Hackers’ are becoming more sophisticated by using Morse code to evade detection in latest XLS.HTML phishing attack.
Microsoft is warning of an active phishing campaign that uses a combination of techniques to evade detection and trick users into giving up their credentials. In a series of Tweets and updates on GitHub, Microsoft’s security team says the active phishing campaign uses a “craft combination” of legitimate-looking original sender email addresses, spoofed display sender […]
New research from IT management software company Ivanti finds that IT departments are losing the fight against phishing attacks, with nearly half of phishing attempts against IT professionals – the very people tasked with defending corporate networks – actually succeeding. The company surveyed over 1,000 enterprise IT professionals across the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Australia, […]
Ransomware operators are as determined as ever to penetrate networks and hold data hostage for six-figure payments despite companies boosting their network defenses, and costs of a ransomware attack are increasing as a result, according to a new report. Cloudian, an enterprise data storage company and provider of backup solutions, recently released a report that […]
Every day, hackers scam students and administrators into giving up their private credentials, revealing sensitive information that can lead to violations under FERPA, or provide access to sensitive internal university systems in university phishing attacks. But phishing is more than an annoyance — it’s causing significant financial losses and privacy violations at college campuses around […]
Email and data security company Mimecast has acquired eTorch, a messaging security provider with solutions to help stop social engineering and human identity attacks using machine learning technology. In a press release, Mimecast said the acquisition of eTorch — which does business as MessageControl — strengthens the company’s email security strategy designed to improve security […]
Microsoft took action to stop a cybercriminal network from launching coronavirus-related phishing attacks, according to newly unsealed court records. In a blog post, the company detailed its actions taken in the case, which now includes seizing control of key domains in the criminals’ infrastructure to prevent future attacks. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern […]
Microsoft is warning users of a massive phishing campaign using malicious Excel files and fake COVID-19 news designed to install software that can allow hackers to take over end user computers. In a series of Tweets earlier this week, Microsoft Security Intelligence tweeted that the company is tracking a “massive campaign” that installs the legitimate […]
This week, April 20-24, 2020: making sure students and faculty don’t fall for phishing attacks, database software for SMBs, Zoom and AWS updates, and more.
The phishing emails sent to the Manor, Texas Independent School District in November led to three separate transactions totalling $2.3 million, according to ZDNet. The content of the emails and who made the payments is not yet known, but an employee discovered the scheme a month later, leading to the involvement of the FBI and […]
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