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APT36 jumps on the coronavirus bandwagon, delivers Crimson RAT

March 17, 2020 0 Comments APT, apt36, coronavirus, coronavirus malware, covid-19, credential stealer, crimson rat, Exploit, exploits, info-stealer, macro, malicious macro, malware, nation-state attack, rat, remote administration tool, Social engineering, spear phishing, spear phishing attack, Threat analysis, transparent tribe

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:00:00 +0000

We look at a spear phishing attack from APT36, an Advanced Persistent Threat group posing as the government of India and offering guidance on coronavirus. Instead, users are infected with a Crimson RAT that steals data.

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FBI: Cybercrime tore a $3.5b hole in victims’ pockets last year

February 13, 2020 0 Comments 2fa, BEC, eac, extortion, fake tech support, FBI, IC3, internet crime report, investment fraud schemes, Law & order, payroll funds, phishing, rat, scams, security threats, smishing, spoofing, tech support

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:45:23 +0000

The FBI’s Internet Crime Report shows that business email comprise is the biggest money-maker for cybercriminals.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/z_YNbnD3_LU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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A week in security (January 20 – 26)

January 27, 2020 0 Comments A week in security, Apple, awis, blog recap, breach, facebook phishing, fake job listings, Google, hiring scam, jhonerat, nest iot, pupyrat, Ransomware, rat, remote-access trojan, sextortion, tech support scam, thsuite, tinder, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 17:17:14 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s most notable security stories and events, including tech support scams, deepfakes, and the latest ransomware attack in Florida.

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Tags: Apple awis blog recap breach facebook phishing fake job listings Google hiring scam JhoneRAT Nest IOT PupyRAT ransomware rat remote access Trojan sextortion tech support scam THSuite Tinder weekly blog roundup

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7 types of virus – a short glossary of contemporary cyberbadness

December 28, 2019 0 Comments banking trojan, data stealer, keylogger, malware, ram scraper, Ransomware, rat

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 21:30:37 +0000

Here’s a short list of 7 malware categories we hope you never encounter. Sadly, it’s not an exhaustive list… but it’s a helpful start.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/pb59riwiap0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Don’t fall for this porn scam – even if your password’s in the subject!

December 17, 2019 0 Comments Privacy, rat, Scam, sextortion, Spam, spyware

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 23:03:19 +0000

This “I am well aware” email is just another sextortion scam where crooks try to blackmail you with a video they don’t actually have.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/IYX-tv1HR4k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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IM RAT spy tool seller raided, busted, kicked offline

December 3, 2019 0 Comments cyberstalking, imminent methods, imminent monitor remote access trojan, Law & order, malware, nca, rat, remote-access trojan, security threats, spy tool, spying, spying app, spyware, trojan

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 11:39:47 +0000

The spyware gave complete control of victimized computers, sold for as little as$25, and was bought by 14,500 hackers worldwide.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/C9-5zyZFzdY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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WhatsApp sues spyware maker for allegedly hacking phones worldwide

October 31, 2019 0 Comments activists, Cryptography, cyberweapons, encrypted messaging, end-to-end encryption, espionage, Hacking, israel, Law & order, lawsuit, malware, Mobile, nso, nso group, pegasus, Privacy, q cyber technologies, rat, security threats, Social networks, spies, spyware, whatsapp, zero-click

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:32:02 +0000

WhatsApp has publicly attributed the attack on its users in May 2019 to the Israeli spyware makers, NSO Group.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/rTg4uWB-Hmg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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New social engineering toolkit draws inspiration from previous web campaigns

September 3, 2019 0 Comments Domen, eitest, FakeUpdates, hoeflertext, NetSupport, rat, SocGholish, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 15:15:33 +0000

We discovered a web social engineering toolkit that allows crooks to create fake update notification campaigns on both desktop and mobile in up to 30 different languages.

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