Botnet Targets Banks With Phishing Emails

Cyber-criminals are using a botnet to send phishing emails with the apparent purpose to test a new email attachment type.  Over the course of three weeks starting August 10th, this cyber-gang released seven different types of phishing emails to over 3,000 banks around the world.  They appear to be testing which of these several approaches is most successful at tricking recipients into opening the email attachment.

The attachment itself is also something different – Microsoft Excel Web Query files that use ...

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AUG
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botnet, cybersecurity, Phishing

When Web Bots Attack

When web bots attack, what websites are the most likely to targets?  We discussed automated attacks against websites last month.  Here is some new information from Distil Networks about who the main targets have been in the recent past. If your business is included in the following list, you may want to ramp up the security posture of your website and web hosting account.

The industries targeted ...

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13
APR
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botnet, Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, Identity Theft, Web Design, WordPress

Are Malicious Bots Visiting Your Website?

Bots are alive, well, and busy on the Internet, making up nearly half of Internet traffic. Bad bots are used by cyber-criminals and cyber attackers to automate harmful exploits and attacks, such as denial of service attacks, crypto-coin mining, data mining, information exfilitration, account hijacking, vulnerability scanning, spamming, and other illegal or illicit activities.

Not all bots are bad.  Some of these site visitors are helpful, such as the automated bots from ...

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14
MAR
0

botnet, Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, Web Design, WordPress

Merry Christmas -The Internet of Insecure Toys

Are the toys you are buying for your kids hackable?Can anyone listen in or have a conversation with your kids via an Internet connected toy?  Sorry, but the answer is “yes.”

We have been writing for a while about the grievous lack of security on Internet-connected “smart” appliances, web cameras, baby monitors, door locks, thermostats, personal assistants, Wi-Fi, Cable, and DSL routers, and other ...

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27
NOV
0

artificial intellegence, botnet, Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, Identity Theft, Internet of Things, Security, surveillance

Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

70k minimum wage has been a profound success and failure – two years later

Tech company Gravity Payments instituted a $70 K minimum wage two years ago.  It has long been my personal contention that the drop in real starting wages (against inflation) coupled with crushing ...

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21
OCT
0

botnet, Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, education, encryption, Internet of Things, law and policy, Security, Wi-Fi, wireless

BlueBorne Bluetooth Hijacker – What Do We Know?

Cybersecurity researchers at Armis Labs have released information about a new attack vector called BlueBorne.  This exploit has the potential to put millions of devices running Windows, Linux, Android or iOS operating systems at risk.

This exploit allows attackers to connect over the Bluetooth radio system with having to first pair the two Bluetooth enabled devices.  Once installed, the attacker has full control of ...

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29
SEP
0

Android, Apple, botnet, Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, Internet of Things, Linux, malware, Security, smartphones, Software vulnerability, Spyware, wireless

WireX Turns Android Phones into DDoS Botnet

WireX is a new botnet that runs on hijacked and compromised Android phones.  A bot-net is a collection of compromised devices that can be coordinated by the hijacker to work together on a certain task.  It might be bit-coin mining, or password cracking, or other tasks that require a lot of processing power.  This bot-net, like last year’s Mirai and ...

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15
SEP
0

Android, botnet, Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, Security, smartphones, wireless

Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Equifax Security Breach Is A Complete Disaster… And Will Almost Certainly Get Worse

‘Pulse wave’ DDoS – another way of blasting sites offline

If there’s one thing we’ve learned, it’s that any new way of DDoSing will reveal that there are a huge number of undefended devices online.

It’s baaaack: Locky ...

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9
SEP
0

botnet, Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, Internet of Things, News and politics, Weekend Update

Weekend Update

Verizon says data of 6 million customers leaked online

If you are a Verizon customer, you may want to consider updating your user information and account password.

About 6 million Verizon subscribers’ personal data was leaked online thanks to a security lapse from Nice Systems, an Israel-based company that partnered with Verizon to analyze customer service calls. The information stemmed from recorded customer service calls over the past six months.

The leaks included customer names, cell phone numbers and account PINs, which can ...

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15
JUL
0

botnet, Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, Weekend Update

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