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Cybercriminals turn to pen testers to test ransomware efficiency
2024-11-22 05:00

Ransomware gangs recruit pen testers to improve attack reliability Threat actors employ pen testers to improve ransomware effectiveness Threat actors are recruiting pen testers to test and improve...

Cybercriminals hijack DNS to build stealth attack networks
2024-11-15 13:52

Hijacking domains using a ‘Sitting Ducks attack’ remains an underrecognized topic in the cybersecurity community. Few threat researchers are familiar with this attack vector, and knowledge is...

Cybercriminal devoid of boundaries gets 10-year prison sentence
2024-11-14 20:27

Serial extortionist of medical facilities stooped to cavernous lows in search of small payouts A rampant cybercrook and repeat attacker of medical facilities in the US is being sentenced to a...

Cybercriminals Use Excel Exploit to Spread Fileless Remcos RAT Malware
2024-11-11 06:13

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new phishing campaign that spreads a new fileless variant of known commercial malware called Remcos RAT. Remcos RAT "provides purchases with a wide...

Cybercriminals Use Webflow to Deceive Users into Sharing Sensitive Login Credentials
2024-10-28 11:10

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a spike in phishing pages created using a website builder tool called Webflow, as threat actors continue to abuse legitimate services like Cloudflare and...

Cybercriminals Exploiting Docker API Servers for SRBMiner Crypto Mining Attacks
2024-10-22 14:00

Bad actors have been observed targeting Docker remote API servers to deploy the SRBMiner crypto miner on compromised instances, according to new findings from Trend Micro. "In this attack, the...

Evolving cybercriminal tactics targeting SMBs
2024-10-21 04:00

A recent Todyl report revealed a 558% increase in BEC (Business Email Compromise), AiTM (Adversary-in-the-Middle), and ATO (Account Takeover) attacks in 2024. In this Help Net Security video,...

Cybercriminals Use Unicode to Hide Mongolian Skimmer in E-Commerce Platforms
2024-10-10 07:18

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new digital skimmer campaign that leverages Unicode obfuscation techniques to conceal a skimmer dubbed Mongolian Skimmer. "At first glance, the thing...

Cybercriminals capitalize on poorly configured cloud environments
2024-10-04 03:30

Off-the-shelf offensive security tools and poorly configured cloud environments create openings in the attack surface, according to Elastic. Adversaries are utilizing off-the-shelf tools Offensive...

Cybercriminals Exploit HTTP Headers for Credential Theft via Large-Scale Phishing Attacks
2024-09-16 04:23

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of ongoing phishing campaigns that abuse refresh entries in HTTP headers to deliver spoofed email login pages that are designed to harvest users' credentials....