There is no doubt that threat actors are becoming more organised, with skilled organisations, not only carrying out attacks, but suppling highly capable hacking tools to less skilled organisations – fo a cut of the illicit profits: New EvilProxy service lets all hackers use advanced phishing tactics (bleepingcomputer.com) This one …
Maybe this attack may not target my readers, but you never know?
The is active attack running on the internet at the moment targeting the CEOs and CFOs of some of the biggest companies around. These threat actors are not looking for targets of opportunity, for the work they put in they only want targets that can return millions of Pounds or …
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Tourist rebound after COVID-19 is an obvious target for phishing attacks
Research company Proofpoint, has shown that the threat actor, tracked as TA558, has increased it’s phishing campaigns targeted at hotel and travel companies, to coincide with the rapid increase in foreign travel as the pandemic decreases. Hackers target hotel and travel companies with fake reservations (bleepingcomputer.com) Threat actors are always …
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Phishing attacks are meant to deceive everyone…
Even someone like me and Dan Goodwin, who wrote the linked article – people who work in cybersecurity all the time. I’m a security reporter and got fooled by a blatant phish | Ars Technica It is worth reading to see what you are dealing with, when it comes to …
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Where do threat actors get the email addresses for phishing attacks?
They steal them: Email marketing firm hacked to steal crypto-focused mailing lists (bleepingcomputer.com) Email marketing firms are prime targets.
