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BlackCocaine Ransomware, a new malware in the threat landscape

Security Affairs

Recently Cyber researchers for Cyble investigated an attack suffered by on May 30, 2021, by Nucleus Software, an India-based IT company in the Banking and Financial Services sector. The company reported the security breach to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange of India (NSEI).

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China-linked Budworm APT returns to target a US entity

Security Affairs

defense contractors , financial services firms, and a national data center in Central Asia. Masqueraded names included securityhealthservice.exe, secu.exe, vfhost.exe, vxhost.exe, vx.exe, and v.exe.” “In some cases, the HyperBro backdoor was loaded with its own HyperBro loader (file names: peloader.exe, 12.exe).

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Group-IB uncovers PerSwaysion – sophisticated phishing campaign targeting executives worldwide

Security Affairs

ybercriminals behind the PerSwaysion campaign gained access to many confidential corporate MS Office365 emails of mainly financial service companies, law firms, and real estate groups. Group-IB set up a website , where everyone can check if their email was compromised by PerSwaysion.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #22 [Eye on Fraud] A Closer Look at the Massive 72% Spike in Financial Phishing Attacks

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That's right – the financial services industry, at least according to cybersecurity vendor Armorblox's 2023 Email Security Threat Report. And the two domains could also expand the problem of programs mistakenly recognizing file names as URLs and automatically adding links to the file names. "And