Threat actors have hacked into three websites of the FBI National Academy Association (FBINAA), downloaded the contents and subsequently published about 4,000 records containing personal data on …
Microsoft: Hackers compromised support agent’s credentials to access customer email accounts
After getting hold of the login details of a Microsoft customer support agent, threat actors obtained sensitive email account data of a limited number of users of Microsoft email services (such as …
The correlation between DDoS attacks and cryptomining
A new NSFOCUS report indicates that the declining price of cryptocurrencies in 2018 prompted threat actors to stop using botnet resources for cryptomining attacks - as these were getting less and …
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Tax Fraud and ID Theft Services Getting Cheaper on the Dark Web
New research by Carbon Black shows that the tax fraud and identity theft services that are offered on the dark web keep on getting cheaper. As a result, anyone with $1000 to spend will now be able to …
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25% of Phishing Emails Bypass Office 365 Default Security
A new report by Avanan shows that the Office 365 cloud-based email filtering service is ineffective against almost one in every three phishing emails. The report found that the Office 365 Exchange …
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Coinhive stops digging, but cryptomining still dominates
A new Check Point report shows that despite the recent shutdown of Coinhive, a cryptomining software developed for legitimate purposes but frequently used for nefarious purposes by criminals, …
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Grab-and-go Baldr malware enters the black market
New research by Malwarebytes analyses a new information-stealing malware that is being distributed through Russian underground forums. The researchers suspect that three prominent Russian hackers are …
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‘Digital Doppelganger’ Underground Takes Payment Card Theft to the Next Level
Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered a massive underground online marketplace where criminals are selling over 60,000 digital doppelgangers, which are stolen, legitimate digital identities that …
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Researchers unearth 74 Facebook cybercrime groups with 385,000 members
A monthslong study by Cisco Talos has identified 74 Facebook cybercrime groups with a total of 385,000 members. While some groups resembled market places for illicit goods such as payment-card …
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Realistic Phishing Attacks Take Advantage of U.S. Tax Season
With Tax Day only ten days away, cybercriminals are trying to take advantage of tax season through widespread phishing campaigns that aim to trick people into providing sensitive information, or …
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