How to Stay a Step Ahead of a Non-Obvious Threat

While deregulation may open opportunities for growth and innovation, it also creates new risks that demand a proactive, accountable approach to security.

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign that’s leveraging a combination of ClickFix lures and fake adult websites to deceive users into running malicious commands under the guise of a “critical” Windows security update. “Campaign leverages fake adult websites (xHamster, PornHub clones) as its phishing mechanism, likely distributed via malvertising,” Acronis said in…

The group warned that law-enforcement crackdowns are imminent in the wake of the takedown, but its extortion threats against Salesforce victims remain active.

Microsoft co-signed a malicious kernel driver, and now it’s being used to kill security software in ransomware attacks.

Unitel, Angola’s dominant mobile operator, continues to recover from a cyberattack that caused outages the day of the government-owned telco’s public offering.

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of fraudulent activity targeting users across the Middle East and North Africa by employing various fraudulent Facebook accounts impersonating politicians, public figures, and trusted organizations. “These accounts promoted fake offers, including free mobile internet packages, financial compensation, and government subsidy programs,” Group-IB