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Top spammer indicted on email fraud, identity theft

By Robert Westervelt 01 Jun 2007

The arrest may reduce the volume of spam in the short-term, say experts and analysts, but the real spam threat comes from criminal gangs based in Asia and Russia. Read More

McAfee: PowerShell threats grew 208% in Q4 2020

By Alexander Culafi 13 Apr 2021

McAfee's latest threat report showed a sharp increase in PowerShell threats between Q3 and Q4 2020, in part due to malware known as Donoff and a rise in ransomware detections. Read More

FBI email system compromised to issue fake alerts

By Arielle Waldman 15 Nov 2021

An unknown threat actor sent emails warning of a supply chain attack through an FBI portal used by law enforcement agencies to communicate with one another. Read More

Elon Musk poised to disrupt social media industry

By Makenzie Holland 27 Apr 2022

Elon Musk could disrupt the social media industry with his purchase of Twitter and move the company away from social media's traditional reliance on advertising revenue. Read More

College students targeted by money mule phishing techniques

By Shaun Nichols 31 Aug 2021

Back to fool: University students with little security training are being targeted by Nigerian scammers to move fraudulent funds with the lure of quick bucks and flexible hours. Read More

Vishing attacks increasing, but AI's role still unclear

By Alexis Zacharakos 07 Mar 2023

The volume of vishing attacks continues to rise. But threat researchers say it's difficult to attribute such threats to artificial intelligence tools and deepfake technology. Read More

SolarMarker malware spread through advanced SEO poisoning

By Alexander Culafi 02 Feb 2022

Sophos discovered SolarMarker malware was being distributed through fake SEO-focused topics in Google Groups, as well as malicious PDF files. Read More

12 Microsoft Exchange Server security best practices

By Paul Kirvan 09 Apr 2021

Exchange security has come under increased scrutiny since the recent exploitation of critical vulnerabilities. Review this list of activities to best protect your enterprise. Read More

CyberUK 22: Data-sharing service to protect public from scams

By Alex Scroxton 11 May 2022

A new data-sharing service set up by the NCSC and industry partners will give ISPs access to real-time threat data that they can use to block fraudulent websites Read More

Namecheap refines strategy to fight malicious domains

By Arielle Waldman 24 Jun 2021

Security researchers this month noted drastic improvements in the domain registrar's effort to respond to and mitigate reports of malicious and fraudulent sites. Read More