- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 25th, 2016
Spear-Phishing Incident Causes Havoc at San Francisco Exploratorium Museum
As usual, a grammar mistake exposes phishing attack
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 17th, 2016
Hackers Steal Research and User Data from Japanese Nuclear Research Lab
Spear-phishing and malware at the root of the intrusion
- Cyber Espionage
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 21st, 2016
German Politicians Targeted with Spyware over the Summer
Attacker posed as NATO employee, used a spoofed NATO email
- Cyber Espionage
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 1st, 2016
South Korea Says North Korea Hacked Email Accounts of 56 State Officials
Over 90 state officials were targeted in the attacks
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 12th, 2016
Over Half a Billion Personal Records Were Stolen or Lost in 2015
Ransomware grew 35% in 2015, spear-phishing by 55%
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 28th, 2016
Only 38 Percent of Companies Are Confident They Can Survive a Ransomware Attack
52% of execs can't recognize phishing attacks, employees say
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 11th, 2016
Hackers Botch $1 Billion Bank Heist Because of a Misspelled Word
It's spelled "Foundation" guys, not "Fandation"
- Data Breaches
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 29th, 2016
Snapchat Employee Falls For Phishing Scam, Reveals Staff Payroll Information
Careless staff member falls victim to trivial scam
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 3rd, 2016
Grandpa Turned Hacker Tried to Send Malware to US DOE Employees
Former US NRC employee sent spear-phishing emails to 80 other US DOE employees containing an inert virus
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- July 3rd, 2015
The $5 Million Bitstamp Heist Was the Result of Highly Targeted Phishing
Attacker steals wallet with 5,000 BTC, waits to fill up
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 29th, 2015
Backdoor Delivered to Japanese Media Company in MERS-Themed Spear Phishing
Attack may be part of a cyber-espionage campaign
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 12th, 2015
44.5 Million New Malware Variants Recorded in 1 Month
Wirelurker on OS X continues to be a menace
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 3rd, 2015
Financial Institution Spied on for 3 Months with Non-Complex Malware
Intruders had access to sensitive information
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- February 20th, 2015
Tax Related Spear-Phishing Aims at CTOs in Tech Companies
Banking Trojan is distributed via malicious Word macro
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- February 4th, 2015
Russian Hackers Involved in Sony Hack, Still Have Access to Info
Hackers spear-phished Sony employees in Asia and Russia
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- October 27th, 2014
Fidelity National Financial Informs of Spear-Phishing Attacks on Its Employees
Incident did not seem to aim at collecting financial details
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- July 1st, 2014
Microsoft Word Macro Attack Aims at Rich Targets
Researchers link threat actor to other domains and malicious campaigns