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Detection Tools and Human Analysis Lead to a Security Non-Event

November 30, 2022 0 Comments mdr, sophos mdr, sophos x-ops, spearphishing, threat research

Credit to Author: Angela Gunn| Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2022 12:00:13 +0000

A look at how MDR turned a targeted attack into a non-event, in which no high-value credentials are compromised and several dozen employees are not tricked into letting a bad guy get boots on the ground

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North Korean Lazarus APT group targets blockchain tech companies

April 19, 2022 0 Comments applejeus, APT, apt38, Blockchain, Crypto, lazarus, north korea, patch management, Social engineering, spearphishing

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 13:56:55 +0000

The Lazarus Group is targeting companies involved in blockchain technology.

The post North Korean Lazarus APT group targets blockchain tech companies appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Ransomware attack forces 2-day shutdown of natural gas pipeline

February 20, 2020 0 Comments cisa, cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency, department of homeland security, dhs, Government security, infrastructure, malware, natural gas facility, phishing, Ransomware, security threats, spearphishing, utilities

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 14:35:31 +0000

The attacker(s) infected both IT and operational networks with an unspecified ransomware strain, though the facility never lost control.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/YqiqInxA_Kc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Gezielte Phishing-Attacken auf dem Vormarsch – diese Tipps schieben den Riegel vor

January 28, 2020 0 Comments Corporate, phishing, spearphishing

Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 12:19:11 +0000

Aktuelle Phishingwellen beweisen es – die Cyberkriminellen sind kreativ. Nun muss man sich zum Beispiel auch vor Phishing-SMS-Nachrichten in Acht nehmen: im Namen von DHL werden aktuell Kurznachrichten verschickt mit dem Hinweis, dass ein Paket im Verteilerzentrum liege und für zwei Euro dieses seinen Weg weiterführen könne. Über einen Link soll der Empfänger dann diesen […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/WNDU5Sh4zvs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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North Carolina county falls for BEC scam, to the tune of $1,728,083

August 1, 2019 0 Comments BEC scams, business email compromise, Cabarrus County, fraud, Government security, Law & order, North Carolina, phishing, Scam, security threats, spearphishing, whaling

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 11:00:50 +0000

The county could only claw back some of the $2,504,601 it paid to a scammer posing as a contractor working on building a new high school.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/h5cAeqdGji8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>