Despite the sophisticated techniques used, users can still protect themselves by being cautious of unsolicited links, suspicious messages, and checking URLs for deception, as well as contacting the company directly for clarification.
The campaign uses advanced obfuscation techniques, phishing links, and geofencing to ensure victims are located only in Brazil and Mexico, demonstrating an evolution in the attackers’ tactics.
In a breach notification on Wednesday, Lakeland Community College didn’t provide any details on the attack, which occurred between March 7 and March 31, but the Vice Society ransomware group had earlier listed the college on its data leak site.
The Python package “Culturestreak” is a malicious software that hijacks system resources for unauthorized cryptocurrency mining. The package utilizes obfuscated code and random filenames to evade detection, making it a persistent threat.
The activities of Sandman suggest espionage motivations, with a focus on telecommunications providers and a potential connection to a private contractor or mercenary group.
Apple released emergency security updates to patch three new zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks targeting iPhone and Mac users, for a total of 16 zero-days fixed this year.
Approximately 60% of cyberattacks on the industrial sector are carried out by state-affiliated actors, often with the unintentional assistance of internal personnel (about 33% of the time), according to Rockwell Automation.
Canada’s largest airline, Air Canada, announced a data breach this week that involved the information of employees, but said its operations and customer data were not impacted.
Proofpoint has identified a notable rise in cybercrime activity aimed at Chinese-speaking individuals. It noted that ValleyRAT and a Gh0stRAt variant named Sainbox RAT targeted global organizations with Chinese operations. These are being distributed via Excel and PDF attachments containing infected URLs. To learn what’s brewing in the cybersecurity world and what are some quick […]
The Singapore police, on Wednesday, issued an advisory about a new variant of Android malware scams, where scammers would initiate a factory reset on infected devices after the malware executes unauthorized transactions on the phone’s i-banking app.