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[Scam of The Week] Unemployed Americans Are Now Deceived Into Grabbing ‘Remote Jobs’ As Money Mules

There are now tens of millions of people suddenly unemployed, looking for ways to make ends meet. Low-life cyber scum started exploiting the skyrocketing number of these pandemic layoffs to recruit new money mules which can later be used to help them launder money...

[Heads-Up] New Ransomware Strain Evades AV and Injects Malicious Code Right Into Windows Explorer Process

Security

Researchers at Quick Heal Security Labs discovered a new strain of the Mailto ransomware that uses a novel way to disguise itself to evade detection and stay invisible for Antivirus products. The new strain targets Windows devices both of consumers and organizations...

WSJ: “Losing $450,000 in Three Days: Hackers Trick Victims Into Big Wire Transfers”

Email Security, Office 365, privacy

“In 2018, Frank Krasovec took on a $1 million personal line of credit from PlainsCapital Bank. A few months later, he went on a business trip. When he returned, $450,000 was missing.

The quiet evolution of phishing

Cloud Email, Email Security, Office 365, Security

Attackers are always using new tactics to stay ahead of defenders, and Microsoft’s Office 365 Threat Research Team describes three noteworthy phishing techniques they’ve observed in 2019. The first was the use of hijacked search results to redirect users to malicious...