Feb 28, 2024NewsroomPhishing Attack / Malware Mexican users have been targeted with tax-themed phishing lures at least since November 2023 to distribute a previously undocumented Windows malware called TimbreStealer. Cisco Talos, which discovered the activity, described the authors as skilled and that the “threat actor has previously used similar tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) to […]
A cyberattack targeted a major Maine healthcare provider’s computer servers over the weekend, leading the company to temporarily take all of its patient records offline. Northern Light Health told News Center Maine that its patient records were not on the affected servers, but they took down all of their servers as a precaution while the […]
96% of US companies were targeted with at least one fraud attempt in the past year, according to Trustpair. 83% of US companies saw an increase in cyber fraud attempts on their organization in the past year. Fraudsters primarily used text messages (50%), fake websites (48%), social media (37%), hacking (31%), BEC scams (31%) and […]
Jan 26, 2024NewsroomMalvertising / Phishing-as-a-service Chinese-speaking users have been targeted by malicious Google ads for restricted messaging apps like Telegram as part of an ongoing malvertising campaign. “The threat actor is abusing Google advertiser accounts to create malicious ads and pointing them to pages where unsuspecting users will download Remote Administration Trojan (RATs) instead,” Malwarebytes’ […]
Dive Brief: The vast majority of U.S. companies, 96%, were targeted with at least one payment fraud attempt in the past 12 months, according to automated fraud prevention services provider Trustpair, which surveyed more than 260 senior finance and treasury leaders. The fraud attempts mark a 71% increase from the prior year as criminals stepped […]
Jan 18, 2024NewsroomServer Security / Cryptocurrency Vulnerable Docker services are being targeted by a novel campaign in which the threat actors are deploying XMRig cryptocurrency miner as well as the 9Hits Viewer software as part of a multi-pronged monetization strategy. “This is the first documented case of malware deploying the 9Hits application as a payload,” […]
Tura Scandinavia AB allegedly finds itself targeted by the LockBit ransomware group, marking another episode in the company’s history of cybersecurity challenges. This cyberattack on Tura Scandinavia AB, accompanied by a now-closed deadline date, was posted on the dark web where the threat actor, the LockBit ransomware group, posted its claims of the intrusion. The […]
The NCSC-FI has warned of increased Akira ransomware attacks in December. These attacks targeted companies in Finland and involved wiping backups, making it difficult for victims to recover their data without paying a ransom.
Jan 09, 2024NewsroomData Security / Cyber Attack Poorly secured Microsoft SQL (MS SQL) servers are being targeted in the U.S., European Union, and Latin American (LATAM) regions as part of an ongoing financially motivated campaign to gain initial access. “The analyzed threat campaign appears to end in one of two ways, either the selling of […]