Threat actors have to find a way to get their malware onto your systems – phishing emails is an obvious method – Qakbot malware is the next step. This malware also known as Qbot, has been found to be to be intermediate software used by threat actors to infect victim’s …
It all starts with a phishing email
In most of our business cyber security training and work, we eventually get to the question of how cyber security defences are breached – and most often the answer is, using email. Even the biggest cyber criminal gangs attacking the highest profile targets, just use email. North Korean hackers attack …
Email scams – how hard is it to spot them?
This was going to be a “weekend read” but I thought it was important enough to be part of the main news feed. For an email phishing scam to work it has to, in some way, make you trust it. This exploitation of your trust is called social engineering and …
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And it’s back – Microsoft reinstates, default blocking in Office apps of macros from the internet.
This story has gone back and forth. How can Microsoft wobble on what has been a well used attack vector, by threat actors for years and years? Microsoft to block downloaded Office macros – at last – Smart Thinking Solutions Oh No! Microsoft appears to have rolled back it’s macro …
Roaming Mantis targets both Android and Apple iOS. But there are more malicious apps out there than you probably realise…
The threat actor Roaming Mantis has been detected since February, targeting victims across Europe and the Far East. Their attacks are based around phishing text messages, Android users are directed to download a malicious app, whilst Apple users (as the Apple “walled garden” Apps store does an effective job of …
