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100 people arrested in UK’s biggest fraud investigation

Over 200k victims were targeted via the iSpoof fraud website, which was taken down by Scotland Yard’s #cybercrime unit. 100 people arrested. Almost 20 people every minute were being contacted by scammers - stealing reported £50m.

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25.11.2022

Bahamut cybermercenary group targets Android users with fake VPN apps

Active #malware campaign ongoing disquising as legitimate SecureVPN app. Main purpose of the app modifications is to extract sensitive user data and actively spy on victims’ messaging apps. Read a detailed analysis >>

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25.11.2022

Ouch! Ransomware gang says it won’t attack AirAsia again due to the “chaotic organisation” and sloppy security of hacked airline’s network

⚠️ #Ransomware breach can also lead to gross public humiliation. Daixin gang said Air Asia, who lost data of 5M passengers and all employees, had so chaotic and poorly-secured IT infra that it refuses to repeat the attack.

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25.11.2022

ICS cyberthreats in 2023 – what to expect

2023 #cybersecurity trends: More attacks on "real economy" - food 🌾 transport 🚢 energy ⚡ medical 💊 Rising number of political hacktivists 🦹 Ransomware towards critical infra 🏭 Rise of embedded phishing pages on legitimate sites 🎣

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25.11.2022

Token tactics: How to prevent, detect, and respond to cloud token theft

⚠️ When we increase MFA coverage, threat actors need more sophisticated techniques to compromise resources. Recently there's been a significant increase in token theft. Read Microsoft's DART team's report on the #cybersecurity threat >>

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18.11.2022

Google to Pay $391 Million Privacy Fine for Secretly Tracking Users' Location

391M$ fine: Google's #privacy actions deemed deceptive. ⚠️ "misled users to think they turned off location tracking, but continued to collecting data" Location is combined with behavioral data to create user profiles eg for ad targeting.

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18.11.2022

Instagram Impersonators Target Thousands, Slipping by Microsoft's Cybersecurity

⚠️ #Phishing attack targets 22k students in the US with a "unusual login on Instagram" scam. To note: attack used a valid 41-month old domain with a good reputation, and was able to pass e.g. MS 365 and Exchange email protections.

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18.11.2022

It’s time. Delete your Twitter DMs

Twitter is in quite a chaos. Security people are advising to e.g. delete DMs 💬 and stop using Twitter SSO 🔐. Recently quitted Twitter employees include: - CISO - Head of Trust & Safety - CPO (privacy) - CCO (compliance) #cybersecurity

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18.11.2022

The Biggest Phishing Breaches of 2022 and How to Avoid them for 2023

#Phishing attacks were once primitive and full of typos, but nowadays even experts have trouble identifying them. Top types in 2022: 🅰️ Typosquatting 🌐 Lookalike domains 👔 Executive impersonation 🧑‍💼 High-level employee targeting

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11.11.2022