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Iranian Phishing Campaign Targets Israel-Hamas War Experts
Microsoft said the social engineering campaign aims to steal sensitive data from experts deemed to be able to influence intelligence and policies relating to the Israel-Hamas War Read More
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Migrating to the Cloud: An Overview of Process and Strategy
Thinking of migrating to the cloud? Here are some key benefits, challenges, and methods for planning out a process that will work for your organization. Read More
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Illicit Cryptocurrency Flows Drop 39% in 2023
Chainalysis data shows major drop in value of funds received into underground crypto addresses in 2023, to $24.2bn Read More
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Canadian Citizen Gets Phone Back from Police
After 175 million failed password guesses, a judge rules that the Canadian police must return a suspect’s phone. [Judge] Carter said the investigation can continue without the phones, and he noted that Ottawa police have made a formal request to obtain more data from Google. “This strikes me as a potentially more fruitful avenue of…
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Four cybersecurity trends you should know for 2024
This is part three of a three-part series written by AT&T Cybersecurity evangelist Theresa Lanowitz. It’s intended to be future-looking, provocative, and encourage discussion. The author wants to assure you that no generative AI was used in any part of this blog. Part one: Unusual, thought-provoking predictions for cybersecurity in 2024 Part two: Cybersecurity operations…
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NCSC Builds New “Cyber League” Threat Tracking Community
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has launched a Cyber League to monitor emerging cyber-threats Read More
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Smashing Security podcast #355: Fishy Rishi, 23andMe, and the labour of love
Has the British Prime Minister been caught secretly profiting from a cryptocurrency app? Were 23andMe right to blame their users after a data breach? And Indian men have hard feelings after falling for a money-for-sex scam. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity…
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From Email to RAT: Deciphering a VBS Script-Driven Campaign
Authored by Preksha Saxena and Yashvi Shah McAfee Labs has been tracking a sophisticated VBS campaign characterized by obfuscated Visual Basic Scripting (VBS). Initially delivering the AgentTesla malware, the campaign has evolved into a multi-faceted threat, employing VBS scripts as a versatile delivery mechanism. Notably, this campaign extends beyond AgentTesla, now distributing a range of…
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AI, Gaming, FinTech Named Major Cybersecurity Threats For Kids
Kaspersky also noted smart home device popularity and malicious apps as threats to children in 2024 Read More
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E-Crime Rapper ‘Punchmade Dev’ Debuts Card Shop
The rapper and social media personality Punchmade Dev is perhaps best known for his flashy videos singing the praises of a cybercrime lifestyle. With memorable hits such as “Internet Swiping” and “Million Dollar Criminal” earning millions of views, Punchmade has leveraged his considerable following to peddle tutorials on how to commit financial crimes online. But…