Experts Warns of Notable Increase in QuickBooks Data Files Theft Attacks

New research has uncovered a significant increase in QuickBooks file data theft using social engineering tricks to deliver malware and exploit the accounting software. "A majority of the time, the attack involves basic malware that is often signed, making it hard to detect using antivirus or othe...

U.S. Secret Service: “Massive Fraud” Against State Unemployment Insurance Programs

A well-organized Nigerian crime ring is exploiting the COVID-19 crisis by committing large-scale fraud against multiple state unemployment insurance programs, with potential losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a new alert issued by the U.S. Secret Service. A memo seen by...

Paypal Bug Bounty #31 - Mail Encoding Web Vulnerability

Document Title: =============== Paypal Bug Bounty 31 - Mail Encoding Web Vulnerability References Source: ==================== http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=706 PayPal Security UID: erc849qoz Release Date: ============= 2013-04-03 Vulnerability Laboratory ID VL-ID:...

URL Shortening Services Used in Large Malware Attack

Spammers have been exploiting anonymous URL shortening services for a while now but according to a post on Symantec’s MessageLabs Intelligence Blog, some have been using the technique as part of a large malware attack. Using five different URL shortening websites, the attackers sent mangled links...

FBI Warns of Massive Wire Fraud Scams

The FBI is warning businesses about an ongoing spate of attacks that are stealing millions of dollars from companies through unauthorized bank transfers to Chinese companies. The fraudulent wire transfers are not a new tactic, but the FBI says the current round of attacks is notable in that...

FBI: SMBs Lost $40M in Bank Trojan Attacks

Hackers using a sophisticated network of banking Trojans money mules have stolen about $40 million from small and medium-sized businesses in the U.S., according to the latest installment in a series by Washington Post writer Brian Krebs. Krebs quotes an FBI official as saying the criminals involv...