by Kervin Alintanahim Password Protected Docs One of the most recent Emotet samples we received were emails with password protected attachments. Although the malicious...
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Malicious Excel Add-in Variant Delivers Malware
By Floser Bacurio Jr XLL is an Excel Add-in extension file that provides ways to use third-party tools and functions that are not available in Microsoft Excel. It is...
Smishing Campaign Hijacks Bank SMS Notifications
by Maharlito Aquino Before we dive deeper into our main topic, let us first define Smishing. Smishing, a term that combines SMS and Phishing, is a form of phishing,...
Office 365 Phishing, BEC, & Ransomware Survey Highlights
by Max Avory Reading a complete report is not for everyone. If that includes you, here are the key takeaways from the 2022 Osterman report on Phishing, BEC, and...
IRS Scams 2022
By Dexter See To, Joy Celine Faltado, & Mike Fleck Tax scams are so prevalent that the United States Internal Revenue Service has published a very long FAQ page to...
Cybercriminals Unleash Ukrainian Crypto Scams
Over 100K daily fake donation emails uncovered by the Cyren research team By Magni Reynir Sigurðsson Cybercriminals know which techniques increase their chances of...
Please Approve This Account Takeover
By Dexter See To The pandemic has changed the way we live, the way we work. The world is becoming increasingly digitized as more employees embrace a remote work model....
A Year of NSIS-based Cryptors
By Floser Bacurio Jr Over the past several years, we have been observing that malware is being distributed via NSIS-based cryptor. Malware such as FormBook, AgentTesla,...
Glossary of Cyber Security Terms and Terminologies
With cyber-attacks continuing to be one of the greatest threats faced online, there is an increased discussion surrounding cybersecurity and privacy protection....