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FBI sees Russian hackers eyeing US energy firms

March 23, 2022
Amidst the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war, the FBI has disclosed that there is a growing amount of interest shown by Russian hackers in US-based energy firms, although there are no signs of a cyberattack being planned for the time being. The FBI advisory accessed by Associated Press on Tuesday (March 22) also revealed that the Russian cyberattackers have examined atleast five energy companies for…
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Ransomware-as-a-Service group targets critical US assets

March 22, 2022
In a recently released cybersecurity advisory, the FBI revealed that Avoslocker, the Ransomware-as-a-Service group that surfaced in mid-2021, was responsible for targeting US-based critical infrastructure across multiple sectors. The statement was jointly authored by the US Treasury Department and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The press release also shed light on the modus…
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Phishing has become more untraceable with this novel technique

March 22, 2022
A new UI redressing technique, know as Browser In The Browser (BITB), has given phishing a shot in the arm by making such attacks nearly untraceable in their design. This method is used to steal login credentials by juxtaposing a realistic replica of a third-party SSO login window that is usually redirected by a website’s login page (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter etc.). For instance, if a…
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Cybercriminals use Russia-Ukraine war to execute cryptocurrency scams

March 18, 2022
Cryptocurrency funding has become a viable way to support Ukraine in its ongoing war against Russia, which has left the country devastated on all fronts. According to UK based blockchain analysis provider Elliptic, the Ukrainian government, along with an NGO that provides military support, have raised a sum of $63.8 million through over 120,000 crypto asset donations since the beginning of the…
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