SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Social engineering attacks have long been a threat to businesses worldwide, statistically comprising roughly 98% of cyberattacks worldwide. Given the much more psychologically focused and methodical ways that social engineering attacks can be conducted, it makes spotting them hard to do.

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The Hacker News

JULY 16, 2024

The infamous cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider has incorporated ransomware strains such as RansomHub and Qilin into its arsenal, Microsoft has revealed.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2020

In almost every category — from epic breaches and ransomware to cybercrime justice and increasingly aggressive phishing and social engineering scams — 2020 was a year that truly went to eleven. But it was hardly a dull one for computer security news junkies.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Ransomware is undoubtedly one of the most unnerving phenomena in the cyber threat landscape. Related: What local government can do to repel ransomware Ransomware came into existence in 1989 as a primitive program dubbed the AIDS Trojan that was spreading via 5.25-inch inch diskettes. inch diskettes. FBI spoofs 2012 – 2013.

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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Scattered Spider threat actors typically engage in data theft for extortion using multiple social engineering techniques and have recently leveraged BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware alongside their

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

What is the impact of ransomware on organizations? According to Statista.com, the impact of cybercrime is expected to reach almost $13 trillion this year. Based on Ransomlooker, a free Cybernews tool for monitoring the dark web and other hidden areas of the internet, 64% of organizations have already suffered from a ransomware attack.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

That's because Ghaleb Alaumary motivated teams of criminals to commit cybercrime, financial crime, and to collectively steal tens of millions of dollars. Cybercrime ringleader confesses to conspiracies. Business email compromise scheme and social engineering. Social engineering—in person—was the next part of the scheme.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

2022 that an intrusion had exposed a “limited number” of Twilio customer accounts through a sophisticated social engineering attack designed to steal employee credentials. “Brickings” are among the “violence-as-a-service” offerings broadly available on many cybercrime channels.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2020

Microsoft is warning of human-operated ransomware, this kind of attack against businesses is becoming popular in the cybercrime ecosystem. Human-operated ransomware is a technique usually employed in nation-state attacks that is becoming very popular in the cybercrime ecosystem. ” continues the report.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Top of the list is “Big Game” ransomware, the most serious cyberthreat to businesses all around the world. The report reveals that, awash with money, the number of known Big Game attacks surged by 68% in 2023, thanks to Ransomware-as-a-Service groups like LockBit and ALPHV.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2021

Ransomware attackers, who use myriad methods to get their malware into the systems of businesses large and small in hopes of pulling down millions of dollars, are now going directly to the source. Evolving Ransomware Scene. million ransomware attacks in the first six months of 2021, compared with 121.5 There were 304.7

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Reuters’ published a news article saying Brazil’s electro-nuclear power plant was hit by a ransomware attack, bringing down the operations to a halt on a partial note. Note- Lazarus group aka Guardians of Peace is a Cybercrime group that is being funded by North Korean intelligence- as per US Intelligence.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 26, 2023

In recent months, a cybercrime group known as Blacktail has begun to make headlines as they continue to target organizations around the globe. Since February, the group has launched multiple attacks based on their latest ransomware campaign labeled Buhti. Babuk is a ransomware that was first discovered in early 2021.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The FBI recently published a warning stating that ransomware gang OnePercent Group has been attacking companies in the US since November 2020. This gang of cybercriminals targets individuals within an organization with social engineering tactics designed to fool them into opening a document from a ZIP file attached to an email.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The same is true for all text-based social engineering tricks, as AI chat tools can write alluring direct messages for romance scams and craft urgent-sounding texts that can fool people into clicking on links that carry malware. That could change in 2025.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2021

A Latvian woman has been charged for their alleged role in a transnational cybercrime organisation. Money mules and spear phishing are thrown into the mix alongside social engineering and international theft of money, personal, and confidential information. Ransomware would also be deployed, for that final splash of cash.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

That, of course, presents the perfect environment for cybercrime that pivots off social engineering. Sadly, coronavirus phishing and ransomware hacks already are in high gear. What people will eventually come to realize, the sooner the better, is that we will need to flatten the X factor represented by cybercrime.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 21, 2021

There are few guarantees in the IT industry, but one certainty is that as the world steps into 2022, ransomware will continue to be a primary cyberthreat. The dangers from ransomware have risen sharply since WannaCry and NotPetya hit the scene in 2017, and this year has been no different. Cryptocurrency Fuels Ransomware.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2024

Meet UULoader: An Emerging and Evasive Malicious Installer BlindEagle flying high in Latin America Finding Malware: Unveiling NUMOZYLOD with Google Security Operations New Backdoor Targeting Taiwan Employs Stealthy Communications Unmasking Styx Stealer: How a Hacker’s Slip Led to an Intelligence Treasure Trove PG_MEM: A Malware Hidden in the Postgres (..)

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Ransomware is always the current golden child when it comes to malicious cyberattacks, but did you know that business email compromise (BEC) attacks cost the world more? Ransomware is kind of one of those kitchen table sort of topics. BEC losses during the last five years total at least $36 billion.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), has confirmed that it was unprotected by antivirus software when it was attacked by the Medusa ransomware group in September. EDR can detect an intruder's suspicious activity in advance of them running ransomware, as well as being able to identify the ransomware itself.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 25, 2024

The British National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) says it expects Artificial Intelligence (AI) to heighten the global ransomware threat. Reconnaissance and social engineering are specific fields where AI can be deployed. As we at Malwarebytes Labs have tested ourselves, ChatGPT can be used to write ransomware.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

US Justice Department says cybercrime forum allegedly affected 17 million Americans Cybercrime is increasingly complex.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2021

TrickBot operators are back and expand the distribution channels with partnership with cybercrime affiliates. The operators behind the infamous TrickBot (ITG23 and Wizard Spider) malware have resurfaced with new distribution channels to deliver malicious payloads, such as Conti ransomware. ” concludes the report.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 18, 2022

Among these interested parties TAG found the Conti and Diavol ransomware groups. Because Exotic Lily’s methods involved a lot of detail, they are believed to require a level of human interaction that is rather unusual for cybercrime groups focused on large scale operations. Social engineering. Initial access broker.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

A cyberattack that shut down two of the top casinos in Las Vegas last year quickly became one of the most riveting security stories of 2023: It was the first known case of native English-speaking hackers in the United States and Britain teaming up with ransomware gangs based in Russia. Image: Shutterstock.

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2024

for suspected involvement in the Scattered Spider cybercrime syndicate. arrested a 17-year-old teenager from Walsall who is suspected to be a member of the Scattered Spider cybercrime group (also known as UNC3944 , 0ktapus ). Law enforcement arrested a 17-year-old boy from Walsall, U.K., Law enforcement in the U.K.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Here’s a look at some of the more notable cybercrime stories from the past year, as covered by KrebsOnSecurity and elsewhere. 24, Russia invades Ukraine, and fault lines quickly begin to appear in the cybercrime underground. Tank, seen here performing as a DJ in Ukraine in an undated photo from social media.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 24, 2024

Inglorious Basta(rds): 16 days on, huge hospital system continues to be paralyzed by ransomware—and patient safety is at risk. The post Black Basta Ascension Attack Redux — can Patients Die of Ransomware? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2024

Deciphering the Brain Cipher Ransomware Ideal typosquat ‘solana-py’ steals your crypto wallet keys Ransomware attackers introduce new EDR killer to their arsenal Beyond the wail: deconstructing the BANSHEE infostealer A Deep Dive into a New ValleyRAT Campaign Targeting Chinese Speakers Tusk: unraveling a complex infostealer campaign Zero (..)

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 6, 2020

Related : How ransomware became a scourge Ransomware attacks and email fraud have spiked to record levels across the U.S. This can make them particularly susceptible to social engineering trickery, the trigger for online extortion and fraud campaigns, Bastable told me. These are soft targets,” he says. It’s simple fraud.”

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 11, 2022

The group is behind major attacks such as the notorious colonial pipeline ransomware incident. There’s elements of social engineering involved, too. Social engineering their way to USB victory. Bleeping Computer notes that the end goal is to deploy ransomware on the compromised network.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 11, 2022

The Conti ransomware gang is using BazarCall phishing attacks as an initial attack vector to access targeted networks. BazarCall attack, aka call back phishing, is an attack vector that utilizes targeted phishing methodology and was first used by the Ryuk ransomware gang in 2020/2021. Stage Three. Stage Four.

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SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

According to a report by the Barracuda cybersecurity company, in 2021, businesses with fewer than 100 employees experienced far more social engineering attacks than larger ones. That same year saw one of the worst ransomware incidents in history, the Kaseya VSA supply-chain attack. Scammers often reach employees by e-mail.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

Some of the unearthed hoaxes delivered infostealers such as Aurora Stealer, Batloader, and IceID, with the latter having gained notoriety for facilitating Quantum ransomware distribution. This ends up executing sketchy code that installs viruses, ransomware, spyware, or adware behind the victim's back.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cause a massive wave of poverty, and that invariably translates into more people resorting to crime, including cybercrime. Advanced threat actors from countries placed under economic sanctions may rely more on ransomware imitating cybercriminal activity. Analysis of forecasts for 2021.

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