The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Phishing is one of the most common social engineering tactics cybercriminals use to target their victims. Cybersecurity experts are discussing a new trend in the cybercrime community called phishing-as-a-service. Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS). Ready-to-use phishing kits with all necessary attack items are available on the web.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2020

A spear-phishing attack this week hooked a customer service employee at GoDaddy.com , the world’s largest domain name registrar, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. 49 (that domain is hobbled here because it is currently flagged as hosting a phishing site). It was starting to look like someone had gotten phished.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Welcome to our September 2023 catches of the month feature, which examines recent phishing scams and the tactics criminals use to trick people into compromising their data. Storm-0324’s phishing lures “typically reference invoices and payments, mimicking services such as DocuSign, Quickbooks, and others”.

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IT Governance

MARCH 8, 2022

Welcome to our March 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal information. This month, we look at a phishing attack targeting Ukrainian citizens, the latest campaign imitating Tesco and a warning from HSBC.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 30, 2023

US and European Officials Among the Targets of TA473/Winter Vivern, Researchers Say A hacking group with apparent ties to Russia or Belarus has been using "simple yet effective attack techniques and tools" to gain access to multiple governments' email systems, as part of apparent cyberespionage operations in support of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, (..)

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Ukraine’s CERT (CERT-UA) warned of a new phishing campaign by the APT28 group to deploy previously undocumented malware strains. CERT-UA discovered multiple phishing attacks aimed at government organizations between December 15 and December 25. unauthorized access to victims’ accounts within Exchange servers.

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IT Governance

JULY 6, 2023

Welcome to our July 2023 catches of the month feature, in which we explore the latest phishing scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. Quishing on the rise Cyber security researchers have discovered an extensive phishing campaign that uses QR codes as bait.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Phishing attacks are nothing new, but scammers are getting savvier with their tactics. Other Iranian-based cyberattacks have included hackers targeting Albanian government systems and spear phishing scams. Here are four new phishing trends keeping businesses on their toes. Spear phishing. Phishing via texting.

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IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2023

Welcome to our April 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. YouTube warns of monetisation scam Content creators on YouTube are being warned about a phishing campaign regarding an apparent “new monetisation policy”.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 7, 2023

Welcome to our August 2023 catches of the month feature, in which we explore the latest phishing scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. Check Point credits this rise to an extensive phishing campaign that told victims that there has been suspicious activity on their Microsoft account.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

The government says Urban went by the aliases “ Sosa ” and “ King Bob ,” among others. ” Group-IB dubbed the gang by a different name — 0ktapus — which was a nod to how the criminal group phished employees for credentials. On July 28 and again on Aug. On July 28 and again on Aug.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Welcome to our October 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. Revolut was recently targeted by a cyber criminal, who gained unauthorised access to clients’ personal data. Further headaches for Revolut.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 11, 2023

Welcome to our January 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. A new phishing campaign has been discovered that imitates Flipper Zero, a cyber security tool used by penetration testers and white-hat hackers.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Experts warn of a surge in NetSupport RAT attacks against education, government, and business services sectors. The most impacted sectors are education, government, and business services. In recent years, multiple threat actors, including the group TA569 , have been observed using the software as a Remote Access Trojan (RAT).

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IT Governance

JUNE 6, 2023

Welcome to our June 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. This month, we look at a new phishing tactic that exploits the newly released ‘.zip’ File Archive in the Browser scam exploiting ‘.zip’ zip’ and ‘.mov’.

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Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2022

An unknown APT group is targeting Russian government entities since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The threat actors behind the attacks aimed at implanting a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) to gain full control over the infected systems. This campaign primarily targeted RT TV employees. exe for its malware.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Welcome to our September 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal data. A Bleeping Computer report found that the perpetrators compromised over 130 organisations in the phishing campaign.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Welcome to our December 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. FTX customers offered refund in deepfake phishing scam. FTX customers offered refund in deepfake phishing scam.

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IT Governance

MARCH 7, 2023

Welcome to our March 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. In its place, he recommends Cloud-based machine learning engines to help employees spot phishing emails in real time.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Welcome to our February 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal information. Facebook Messenger users are being warned about a phishing campaign in which fraudsters impersonate your friends and hijack your account.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Welcome to our monthly review of phishing scams, in which we examine the latest campaigns and the tactics being used by cyber criminals to fool you into handing over your information. Thousands of Coinbase users lose funds in phishing attack. At least eight Canadian banks affected by phishing bot campaign. Can you spot a scam?

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IT Governance

JULY 5, 2022

Welcome to our July 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal data. NFT marketplace warns users of phishing scams. NFT marketplace warns users of phishing scams. We are working with Customer.io

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IT Governance

JULY 28, 2022

It’s been more than a month since the Clarion Housing Group was hit by a cyber attack, yet IT services remain down and residents say they are being bombarded with phishing scams. Tenants fear targeted phishing scams. According to an SHAC poll, 84% of respondents suffered an increase in phishing activity following the cyber attack.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 7, 2021

Ukraine warned of a “massive” spear-phishing campaign carried out by Russia-linked threat actors against its government and private businesses. This is the third massive spear-phishing campaign that the Ukrainian government attributed to Russia-linked threat actors this year. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Welcome to our November review of phishing scams, in which we examine the latest campaigns and the tactics being used by cyber criminals to fool you into handing over your information. Phishing attacks are harder to spot on your smartphone. Phishing attacks are harder to spot on your smartphone.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 10, 2021

Welcome to August’s review of phishing scams, in which we look at criminals’ latest tactics and provide examples of successful frauds. Microsoft issues alert about “crafty” phishing scams. Security researchers at Microsoft are again warning users about phishing scams imitating SharePoint. Do they click a link?

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2021

Hackers are attempting to exploit the return to the “new normal” after the governments are removing restrictions imposed in response to COVID-19. The number of COVID-19 infections are decreasing in many countries and some governments are reducing the restrictions for their citizens. ” continues the analysis.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2023

China-linked threat actors breached government organizations worldwide with attacks exploiting Barracuda ESG zero-day. Threat actors exploited the flaw CVE-2023-2868 to obtain unauthorized access to a subset of ESG appliances. reads the report published by Mandiant. reads the update provided by the company. At the end of July, the U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 20, 2021

government is taking the threat of cyberattacks seriously, proposing new legislation requiring critical infrastructure owners to report attacks to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) to enable the government to better understand the threat. Spear phishing gatewa y. For any firm, this is serious business.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2022

The Cyber Police of Ukraine arrested nine members of a cybercriminal gang that has stolen 100 million hryvnias via phishing attacks. The Cyber Police of Ukraine arrested nine members of a cybercriminal organization that stole 100 million hryvnias via phishing attacks. ” reads the advisory published by the Cyber Police of Ukraine.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

In our latest round-up of phishing scams, we look at a novel Instagram scam that targets victims through their direct messages, review the latest campaign that imitates Microsoft Office’s log-in page and discuss how even a cyber security training provider can fall for a malicious email. Instagram ‘help centre’ scam steals your login details.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2020

Monte dei Paschi, one of the biggest Italian banks, suffered a cyber attack, hackers accessed the mailboxes of some employees and sent emails to clients. Italian state-owned bank Monte dei Paschi discloses a security breach, hackers have accessed the mailboxes of some employees and sent emails to clients. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Governance

JUNE 21, 2023

Phishing attacks are among the most common forms of cyber crime that organisations face, so it’s crucial that you learn how to prevent scams. We answer that question in this blog, as we provide our top ten ways to avoid phishing attacks. But what can organisations and individuals do to ensure that they don’t fall victim?

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IT Governance

MAY 12, 2021

Welcome to May’s round-up of phishing scams. SharePoint users are being warned about targeted phishing attacks that claim users must urgently provide a signature on a document. Moreover, the link itself looks realistic, and could catch out anyone who isn’t familiar with the signs of a phishing email.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Cyber criminals have had constant success with coronavirus-related phishing scams, but their most recent campaign is the most dangerous we’ve seen. If the attack is successful, the criminals gain access to the victim’s personal data, including their bank details. Phishing scam uses COVID-19 vaccination as bait.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The top-level domain for the United States — US — is home to thousands of newly-registered domains tied to a malicious link shortening service that facilitates malware and phishing scams, new research suggests. domains as among the most prevalent in phishing attacks over the past year. US phishing domains.

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IT Governance

JULY 7, 2021

Welcome to July’s review of phishing scams, in which we look at criminals’ latest tactics and provide examples of successful frauds. The number of officially reported HMRC-branded phishing scams increased from 572,029 in the 2019–2020 fiscal year to 1,069,522 in 2020–2021, according to data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.

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