Spam

We look at some of the defining moments in the threat landscape that helped steer organizations toward adding proactive incident response strategies to their cybersecurity defenses.

Email is a major entry point for all kinds of threats. Onliner is a massive operation that uses account data harvested from previous breaches to spread malware.

Apart from understanding the ransomware tactics and techniques beyond encryption, it is equally important to understand how they arrive in the environment.

Spam with messages that contain an "attached resume" is being used to spread Cryptowall 3.0, a ransomware variant that uses RSA encryption to lock down its victims' files.

Personal information of the users of online adult dating site AdultFriendFinder have reportedly been leaked, with intimate details that open them up to extortion.

Spam emails that use the recent Nepal earthquake as a hook are being used to trick users into downloading malware.

Online and offline threats abound during tax season. The latest: calls from fake IRS agents taking advantage of unsuspecting victims, reportedly scaring their victims into paying up.

Cybercriminals are once again taking advantage of tax season, and besides phishing pages, they've got another nasty surprise up their sleeves for taxpayers in the ANZ region: Torrentlocker.

From quasi-historical plots, to gritty biopics, there’s no denying that the awards season is upon us. While the film race isn’t tidily cut-and-dried yet, find out what types of social engineering lures cybercriminals are using to trick excited fans.