Researchers at Google have been tracking various phishing cyber attacks, that are exploiting the Russia Ukraine conflict, but originate from other countries. China, Iran, North Korea, Russia and others using Ukraine invasion in phishing attacks: Google – The Record by Recorded Future Both state sponsored and financially motivated groups are …
Zero Day attacks – are always going to be a problem and now the cyber-criminals are getting faster at exploiting them
Hackers are getting faster at exploiting zero-day flaws. That’s going to be a problem for everyone | ZDNet For my full story on this cyber security problem we all face see here at Octagon Technology.
IcedID Malware – something you do not want run – so check your Exchange server
There are reports of hackers exploiting Microsoft Exchange servers, that have not been patched, to distribute spam email infected with IcedID malware. If you do run IcedID on your PC, the malware compromises the security of your machine opening a backdoor for other malware to be injected into your computer. …
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Time to make your mind up about Kaspersky the Russian security software. There is a lack of trust? UPDATED 26 March 2022
This article was first posted on 16 March 2022 Updated 26 March 2022 The United States Federal Communications Commission has added Kaspersky to the list of suppliers it considers poses an unacceptable risk to US national security – this list includes Huawei and ZTE. Kaspersky software was already banned from …
Do you know what an .xlsb file is? The hackers do and it is another way to obscure their malicious payloads
Here is yet another email attachment, examined by Xme, at SANS Internet Storm and for you to look out for: XLSB Files: Because Binary is Stealthier Than XML – Sans Internet Storm Centre For phishing attacks to succeed the hackers need to exploit your trust – for them to fail …
