May 20, 2022
E-commerce giant Americanas reports $183 million in lost sales after ransomware hit
The Brazilian e-commerce giant Americanas was hit by the notorious Lapsus$ group at the end of February. Americanas’ latest financial reports show a loss of $183 million in sales due to this disruption of online services, although the company still managed to generate 22% YoY growth.
May 20, 2022
Emotet continues to evolve, abuse trust
Some former guests of the historic Hotel Warner, which first opened in 1930, have become victims of a malicious email campaign that is spoofing the hotel's email addresses and domain name in order to spread Emotet malware.
May 13, 2022
Colonial Pipeline operators face nearly $1 million penalty
In the wake of last year's DarkSide ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline that caused fuel shortages across the U.S. East Coast, the company is facing regulatory fines of $986,000.
May 13, 2022
Nerbian RAT uses COVID-19 info as lure
A recent malicious email campaign has been spreading a new feature-rich remote access trojan, known as Nerbian RAT.
May 11, 2022
Agriculture equipment manufacturer AGCO hit by ransomware
Global agricultural equipment company AGCO, creator of Fendt tractors and other popular tools, has been knocked offline by a ransomware attack.
May 10, 2022
BEC scams grew by 65% in 2021
According to the FBI, business email compromise (BEC) scams grew by 65% last year. These attacks often start by spoofed emails that pretend to be a manager in your organization or government entity.
May 10, 2022
Twitter phishing scams target verified accounts
Recent phishing campaigns are targeting verified Twitter profiles with convincing emails, enticing victims to provide their Twitter credentials — supposedly in order to fix a problem with their verification badge.
May 07, 2022
Magniber ransomware hiding in fake Windows updates
A massive malware campaign has been distributing Magniber ransomware, disguised as Microsoft Windows updates.
May 02, 2022
Conti ransomware hits Costa Rica government services
A Conti ransomware attack affected multiple government services in Costa Rica, from the Finance Ministry to the Labor Ministry. One of the most recent victims is the Electricity Service of Cartago (JASEC).
May 02, 2022
New malware loader "Bumblebee" picks up steam
Malware loaders commonly used by threat actors, such as BazaLoader and IcedID, are seemingly being replaced by a new loader called Bumblebee.
April 30, 2022
New ransomware gang "Black Basta" emerges
A new ransomware known as Black Basta has emerged, attacking at least 12 companies within its first three weeks of operation — including the American Dental Association and wind farm operator Deutsche Windtechnik.
April 27, 2022
African banks have a RAT problem
African banks have found themselves to be an increasing target for remote access tools (RATs) that are deployed through typo-squatted domains and HTML smuggling tactics as a delivery method.