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Rockstar 2FA Phishing-as-a-Service (PaaS): Noteworthy Email Campaigns

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Rockstar 2FA Phishing-as-a-Service (PaaS): Noteworthy Email Campaigns 2024-11-27 at 16:03 By Diana Solomon and John Kevin Adriano Welcome to the second part of our investigation into the Rockstar kit, please check out part one here. This article is an excerpt from SpiderLabs Blog View Original Source React to this headline:

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Rockstar 2FA: A Driving Force in Phishing-as-a-Service (PaaS)

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Rockstar 2FA: A Driving Force in Phishing-as-a-Service (PaaS) 2024-11-26 at 18:33 By Diana Solomon and John Kevin Adriano Trustwave SpiderLabs has been actively monitoring the rise of Phishing-as-a-Service (PaaS) platforms, which are increasingly popular among threat actors. This article is an excerpt from SpiderLabs Blog View Original Source React to this headline:

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A House of Cards: Third-Party Risks Are Undermining Businesses Resilience Strategies

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A House of Cards: Third-Party Risks Are Undermining Businesses Resilience Strategies 2024-11-26 at 16:03 By Kory Daniels Resilience strategies are failing. Despite their known importance, why is it so difficult to implement them effectively? This article is an excerpt from Trustwave Blog View Original Source React to this headline:

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How Prices are Set on the Dark Web: Exploring the Economics of Cybercrime

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How Prices are Set on the Dark Web: Exploring the Economics of Cybercrime 2024-11-25 at 16:03 By Finding the exact price of any product is now easier than ever. A quick check with your favorite online retailer will show that a GE Profile Dryer goes for $989, a 10-pack of Play-Doh can be had for

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Analyzing Play and LockBit: The Top Ransomware Threats Facing Retailers

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Analyzing Play and LockBit: The Top Ransomware Threats Facing Retailers 2024-11-07 at 16:03 By This blog is the latest in a series that delves into the deep research conducted daily by the Trustwave SpiderLabs team on major threat actor groups currently operating globally. This article is an excerpt from Trustwave Blog View Original Source React

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E-Commerce Security Woes: Millions of Stolen User Sessions Found for Sale

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E-Commerce Security Woes: Millions of Stolen User Sessions Found for Sale 2024-10-30 at 15:05 By The booming e-commerce industry, with its projected $5 trillion in sales by 2025, has become a prime target for cybercriminals, a fact highlighted in the new Trustwave SpiderLabs report, Retail Sector Deep Dive: Rise of E-Commerce Threats. This article is an excerpt from

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Threat Actors Zero in on Retailers as the Holiday Shopping Season Approaches

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Threat Actors Zero in on Retailers as the Holiday Shopping Season Approaches 2024-10-22 at 17:18 By Trustwave SpiderLabs on October 29 will launch its second deeply researched look into the threats facing the retail sector. This article is an excerpt from Trustwave Blog View Original Source React to this headline:

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Hooked by the Call: A Deep Dive into The Tricks Used in Callback Phishing Emails

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Hooked by the Call: A Deep Dive into The Tricks Used in Callback Phishing Emails 2024-10-21 at 17:33 By Katrina Udquin Introduction Previously, Trustwave SpiderLabs covered a massive fake order spam scheme that impersonated a tech support company and propagated via Google Groups. Since then, we have observed more spam campaigns using this hybrid form of cyberattack

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How Threat Actors Conduct Election Interference Operations: An Overview

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How Threat Actors Conduct Election Interference Operations: An Overview 2024-10-18 at 21:46 By Pauline Bolaños The major headlines that arose from the three most recent US presidential election cycles illuminated the various fragilities of American election infrastructures and systems. This article is an excerpt from SpiderLabs Blog View Original Source React to this headline:

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Feline Hackers Among Us? (A Deep Dive and Simulation of the Meow Attack)

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Feline Hackers Among Us? (A Deep Dive and Simulation of the Meow Attack) 2024-10-17 at 22:04 By Karl Biron Introduction In the perpetually evolving field of cybersecurity, new threats materialize daily. Attackers are on the prowl for weaknesses in infrastructure and software like a cat eyeing its helpless prey. This article is an excerpt from

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Combating Misinformation and Cyber Threats to Secure the 2024 US Election

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Combating Misinformation and Cyber Threats to Secure the 2024 US Election 2024-10-15 at 16:01 By Karl Sigler As we near the 2024 election, safeguarding the integrity of our democratic process is of paramount importance. This article is an excerpt from Trustwave Blog View Original Source React to this headline:

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Strengthening Email Security: DOJ Disrupts Russian Spear-Phishing Campaign

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Strengthening Email Security: DOJ Disrupts Russian Spear-Phishing Campaign 2024-10-09 at 16:02 By The need for an iron-clad email security solution is once again making headlines. This article is an excerpt from Trustwave Blog View Original Source React to this headline:

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Analyzing Latrodectus: The New Face of Malware Loaders

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Analyzing Latrodectus: The New Face of Malware Loaders 2024-10-08 at 16:01 By This report is the latest in a series that will delve into the deep research theTrustwave SpiderLabs Threat Intelligence team conducts daily on the major threat actor groups currently operating globally. This article is an excerpt from Trustwave Blog View Original Source React

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Pronsis Loader: A JPHP-Driven Malware Diverging from D3F@ck Loader

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Pronsis Loader: A JPHP-Driven Malware Diverging from D3F@ck Loader 2024-10-08 at 16:01 By Cris Tomboc and King Orande Trustwave’s Threat Intelligence team has discovered a new malware dubbed Pronsis Loader, with its earliest known variant dating back to November 2023. This article is an excerpt from SpiderLabs Blog View Original Source React to this headline:

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What We Know So Far About Zero-Day CUPS Vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-47176, CVE-2024-47076, CVE-2024-47175, and CVE-2024-47177

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What We Know So Far About Zero-Day CUPS Vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-47176, CVE-2024-47076, CVE-2024-47175, and CVE-2024-47177 2024-09-30 at 22:01 By On September 26, 2024, security researcher Simone Margaritelli disclosed the details of four OpenPrinting Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) vulnerabilities, that, when chained together, can allow malicious actors to launch remote code execution (RCE) attacks on vulnerable systems. This article is

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HTML Smuggling: How Blob URLs are Abused to Deliver Phishing Content

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HTML Smuggling: How Blob URLs are Abused to Deliver Phishing Content 2024-09-24 at 16:01 By Mike Casayuran HTML smuggling techniques have been around for quite some time. A previous Trustwave SpiderLabs’ blog discussed its use in distributing malware by storing binaries in immutable blob data within JavaScript code that gets decoded on the client-side browser, eventually delivering

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Why Do Criminals Love Phishing-as-a-Service Platforms?

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Why Do Criminals Love Phishing-as-a-Service Platforms? 2024-09-23 at 13:01 By Rodel Mendrez Phishing-as-a-Service (PaaS) platforms have become the go-to tool for cybercriminals, to launch sophisticated phishing campaigns targeting the general public and businesses, especially in the financial services sector. This article is an excerpt from SpiderLabs Blog View Original Source React to this headline:

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ALPHV BlackCat Ransomware: A Technical Deep Dive and Mitigation Strategies

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ALPHV BlackCat Ransomware: A Technical Deep Dive and Mitigation Strategies 2024-09-17 at 16:01 By ALPHV, also known as BlackCat or Noberus, is a sophisticated ransomware group targeting critical infrastructure and various organizations, including being the most active group used to attack the financial services sector. This article is an excerpt from Trustwave Blog View Original

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Spam With A Political Twist: Fraudsters Are Exploiting The Election Season

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Spam With A Political Twist: Fraudsters Are Exploiting The Election Season 2024-09-17 at 16:01 By The US election is less than 70 days away and threat actors are busy crafting malicious spam that uses candidate names and political themes as social engineering tools to convince recipients to open their emails. This article is an excerpt

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Distributed Denial of Truth (DDoT): The Mechanics of Influence Operations and The Weaponization of Social Media

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Distributed Denial of Truth (DDoT): The Mechanics of Influence Operations and The Weaponization of Social Media 2024-09-13 at 16:01 By Jose Tozo With the US election on the horizon, it’s a good time to explore the concept of social media weaponization and its use in asymmetrically manipulating public opinion through bots, automation, AI, and shady

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