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How to Protect Yourself From a Spear Phishing Scam
As the name implies, spear phishing attacks are highly targeted scams. They often occur in professional settings, where the scammers go after one “big phish,” such as a ranking employee with access to finances or data. From there, the scammers employ social engineering (aka manipulation) to trick the target into transferring funds to them or…
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Supply Chain Attack against Courtroom Software
No word on how this backdoor was installed: A software maker serving more than 10,000 courtrooms throughout the world hosted an application update containing a hidden backdoor that maintained persistent communication with a malicious website, researchers reported Thursday, in the latest episode of a supply-chain attack. The software, known as the JAVS Viewer 8, is…
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US-Led Operation Takes Down World’s Largest Botnet
A global law enforcement operation has disrupted the 911 S5 botnet, a global network of compromised devices used to facilitate criminal activity Read More
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Transitioning from On-Premise Storage to AWS Cloud: A Strategic Guide for Companies
The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. LevelBlue does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. In today’s digital world, businesses face the challenge of managing ever-expanding volumes of data efficiently and securely. Traditional on-premise storage solutions often come…
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#Infosec2024: Why Credential-Based Attacks Need Modern Solutions
1Password’s Steve Won discusses why modern security solutions, such as passkeys, can substantially reduce the risk of credential-based attacks Read More
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Is Your Computer Part of ‘The Largest Botnet Ever?’
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today said they arrested the alleged operator of 911 S5, a ten-year-old online anonymity service that was powered by what the director of the FBI called “likely the world’s largest botnet ever.” The arrest coincided with the seizure of the 911 S5 website and supporting infrastructure, which the government…
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Going going gone! Ransomware attack grabs Christie’s client data for a steal
The world-renowned auction house Christie’s has confirmed that it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack, seemingly orchestrated by a Russia-linked cybercriminal gang. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Read More
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Advance Fee Fraud Targets Colleges With Free Piano Offers
Proofpoint discovered over 125,000 emails linked to this scam cluster in the past year Read More
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New PyPI Malware “Pytoileur” Steals Crypto and Evades Detection
The package posed as an API management tool and downloaded trojanized Windows binaries Read More
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Internet Archive Disrupted by Sustained and “Mean” DDoS Attack
The Internet Archive said sustained DDoS attacks have disrupted access to its preserved web pages and other historical archives Read More