An article in VietnamNet has some findings about cybercrime in Vietnam and how work-from-home and COVID-19 have contributed to the increase in certain kinds of crime. Some of the findings reported in the article include: In 2021, the number of phishing cases increased by three times compared with 2020. As many as 2,739 phishing websites…
Category: Phishing
Fresno lost more than $600,000 to a phishing scam in 2020, but we weren’t supposed to know — yet.
Brianna Calix reports: THE LATEST: Fresno phishing scam dollar amount soars – and city wasn’t only victim, mayor says The city of Fresno lost about $400,000 in 2020 after falling victim to an electronic phishing scam, and former Mayor Lee Brand’s administration failed to disclose the loss to the Fresno City Council and taxpayers, The…
Report: Recent 10x Increase in Cyberattacks on Ukraine
Brian Krebs reports: As their cities suffered more intense bombardment by Russian military forces this week, Ukrainian Internet users came under renewed cyberattacks, with one Internet company providing service there saying they blocked ten times the normal number of phishing and malware attacks targeting Ukrainians. Read more at KrebsOnSecurity.com
Belarus conducted widespread phishing campaigns against Ukraine, Poland, Google says
Joseph Menn reports: Belarus conducted widespread phishing attacks against members of the Polish military as well as Ukrainian officials, security researchers said Monday, providing more evidence that its role in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has gone beyond serving as a staging area for Russian troops. Google’s threat-hunting team released details of the tricks deployed against…
Ukrainian law enforcement busts phishing group that used 40 sites to steal credit cards
Bill Toulas reports: The Ukrainian cyberpolice have arrested a group of phishing actors who managed to steal payment card data from at least 70,000 people after luring them to fake mobile service top up sites. According to the announcement from law enforcement, the actors used the stolen information to empty their victims’ bank accounts. Read more at…
UK: ‘Human error’ let criminals hack SEPA’s systems with £42m unaccounted for
David Bol reports: Scotland’s auditor general has revealed that a huge cyber attack on the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) was carried out after “human error” allowed criminals to access systems. Sepa suffered a huge ransomware attack on Christmas Eve in 2020 which led to around 1.2GB of data, amounting to at least 4,000 files,…