The UNC2529 Triple Double: A Trifecta Phishing Campaign
In December 2020, Mandiant observed a widespread, global phishing campaign targeting numerous organizations across an array of industries. Mandiant tracks this threat actor as UNC2529. Based on the considerable...
New Chinese Malware Targeted Russia’s Largest Nuclear Submarine Designer
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A threat actor believed to be working on behalf of Chinese state-sponsored interests was recently observed targeting a Russia-based defense contractor involved in designing nuclear submarines for...
Passwordstate Warns of Ongoing Phishing Attacks Following Data Breach
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Click Studios, the Australian software firm which confirmed a supply chain attack affecting its Passwordstate password management application, has warned customers of an ongoing phishing attack by...
LuckyMouse Hackers Target Banks, Companies and Governments in 2020
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
An adversary known for its watering hole attacks against government entities has been linked to a slew of newly detected intrusions targeting various organizations in Central Asia...
FBI, CISA Uncover Tactics Employed by Russian Intelligence Hackers
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Monday published a new joint advisory...
Hackers Threaten to Leak D.C. Police Informants’ Info If Ransom Is Not Paid
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) of the District of Columbia has become the latest high-profile government agency to fall victim to a ransomware attack.
The Babuk Locker gang...
2020 was the year of phishing, with a jump of 510% in the first...
A new report shows a staggering 34.4% increase in phishing attacks in the last year.2020 was a bad year to be someone susceptible to phishing attacks, a massive collection...
3.2 Billion Leaked Passwords Contain 1.5 Million Records with Government Emails
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A staggering number of 3.28 billion passwords linked to 2.18 billion unique email addresses were exposed in what's one of the largest data dumps of breached usernames...
Emotet Malware Destroys Itself From All Infected Computers
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Emotet, the notorious email-based Windows malware behind several botnet-driven spam campaigns and ransomware attacks, was automatically wiped from infected computers en masse following a European law enforcement...
2020 was the year of phishing
A new report shows a staggering 34.4% increase in phishing attacks in the last year.2020 was a bad year to be someone susceptible to phishing attacks, a massive collection...
