Tag: FBI
Hackers Trick Three UK Private Equity Firms into Transferring $1.3 Mn Via BEC Attack
Three British private equity firms were duped into making bank transfers worth £1.1 million (around US$1.3 million) following a sophisticated Business Email Compromise (BEC)...
Foreign State Hackers Target Coronavirus Research Centers in US: FBI
Cybersecurity leaders from the FBI said certain state-backed threat actors broke into the U.S. research institutions, which are working on COVID-19-related research, according to...
Social Media Trends Can Lead to Cyber Fraud: FBI
With no physical interactions these days, many people are sharing their updates online through pictures, posts, and other information. Hence, the FBI has issued...
U.S. Government Offers $5 Mn Reward for Information on North Korean Threat Groups
The U.S. government announced that it is offering $5 million reward for information about North Korea-based threat groups and hacking campaigns. In an advisory...
FBI Warns Organizations About Rising Business Email Compromise
Organizations that use cloud-based email systems are at high risk to Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks, according to a new announcement from the FBI....
New Zoom Bug Lets Hackers Compromise Windows Credentials
Security researchers claimed that online video meeting platform Zoom is vulnerable to remote attacks. According to cybersecurity expert Mitch@_g0dmode, Zoom’s video conferencing software for...