The Interlock ransomware gang now uses ClickFix attacks that impersonate IT tools to breach corporate networks and deploy file-encrypting malware on devices. ClickFix is a social engineering tactic ...
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital (HHMH) recently thought it was the victim of a ransomware demand, but it turns out the incident was actually an elaborate social engineering hoax. Earlier this month, ...
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What Happened: Heads up, everyone. There’s a really nasty new scam making the rounds, and it’s targeting anyone searching for Microsoft Teams. Why This Is Important: This is a scarily smart campaign.
There's a scam going around that involves impersonating ransomware group BianLian, warns the Federal Bureau of Investigation. On Thursday, the FBI issued a warning that describes the scam. Ransoms ...
Security researchers have once again found poisoned ads on popular ad networks, spoofing major brands to deliver all sorts of nasties. Experts at Expel spotted a new malware distribution campaign ...
Microsoft's threat intelligence team published a code-level breakdown on July 9, 2026, of a sophisticated Windows backdoor called GigaWiper — a modular implant assembled from at least three older ...
A ransomware gang has escalated its attacks on law firms by sometimes sending fake IT workers in person to the victims’ offices, where the imposters steal data directly from the victims’ computers ...
Fraudsters reportedly demanded up to $350,000 to cover up a fictitious data breach — but how can CSOs tell fake attacks from real ones in cybercrime’s hall of mirrors? In late February, healthcare ...
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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What Happened: Heads up, everyone. There’s a really nasty new scam making the rounds, and it’s targeting anyone searching for ...