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Attacks employing the TrickBot malware continue, leveraging phishing emails as the initial infection vector, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warn. In a joint advisory published on Wednesday, the two agencies revealed that a sophisticated group of cybercrime actors is leveraging a traffic infringement phishing scheme to lure…
Security researchers say a powerful new Android malware masquerading as a critical system update can take complete control of a victim’s device and steal their data. The malware was found bundled in an app called “System Update” that had to be installed outside of Google Play, the app store for Android devices. Once installed by…
Belgium”s parliament, universities, and scientific institutions have been targeted in a coordinated cyberattack. Belnet, the company that provides internet services to the country’s government agencies, said their network was “victim of a large-scale attack” on Tuesday. Unknown hackers committed a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack at 11:00 (CEST), Belnet said, designed to prevent the…
Application Security , Endpoint Security , Governance & Risk Management Malware Steals Data, Messages, Images; Takes Control of Phones Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • March 30, 2021 Android device users are being targeted by a sophisticated spyware app that disguises itself as a “system update” application, warns mobile security firm Zimperium zLabs. See Also:…
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Microsoft Warns of Clever Social Engineering Using ‘BazaCall’ Malware Jeremy Kirk (jeremy_kirk) • August 3, 2021 Ransomware actors have set up a call center to trick victims into running a malicious macro in an Excel document, giving them control…
Account Takeover Fraud , Card Not Present Fraud , Cybercrime Cybercriminals Using Web Shells to Control Retailers’ Servers Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • April 9, 2021 Visa’s Payment Fraud Disruption team reports that cybercriminals are increasingly using web shells to establish command and control over retailers’ servers during payment card skimming attacks. See Also:…
