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Donation scammers: helping Ukraine as a scam

9 April 2022

Ukraine scammers are expanding their campaign repertoire. Bitdefender's Antispam Lab monitors new scam mail campaigns related to the Ukraine war. Donation fraud with fake emails from aid organizations, welfare organizations, fake websites, fraudulent crowdfunding. Since the outbreak of the war, Bitdefender Anti Spam Lab's filters have been finding e-mails that seek to exploit the willingness of the general public to help. And the trend is rising: spam mails on the back of the tragedy are becoming more, more sophisticated and cynically better and better tailored to the target group, as the following examples show. Calls for crypto donations In a campaign, the authors call for donations to crypto wallets. The first two…

Cyber Attacks: Industry hardest hit

March 26, 2022

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For the first time in five years, there are more cyberattacks on the manufacturing industry. It has thus overtaken the financial and insurance industry in terms of the number of attacks measured. This is shown by the current X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2022 from IBM. Most attacks on production involve exploiting vulnerabilities (47%) and phishing (40%). Cyber criminals exploit the important role of manufacturing in global supply chains in order to disrupt them. Also, manufacturers have a low tolerance for downtime. Ransomware takes advantage of the pandemic In addition, ransomware takes advantage of the stress situation aggravated by the pandemic…

Banking Trojan FluBot targets smartphones in Germany

12. February 2022

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Current banking Trojan campaign hides attack methods behind new supposed content. Bitdefender experts are investigating the new variants of the banking Trojans FluBot and TeaBot, which target smartphones in Germany. Bitdefender Labs experts have been monitoring new variants of the FluBot and TeaBot banking Trojans since December 2021. Over 100.000 malicious SMS were registered in Bitdefender telemetry alone during this period. An important focus of the attacks in December 2021 was Germany with 32,23%. Only Australia was hit harder. The criminal actors have now adapted their campaigns and are now luring with supposedly new content....

Omikron boosts attacks on email accounts

7. February 2022

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As long as people in general have been struggling with the Corona pandemic, companies have been exposed to Corona-related attacks by cybercriminals on their email inboxes. Because depending on which topic is currently in focus in connection with Covid-19, the hackers also change course and switch to the current pandemic topics. In March 2020, Covid-related phishing attacks skyrocketed by more than 667 percent. And with the advent of vaccination campaigns came a new wave of email-based threats. The latest Omikron variant is currently not only leading to a massive increase...

Kaspersky Takedown Service for phishing domains

3. February 2022

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Kaspersky is expanding its Digital Footprint Intelligence with a malicious domain removal service. Kaspersky Takedown Service provides end-to-end management of the entire process of removing malicious phishing domains. Along with Kaspersky Digital Footprint. If a company cannot clean up the malicious content,…

This is how employees do not become an insider threat

30 January 2022

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Cyber criminals are increasingly using phishing campaigns to attack cloud offerings such as Office 365. A compromised account belonging to an insider is worth its weight in gold for them, as it not only allows them to read emails, but also access connected services – and launch further attacks. NTT Ltd. explains how businesses should respond to the threat of phishing. With several million active company users every day, cloud offerings such as Office 365 are becoming increasingly attractive for cybercriminals: They can use the attack techniques and tools developed for several attack targets, i.e. companies. In addition, because of the abundance of data, cloud accounts and the services associated with them are…

Cyber Threat Report 2021/22: Impersonation and ransom leaks

27 January 2022

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Cyber crime remains one of the greatest threats worldwide: In the new Cyber Threat Report Edition 2021/2022, the email cloud security and backup provider Hornetsecurity publishes the latest insights and data on the current threat situation with a focus on email communication, the main vector of attack . Among other things, the report provides insights into the development of spam and advanced threat volumes, shows which sectors are currently most threatened and identifies the methods most frequently used in cyber attacks. In addition, the "threat highlights" of the past year are highlighted. 40 percent of all incoming emails contain threats As the main means of communication for companies, email is one of the…

30 percent of families have been victims of a phishing attack

9 January 2022

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Phishing emails can hit anyone, whether in the office or in your own four walls. The risk of phishing attempts increases with children - both in private and at work. This is shown by the current survey “Cybersecurity in Numbers” by G DATA CyberDefense in cooperation with Statista and brand eins: More than 35 percent of those questioned with children in the household had already been the victim of a phishing email. Phishing emails are still one of the biggest cyber threats. Countless such messages end up in private or business mailboxes every day. Families are exposed to a significantly higher risk of phishing….

2021: Avast analyzes the top cyber threats of the year

2 January 2022

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Ransomware, cryptocurrency fraud, and fleeceware are some of the most common cyber attacks. Avast analyzes the most important cyber threats of the year 2021. Cyber criminals continued to exploit new digital habits such as online shopping or video conferencing, which many people developed during the COVID-2021 pandemic. A study by Avast (LSE: AVST), a leading global provider of IT security and privacy solutions, shows that the most common cyber threats of 19 include ransomware and cryptocurrency malware and fraud. When it comes to mobile applications, adware and fleeceware are among the top threats. Ransomware, cryptocurrency malware and fraud "The pandemic has changed almost all areas of our lives - including ...

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Donation scammers: helping Ukraine as a scam

Cyber Attacks: Industry hardest hit

Banking Trojan FluBot targets smartphones in Germany

Omikron boosts attacks on email accounts

Kaspersky Takedown Service for phishing domains

This is how employees do not become an insider threat

Cyber Threat Report 2021/22: Impersonation and ransom leaks

30 percent of families have been victims of a phishing attack

2021: Avast analyzes the top cyber threats of the year

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