Spear-phishing now targets employees outside the finance and executive teams, report says
Employees in “low profile roles,” such as IT and sales, are now favorite targets of spear phishing attacks, says a new report from Barracuda.
A week in security (July 19 – July 25)
A roundup of the previous week’s breaking information security news and happenings, dated July 19 through July 25.
Busted! Fraud-as-a-Service gang that sold 2FA-proof phishing arrested
Dutch police arrested members of a group calling themselves the Fraud Family for developing and selling phishing panels.
The life and death of the ZeuS Trojan
ZeuS is an infamous banking Trojan that infected millions of systems, and stole billions of dollars.
Beware, crypto-scammer seeks foreigner with BLOCK CHAIN ACCOUNT
We take a look at a spam mail promising untold riches from a cryptocurrency transfer which will only lead to financial disaster.
A week in security (July 12 – July 18)
A roundup of all the most interesting cybersecurity news stories, articles, and happenings of the previous seven days.
A week in security (June 28 – July 4)
A roundup of all the most interesting cybersecurity news stories, articles, and happenings of the previous seven days.
Hotel staff bust Hermes SMS scammer with suspiciously large number of cables
We look at a story involving a hotel, a lot of cables, and even more fake parcel delivery payment notifications sent to mobile numbers
TrickBot indictment reveals the scale and complexity of organized cybercrime
We look at what recent charges against one of TrickBot’s authors tell us about what we’re up against. It’s not good.
A week in security (May 31 – June 6)
A roundup of the previous week’s most interesting security and online privacy news from May 31 to June 6.
