September 12, 2024 at 05:24AM Palo Alto’s Unit 42 threat intel team warns of a rising tactic used by phishers to steal victims’ credentials. They identified over 2,000 large-scale phishing campaigns abusing HTTP header refresh entries to redirect visitors to malicious websites. The phishing attacks primarily target business and economy sectors, highlighting the need for … Read more
March 7, 2024 at 07:56AM The FBI’s 2023 Internet Crime Report reveals a 22% increase in reported losses, totaling $12.5 billion, with 880,000 complaints submitted. People over 60 were the most vulnerable, and trends since 2019 show rising complaints and losses. Notably, BEC, investment fraud, and ransomware caused significant financial losses, totaling billions. IC3’s Recovery … Read more
February 20, 2024 at 03:17PM Ransomware attacks in 2023 saw a 20% increase in median initial ransom demands, reaching $600,000. Sectors such as legal, government, retail, and energy are seeing median demands of $1 million or more. LockBit, BlackCat/ALPHV, and Cl0p were the primary groups carrying out attacks, with LockBit dominating the market. Key takeaways … Read more