spear phishing

US, Microsoft Disrupts Russian FSB Hackers

Internet domains used by “Russian intelligence agents and their proxies” for cyberattacks, seized by the United States and Microsoft

2 months ago

Scottish MP Admits Hack Of Personal Email, After NCSC Warning

SNP MP Stewart McDonald says he was hacked last month and his email system compromised, with suspicion pointed at Russia

2 years ago

Trading App Robinhood Admits Data Breach

Email addresses of 5 million customers compromised by outside third party, after Robinhood admits 'data security incident'

3 years ago

Teenager Pleads Not Guilty To Organising Twitter Hack

Not me, gov'nor. Florida-based teenager pleads not guilty to masterminding major hack of Twitter's internal systems for bitcoin scam

4 years ago

Liam Fox MP Hacked In Russian Operation

Liam Fox MP attacked by suspected Russian hackers who stole classified US-UK trade documents that were leaked ahead of general…

4 years ago

Twitter Confirms Phone-based Spear Phishing Attack On Staff

Twitter confirms attack vector used by hackers on its staff, which successfully compromised internal systems for bitcoin scam

4 years ago

Microsoft Takes Control Of ‘Thallium’ Hacking Domains

Cyber win. Web domains used by North Korean hacking group Thallium have been seized by Microsoft

5 years ago

Hackers Overcome University Cyber Defences In Hours

Ethical hackers take down university cyber defences and obtain valuable data in just two hours

6 years ago

‘London Blue’ Fraud Group Targets Financial Services Industry

The group is carrying out targeted financial scams on a large scale, with a hit list of 35,000 chief financial…

6 years ago

Cisco Warns Of ‘Destruction Of Service’ Attack Threat

Cisco paints a bleak picture of the current cyber security landscape

7 years ago

Phishing Attack Targets Saudi Arabia Government

It seems no organisation is safe from cyber criminals as Saudi Arabian government becomes the latest target

8 years ago

Phishing Scam Grabs Airbnb Logins

Bogus login for Airbnb spotted in the wild by security researcher Malwarebytes

9 years ago

Spear-Phishing Emails Pose As Attack Alerts

The malicious emails aim to infect targeted companies with a remote access Trojan

9 years ago

How To Prevent Spear Phishing Attacks With Improved Email Security

OPSWAT's Mike Spykerman talks us through some tips to protect your business from the threat of spear phishing

9 years ago

UK Now Second Biggest Global Target For Cybercrime

Over a million new malware threats are being created every day, Symantec report reveals

10 years ago

Black Hat 2013: Trustwave Releases Spear-Phishing Tool

Trustwave's researchers have built a tool designed to help improve security by mimicking highly targeted attacks

11 years ago

China Implicated In Zero-Day Attacks On Falun Dafa And Military Groups

EXCLUSIVE: As part of the Cyber Repression Series, TechWeek reveals campaign to spy on spiritual activists and military bodies

11 years ago

News International Frets Over Spear Phishing Bombardment

Following attacks on rival publishers, News International CISO Amar Singh talks about his spear phishing nightmares

12 years ago

Spear-Phishing Emails Are Favoured Tactic, Says Trend Micro

Spear-phishing emails are the most favoured attack option, new research from Trend Micro has revealed

12 years ago

Washington Denies Hacker Attack Compromised Nuclear Information

An attack on the White House did no harm whatsoever, a US official claims

12 years ago

Security: How Can You Patch People?

People are just as critical as technology in safeguarding your network, says Terry Greer-King of Check Point

13 years ago

Defence Firm Probably Hit By Spear-Phishing Attack

Researchers also suspect Japanese Mitsubishi Heavy hack was similar to Operation Aurora cyber-attacks

13 years ago

IronPort Update Targets Spear Phishing Attacks

Cisco has updated IronPort to protect users from targeted attacks such as spear phishing emails

13 years ago

DOE Lab Shuts Down Web Access After Cyber-Attack

Cyber-attackers hit a US Department of Energy research lab last week, forcing a shut down of external links

13 years ago

Patience And The Art Of Spear Phishing

Like sea anglers, professional phishers hope to make their fortunes by patiently using sprats to catch something bigger, says Eric…

13 years ago