Phishing remains the most common cyberthreat and a top source of initial compromise. To stay protected against this threat—including the recent phishing attacks examined in this post—Vade experts recommend implementing phishing awareness training. This can make users proficient in spotting the common ...
From data extortion attacks to supply chain compromise, 2023 saw several high-profile cyberattacks and incidents. I talked with Mick Baccio, security strategist with SURGe, for his take on the types of incidents we're seeing this year. "The cybersecurity incident landscape in 2023 serves as ...
Iranian-origin threat group Charming Kitten has launched an espionage campaign targeting Middle East policy experts using malware such as BASICSTAR and KORKULOADER, capable of executing remote commands and displaying decoy PDF files. Some phishing attacks dropped customized backdoors, POWERLESS for ...Re...
SeveralApplecustomers recently reported being targeted in elaborate phishing attacks that involve what appears to be a bug in Apple’s password reset feature. In this scenario, a target’s Apple devices are forced to display dozens of system-level prompts that prevent the devices from being used ...
Cyberattacks & Data Breaches Cybercrime Forces Local Law Enforcement to Shift Focus Feb 6, 2025 | 1 Min Read byJennifer Lawinski, Contributing Writer Cyber Risk DeepSeek Phishing Sites Pursue User Data, Crypto Wallets Feb 6, 2025 | 1 Min Read byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer Vulnerabilities ...
Ransomware attacks spiked exponentially through 2021, increasing by 350% since 2018. The number of times firms paid settlement fees also increased by over 100%, and downtime incidents rose 200% through 2021. And despite a decrease in reported attacks in 2022 and 2023, ransomware settlements have...
Cyberattacks & Data Breaches Phishing Campaign Baits Hook With Malicious Amazon PDFs Jan 28, 2025 | 1 Min Read byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading Cyber Risk Reporting a Breach or Vuln? Be Sure Your Lawyer's on Call Jan 28, 2025 | 1 Min Read byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writ...
Identity-based attacks are on the rise, with phishing remaining the most common and second-most expensive attack vector. Some attackers are using AI to craft... 9 MIN READ Sep 12, 2023 Generative AI and Accelerated Computing for Spear Phishing Detection Spear phishing is the largest and...
3.1 Types of malicious attacks A malicious attack (threat) is an attempt to abuse and exploit another computer by various means. These are threats to access personal data without the victim’s knowledge and to take control of the device. There are three types of threats including phishing, soc...
And as phishing attacks continue to rise over the recent years, major data leaks can serve as convenient information databases for automated attacks on thousands of users. Even though half of the analyzed data sets were given away to the public for free, one the most sensitive data sets of ...