Microsoft neuters Office 365 account attacks that used clever ruse
Microsoft has neutered a large-scale fraud campaign that used knock-off domains and malicious apps to scam customers in 62 countries around the world. The software maker and...
Feds indict 'fxmsp' in connection with million-dollar hacking operation
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a man with hacking-related crimes as part of an investigation into a group of foreign scammers accused of targeting more than 300...
First-Ever Russian BEC Gang, Cosmic Lynx, Uncovered
Researchers say they have discovered the first-ever reported Russian business email compromise (BEC) cybercriminal ring, showing that sophisticated attackers beyond the usual Nigerian scammers...
E.U. Authorities Crack Encryption of Massive Criminal and Murder Network
European law-enforcement officials have shut down an encrypted Android-based communications platform used exclusively by criminals to plot murders, traffic illegal drugs,...
Dozens of US news sites hacked in WastedLocker ransomware attacks
The Evil Corp gang hacked into dozens of US newspaper websites owned by the same company to infect the employees of over 30 major US private firms using fake software update...
Fake "DNS Update" emails targeting site owners and admins
Attackers are trying to trick web administrators into sharing their admin account login credentials by urging them to activate DNSSEC for their domain. The scam was spotted by Sophos...
UC San Francisco pays $1.14 million for ransomware decryptor
The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) says that it paid $1.14 million to the Netwalker ransomware operators who successfully breached the UCSF School of Medicine's IT...
8 U.S. City Websites Targeted in Magecart Attacks
Researchers are warning that the websites of eight U.S. cities - across three states - have been compromised with payment card-stealing Magecart skimmers. The websites all utilize Click2Gov...
Chinese bank requires foreign firm to install app with covert backdoor
A large, multinational technology company got a nasty surprise recently as it was expanding its operations to China. The software a local bank required the company to install...
Akamai Mitigates Record 809 MPPS DDoS Attack
Akamai on Thursday revealed that it mitigated a second record-setting distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack since the beginning of June, one that peaked at 809 MPPS (million packets per second)....
