Adwind Spyware-as-a-Service Utility Grid Operators Attacks
A phishing campaign for grid operators uses a PDF attachment to offer spyware. A campaign aimed at a domestic grid infrastructure that spoofs a PDF attachment to deliver Adwind...
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GermanWiper, A Diabolical Ransomware Targeting German PC Users
Have you heard of GermanWiper? No, it is not a brand of shaving razor or tissue paper in Germany. The name is very unfortunate, but it is another “ransomware”...
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Cyber Attacks From The Point Of View Of Financial Enterprise
As we have repeatedly mentioned here in Hackercombat.com, hackers today are no longer interested in digital vandalism against systems and websites. Showing how good you are in cracking and...
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Tax Filing Deadlines And Issue Of Increased Phishing Attempts
As the tax filing deadline is almost upon many taxpayers, the cybercriminal groups have launched their aggressive campaign to capture this potential income stream. Banking trojans that were installed...
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5 Bad “Features” Not To Look For In A CMS Software
The Content Management System market is very competitive these days, with a partial list of all CMS softwares that exist can be seen in a Wikipedia page. Whether the...
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Scamvertisers using Botnets and Public Servers for Hire, Charged in New York
The United States Department of Justice has found probable cause to prosecute the alleged online scamvertising involving eight Russian nationals. The scamvertising schemes were separately named as 3ve and...
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Seven Steps to Data Loss Prevention
It is not that only large enterprise should worry about Data Loss Prevention because now even small companies of all sizes are the target for hackers. Having a DLP...
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Google, Target Hit by Twitter Bitcoin Scam Account Hacks
Google and Target, the U.S retail giant, were hit recently by the ongoing Twitter bitcoin scam account hacks. It was seen that the official Twitter accounts of Google and Target carried...
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Cybercriminals Using SMS Phishing Attack to Rob Cardless ATM
Cybercriminals have devised a new way of hacking cardless ATMs using SMS-based phishing attacks. It has become a new trend with many financial institutions to offer cardless ATM transactions,...
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Healthcare Industry Continues To Be the Favourite for Ransomware
According to latest data from specialist insurer Beazley, Healthcare remains the most targeted industry by ransomware attacks, which have spiked in the third quarter of 2018. Ransom the most...
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