An ever-evolving and rampant form of cybercrime that targets emails as the potential medium to conduct fraud is known as Business Email Compromise. Targeting commercial, government as well as non-profit organizations, BEC can lead to huge amounts of data loss, security breach, and compromised financial assets. It is a common misconception that cybercriminals usually lay their … [Read more...] about How to Fight Business Email Compromise (BEC) with Email Authentication?
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How Adversaries Use Politics for Compromise
Threat Research This blog post was authored by Nick Biasini and Edmund Brumaghin of Cisco Talos. Executive Summary With the U.S. presidential primaries just around the corner, even malware authors can’t help but get behind the frenzy. Cisco Talos recently discovered several malware distribution campaigns where the adversaries were utilizing … [Read more...] about How Adversaries Use Politics for Compromise
Chinese Hackers Compromise Telecom Servers to Spy on SMS Messages
A group of Chinese hackers carrying out political espionage for Beijing has been found targeting telecommunications companies with a new piece of malware designed to spy on text messages sent or received by highly targeted individuals.Dubbed "MessageTap," the backdoor malware is a 64-bit ELF data miner that has recently been discovered installed on a Linux-based Short Message … [Read more...] about Chinese Hackers Compromise Telecom Servers to Spy on SMS Messages