Tag: threat actors
Money Mule Activity Surges Amid Unemployment, FBI Warns
The FBI issued a warning about online scammers targeting unemployed youth in the U.S. by recruiting them into their cybercriminal activities. Various threat actor...
Egregor Ransomware Hits HR Agency Randstad
Popular staffing company Randstad has suffered a ransomware attack in which threat actors stole unencrypted files from its network. In an official release, the...
Home Depot Settles 2014 Data Breach Lawsuit for $17.5 Mn
The popular U.S. home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc. has agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a multistate investigation related to a data...
Facebook Users Tricked in a Massive Phishing and Credit Card Scam
Cybersecurity researchers from vpnMentor uncovered a global hacking operation targeting Facebook users after discovering an unsecured Elasticsearch database obtained by the threat actors. The...
RedMart Suffers Data Breach; Details of 1.1 Mn Accounts Exposed
RedMart, a Singapore-based online grocery platform, is the latest victim of a data breach incident that allegedly exposed personal data and records of about...
“BAHAMUT” Swims into Legitimate Accounts to Spread Disinformation
Security experts from BlackBerry uncovered the cyber espionage group dubbed “BAHAMUT” targeting several government officials and major industries via various disinformation campaigns. In its...
Facebook Takes Down Hundreds of Fake Accounts Under Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior
Facebook has taken down two separate networks that originated from China and the Philippines for violating its Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior (CIB) policy. In an...
Threat Alert! Attackers Use Malicious Email Accounts to Launch BEC Attacks
Researchers at Barracuda, a provider of cloud-enabled security solutions, has warned users about threat actors who create accounts with legitimate email services and use...
Fake or Real? How to Spot Malicious or Fake Apps
Software applications are no more limited to smartphones; the app ecosystem has expanded from mobiles to watches, laptops, and television. Whether it is Google...
How Threat Actors Exploited Google Cloud to Launch Phishing Attacks
The world today is increasingly digital. And with rapid digital transformation and technology adoption, hackers are misusing the situation with more targeted attacks. A...