Cyber Threats in the Form of MS Office Email Attachments: A Growing Danger
In the world of cybersecurity, one of the most common and persistent threats is the exploitation of email attachments, particularly those involving Microsoft Office documents. Cybercriminals have long relied on social engineering tactics to deliver malicious payloads via email attachments, and with the widespread use of MS Office tools in both personal and professional set-tings, […]
Phishing Campaign Exploits Fake Trump Assassination Story to Harvest Corporate Data
A new phishing campaign circulating online is using a fabricated assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump to trick users into divulging personal and corporate information, according to cybersecurity experts at ESET. The attack targets corporate networks with the goal of stealing sensitive data and potentially infiltrating these systems. While two genuine assassination attempts on […]
Defending Against Business Email Compromise: A Comprehensive Guide
In today’s digital age, where email communication is integral to business operations, the threat of Business Email Compromise (BEC) looms large. BEC attacks are sophisticated schemes where cybercriminals manipulate email communication to deceive employees into transferring money or sensitive information. These attacks often result in significant financial losses and reputational damage. To safeguard your organization […]
Malicious emails tricking users to make donations for elections
As the US Elections of 2024 approach, voters must remain vigilant against a rising tide of cybercrime targeting political donations. Several threat groups are deceiving citizens into donating money purportedly for the elections, which turns out to be fraudulent schemes aimed at financial gain. A recent study by Trellix highlights the urgency for law enforcement […]
What to do if an email account gets hacked
If your email account gets hacked, the first thing to do is to contact the email services provider and inform them about the compromise. One can use the security question that was used at the time of registration to regain control over the account via a recovery service/procedure. Since an email compromise can lead to […]
NHS Email Servers used for Phishing Attacks
Cybercriminals reportedly hacked UK’s National Health Service, shortly dubbed NHS to launch over 1000 phishing emails from the compromised servers. This incident was discovered by a research firm named Inky and it confirmed that the illegal access to the servers was carried out for a time frame of six months ending in March this year. […]
FBI Email Servers hacked
The so-called Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), America’s most prestigious law enforcement organization, is facing embarrassment as hackers somehow crept into its email servers and sent 100,000 fake emails to many recipients- mostly innocent civilians. In what is known to our Cybersecurity Insiders, the hack occurred because of a mis-configuration in the email server of […]
UK Ministers under probe for using personal emails for government projects
Acting on a complaint received from a Ministerial staff, the UK Information Commissioner’s office has started an investigation that deals with the fact on whether some or all the UK ministers are using personal email accounts while conducting government businesses. Elizabeth Denham, the data protection commissioner of Britain, has confirmed the news and assured that […]
Ransomware attackers are now emailing customers of victimized companies
All these days, we have seen ransomware gangs striking companies and stealing & locking up their data from access until a ransom is paid. Now, a research carried out by KrebsOnSecurity says that the gangs are emailing customers of the victimized businesses to put an extra pressure on them. The conformation was given when Krebs […]
China email hack on Microsoft Exchange victimizes 50 companies
China cyber attack on Microsoft Business email Exchange server has resulted in claiming over 60,000 victims on a global note, says an update provided by the tech giant led by Mr. Satya Nadella. A US Cybersecurity firm has confirmed that its researchers are busy in investigating the incident that resulted in the disruption of over […]
