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Exotic Lily is the name given to a group of cybercriminals that specialized as an initial access broker, serving groups like Conti and Diavol ransomware.

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Lock and Code S1Ep2: On the challenges of managed service providers

March 17, 2020 0 Comments BEC, conficker, coronavirus, fingerprint files, msp, phishing scam, play protect, Podcast, remote, skimmer, smbv3, spear phishing

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:28:35 +0000

On episode 2 of Lock and Code, we discuss the latest security news, including how to secure remote workers, security conferences cancelled because of coronavirus, and Google Play’s poor performance on stopping malware. Plus, we speak to two MSP representatives on the daily challenges of managing thousands of endpoints.

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Podcast

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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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Threat analysis

Tags: 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 transparent tribe

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Spear phishing 101: what you need to know

January 29, 2020 0 Comments 101, Business, malspam, organisation, organization, organizations, phish, phishing, Scam, smishing, Social engineering, Spam, spear phish, spear phishing, whaling

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 18:50:01 +0000

We look at the threat of spear phishing, why it’s such a problem, and what organizations can do to lessen the chance of a successful attack.

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Social engineering

Tags: 101 business malspam organisation organization organizations phish phishing scam smishing Social Engineering spam spear phish spear phishing whaling

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Europol: Ransomware remains top threat in IOCTA report

October 14, 2019 0 Comments Awareness, BEC, business email compromise, child sexual exploitation, cse, DDoS, europol, fraud, internet organized crime threat assessment, iocta, phishing, Ransomware, spear phishing

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 16:00:00 +0000

The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, or Europol, just released its annual Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) report. We highlight their key findings and remind readers how to better protect themselves.

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Awareness

Tags: bec Business Email Compromise child sexual exploitation cse ddos europol fraud internet organized crime threat assessment iocta phishing ransomware spear phishing

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Emotet is back: botnet springs back to life with new spam campaign

September 16, 2019 0 Comments Botnet, botnets, downloader, emotet, information stealer, malicious email, malspam, phishing, Ryuk ransomware, Spam, spear phishing, trickbot

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 17:04:53 +0000

After months of laying dormant, the notorious Emotet is back, with its botnet spewing spam globally.

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Botnets

Tags: botnet botnets downloader emotet information stealer malicious email malspam phishing Ryuk ransomware spam spear phishing trickbot

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A week in security (September 2 – 8)

September 9, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, back to school, back to school cybersecurity, Capital One data breach, china, cyber insurance, deepfake, deepfake for voices, facebook, iphone compromise, Paige Thompson, Ransomware, remote workers, romance scam, scammers, Social engineering, spear phishing, targeted attacks, trickbot, Uyghur Muslims

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 16:01:30 +0000

A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of September 2 – 8, including TrickBot’s new trick, a social engineering toolkit, and how to keep remote workers safe.

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A week in security

Tags: back to school back to school cybersecurity Capital One data breach china cyber insurance deepfake deepfake for voices facebook iphone compromise Paige Thompson ransomware remote workers romance scam scammers Social Engineering spear phishing targeted attacks trickbot Uyghur Muslims

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Fake Dell support rep admits to talking US colleges out of $874,000

August 6, 2019 0 Comments BEC, Dell, extradition, Law & order, phishing, security threats, spear phishing, tech support scam

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 12:23:23 +0000

His victims: UCSD and a Pennsylvania university. He hid out in Kenya for nearly 8 months before being nabbed.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/vcTREDMg0FE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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