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Ongoing Campaign Bombarded Enterprises with Spam Emails and Phone Calls
/in General NewsCybersecurity researchers have uncovered an ongoing social engineering campaign that bombards enterprises with spam emails with the goal of obtaining initial access to their environments for follow-on exploitation.
“The incident involves a threat actor overwhelming a user’s email with junk and calling the user, offering assistance,” Rapid7 researchers Tyler McGraw, Thomas Elkins, and
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Mallox Ransomware Deployed via MS-SQL Honeypot Attack
/in General NewsUpon analyzing Mallox samples, researchers identified two distinct affiliates using different approaches. One focused on exploiting vulnerable assets, while the other aimed at broader compromises of information systems on a larger scale.
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Google is planning on a fix to prevent accidental password deletion in Chrome
/in General NewsA default Google Chrome setting in Android could delete credentials saved in the Password Manager. But a potential fix is on the way.
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Student, Personnel Information Stolen in City of Helsinki Cyberattack
/in General NewsThe City of Helsinki says usernames, email addresses, and personal information was stolen in a recent cyberattack.
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FCC Reveals Royal Tiger, its First Tagged Robocall Threat Actor
/in General NewsThe FCC’s new robocall bad actor classification system, called Consumer Communications Information Services Threat (C-CIST), aims to help authorities identify and track threat actors abusing telecommunications infrastructure.
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Researchers Identify New Campaigns from Scattered Spider
/in General NewsThe Scattered Spider, a group of hackers, has been actively attacking the finance and insurance industries worldwide, using tactics like domain impersonation, SIM swapping, and partnering with the BlackCat ransomware group to breach high-value firms.
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AI’s Rapid Growth Puts Pressure on CISOs to Adapt to New Security Risks
/in General NewsThe increased use of AI further complicates CISO role as industries begin to realize the full potential of GenAI and its impact on cybersecurity, according to a report by Trellix.
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MITRE EMB3D Threat Model Officially Released
/in General NewsMITRE announced the public availability of the EMB3D threat model for embedded devices used in critical infrastructure.
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FCC Warns of ‘Royal Tiger’ Robocall Scammers
/in General NewsThe FCC has issued a public notice on robocall scammer group ‘Royal Tiger’, the first designated threat actor.
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Cybercriminals Steal One-Time Passcodes for SIM Swap Attacks and Raiding Bank Accounts
/in General NewsCybercriminals are using an automated service called “Estate” to steal one-time passcodes and hijack user accounts, including bank accounts, crypto wallets, and other sensitive services, by tricking them into revealing the codes over the phone.
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