About 267 million Facebook user IDs and other user information is being offered for sale on a dark net site for about $540, according to cybersecurity intelligence firm Cyble, which says the data, which does not include passwords, could be used for phishing and other schemes.
The prolific TA505 cybercrime group targeted corporate networks across Europe using spear-phishing emails to spread the SDBbot remote access Trojan, according to IBM X-Force researchers. The malicious messages were disguised as emails from HR departments.
The State Department is offering a $5 million reward for information about North Korean-sponsored hacking campaigns, according to an advisory released this week by several U.S. agencies about the ongoing threat these campaigns pose to financial institutions and others.
A global health crisis. A remote workforce. Economic uncertainty. These are key ingredients to fuel the insider threat. Randy Trzeciak of the CERT Insider Threat Center at Carnegie Mellon University offers tips for monitoring risky behavior and creating positive incentives to reduce risk.
As governments and organizations around the globe rethink their use of the Zoom teleconference platform as a result of ongoing privacy and security concerns, the company is making more system changes and has formed a CISO advisory board.
Cybercrime groups and nation-state hacking gangs are continuing to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic to further their aims, U.K. and U.S. security agencies warn in a joint alert. While overall attack levels haven't increased, they say, "the frequency and severity of COVID-19-related cyberattacks" looks set to surge.
Fraudsters are taking advantage of the uncertainty over the global COVID-19 pandemic to ramp-up business email compromise scams designed to steal money, the FBI and security researchers warn.
A Magecart group has been using a new skimmer technique to target the online checkout sites of smaller businesses in order to steal credit card data, according to RiskIQ researchers, who have spotted 19 of these malicious JavaScript attacks so far.
Popular teleconferencing software Zoom is continuing to fall under scrutiny as questions are raised over its privacy and security practices. The latest issue: a feature that inadvertently reveals strangers' email addresses and profile photos.
The FBI has arrested a Russian national for allegedly helping an international cybercriminal gang launder its money by turning cash into bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, according to court documents.
With the U.S. and other nations adopting economic stimulus packages as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic, fraudsters are now using the promise of government checks as phishing lures to spread banking Trojans, according to a pair of new security research reports.
The FBI has issued an alert reminding the healthcare sector and other industries about the ongoing threat of Kwampirs remote access Trojan attacks on the supply chain.
The FBI warns that the notorious FIN7 cybercrime gang has a new trick up its sleeve: Mailing victims a $50 gift card portrayed as good for redeeming items listed on an accompanying USB storage device, which in reality downloads Griffon backdoor software to give attackers remote access.
Cybercriminals are waging brute-force attacks that enable them to change DNS settings on home and small business routers to redirect victims to fake COVID-19-themed websites that push infostealer malware, according to the security firm Bitdefender.
Tupperware, known for its colorful array of food storage containers, is the latest company to have its website hit with a card skimmer that siphons off payment card details at checkout, according to the security firm Malwarebytes. Malicious JavaScript hid in the online checkout payment form.
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