Phishing and ransomware-type threats targeted 84% of organisations in the past 12 revealed a new report.
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Phishing attacks goes targeted amid COVID-19
Phishing attacks are becoming increasingly more targeted revealed Kaspersky’s analysis. A number of new tricks have also been found – from HR dismissal emails to attacks disguised as delivery notifications.
Read MoreHackers concealed phishing attacks in Google Cloud
By using advanced features in a well-known cloud storage service according to Check Point researchers, the hackers can better disguise their malicious intentions.
Read MoreFacebook is most copied brand for phishing: Check Point Research
Facebook is the most imitated brand for Phishing attempts globally, followed by Yahoo (10%) for email based phishing, as per Check Point Research’s report.
Read MoreIndia second on the top phishing hosting nations’ list : RSA
According to the RSA Quarterly Fraud Report for 2019, Q1, India stands second to the U.S. on the list of top 10 phishing hosting countries in the world.
Read MoreCryptomining malware growth continues to surge in H1 2018 : McAfee Labs
After growing around 400,000 in the fourth quarter of 2017, new cryptomining malware samples grew a stunning 629% to more than 2.9 million samples in Q1 2018.
Read MoreOver 1/3 of all phishing attacks target financial sector customers in Q2, 2018
The IT sector was the second hardest hit, with 13.83 of attacks targeting tech companies, which is 12.28 percentage points more in comparison with the previous quarter, according to Kaspersky Lab’s ‘Spam and phishing in Q2 2018’ report.
Read MoreCheck Point researchers discover cyber criminals exploiting world cup fever with wallchart phishing campaign
Bangalore: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, a global cybersecurity solutions provider, has identified a phishing campaign linked to the start of the FIFA World Cup where cyber-criminals attempt to lure would-be victims into downloading a schedule of fixtures and a result tracker. When opened, the attachment uses a malware variant called ‘DownloaderGuide,’ a known downloader of potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that is most commonly used as an installer for applications such as toolbars, adware or system optimizers. Check Point researchers have found that in total the campaign includes nine different…
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