Phil Muncaster The notorious Olympic Destroyer malware which disrupted the last Winter Games has resurfaced, targeting several countries in Europe as well as Russia and Ukraine, according to Kaspersky Lab.…
Tag: spear phishing
BEC Attacks Jumped 17% Last Year
Phil Muncaster The Business Email Compromise (BEC) epidemic shows no signs of abating, after Proofpointrevealed a 17% increase in attacks last year. The security vendor analyzed over 160 billion emails sent…
UK’s Top Law Firms at Risk After 1m+ Credentials Found on Dark Web
Phil Muncaster The UK’s top law firms are at serious risk of unauthorized network intrusions after new research revealed over one million breached credentials on the dark web. RepKnight studied 620…
Silence Please: New Carbanak-Like Group Attacks Banks
Phil Muncaster Researchers have uncovered a new advanced threat group which has targeted at least 10 financial institutions globally using tools and techniques similar to the notorious Carbanak group. The…
Phishing Remains Top Cyberattack Vector in 2017
Tara Seals Of all attack vectors, phishing remains the most commonly exploited, and accounts for 90% to 95% of all successful cyberattacks worldwide. According to the IRONSCALES 2017 Email Security…
Spear-phishing scammer demanded sex show
By Zoe Kleinman, Technology reporter, BBC News Six weeks ago, a young woman called Zed (not her real name) was in a meeting at work when a message popped up…