Between late March and mid-April 2020, IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) uncovered a phishing campaign targeting small businesses that appears to originate from the U.S. Government Small…
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New Study Shows Consumers Could Be Vulnerable to COVID-19 Spam
Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11, IBM X-Force has observed a more than 6,000 percent increase in COVID-19-related spam, with lures…
Gamaredon APT Group Use Covid-19 Lure in Campaigns
By Hiroyuki Kakara and Erina Maruyama Gamaredon is an advanced persistent threat (APT) group that has been active since 2013. Their campaigns are generally known for targeting Ukrainian government institutions.…
Hackers Attack Taxpayers Computers Using Netwire RAT via Weaponized Microsoft Excel 4.0
With tax season upon us, Researchers from FortiGuard Labs observed that a new NetWire RAT is spreading in wild using legacy MS Excel 4.0 named “1040 W2 IRS letter.xls” to…
ICANN asks registrars to crack down on scam coronavirus websites
It doesn’t have regulatory authority, so it can’t do much, but the hundreds of registrars it authorizes can and should. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by Sophos…
Sextortion emails and porn scams are back – don’t let them scare you!
There is no video and the whole thing is a scam to prey on your fears. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by Sophos Author: Paul Ducklin
Zeus Sphinx Trojan Awakens Amidst Coronavirus Spam Frenzy
The recent months have created a new reality in the world as the novel Coronavirus pandemic spread from country to country raising concerns among people everywhere. With spammers and malware…
Facebook accidentally blocks genuine COVID-19 news
Facebook is denying that a recent content moderation glitch has anything to do with workforce issues, but blames automatic systems. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by Sophos…
Necurs zombie botnet disrupted by Microsoft
Necurs, one of the world’s biggest botnets, infected over 9 million computers worldwide. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by Sophos Author: Lisa Vaas
Hackers Attack Windows Users with Info-Stealer Malware via Weaponized MS Word Documents
Researchers from X-Force uncovered a malicious campaign with Info-stealer called “Raccoon” and “KPOT” that targets the Windows Users via fake emails to steal sensitive data. Raccoon malware believed to be…