Interpol arrests thousands of scammers in operation “First Light 2022”

Law enforcement agencies around the world appear to have scored a major victory in the fight against fraudsters, in an operation that seized tens of millions of dollars and seen more than ...
PLEASE_READ_ME Ransomware Campaign Targeting MySQL Servers

PLEASE_READ_ME Ransomware Campaign Targeting MySQL Servers

Digital attackers launched a new ransomware campaign dubbed “PLEASE_READ_ME” in an effort to target MySQL servers. Guardicore first spotted the attack back in January 2020. After that, it witnessed a total of ...
New Microsoft Spear-Phishing Attack Uses Exact Domain Spoofing Tactic

New Microsoft Spear-Phishing Attack Uses Exact Domain Spoofing Tactic

Security researchers detected a new spear-phishing attack that’s using an exact domain spoofing tactic in order to impersonate Microsoft. On December 7, IRONSCALES revealed that it had spotted the campaign targeting Office ...
Phorpiex Botnet Named “Most Wanted Malware” in November 2020

Phorpiex Botnet Named “Most Wanted Malware” in November 2020

The Phorpiex botnet earned the notorious designation of “most wanted malware” for the month of November 2020. In its Global Threat Index for November 2020, Check Point Research revealed that it had ...
Mercy Health Fired Employee Responsible for Insider Breach

Mercy Health Fired Employee Responsible for Insider Breach

Mercy Health revealed that it had fired an employee who was responsible for an insider breach involving its systems. On December 4, Mercy Health posted a notice informing its patients of a ...
BEC Scammers Struck Philadelphia Non-Profit Food Bank

BEC Scammers Struck Philadelphia Non-Profit Food Bank

Malicious actors used a Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam to prey upon a Philadelphia non-profit food bank. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, the scam occurred back in July when the hunger relief ...

Egregor Ransomware Strikes Metro Vancouver’s TransLink

The Egregor ransomware gang struck TransLink, the authority responsible for managing Metro Vancouver’s transportation network. On December 1, TransLink announced that certain issues were affecting its phones, online services and payment systems ...
Global Phishing Campaign Sets Sights on COVID-19 Cold Chain

Global Phishing Campaign Sets Sights on COVID-19 Cold Chain

A global phishing campaign targeted organizations associated with the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) cold chain. Discovered by IBM Security X-Force, the operation began in September 2020 by targeting multiple entities that support the ...

Email Attackers Using Auto-Forwarding Rules to Perpetrate BEC Scams

U.S. law enforcement learned that email attackers are using auto-forwarding rules to help them to perpetrate Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams. In a Private Industry Notification published on November 25, the FBI ...

Indian National to Spend 20 Years in Prison for Call Center Scheme

An Indian national received a prison sentence of 20 years for having created a call center scheme that preyed upon U.S. individuals. On November 30, U.S. District Judge David Hittner handed down ...