While legitimate concerns abound about the Russian-Ukrainian conflict sparking a far-reaching cyberwarfare conflagration around the globe, small-time crooks are also ramping up their efforts amid the crisis. Phishing emails to Microsoft users warning of Moscow-led account hacking have started to make the rounds, looking to lift credentials and other personal details. Read more >>>
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned US organizations that data wiping attacks targeting Ukraine could spill over to targets from other countries. The two federal agencies issued this warning in the form of a joint cybersecurity advisory published over the weekend following the unwarranted Russian invasion of Ukraine. Read more >>>
February 17, 2022
Security researchers warn that some attackers are compromising Microsoft Teams accounts to slip into chats and spread malicious executables to participants in the conversation. Researchers found that hackers started to drop malicious executable files in conversations on Microsoft Teams communication platform. The attacks started in January, the threat actor inserts in a chat an executable file called “User Centric” to trick the user into running it. Read more >>>
February 15, 2022
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed that the BlackByte ransomware group has breached the networks of at least three organizations from US critical infrastructure sectors in the last three months. "As of November 2021, BlackByte ransomware had compromised multiple US and foreign businesses, including entities in at least three US critical infrastructure sectors (government facilities, financial, and food & agriculture).," the federal law enforcement agency said. Read more >>>
February 15, 2022
Google has released Chrome 98.0.4758.102 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, to fix a high-severity zero-day vulnerability used by threat actors in attacks. "Google is aware of reports that an exploit for CVE-2022-0609 exists in the wild," Google said in a security advisory released today. Read more >>>
January 14, 2022
Threat actors are creating accounts within the Adobe Cloud suite and sending images and PDFs that appear legitimate to target Office 365 and Gmail users. WESTprotect recommends organizations analyze emails for signs of phishing, maintain a robust security awareness program, and implement network monitoring tools that can identify malicious activity. Read more >>>