted a sophisticated cyber campaign against American intelligence officials, including contractors at the State and Defense Departments, as part of an international operation that included NATO members and Ukraine, the Justice Department alleged Thursday.Prosecutors accused an officer in Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) and another co-defendant of carrying out a spear phishing campaign between October 2016 and October 2022 against current and former employees of the U.S.…

In a troubling trend spanning the past year, cybercriminals have orchestrated a series of phishing scams to pilfer millions of dollars in cryptocurrency assets via deceptive ads on major platforms, including Google and X. Uncovered by cybersecurity experts at ScamSniffer, these scammers are employing a sinister tool known as 'wallet drainers' to carry out their nefarious schemes in phishing scams. Disclosed in a recent blog post, ScamSniffer reveals that the initial detection of this wallet drainer occurred within Google…

With 2023 set to end, companies around the world are enjoying the Christmas period. However, malicious threat actors are taking advantage of this lapse in security measures.  Phishing scams, malware, and other forms of cyber-attacks are being discovered almost every day that target innocent people. Now, a new Instagram phishing email campaign is doing the rounds where threat actors are targeting the login credentials of users by posing as Meta employees in a bid to not only get access to their usernames and passwords but…

State-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has allegedly suffered a data breach as a threat actor has claimed to have “critical information” pertaining to the company’s users, ET has learnt.The threat actor using the alias ‘Perell’ has disclosed a “sample dataset” on a dark web forum, including sensitive details of fibre and landline users of BSNL. The dataset contains about 32,000 lines of data and the threat actor claimed that the total number of lines across all databases amounts to approximately over…

The rise and rapid adoption of new innovative technologies, such as generative artificial intelligence, no-code apps, automation and the Internet of Things, have dramatically changed the global cybersecurity and compliance landscape for every industry. Cybercriminals are turning to new techniques, tools and software to launch attacks and create greater damage. As a result, the 2023 Cybersecurity Ventures Cybercrime Report predicts a rapid increase in damage costs associated with cybercrime — projected to cost…

QR code-based phishing attacks appear to be on the rise. For this “new” hacking vector, someone gets a phishing email asking them to scan a QR code, that code redirects to a malicious link (usually to steal credentials) and an account takeover occurs. Local news organizations have warned the public to watch out, security leadership publications tell executives to be careful and security companies really, really want you to call it quishing.To be fair, there have been some notable headlines about it lately. A large-scale…