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Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime

New Report Reveals Shuckworm’s Long-Running Intrusions on Ukrainian Organizations

June 15, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

The Russian threat actor known as Shuckworm has continued its cyber assault spree against Ukrainian entities in a bid to steal sensitive information from compromised environments. Targets of the recent intrusions, which began in February/March 2023, include security services, military, […]


Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime

Chinese APT group Mustang Panda targets European and Russian organizations

May 5, 2022

Via: CSO Online

A cyberespionage group whose targeting has historically been aligned with China’s geopolitical interests has been targeting European and Russian entities using topical spear-phishing lures connected to the war in Ukraine. The group, tracked as Mustang Panda, RedDelta, Bronze President or […]


Cyber-crime, Email security, Phishing, Security

4 steps to prevent spear phishing

June 16, 2021

Via: CSO Online

It seems like not a day goes by without another ransomware attack making headlines. And where do many of these attacks start? In your users’ email inboxes. By now you know that your users are both your first line of […]


Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime, Malware

Hackers Target Oil Producers During COVID-19 Slump

May 19, 2020

Via: Security Affairs

Spear-phishing is a rapidly emerging threat. It’s more specific than generic phishing attempts and often targets a single person or company. Recent research shows that the oil industry — already experiencing difficulties due to COVID-19 — must remain abreast of […]


Phishing

Spear phishing is now the main attack vector for cybercriminals, says Europol

November 6, 2019

Via: Hot for Security

Spear phishing is the number one cyber-threat to organizations in the European Union, according to the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), a group of cybersecurity experts set up by Europol to help fight cybercrime. The finding is highlighted in the EC3’s […]


Cyber-crime, Email security, Malware, Phishing, Security

Oil and Gas Firms Targeted By New LYCEUM Threat Group

August 27, 2019

Via: Threat Post

Researchers have identified a never-before-seen threat group targeting Middle East critical infrastructure organizations with novel malware, sent via spearphishing emails. The threat group, LYCEUM, was observed in 2019 sending spear phishing emails harboring malicious Microsoft Excel attachments to oil and […]


Phishing

Something’s phishy: How to detect phishing attempts

June 27, 2017

Via: Malwarebytes

Dear you, It appears you need to update your information. Click here to tell us all your secrets. No really, it’s totally safe. We’re not going to steal your identity, we swear. If only phishing attempts were that obvious. Instead, […]


Phishing

Spear Phishing Campaign Targets Palestinian Law Enforcement

June 21, 2017

Via: Security Week

Palestinian law enforcement agencies and other targets within Palestine were targeted in a spear phishing campaign delivering malware to remotely control infected systems, Talos researchers reveal. The actor behind this campaign “has appeared to have used genuine documents stolen from […]


Phishing

Spearphishing: It’s Curiosity That Makes Them Click

August 10, 2016

Via: Dark Reading

Researchers prove that people can be fooled just because they want to know what’s on the other end of that email. Here are three steps you can take without spending too much money. If it was curiosity that killed the […]


Phishing

Spear-phish the technical director

June 13, 2016

Via: ITSecurity UK

Wouldn’t it be something if you managed to spear-phish the technical director of an anti-malware company? The criminal kudos would be sky-high; but just imagine the possible effect of getting top-level credentials into a cloud-based anti-malware product that automatically pushes […]


Phishing

Multiple organizations report Phishing attacks targeting employee data

February 25, 2016

Via: CSO Online

Within the last few weeks, four organizations have confirmed Phishing attacks targeting employee data. In three of those cases the attacks were successful, leading to breach notifications. One of the targeted firms was a security company, and luckily the attack […]


Data loss, Phishing

Hacker says he’s breached DHS and FBI, leaks claimed staff data

February 9, 2016

Via: Naked Security

Phishing is where you send out links or attachments in believable-looking emails in the hope that someone will click through, or open up your attachment, and end up sucked into giving away secret information such as usernames and passwords. Spear-phishing […]


Editorial, Phishing

Spear phishing – how to be prepared and protected

October 16, 2015

Via: Russel Edwards

As a particular type of phishing attack, spear phishing targets from the preliminary phase a certain group, company or organization, with the intent of data stealing. The final goal might be facilitated by an identified or generic weak entry point […]


Phishing

NCSC kicks off counter spear phishing video campaign

September 10, 2015

Via: phishing

The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (#ncsc) has introduced a #new program to help #government workers avoid cyber-attacks, specifically #spear phishing, which have plagued several federal agencies this year. Called “Know the Risk, Raise Your Shield,” the NCSC effort centers […]


Cyber-crime

Cyberspies Impersonate Security Researcher

September 1, 2015

Via: cyber-crime

A cyber espionage group likely out of #iran turned the tables on a #security #researcher who may have gotten a little too close to its operation: the attackers posed as the researcher in a spear-phishing email. The researcher, from ClearSky, […]