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The FBI has issued a warning to private sector enterprises about scammers masquerading construction companies in business email compromise (BEC) cyberattacks targeting firms in a variety of critical infrastructure sectors across the United States. BEC scammers utilize a variety of techniques (such as social engineering and phishing) to hijack or spoof business email accounts […]
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning notifying of an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks targeting educational institutions. While singling out educational institutions, the FBI notes the PYSA ransomware surge is also targeting government bodies, private firms, and the healthcare department in the US and the UK. PYSA, also known as […]
Continue ReadingThe US government has warned of a ransomware escalation against the healthcare sector. BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN THE REST OF US CAN RELAX! Source: Naked Security Sophos New feed FBI “ransomware warning” for healthcare is a warning for everyone!
Continue ReadingAmid an uptick in attacks on healthcare orgs, malware families, Kegtap, Singlemalt and Winekey are being used to deliver the Ryuk ransomware to already strained systems. Source: Threatpost.com Kegtap, Singlemalt, Winekey Malware Serve Up Ransomware to Hospitals
Continue ReadingCybercriminals are chaining Microsoft’s Zerologon flaw with other exploits in order to infiltrate government systems, putting election systems at risk, a new CISA and FBI advisory warns. Source: Threatpost.com Election Systems Under Attack via Microsoft Zerologon Exploits
Continue ReadingCISA warned already-strained public-sector entities about disturbing spikes in Emotet phishing attacks aimed at municipalities. Source: Threatpost.com Feds Sound Alarm Over Emotet Attacks on State, Local Govs
Continue ReadingPower plants, factories, oil and gas refineries and more are all in the sights of foreign adversaries, the U.S. warns. Source: Threatpost.com NSA Urgently Warns on Industrial Cyberattacks, Triconex Critical Bug
Continue ReadingAdvanced Intel’s Vitali Kremez traced a mistake by TrickBot malware, wherein it mistakingly left warning messages on the victim’s machine saying that they have been attacked. TrickBot is a notorious malware usually distributed via spam mails; after infecting the system it downloads various files and modules to run and seize domain’s Active Directory Services database, […]
Continue ReadingApplication-based attacks that use the passwordless “log in with…” feature common to cloud services are on the rise. Source: Threatpost.com Microsoft Warns on OAuth Attacks Against Cloud App Users
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