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Malvertising Is a Cybercrime Heavyweight, Not an Underdog

SecureWorld News

Malvertising acts as a vessel for malware propagation. Scammers and malware operators are increasingly adept at mimicking popular brands in their ad snippets, which makes it problematic for the average user to tell the wheat from the chaff. It's also imperative to verify website authenticity before interacting with its content.

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North Korean Threat Actors Targeting Healthcare Sector with Maui Ransomware

SecureWorld News

The report was published on June 7, 2022. Silas provides a technical overview of Maui ransomware: "The earliest identified copy of Maui was first collected by Stairwell's inception platform on 3 April 2022. Implementing HIPAA security measures can prevent the introduction of malware on the system.".

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Ingenious Phishing Tactics in the Modern Scammer's Toolbox

SecureWorld News

It serves as a vessel for various strains of malware, including ransomware, and underlies data-stealing campaigns that target large organizations and individuals alike. Google Docs comments abused to spread toxic links In early January 2022, bad actors mastered a new unusual technique to spew out phishing links and avoid detection.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: When The Dark Web Discovered ChatGPT

ForAllSecure

You need some form of authentication to access it that might be through a login and password or through a paywall or other sorts of authentication methods. SCHWARTZ : I can't say in my report that the state of the underground sort of gives an overview of what's been going on on the deep and dark web in 2022 and a little bit into 2023.

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EP 49: LoL

ForAllSecure

So I started thinking about other ways to hide messages or even how to get malware onto a system without it being detected. Vamosi: Living off the land or fireless malware is a threat actor leveraging the utilities readily available on a system. What if you hid in plain sight by using the files already on your computer?

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MSP cybersecurity: What you should know

Dataconomy

Ransomware is malware that sneakily infiltrates an organization’s environment and then starts encrypting all the data at reach. A managed service provider is the first line of defense for clients, and software for tracking malware and ransomware must be integrated and properly updated in an MSP cybersecurity circuit.

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