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2024-04-03 16:36:29 | Les applications malveillantes usurpèrent McAfee pour distribuer des logiciels malveillants par SMS et les appels téléphoniques Malicious App Impersonates McAfee to Distribute Malware Via Text and Phone Calls (lien direct) |
Une version trojanisée de l'application McAfee Security installe le Trojan Android Banking «Vultur», selon les chercheurs de Fox-It.Les attaquants diffusent des liens vers l'application malveillante via des SMS et des appels téléphoniques.
A trojanized version of the McAfee Security app is installing the Android banking Trojan “Vultur,” according to researchers at Fox-IT. The attackers are spreading links to the malicious app via text messages and phone calls. |
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2024-03-29 15:06:12 | Le nouveau chargeur de logiciels malveillants offre à l'agent Tesla à l'accès à distance Trojan via le phishing New Malware Loader Delivers Agent Tesla Remote Access Trojan Via Phishing (lien direct) |
Malware | ★★ | ||
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2024-03-27 17:03:56 | Le nombre de nouveaux logiciels malveillants par minute a quadruplé en seulement un an The Number of New Pieces of Malware Per Minute Has Quadrupled in Just One Year (lien direct) |
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2024-03-27 17:03:46 | Un paiement simple \\ 'est en cours \\' PHIGHISS Télécharge les rats à partir d'AWS, GitHub A Simple \\'Payment is Underway\\' Phishing Email Downloads RATs from AWS, GitHub (lien direct) |
Malware | ★★★ | ||
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2024-03-06 19:24:15 | Nouvelles recherches: Spike in DNS requêtes entraînant le phishing et les cyberattaques New Research: Spike In DNS Queries Driving Phishing and Cyber Attacks (lien direct) |
Malware | ★★★ | ||
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2024-02-28 19:25:59 | La campagne de phishing cible les contribuables mexicains avec des leurres sur le thème des impôts Phishing Campaign Targets Mexican Taxpayers With Tax-Themed Lures (lien direct) |
a PHIGHISH La campagne vise des utilisateurs au Mexique avec des leurres sur le thème des impôts, selon les chercheurs de Cisco Talos.
Les e-mails de phishing disent que les utilisateurs vers un site Web qui tentent de les inciter à télécharger une nouvelle souche de logiciels malveillants de volée d'informations appelés «Timbrester».
A phishing campaign is targeting users in Mexico with tax-themed lures, according to researchers at Cisco Talos.
The phishing emails direct users to a website that attempts to trick them into downloading a new strain of information-stealing malware called “TimbreStealer.” |
Malware | ★★ | |
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2024-02-28 19:25:55 | Changeur de jeu: malware de vol biométrique Game-Changer: Biometric-Stealing Malware (lien direct) |
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Malware | ★★ | |
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2024-02-21 20:23:19 | Les logiciels malveillants livrés par le phishing surtendent 276% Malware Delivered Through Phishing Surges 276% (lien direct) |
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Malware | ★★★ | |
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2024-02-15 20:13:38 | Plus de la moitié des téléchargements de logiciels malveillants proviennent d'applications SaaS Over Half of Malware Downloads Originate from SaaS Apps (lien direct) |
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Malware Cloud | ★★★ | |
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2024-02-08 13:00:00 | Rise sans précédent de la malvertisation comme précurseur de ransomware Unprecedented Rise of Malvertising as a Precursor to Ransomware (lien direct) |
Ransomware Malware | ★★ | ||
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2024-01-10 19:52:40 | Pikabot malware se propage par les campagnes de phishing Pikabot Malware Spreading Through Phishing Campaigns (lien direct) |
Malware Threat Prediction | ★★ | ||
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2024-01-03 15:18:25 | Nouvelles recherches: les attaques de phishing ont volé 295 millions de dollars en crypto en 2023 New Research: Phishing Attacks Stole $295 Million In Crypto In 2023 (lien direct) |
Malware | ★★★ | ||
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2023-12-18 16:56:48 | Les logiciels malveillants uniques utilisés dans les cyberattaques augmentent de 70% en seulement un quart Unique Malware Used in Cyber Attacks Increases by 70% in Just One Quarter (lien direct) |
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2023-11-02 14:20:30 | Enquêter avec les e-mails signalés par l'utilisateur avec facilité grâce à la puissante combinaison de CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox et de Knowbe4 Phisher Plus Investigate User-Reported Emails with Ease Through the Powerful Combination of CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox and KnowBe4 PhishER Plus (lien direct) |
Ransomware Malware Threat | ★★ | ||
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2023-10-24 20:36:29 | Les cyber-groupes basés au Vietnam utilisant de fausses offres d'emploi pour livrer des logiciels malveillants Vietnam-Based Cyber Groups Using Fake Job Postings to Deliver Malware (lien direct) |
Malware | ★★ | ||
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2023-10-24 13:00:00 | CyberheistNews Vol 13 # 43 Le phishing attaque de 173% au troisième trimestre, 2023;Les menaces de logiciels malveillants montent sur 110% CyberheistNews Vol 13 #43 Phishing Attacks Surge by 173% In Q3, 2023; Malware Threats Soar by 110% (lien direct) |
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Malware Studies | ★★★ | |
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2023-10-18 18:30:05 | Le phishing attaque de 173% au troisième trimestre, 2023;Les menaces de logiciels malveillants montent sur 110% Phishing Attacks Surge By 173% In Q3, 2023; Malware Threats Soar By 110% (lien direct) |
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2023-09-28 20:19:23 | Facebook Messenger devient le mécanisme de livraison pour l'attaque de logiciels malveillants de l'infostaler Facebook Messenger Becomes the Delivery Mechanism for Infostealer Malware Attack (lien direct) |
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2023-09-28 13:17:22 | Un nouvel acteur de menace imite la Croix-Rouge pour livrer des logiciels malveillants New Threat Actor Impersonates the Red Cross to Deliver Malware (lien direct) |
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2023-09-26 13:00:00 | Cyberheistnews Vol 13 # 39 Comment les mauvais acteurs chinois ont infecté les réseaux par des logiciels malveillants de bâton de pouce CyberheistNews Vol 13 #39 How Chinese Bad Actors Infected Networks With Thumb Stick Malware (lien direct) |
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2023-09-25 13:53:35 | Les organisations commencent à comprendre l'impact des ransomwares, mais leurs efforts ne sont pas suffisants pour surmonter les logiciels malveillants de l'infostaler Organizations Starting to Understand the Impact of Ransomware, But Their Efforts Not Enough to Overcome Infostealer Malware (lien direct) |
Les résultats récents dans un rapport Spycloud montrent que les entreprises commencent à reconnaître et à déplacer leurs priorités pour se défendre contre Ransomware Attaques, mais l'utilisationdes logiciels malveillants d'infostealer ont toujours un taux de réussite élevé pour les cybercriminels.
Recent findings in a SpyCloud report shows companies are starting to recognize and shift their priorities to defend against ransomware attacks, but the use of infostealer malware still has a high success rate for cybercriminals. |
Ransomware Malware | ★★ | |
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2023-09-21 19:46:21 | Chinese Spies Infected Dozens of Networks With Thumb Drive Malware (lien direct) |
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2023-09-11 12:55:42 | La campagne de phishing des équipes Microsoft distribue des logiciels malveillants Darkgate Microsoft Teams Phishing Campaign Distributes DarkGate Malware (lien direct) |
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Malware | ★★ | |
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2023-08-23 17:10:11 | L'ingénierie sociale est de loin le problème de cybersécurité numéro un Social Engineering Is the Number One Cybersecurity Problem by Far (lien direct) |
La manière numéro un pour les pirates et les logiciels malveillants compromettent les personnes, les appareils et les réseaux est Génie social .Personne ne le soutient plus, mais ce n'était pas toujours connu ou discuté de cette façon.Même si l'ingénierie sociale a été la première façon dont les pirates et les logiciels malveillants exploitent les personnes et les appareils depuis le début des ordinateurs réseau, il n'était généralement pas connu ou discuté comme tel qu'il y a seulement cinq ou 10 ans.Oui, tout le monde savait que c'était un gros problème de cybersécurité, mais la plupart des gens ne savaient pas que c'était le problème numéro un… de loin.
The number one way that hackers and malware compromise people, devices, and networks is social engineering. No one argues that anymore, but it was not always known or discussed that way. Even though social engineering has been the number one way hackers and malware exploit people and devices since the beginning of network computers, it was not generally known or discussed as such until just five or 10 years ago. Yes, everyone knew it was a big cybersecurity problem, but most people did not know it was the number one problem…by far. |
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2023-08-14 14:56:30 | Les logiciels malveillants de Gootloader utilisent l'ingénierie sociale pour cibler les cabinets d'avocats (ou leurs clients) Gootloader Malware Uses Social Engineering to Target Law Firms (or their Clients) (lien direct) |
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2023-08-02 12:52:08 | Bad Actor utilise un faux chat Android pour installer des logiciels malveillants Bad Actor Uses Fake Android Chat to Install Malware (lien direct) |
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Malware | ★★ | |
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2023-07-27 18:26:27 | Les numéros d'attaque par e-mail de phishing «baisse» tandis que les volumes de logiciels malveillants augmentent de 15% Phishing Email Attack Numbers “Decline” While Malware Volumes Increase 15% (lien direct) |
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2023-07-17 17:26:05 | Wormpt, un générateur de texte de cybercriminalité "sans éthique" WormGPT, an "ethics-free" Cyber Crime text generator (lien direct) |
Cyberwire a écrit: "Les chercheurs de Slashnext & nbsp; Décrire & nbsp; Un outil de cybercriminalité générateur d'IA appelé« Wormgpt », qui est annoncé sur les forums souterrains comme« une alternative Blackhat aux modèles GPT, conçue spécifiquement pour des activités malveillantes. "L'outil peut générer une sortie que les modèles d'IA légitimes essaient d'empêcher, tels que le code malware ou les modèles de phishing. & Nbsp;
CyberWire wrote: "Researchers at SlashNext describe a generative AI cybercrime tool called “WormGPT,” which is being advertised on underground forums as “a blackhat alternative to GPT models, designed specifically for malicious activities.” The tool can generate output that legitimate AI models try to prevent, such as malware code or phishing templates. |
Malware Tool | ★★ | |
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2023-07-11 13:00:00 | Cyberheistnews Vol 13 # 28 [méfiez-vous] Microsoft Teams Exploit utilise l'ingénierie sociale pour répandre les logiciels malveillants CyberheistNews Vol 13 #28 [Beware] Microsoft Teams Exploit Uses Social Engineering to Spread Malware (lien direct) |
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2023-07-07 12:00:00 | Microsoft Teams Cyber Attack Exploit Tool s'appuie sur l'ingénierie sociale pour fournir des logiciels malveillants Microsoft Teams Cyber Attack Exploit Tool Relies on Social Engineering to Deliver Malware (lien direct) |
Si votre organisation utilise des équipes Microsoft, alors vous voulez vraiment entendre parler d'une nouvelle façon dont les mauvais acteurs exploitent cet outil de cyber-attaque nouvellement découvert.
If your organization uses Microsoft Teams, then you definitely want to hear about a new way bad actors are exploiting this newly discovered cyber attack tool. |
Malware Tool | ★★★ | |
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2023-07-05 13:00:00 | Cyberheistnews Vol 13 # 27 [tête haute] La campagne de phishing d'identité massive imite plus de 100 marques et des milliers de domaines CyberheistNews Vol 13 #27 [Heads Up] Massive Impersonation Phishing Campaign Imitates Over 100 Brands and Thousands of Domains (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #27 | July 5th, 2023
[Heads Up] Massive Impersonation Phishing Campaign Imitates Over 100 Brands and Thousands of Domains
A year-long phishing campaign has been uncovered that impersonates 100+ popular clothing, footwear, and apparel brands using at least 10 fake domains impersonating each brand.
We\'ve seen plenty of attacks that impersonated a single brand along with a few domains used to ensure victims can be taken to a website that seeks to harvest credentials or steal personal information. But I don\'t think an attack of such magnitude as the one identified by security researchers at Internet security monitoring vendor Bolster.
According to Bolster, the 13-month long campaign used over 3000 live domains (and another 3000+ domains that are no longer in use) to impersonate over 100 well-known brands. We\'re talking about brands like Nike, Guess, Fossil, Tommy Hilfiger, Skechers, and many more. Some of the domains have even existed long enough to be displayed at the top of natural search results.
And these sites are very well made; so much so that they mimic their legitimate counterparts enough that visitors are completing online shopping visits, providing credit card and other payment details.
The impersonation seen in this widespread attack can just as easily be used to target corporate users with brands utilized by employees; all that\'s needed is to put the time and effort into building out a legitimate enough looking impersonated website and create a means to get the right users to visit said site (something most often accomplished through phishing attacks).
This latest impersonation campaign makes the case for ensuring users are vigilant when interacting with the web – something accomplished through continual Security Awareness Training.
Blog post with links:https://blog.knowbe4.com/massive-impersonation-phishing-campaign
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Malware Hack Threat Cloud | ★★ | |
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2023-06-29 17:18:11 | Acteur de menace iranienne Chichette Chichette à l'aide de la campagne de phishing de lance pour distribuer des logiciels malveillants Iranian Threat Actor Charming Kitten Using Spear Phishing Campaign To Distribute Malware (lien direct) |
Malware Threat | APT 35 | ★★ | |
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2023-06-27 13:00:00 | Cyberheistnews Vol 13 # 26 [Eyes Open] La FTC révèle les cinq dernières escroqueries par SMS CyberheistNews Vol 13 #26 [Eyes Open] The FTC Reveals the Latest Top Five Text Message Scams (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #26 | June 27th, 2023
[Eyes Open] The FTC Reveals the Latest Top Five Text Message Scams
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has published a data spotlight outlining the most common text message scams. Phony bank fraud prevention alerts were the most common type of text scam last year. "Reports about texts impersonating banks are up nearly tenfold since 2019 with median reported individual losses of $3,000 last year," the report says.
These are the top five text scams reported by the FTC:
Copycat bank fraud prevention alerts
Bogus "gifts" that can cost you
Fake package delivery problems
Phony job offers
Not-really-from-Amazon security alerts
"People get a text supposedly from a bank asking them to call a number ASAP about suspicious activity or to reply YES or NO to verify whether a transaction was authorized. If they reply, they\'ll get a call from a phony \'fraud department\' claiming they want to \'help get your money back.\' What they really want to do is make unauthorized transfers.
"What\'s more, they may ask for personal information like Social Security numbers, setting people up for possible identity theft."
Fake gift card offers took second place, followed by phony package delivery problems. "Scammers understand how our shopping habits have changed and have updated their sleazy tactics accordingly," the FTC says. "People may get a text pretending to be from the U.S. Postal Service, FedEx, or UPS claiming there\'s a problem with a delivery.
"The text links to a convincing-looking – but utterly bogus – website that asks for a credit card number to cover a small \'redelivery fee.\'"
Scammers also target job seekers with bogus job offers in an attempt to steal their money and personal information. "With workplaces in transition, some scammers are using texts to perpetrate old-school forms of fraud – for example, fake \'mystery shopper\' jobs or bogus money-making offers for driving around with cars wrapped in ads," the report says.
"Other texts target people who post their resumes on employment websites. They claim to offer jobs and even send job seekers checks, usually with instructions to send some of the money to a different address for materials, training, or the like. By the time the check bounces, the person\'s money – and the phony \'employer\' – are long gone."
Finally, scammers impersonate Amazon and send fake security alerts to trick victims into sending money. "People may get what looks like a message from \'Amazon,\' asking to verify a big-ticket order they didn\'t place," the FTC says. "Concerned |
Ransomware Spam Malware Hack Tool Threat | FedEx APT 28 APT 15 ChatGPT ChatGPT | ★★ |
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2023-06-20 13:00:00 | Cyberheistnews Vol 13 # 25 [empreintes digitales partout] Les informations d'identification volées sont la cause profonde n ° 1 des violations de données CyberheistNews Vol 13 #25 [Fingerprints All Over] Stolen Credentials Are the No. 1 Root Cause of Data Breaches (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #25 | June 20th, 2023
[Fingerprints All Over] Stolen Credentials Are the No. 1 Root Cause of Data Breaches
Verizon\'s DBIR always has a lot of information to unpack, so I\'ll continue my review by covering how stolen credentials play a role in attacks.
This year\'s Data Breach Investigations Report has nearly 1 million incidents in their data set, making it the most statistically relevant set of report data anywhere.
So, what does the report say about the most common threat actions that are involved in data breaches? Overall, the use of stolen credentials is the overwhelming leader in data breaches, being involved in nearly 45% of breaches – this is more than double the second-place spot of "Other" (which includes a number of types of threat actions) and ransomware, which sits at around 20% of data breaches.
According to Verizon, stolen credentials were the "most popular entry point for breaches." As an example, in Basic Web Application Attacks, the use of stolen credentials was involved in 86% of attacks. The prevalence of credential use should come as no surprise, given the number of attacks that have focused on harvesting online credentials to provide access to both cloud platforms and on-premises networks alike.
And it\'s the social engineering attacks (whether via phish, vish, SMiSh, or web) where these credentials are compromised - something that can be significantly diminished by engaging users in security awareness training to familiarize them with common techniques and examples of attacks, so when they come across an attack set on stealing credentials, the user avoids becoming a victim.
Blog post with links:https://blog.knowbe4.com/stolen-credentials-top-breach-threat
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Ransomware Data Breach Spam Malware Hack Vulnerability Threat Cloud | ChatGPT ChatGPT | ★★ |
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2023-06-13 13:00:00 | CyberheistNews Vol 13 # 24 [Le biais de l'esprit \\] le prétexage dépasse désormais le phishing dans les attaques d'ingénierie sociale CyberheistNews Vol 13 #24 [The Mind\\'s Bias] Pretexting Now Tops Phishing in Social Engineering Attacks (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #24 | June 13th, 2023
[The Mind\'s Bias] Pretexting Now Tops Phishing in Social Engineering Attacks
The New Verizon DBIR is a treasure trove of data. As we will cover a bit below, Verizon reported that 74% of data breaches Involve the "Human Element," so people are one of the most common factors contributing to successful data breaches. Let\'s drill down a bit more in the social engineering section.
They explained: "Now, who has received an email or a direct message on social media from a friend or family member who desperately needs money? Probably fewer of you. This is social engineering (pretexting specifically) and it takes more skill.
"The most convincing social engineers can get into your head and convince you that someone you love is in danger. They use information they have learned about you and your loved ones to trick you into believing the message is truly from someone you know, and they use this invented scenario to play on your emotions and create a sense of urgency. The DBIR Figure 35 shows that Pretexting is now more prevalent than Phishing in Social Engineering incidents. However, when we look at confirmed breaches, Phishing is still on top."
A social attack known as BEC, or business email compromise, can be quite intricate. In this type of attack, the perpetrator uses existing email communications and information to deceive the recipient into carrying out a seemingly ordinary task, like changing a vendor\'s bank account details. But what makes this attack dangerous is that the new bank account provided belongs to the attacker. As a result, any payments the recipient makes to that account will simply disappear.
BEC Attacks Have Nearly Doubled
It can be difficult to spot these attacks as the attackers do a lot of preparation beforehand. They may create a domain doppelganger that looks almost identical to the real one and modify the signature block to show their own number instead of the legitimate vendor.
Attackers can make many subtle changes to trick their targets, especially if they are receiving many similar legitimate requests. This could be one reason why BEC attacks have nearly doubled across the DBIR entire incident dataset, as shown in Figure 36, and now make up over 50% of incidents in this category.
Financially Motivated External Attackers Double Down on Social Engineering
Timely detection and response is crucial when dealing with social engineering attacks, as well as most other attacks. Figure 38 shows a steady increase in the median cost of BECs since 2018, now averaging around $50,000, emphasizing the significance of quick detection.
However, unlike the times we live in, this section isn\'t all doom and |
Spam Malware Vulnerability Threat Patching | Uber APT 37 ChatGPT ChatGPT APT 43 | ★★ |
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2023-06-06 13:00:00 | Cyberheistnews Vol 13 # 23 [réveil] Il est temps de se concentrer davantage sur la prévention du phishing de lance CyberheistNews Vol 13 #23 [Wake-Up Call] It\\'s Time to Focus More on Preventing Spear Phishing (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #23 | June 6th, 2023
[Wake-Up Call] It\'s Time to Focus More on Preventing Spear Phishing
Fighting spear phishing attacks is the single best thing you can do to prevent breaches. Social engineering is involved in 70% to 90% of successful compromises. It is the number one way that all hackers and malware compromise devices and networks. No other initial root cause comes close (unpatched software and firmware is a distant second being involved in about 33% of attacks).
A new, HUGE, very important, fact has been gleaned by Barracuda Networks which should impact the way that EVERYONE does security awareness training. Everyone needs to know about this fact and react accordingly.
This is that fact: "...spear phishing attacks that use personalized messages... make up only 0.1% of all email-based attacks according to Barracuda\'s data but are responsible for 66% of all breaches."
Let that sink in for a moment.
What exactly is spear phishing? Spear phishing is when a social engineering attacker uses personal or confidential information they have learned about a potential victim or organization in order to more readily fool the victim into performing a harmful action. Within that definition, spear phishing can be accomplished in thousands of different ways, ranging from basic attacks to more advanced, longer-range attacks.
[CONTINUED] at KnowBe4 blog:https://blog.knowbe4.com/wake-up-call-its-time-to-focus-more-on-preventing-spear-phishing
[Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing
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2023-05-31 13:00:00 | Cyberheistnews Vol 13 # 22 [Eye on Fraud] Un examen plus approfondi de la hausse massive de 72% des attaques de phishing financier CyberheistNews Vol 13 #22 [Eye on Fraud] A Closer Look at the Massive 72% Spike in Financial Phishing Attacks (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #22 | May 31st, 2023
[Eye on Fraud] A Closer Look at the Massive 72% Spike in Financial Phishing Attacks
With attackers knowing financial fraud-based phishing attacks are best suited for the one industry where the money is, this massive spike in attacks should both surprise you and not surprise you at all.
When you want tires, where do you go? Right – to the tire store. Shoes? Yup – shoe store. The most money you can scam from a single attack? That\'s right – the financial services industry, at least according to cybersecurity vendor Armorblox\'s 2023 Email Security Threat Report.
According to the report, the financial services industry as a target has increased by 72% over 2022 and was the single largest target of financial fraud attacks, representing 49% of all such attacks. When breaking down the specific types of financial fraud, it doesn\'t get any better for the financial industry:
51% of invoice fraud attacks targeted the financial services industry
42% were payroll fraud attacks
63% were payment fraud
To make matters worse, nearly one-quarter (22%) of financial fraud attacks successfully bypassed native email security controls, according to Armorblox. That means one in five email-based attacks made it all the way to the Inbox.
The next layer in your defense should be a user that\'s properly educated using security awareness training to easily identify financial fraud and other phishing-based threats, stopping them before they do actual damage.
Blog post with links:https://blog.knowbe4.com/financial-fraud-phishing
[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 Wednesday, June 7, @ 2:00 PM (ET), for a live demonstration of how KnowBe4 introduces a new-school approach to security awareness training and simulated phishing.
Get a look at THREE NEW FEATURES and see how easy it is to train and phish your users.
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Ransomware Malware Hack Tool Threat Conference | Uber ChatGPT ChatGPT Guam | ★★ |
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2023-05-24 12:52:37 | Batloader malware est désormais distribué dans des attaques d'entraînement BatLoader Malware is Now Distributed in Drive-By Attacks (lien direct) |
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2023-05-16 13:00:00 | CyberheistNews Vol 13 # 20 [pied dans la porte] Les escroqueries de phishing du Q1 2023 \\ |Infographie CyberheistNews Vol 13 #20 [Foot in the Door] The Q1 2023\\'s Top-Clicked Phishing Scams | INFOGRAPHIC (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #20 | May 16th, 2023
[Foot in the Door] The Q1 2023\'s Top-Clicked Phishing Scams | INFOGRAPHIC
KnowBe4\'s latest reports on top-clicked phishing email subjects have been released for Q1 2023. We analyze "in the wild" attacks reported via our Phish Alert Button, top subjects globally clicked on in phishing tests, top attack vector types, and holiday email phishing subjects.
IT and Online Services Emails Drive Dangerous Attack Trend
This last quarter\'s results reflect the shift to IT and online service notifications such as laptop refresh or account suspension notifications that can affect your end users\' daily work.
Cybercriminals are constantly increasing the damage they cause to organizations by luring unsuspecting employees into clicking on malicious links or downloading fake attachments that seem realistic. Emails that are disguised as coming from an internal source, such as the IT department, are especially dangerous because they appear to come from a trusted place where an employee would not necessarily question it or be as skeptical.
Building up your organization\'s human firewall by fostering a strong security culture is essential to outsmart bad actors. The report covers the following:
Common "In-The-Wild" Emails for Q1 2023
Top Phishing Email Subjects Globally
Top 5 Attack Vector Types
Top 10 Holiday Phishing Email Subjects in Q1 2023
This post has a full PDF infographic you can download and share with your users:https://blog.knowbe4.com/q1-2023-top-clicked-phishing
[New PhishER Feature] Immediately Add User-Reported Email Threats to Your M365 Blocklist
Now there\'s a super easy way to keep malicious emails away from all your users through the power of the KnowBe4 PhishER platform!
The new PhishER Blocklist feature lets you use reported messages to prevent future malicious email with the same sender, URL or attachment from reaching other users. Now you can create a unique list of blocklist entries and dramatically improve your Microsoft 365 email filters without ever leaving the PhishER console.
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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.
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Ransomware Data Breach Spam Malware Tool Threat Prediction | NotPetya NotPetya APT 28 ChatGPT ChatGPT | ★★ |
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2023-05-04 12:28:47 | Téléchargements de logiciels malveillants facilités par l'ingénierie sociale Malware Downloads Facilitated by Social Engineering (lien direct) |
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2023-05-02 13:00:00 | Cyberheistnews Vol 13 # 18 [Eye on Ai] Chatgpt a-t-il la cybersécurité indique-t-elle? CyberheistNews Vol 13 #18 [Eye on AI] Does ChatGPT Have Cybersecurity Tells? (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #18 | May 2nd, 2023
[Eye on AI] Does ChatGPT Have Cybersecurity Tells?
Poker players and other human lie detectors look for "tells," that is, a sign by which someone might unwittingly or involuntarily reveal what they know, or what they intend to do. A cardplayer yawns when they\'re about to bluff, for example, or someone\'s pupils dilate when they\'ve successfully drawn a winning card.
It seems that artificial intelligence (AI) has its tells as well, at least for now, and some of them have become so obvious and so well known that they\'ve become internet memes. "ChatGPT and GPT-4 are already flooding the internet with AI-generated content in places famous for hastily written inauthentic content: Amazon user reviews and Twitter," Vice\'s Motherboard observes, and there are some ways of interacting with the AI that lead it into betraying itself for what it is.
"When you ask ChatGPT to do something it\'s not supposed to do, it returns several common phrases. When I asked ChatGPT to tell me a dark joke, it apologized: \'As an AI language model, I cannot generate inappropriate or offensive content,\' it said. Those two phrases, \'as an AI language model\' and \'I cannot generate inappropriate content,\' recur so frequently in ChatGPT generated content that they\'ve become memes."
That happy state of easy detection, however, is unlikely to endure. As Motherboard points out, these tells are a feature of "lazily executed" AI. With a little more care and attention, they\'ll grow more persuasive.
One risk of the AI language models is that they can be adapted to perform social engineering at scale. In the near term, new-school security awareness training can help alert your people to the tells of automated scamming. And in the longer term, that training will adapt and keep pace with the threat as it evolves.
Blog post with links:https://blog.knowbe4.com/chatgpt-cybersecurity-tells
[Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing
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Ransomware Malware Hack Threat | ChatGPT ChatGPT | ★★ |
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2023-04-27 12:08:22 | Les dernières attaques QBOT utilisent un mélange de pièces jointes PDF et de fichiers hôtes de script Windows pour infecter les victimes Latest QBot Attacks Use a Mixture of PDF Attachments and Windows Scripting Host Files to Infect Victims (lien direct) |
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2023-04-25 13:00:00 | Cyberheistnews Vol 13 # 17 [Head Start] Méthodes efficaces Comment enseigner l'ingénierie sociale à une IA CyberheistNews Vol 13 #17 [Head Start] Effective Methods How To Teach Social Engineering to an AI (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #16 | April 18th, 2023
[Finger on the Pulse]: How Phishers Leverage Recent AI Buzz
Curiosity leads people to suspend their better judgment as a new campaign of credential theft exploits a person\'s excitement about the newest AI systems not yet available to the general public. On Tuesday morning, April 11th, Veriti explained that several unknown actors are making false Facebook ads which advertise a free download of AIs like ChatGPT and Google Bard.
Veriti writes "These posts are designed to appear legitimate, using the buzz around OpenAI language models to trick unsuspecting users into downloading the files. However, once the user downloads and extracts the file, the Redline Stealer (aka RedStealer) malware is activated and is capable of stealing passwords and downloading further malware onto the user\'s device."
Veriti describes the capabilities of the Redline Stealer malware which, once downloaded, can take sensitive information like credit card numbers, passwords, and personal information like user location, and hardware. Veriti added "The malware can upload and download files, execute commands, and send back data about the infected computer at regular intervals."
Experts recommend using official Google or OpenAI websites to learn when their products will be available and only downloading files from reputable sources. With the rising use of Google and Facebook ads as attack vectors experts also suggest refraining from clicking on suspicious advertisements promising early access to any product on the Internet.
Employees can be helped to develop sound security habits like these by stepping them through monthly social engineering simulations.
Blog post with links:https://blog.knowbe4.com/ai-hype-used-for-phishbait
[New PhishER Feature] Immediately Add User-Reported Email Threats to Your M365 Blocklist
Now there\'s a super easy way to keep malicious emails away from all your users through the power of the KnowBe4 PhishER platform!
The new PhishER Blocklist feature lets you use reported messages to prevent future malicious email with the same sender, URL or attachment from reaching other users. Now you can create a unique list of blocklist entries and dramatically improve your Microsoft 365 email filters with |
Spam Malware Hack Threat | APT 28 ChatGPT ChatGPT | ★★★ |
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2023-04-20 12:21:53 | Le volume des e-mails de phishing double au premier trimestre alors que l'utilisation de logiciels malveillants dans les attaques diminue légèrement Phishing Email Volume Doubles in Q1 as the use of Malware in Attacks Slightly Declines (lien direct) |
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2023-04-18 13:00:00 | Cyberheistnews Vol 13 # 16 [doigt sur le pouls]: comment les phishers tirent parti de l'IA récent Buzz CyberheistNews Vol 13 #16 [Finger on the Pulse]: How Phishers Leverage Recent AI Buzz (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #16 | April 18th, 2023
[Finger on the Pulse]: How Phishers Leverage Recent AI Buzz
Curiosity leads people to suspend their better judgment as a new campaign of credential theft exploits a person\'s excitement about the newest AI systems not yet available to the general public. On Tuesday morning, April 11th, Veriti explained that several unknown actors are making false Facebook ads which advertise a free download of AIs like ChatGPT and Google Bard.
Veriti writes "These posts are designed to appear legitimate, using the buzz around OpenAI language models to trick unsuspecting users into downloading the files. However, once the user downloads and extracts the file, the Redline Stealer (aka RedStealer) malware is activated and is capable of stealing passwords and downloading further malware onto the user\'s device."
Veriti describes the capabilities of the Redline Stealer malware which, once downloaded, can take sensitive information like credit card numbers, passwords, and personal information like user location, and hardware. Veriti added "The malware can upload and download files, execute commands, and send back data about the infected computer at regular intervals."
Experts recommend using official Google or OpenAI websites to learn when their products will be available and only downloading files from reputable sources. With the rising use of Google and Facebook ads as attack vectors experts also suggest refraining from clicking on suspicious advertisements promising early access to any product on the Internet.
Employees can be helped to develop sound security habits like these by stepping them through monthly social engineering simulations.
Blog post with links:https://blog.knowbe4.com/ai-hype-used-for-phishbait
[New PhishER Feature] Immediately Add User-Reported Email Threats to Your M365 Blocklist
Now there\'s a super easy way to keep malicious emails away from all your users through the power of the KnowBe4 PhishER platform!
The new PhishER Blocklist feature lets you use reported messages to prevent future malicious email with the same sender, URL or attachment from reaching other users. Now you can create a unique list of blocklist entries and dramatically improve your Microsoft 365 email filters without ever leav |
Spam Malware Hack Threat | APT 28 ChatGPT ChatGPT | ★★★ |
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2023-04-11 13:16:54 | Cyberheistnews Vol 13 # 15 [Le nouveau visage de la fraude] FTC fait la lumière sur les escroqueries d'urgence familiale améliorées AI-AI CyberheistNews Vol 13 #15 [The New Face of Fraud] FTC Sheds Light on AI-Enhanced Family Emergency Scams (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #15 | April 11th, 2023
[The New Face of Fraud] FTC Sheds Light on AI-Enhanced Family Emergency Scams
The Federal Trade Commission is alerting consumers about a next-level, more sophisticated family emergency scam that uses AI which imitates the voice of a "family member in distress."
They started out with: "You get a call. There\'s a panicked voice on the line. It\'s your grandson. He says he\'s in deep trouble - he wrecked the car and landed in jail. But you can help by sending money. You take a deep breath and think. You\'ve heard about grandparent scams. But darn, it sounds just like him. How could it be a scam? Voice cloning, that\'s how."
"Don\'t Trust The Voice"
The FTC explains: "Artificial intelligence is no longer a far-fetched idea out of a sci-fi movie. We\'re living with it, here and now. A scammer could use AI to clone the voice of your loved one. All he needs is a short audio clip of your family member\'s voice - which he could get from content posted online - and a voice-cloning program. When the scammer calls you, he\'ll sound just like your loved one.
"So how can you tell if a family member is in trouble or if it\'s a scammer using a cloned voice? Don\'t trust the voice. Call the person who supposedly contacted you and verify the story. Use a phone number you know is theirs. If you can\'t reach your loved one, try to get in touch with them through another family member or their friends."
Full text of the alert is at the FTC website. Share with friends, family and co-workers:https://blog.knowbe4.com/the-new-face-of-fraud-ftc-sheds-light-on-ai-enhanced-family-emergency-scams
A Master Class on IT Security: Roger A. Grimes Teaches Ransomware Mitigation
Cybercriminals have become thoughtful about ransomware attacks; taking time to maximize your organization\'s potential damage and their payoff. Protecting your network from this growing threat is more important than ever. And nobody knows this more than Roger A. Grimes, Data-Driven Defense Evangelist at KnowBe4.
With 30+ years of experience as a computer security consultant, instructor, and award-winning author, Roger has dedicated his life to making |
Ransomware Data Breach Spam Malware Hack Tool Threat | ChatGPT ChatGPT | ★★ |
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2023-04-10 14:21:40 | La campagne alarmante de phishing fiscal nous cible avec des logiciels malveillants Alarming Tax Phishing Campaign Targets US with Malware (lien direct) |
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2023-04-04 13:00:00 | CyberheistNews Vol 13 # 14 [Eyes sur le prix] Comment les inconvénients croissants ont tenté un courteur par e-mail de 36 millions de vendeurs CyberheistNews Vol 13 #14 [Eyes on the Prize] How Crafty Cons Attempted a 36 Million Vendor Email Heist (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #14 | April 4th, 2023
[Eyes on the Prize] How Crafty Cons Attempted a 36 Million Vendor Email Heist
The details in this thwarted VEC attack demonstrate how the use of just a few key details can both establish credibility and indicate the entire thing is a scam.
It\'s not every day you hear about a purely social engineering-based scam taking place that is looking to run away with tens of millions of dollars. But, according to security researchers at Abnormal Security, cybercriminals are becoming brazen and are taking their shots at very large prizes.
This attack begins with a case of VEC – where a domain is impersonated. In the case of this attack, the impersonated vendor\'s domain (which had a .com top level domain) was replaced with a matching .cam domain (.cam domains are supposedly used for photography enthusiasts, but there\'s the now-obvious problem with it looking very much like .com to the cursory glance).
The email attaches a legitimate-looking payoff letter complete with loan details. According to Abnormal Security, nearly every aspect of the request looked legitimate. The telltale signs primarily revolved around the use of the lookalike domain, but there were other grammatical mistakes (that can easily be addressed by using an online grammar service or ChatGPT).
This attack was identified well before it caused any damage, but the social engineering tactics leveraged were nearly enough to make this attack successful. Security solutions will help stop most attacks, but for those that make it past scanners, your users need to play a role in spotting and stopping BEC, VEC and phishing attacks themselves – something taught through security awareness training combined with frequent simulated phishing and other social engineering tests.
Blog post with screenshots and links:https://blog.knowbe4.com/36-mil-vendor-email-compromise-attack
[Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing
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Ransomware Malware Hack Threat | ChatGPT ChatGPT APT 43 | ★★ |
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