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DDoS attacks plateau in second quarter - Kaspersky

Wed, 4th Aug 2021
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DDoS attacks have decreased by 38.8% compared to Q2 2020, with China leading in SSH attacks but losing ground overall, says Kaspersky.
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Financial malware activity dropped in 2020 as creators honed their wares

Tue, 6th Apr 2021
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Cybercriminals used the time to plan more malicious propagation techniques, both new and evolved from previous methods.
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Scammers targeting more countries in sextortion scam - ESET

Tue, 16th Apr 2019
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The attacker in the email claims they have hacked the intended victim's device, and have recorded the person while watching pornographic content.
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Microsoft comments on recent tech support scam crackdowns

Fri, 30th Nov 2018
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Despite the crackdowns, Microsoft warns that these scams persist and target everyone, no matter their age or location.
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Microsoft Dynamics brandjacked in latest wave of email scams

Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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Microsoft Dynamics is one of the latest applications to have its branding mimicked through phishing attacks that collect Microsoft login credentials.
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EITest hijacks tech support scam pages to mine cryptocurrency

Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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Tech support scams are now being used as social engineering tools as part of EITest's campaign to deliver Coinhive's Monero cryptocurrency miner.
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Do you know how to spot and destroy that BEC scam?

Thu, 14th Jul 2016
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Business email compromise scams, also known as CEO fraud, is a huge problem in 2016. How can you spot one and what should you do about it?.