Dec 09, 2024Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware The threat actors linked to the Black Basta ransomware have been observed switching up their social engineering tactics, distributing a different set of payloads such as Zbot and DarkGate since early October 2024. “Users within the target environment will be email bombed by the threat actor, which is … Read more
By Lewis Nibbelin, Contributing Writer, Triple-I Natural catastrophe perils’ rising frequency and severity may be impossible to fully abate, but Nationwide Property & Casualty Insurance Co. President and CEO Mark Berven believes modern building codes could dramatically reduce their costly destructiveness. In a recent article for PropertyCasualty360, Berven wrote that inconsistent building codes create alarming … Read more
Cybercriminals have adopted a novel trick for infecting devices with malware: sending out physical letters that contain malicious QR codes. Switzerland’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a warning to the public about letters sent through the post that pretend to come from the Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss) that encourage … Read more
A new tax-themed malware campaign targeting insurance and finance sectors has been observed leveraging GitHub links in phishing email messages as a way to bypass security measures and deliver Remcos RAT, indicating that the method is gaining traction among threat actors. “In this campaign, legitimate repositories such as the open-source tax filing software, UsTaxes, HMRC, … Read more
The English Office of Communications (OFCOM) has recently released its new draft “Children’s safety online” codes of practice in line with the Online Safety Act (OSA) the main act providing for online safety in the UK, which became law in October 2023. OFCOM is responsible for enforcing the OSA. Its draft codes of conduct are meant … Read more
