The Pig Butchering scam, a scam operation that specializes in fake investments in allegedly promising cryptocurrency projects, stocks, bonds, futures and options, was found in the Apple and Google app stores. Such attacks are called “pig slaughter”, and scammers use social engineering against their victims (“pigs”), finding contact with them on social networks and dating… Continue reading Cryptocurrency Scam “Pig Butchering” Penetrated the Apple App Store and Google Play Store
Tag: Sophos
Hackers Stole over $2.5 million from Hackers
In the past 12 months hackers have scammed more than $2.5 million from other cybercriminals on three separate hack forums alone (Exploit, XSS and BreachForums), according to Sophos researchers. You might also be interested in reading All About Hacker Motivation: Why Do Hackers Hack? Experts spoke about the results of studying darknet forums during a… Continue reading Hackers Stole over $2.5 million from Hackers
Auto Parts Manufacturer Attacked by Three Different Ransomware in Two weeks
Sophos experts told about an interesting case when an unnamed auto parts manufacturer was attacked by three different ransomware in a row, in just two weeks. Let me remind you that we also wrote that New RedAlert Ransomware Targets Windows and Linux VMware ESXi Servers, and also that Hackers Launched LockBit 3.0 and Bug Bounty… Continue reading Auto Parts Manufacturer Attacked by Three Different Ransomware in Two weeks
Epsilon Red ransomware threatens Microsoft Exchange servers
Sophos experts have discovered the Epsilon Red ransomware that exploits vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange servers to attack other machines on the network. Experts write that the malware is based on many different scripts, and Epsilon Red operators use a commercial remote access utility in attacks. Epsilon Red was discovered last week while investigating an attack… Continue reading Epsilon Red ransomware threatens Microsoft Exchange servers
Cybercriminals fake letters from WHO to distribute HawkEye and trick money into fight with COVID-19
Specialists from IBM X-Force discovered a new malicious campaign, in which cybercriminals fake letters from WHO, impersonate its CEOs Tedros Adan Gebreisus, and send users emails containing a HawkEye keylogger. HawkEye is a credential theft program that is usually distributed through fraudulent emails and malicious Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and RTF files. “After installing on… Continue reading Cybercriminals fake letters from WHO to distribute HawkEye and trick money into fight with COVID-19