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APWG Q1 Report: Phone-Based Phishing Grows Explosively, Shifting the Cybercrime Threatscape
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APWG Q1 Report: Phone-Based Phishing Grows Explosively, Shifting the Cybercrime Threatscape
Browser-based attacks using malware-laced downloads now usurp email-based ransomware attacks involving malicious executables, researchers say.
Ransomware is targeting VMware's hypervisor, hospitals are attacked and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It's Monday, February 6th, 2022. I'm Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Ransomware gangs are going after organizations running unpatched versions of VMware's ESXi hypervisor. The warning comes from France's computer emergency response
The surge comes after malicious actors impersonated well-known brands, such as Adobe Reader and Microsoft Teams, to deliver numerous malware strains, including AuroraStealer, IcedID, Meta Stealer, RedLine Stealer and Vidar.