6,170 malicious accounts hacked 1 lakh business emails: Report
4 years, 4 months ago

6,170 malicious accounts hacked 1 lakh business emails: Report

India TV News  

US-based cyber security firm Barracuda Networks on Thursday said it has identified 6,170 malicious accounts responsible for over 1 lakh business email compromise attacks on nearly 6,600 organisations to date this year. These repeat offenders created multiple attacks, targeting multiple organisations from the same email accounts," said Murali Urs, Country Manager-India, Barracuda Networks. "The preferred choice of email service for these malicious accounts is Gmail as it is accessible, free, easy to register and has a high enough reputation to pass through email security filters," Urs added. The researchers identified 6,170 malicious accounts used Gmail, AOL and other email services.

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Chinese hackers stole emails from US State Dept in Microsoft breach
1 year, 2 months ago

Chinese hackers stole emails from US State Dept in Microsoft breach

The Hindu  

Chinese hackers who breached Microsoft's email platform this year managed to steal tens of thousands of emails from US State Department accounts, a Senate staffer told Reuters on Wednesday. US officials and Microsoft said in July that Chinese state-linked hackers since May had accessed email accounts at around 25 organisations, including the US Commerce and State Departments. The State Department …

Chinese hackers steal 60,000 State Department emails, says US Senate Staffer
1 year, 2 months ago

Chinese hackers steal 60,000 State Department emails, says US Senate Staffer

Live Mint  

A US Senate staffer has said that Chinese hackers who subverted Microsoft's email platform earlier this year managed to steal tens of thousands of emails from the country's State Department accounts, Reuters has reported. While attending a briefing of the State Department officials, he said officials told lawmakers that 60,000 emails were stolen from 10 different State Department accounts. Earlier …

India faces 3rd most cyber threats: Report
1 year, 3 months ago

India faces 3rd most cyber threats: Report

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: India was ranked the third-worst country, following the USA and Brazil, for cybersecurity risk events in the first half of 2023, according to an international report. According to Trend Micro’s 2023 mid-year cybersecurity threat report ‘Stepping Ahead of Risk’, India, USA and Brazil logged the most risks in the manufacturing, healthcare and technology industries, as per the Attack Surface …

Alleged cyber mule nabbed in year-long investigation into business email scams
1 year, 5 months ago

Alleged cyber mule nabbed in year-long investigation into business email scams

ABC  

In short: Police have accused a Melbourne man of stealing money by scamming people via their work email Police have accused a Melbourne man of stealing money by scamming people via their work email What's next? A specialist AFP task force targeting business email compromise frauds arrested the man last week following a year-long investigation. The AFP says the man …

Email account of US Ambassador to China ‘attacked by Chinese hackers’ days after cyber-espionage campaign unearthed
1 year, 5 months ago

Email account of US Ambassador to China ‘attacked by Chinese hackers’ days after cyber-espionage campaign unearthed

Op India  

US ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns’s email account was hacked jeopardising a bulk of US government emails, the Wall Street Journal reported. The hackers, reportedly linked to Beijing, also breached the cyberspace of Daniel Kritenbrink, assistant secretary of state for East Asia, and US Secretary Gina Raimondo’s email. A cyber-espionage campaign by hackers linked to China was unearthed on 12th …

Microsoft reveals Chinese hackers exploited bug to access US govt emails
1 year, 5 months ago

Microsoft reveals Chinese hackers exploited bug to access US govt emails

India TV News  

Microsoft has revealed that Chinese hackers have exploited a flaw in its cloud email service to gain access to email accounts affecting approximately 25 organisations including government agencies as well as related consumer accounts of individuals likely associated with these organisations. "Our investigation revealed that beginning on May 15, 2023, Storm-0558 gained access to email data from approximately 25 organizations, …

China calls hacking report ‘far-fetched’ and accuses the US of targeting the cybersecurity industry
1 year, 6 months ago

China calls hacking report ‘far-fetched’ and accuses the US of targeting the cybersecurity industry

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s government on Friday rejected as “far-fetched and unprofessional” a report by a U.S. security firm that blamed Chinese-linked hackers for attacks on hundreds of public agencies, schools and other targets around the world. The report said hackers targeted email to engage in “espionage activity in support of the People’s Republic of China.” “The relevant content is far-fetched …

Chinese spies breached hundreds of public, private networks, security firm says
1 year, 6 months ago

Chinese spies breached hundreds of public, private networks, security firm says

Associated Press  

Suspected state-backed Chinese hackers used a security hole in a popular email security appliance to break into the networks of hundreds of public and private sector organizations globally, nearly a third of them government agencies including foreign ministries, the cybersecurity firm Mandiant said Thursday. “This is the broadest cyber espionage campaign known to be conducted by a China-nexus threat actor …

Most People Get Malware Via Email Through These Files: All Details
1 year, 6 months ago

Most People Get Malware Via Email Through These Files: All Details

News 18  

PDFs are the primary malicious email attachment type being used over 66 percent of the time to deliver malware via email in 2022, a new report highlights. According to researchers from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, a 910 percent increase saw in monthly registrations for domains, both benign and malicious, related to AI chatbot ChatGPT, between November 2022-April 2023. But, …

82% Indian organisations witnessed email-borne attacks over the last 12 months: Report
1 year, 10 months ago

82% Indian organisations witnessed email-borne attacks over the last 12 months: Report

The Hindu  

82% of Indian organisations experienced email-borne attack in the last 12 months, research from Vanson Bourne, commissioned by Barracuda found. Affected organisations faced average potential costs of more than US$1 million for the most expensive attack with 36% of surveyed organisations saying the cost of email-based attacks rose dramatically over the last year. Surveyed India-based organisations invested in improving their …

Have you heard of ‘vishing’ attacks?
2 years, 5 months ago

Have you heard of ‘vishing’ attacks?

The Hindu  

Stealing money and valuables from people is as ancient as the human civilisation. In the digital era, as people move online, cybercriminals have deployed new tools to steal personal information and money from gullible victims. And in that call, cybercriminals will try to extract the caller’s personal details and bank account number using various methods. The scale of vishing attacks …

Accounts deceivable: Email scam costliest type of cybercrime
2 years, 8 months ago

Accounts deceivable: Email scam costliest type of cybercrime

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — A shopping spree in Beverly Hills, a luxury vacation in Mexico, a bank account that jumped from $299.77 to $1.4 million overnight. “The scammers are extremely well organized and law enforcement is not,” said Sherry Williams, a director of a San Francisco nonprofit recently hit by a BEC scam. A Secret Service agent said in an affidavit …

Accounts deceivable: Email scam costliest type of cybercrime
2 years, 8 months ago

Accounts deceivable: Email scam costliest type of cybercrime

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — It’s a crime that siphons untold billions from the economy — but many people have never heard of it. Although they get far less attention than the massive ransomware attacks that have triggered a powerful government response, BEC scams have been by far the costliest type of cybercrime in the U.S. for years, according to the FBI. …

Justice Department says Russians hacked federal prosecutors
3 years, 4 months ago

Justice Department says Russians hacked federal prosecutors

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Russian hackers behind the massive SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign broke into the email accounts of some of the most prominent federal prosecutors’ offices around the country last year, the Justice Department said. The department said 80% of Microsoft email accounts used by employees in the four U.S. attorney offices in New York were breached. All told, the Justice …

Justice Department says Russians hacked federal prosecutors
3 years, 4 months ago

Justice Department says Russians hacked federal prosecutors

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Russian hackers behind the massive SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign broke into the email accounts of some of the most prominent federal prosecutors’ offices around the country last year, the Justice Department said Friday. The department said 80% of Microsoft email accounts used by employees in the four U.S. attorney offices in New York were breached. All told, the …

Online Education Due to Covid-19 is Causing Massive Spike in Cyber Attacks on Schools, Colleges
4 years, 1 month ago

Online Education Due to Covid-19 is Causing Massive Spike in Cyber Attacks on Schools, Colleges

News 18  

Education institutions across the world, including India, have been pushed to operate online from homes owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. A new report on Friday claims that spear-phishing attacks on Indian schools and colleges via Gmail have increased in September following a drop during the summer vacations. According to Barracuda Networks, which tracks cloud-based security threats across various sectors, educational …

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