Attackers are attempting to reset the passwords of some DigitalOcean customers, the cloud infrastructure provider says. The email addresses of these customers were likely exposed in a data breach involving Mailchimp, which provided transactional email services for DigitalOcean.
Signal says 1,900 of its customers have been affected by the recent phishing attack on its third-party vendor Twilio. Signal says phone numbers and SMS verification codes of 1,900 customers are compromised, potentially transferring access of these accounts to the attackers.
The average person believes using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) makes them significantly less likely to be hacked. That is simply not true! Hackers can bypass 90-95% of MFA solutions much easier than you would think. Using a regular looking phishing email, they can bypass MFA just as easily as if it were a simple...
An updated version of the Russian-linked SOVA Android Trojan is back with updated attack techniques targeting more than 200 mobile applications, including banking apps and crypto exchanges/wallets. Researchers at Cleafy uncovered that the Trojan now also features ransomware capabilities.
As promised in Q1, here’s the Q2 Expel Quarterly Threat Report! Just like last quarter, this report surfaces the most significant data we’re seeing in our threat detection and response efforts, curates that data into trends that can impact your cybersecurity posture, and offers resilience recommendations to...
It feels like we hear about a new devastating cyberattack in the news every day, and attack methods seem to be proliferating at an exponential rate. So, which tactics should you be aware of beyond standard “click and infect” attack vectors?
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Fraudsters have one key aim: to make the most money with the least effort.
The types of fraud consistently evolve to pick off the easiest targets. As digital identity and transaction monitoring solutions have become more advanced, fraudsters have faced an increasingly robust barrier to brute force account takeover...
The adoption of digital platforms shows no signs of slowing down as consumers embrace the convenience of mobile channels in Asia-Pacific region. What has also become clearly apparent from analysis of the LexisNexis® Digital Identity Network®, is that fraud is on the rise as consumer confidence returns.
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The past few years have shown us a tremendous shift in BEC attacks, which changed its strategies from Executive Impersonation to opting to impersonate third party vendors and suppliers instead. This shift has given the threat actors a plethora of additional trusted identities to exploit.
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Insurance claims being filed by ransomware victims are growing as criminals continue to hit businesses with crypto-locking malware. To avoid these claims, organizations can take a number of proven steps to better protect themselves, says Payal Chakravarty of Coalition.
The new Expel Quarterly Threat Report provides even more data on what we’re seeing, detection opportunities, and resilience recs to help protect your organization — now on a quarterly basis.
Digital transformation and the rapid rise of fintech companies have rapidly changed the behaviour of merchants and consumers alike, resulting in a huge rise in digital payment methods and remote channels. But with greater convenience and speed comes risk. Retail and e-commerce businesses are seeing a rise in fraud,...
If you think the only way your network and devices can be compromised via email is phishing, think again!
A majority of data breaches are caused by attacks on the human layer, but email hacking is much more than phishing and launching malware. From code execution and clickjacking to password theft and rogue forms,...
Police in Nigeria this week arrested a 37-year-old man who's been charged with masterminding "a criminal syndicate tied to massive business email compromise and phishing campaigns," Interpol says. But with known BEC losses last year exceeding $2.4 billion, will the arrest have a noticeable impact?
A majority of financial institutions have reported a rise in account opening fraud and payment scams, which is expected to continue and cause losses for banks, says Trace Fooshee, strategic adviser at Aite-Novarica Group. He discusses new technologies to put in place to mitigate scam attacks.
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