Cyjax analysts have uncovered a mass credential harvesting campaign targeting a wide range of sectors, including government, military, law enforcement, healthcare, finance, technology, manufacturing, and energy. Key campaign attributes Malicious use of the SendGrid email marketing service to distribute URLs to the landing pages. Phishing emails leverage an image with an embedded URL that masquerades …
As measures put in place to combat and slow the spread of COVID-19 become a part of everyday life, Cyjax CISO, Ian Thornton-Trump, and Head of Editorial, Tristan de Souza are virtual once again. The seventh instalment of the Cyjax Geopolitical Podcast covers the “shocking” (in Ian’s words) story of over 30 million Chrome users …
Cyjax Geoplitical Podcast – June 2020 – The Blog Read More »
COVID-19 Cybersecurity Update Citizens Advice in the UK has warned users not to fall for a new scam campaign that is sending fake messages purportedly from the UK government. The messages can come in the form of calls, text messages, or emails in relation to the new NHS test and trace service. Citizens Advice has …
Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly – 22 June 2020 Read More »
COVID-19 Cybersecurity Update Since January, there has been a boom in threat actors capitalising on the COVID-19 pandemic – ZScaler reported a 30,000 per cent increase in phishing, malicious websites, and malware in this period. As the pandemic has continued, however, and lockdowns have affected cybercriminals as well as law-abiding citizens, there has been a …
Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly – 4 May 2020 Read More »
COVID-19 cybersecurity update In the face of the continuing coronavirus pandemic, individual cybercriminals and groups have re-geared their operations to use coronavirus lures. Recent research revealed a 148 per cent month-on-month increase in ransomware attacks from February to March, alongside a spike in attacks on financial institutions. Over a dozen state-sponsored threat groups have been …
Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly – 27 April 2020 Read More »
