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Cybercriminals masquerading as MFA vendors
2023-05-26 03:30

Cybercriminals are increasingly posing as multi-factor authentication vendors and small businesses are becoming more popular targets, according to VIPRE. Attachment-based malspam is on the rise.

The report also concluded that attachment-based malspam is on the rise, by a significant 22% when compared to malspam with links.

The US overtook Russia as the top spam originator among VIPRE customers.

Think twice before you open Push notifications: Black Hats are jumping on the security bandwagon and posing as White Hat technologies.

Cybercriminals know you are looking for remote jobs and willing to interview online.

Even though it's not a haul, cybercriminals are happy to get paid via a subscription-based model.


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