Cybercriminals are updating their tactics when it comes to using malicious attached Microsoft Word and Excel documents to not only fool the human recipients, but a device’s security software. An increase in the number of Excel spreadsheets being used to deliver the LimeRAT remote access trojan using the VelvetSweatshop default password has been tracked by…
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued a public service announcement warning citizens to watch out for email-based fraud and malware schemes that take advantage of the coronavirus pandemic. Among the scams to look out for are emails purporting to contain helpful information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and…
The World Health Organization (WHO) is among the premiere sources of up to date and accurate information on COVID-19 so it is now surprise cybercriminals are leveraging this for their benefit. Malwarebytes has found a new phishing campaign using the well-respected WHO name as a lure to trick people who are rightfully fearful of Coronvavirus…
Coronavirus may be the subject of choice for cybercriminal to lure victims into opening or responding to a message, but that does not mean other serious medical issues are also not being abused. Proofpoint found a small campaign recently running using emails purportedly from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center with the subject line “Test of…
An uptick in phishing attempts using a fake and badly created Office 365 credentials update form is taking place, according to a new Cofense report. Not only is the form, which is linked to in the email, riddled with typos and capitalization errors, but it is actually a Google Forms fdocs form. Something Microsoft is…
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning today stating scammers are disguising themselves as WHO representatives to try and con people out of money and personal information. The WHO said phishing emails, phone calls, fake websites, texts and even faxes are being sent under the WHO name asking for various types of login information,…
The Puerto Rico government fell for a phishing scam that bilked the U.S. territory out of $2.6 million — an incident that sounds like a possible business email compromise. According to an Associated Press report, the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO), a government-run corporation created to promote the island as an investment destination, reportedly filed…
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) last year fielded 467,361 complaints related to cybercrime activity that collectively cost victims $3.5 billion in losses, according the agency’s just released 2019 Internet Crime Report. The 2019 complaint count represents a nearly 33 percent increase from the 2018 total of 351,937, and the $3.5 billion figure also…
Traditionally, when it comes to monetizing a real estate deal its all about location, location, location, but malicious actors are now targeting everyone from the home buyer to the lender to steal vital information. Proofpoint recently looked at 600 real estate transactions came across six attacks targeting those involved that utilized a laundry list of…
Since resuming operations after a holiday hiatus, the malicious actors behind the Emotet banking trojan network have reportedly targeted at least 82 countries with spam and crafted a special phishing campaign targeting the United Nations. Meanwhile, an additional report has revealed an increase in Emotet phishing activity targeting government and military entities over the last…
