The NJCCIC observed a DarkGate malware campaign being deployed via malicious software installers embedded in phishing email attachments. Threat actors were also observed exploiting the Windows Defender SmartScreen vulnerability (CVE-2024-21412).
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a public service announcement warning of an uptick in unpaid road toll SMiShing scams. Threat actors impersonate the target state’s toll service name and change the sender’s phone number and link in the message depending on the state.
The NJCCIC observed an uptick in reported SocGholish infections targeting public sector websites. The MS-ISAC also reported that SocGholish was the most observed malware in Q4 of 2023, comprising 60 percent of the top 10 malware incidents.
According to the FBI IC3 Internet Crime Report 2023, business email compromise (BEC) scams are the second most expensive type of cybercrime. Over the past three years, the number of US victims increased from 19,954 (2021) to 21,832 (2022) but decreased slightly to 21,489.
The threat actors behind BazaCall (also known as BazarCall), have been observed using multiple tactics to breach targeted networks and lure unsuspecting victims into downloading its malicious malware. Read this to learn more on how to protect against this threat.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stated that over $1.1 billion in losses from impersonation scams were reported in 2023. The report shows that 330,000 incidents were business impersonation scams, and nearly 160,000 were government impersonation scams.
As more users adopt multi-factor authentication (MFA) for account security, threat actors increase efforts to bypass this security measure. They often use phishing emails to gather login details for online accounts and phishing kits to increase the effectiveness of these campaigns.
Search Generative Experience (SGE) is Google’s upcoming generative artificial intelligence (AI) search feature. Google first allowed users to opt into the Google SGE results in May 2023. Google began rolling out this feature to a small sample of random users who have not yet opted in.
Threat actors use SMS texts in phishing campaigns to steal users’ personal data, funds, etc. SMS-based phishing (SMiShing) may be more effective than email phishing as these messages are viewed on a mobile device, making it difficult to identify malicious texts.
With Tax Day quickly approaching, many taxpayers may feel stressed as they work to file their tax returns promptly and accurately. During this time, cybercriminals may exploit this human vulnerability and leverage the rapid advancement and increase in artificial intelligence and deepfakes.
