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2023-05-23 13:00:00 | Cyberheistnews Vol 13 # 21 [Double Trouble] 78% des victimes de ransomwares sont confrontées à plusieurs extensions en tendance effrayante CyberheistNews Vol 13 #21 [Double Trouble] 78% of Ransomware Victims Face Multiple Extortions in Scary Trend (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #21 | May 23rd, 2023
[Double Trouble] 78% of Ransomware Victims Face Multiple Extortions in Scary Trend
New data sheds light on how likely your organization will succumb to a ransomware attack, whether you can recover your data, and what\'s inhibiting a proper security posture.
You have a solid grasp on what your organization\'s cybersecurity stance does and does not include. But is it enough to stop today\'s ransomware attacks? CyberEdge\'s 2023 Cyberthreat Defense Report provides some insight into just how prominent ransomware attacks are and what\'s keeping orgs from stopping them.
According to the report, in 2023:
7% of organizations were victims of a ransomware attack
7% of those paid a ransom
73% were able to recover data
Only 21.6% experienced solely the encryption of data and no other form of extortion
It\'s this last data point that interests me. Nearly 78% of victim organizations experienced one or more additional forms of extortion. CyberEdge mentions threatening to publicly release data, notifying customers or media, and committing a DDoS attack as examples of additional threats mentioned by respondents.
IT decision makers were asked to rate on a scale of 1-5 (5 being the highest) what were the top inhibitors of establishing and maintaining an adequate defense. The top inhibitor (with an average rank of 3.66) was a lack of skilled personnel – we\'ve long known the cybersecurity industry is lacking a proper pool of qualified talent.
In second place, with an average ranking of 3.63, is low security awareness among employees – something only addressed by creating a strong security culture with new-school security awareness training at the center of it all.
Blog post with links:https://blog.knowbe4.com/ransomware-victim-threats
[Free Tool] Who Will Fall Victim to QR Code Phishing Attacks?
Bad actors have a new way to launch phishing attacks to your users: weaponized QR codes. QR code phishing is especially dangerous because there is no URL to check and messages bypass traditional email filters.
With the increased popularity of QR codes, users are more at |
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2023-05-09 13:00:00 | Cyberheistnews Vol 13 # 19 [Watch Your Back] Nouvelle fausse erreur de mise à jour Chrome Attaque cible vos utilisateurs CyberheistNews Vol 13 #19 [Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #19 | May 9th, 2023
[Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users
Compromised websites (legitimate sites that have been successfully compromised to support social engineering) are serving visitors fake Google Chrome update error messages.
"Google Chrome users who use the browser regularly should be wary of a new attack campaign that distributes malware by posing as a Google Chrome update error message," Trend Micro warns. "The attack campaign has been operational since February 2023 and has a large impact area."
The message displayed reads, "UPDATE EXCEPTION. An error occurred in Chrome automatic update. Please install the update package manually later, or wait for the next automatic update." A link is provided at the bottom of the bogus error message that takes the user to what\'s misrepresented as a link that will support a Chrome manual update. In fact the link will download a ZIP file that contains an EXE file. The payload is a cryptojacking Monero miner.
A cryptojacker is bad enough since it will drain power and degrade device performance. This one also carries the potential for compromising sensitive information, particularly credentials, and serving as staging for further attacks.
This campaign may be more effective for its routine, innocent look. There are no spectacular threats, no promises of instant wealth, just a notice about a failed update. Users can become desensitized to the potential risks bogus messages concerning IT issues carry with them.
Informed users are the last line of defense against attacks like these. New school security awareness training can help any organization sustain that line of defense and create a strong security culture.
Blog post with links:https://blog.knowbe4.com/fake-chrome-update-error-messages
A Master Class on IT Security: Roger A. Grimes Teaches You Phishing Mitigation
Phishing attacks have come a long way from the spray-and-pray emails of just a few decades ago. Now they\'re more targeted, more cunning and more dangerous. And this enormous security gap leaves you open to business email compromise, session hijacking, ransomware and more.
Join Roger A. Grimes, KnowBe4\'s Data-Driven Defense Evangelist, |
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2023-02-28 14:00:00 | CyberheistNews Vol 13 #09 [Eye Opener] Should You Click on Unsubscribe? (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #09 | February 28th, 2023
[Eye Opener] Should You Click on Unsubscribe?
By Roger A. Grimes.
Some common questions we get are "Should I click on an unwanted email's 'Unsubscribe' link? Will that lead to more or less unwanted email?"
The short answer is that, in general, it is OK to click on a legitimate vendor's unsubscribe link. But if you think the email is sketchy or coming from a source you would not want to validate your email address as valid and active, or are unsure, do not take the chance, skip the unsubscribe action.
In many countries, legitimate vendors are bound by law to offer (free) unsubscribe functionality and abide by a user's preferences. For example, in the U.S., the 2003 CAN-SPAM Act states that businesses must offer clear instructions on how the recipient can remove themselves from the involved mailing list and that request must be honored within 10 days.
Note: Many countries have laws similar to the CAN-SPAM Act, although with privacy protection ranging the privacy spectrum from very little to a lot more protection. The unsubscribe feature does not have to be a URL link, but it does have to be an "internet-based way." The most popular alternative method besides a URL link is an email address to use.
In some cases, there are specific instructions you have to follow, such as put "Unsubscribe" in the subject of the email. Other times you are expected to craft your own message. Luckily, most of the time simply sending any email to the listed unsubscribe email address is enough to remove your email address from the mailing list.
[CONTINUED] at the KnowBe4 blog:https://blog.knowbe4.com/should-you-click-on-unsubscribe
[Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing
Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense.
Join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, March 1, @ 2:00 PM (ET), for a live demo of how KnowBe4 introduces a new-school approac |
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