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U.S. warns of North Korean hackers posing as IT freelancers

18

May

2022

Companies and other organizations should be careful when employing IT freelancers, lest they end up hiring North Korean hackers. The advice comes from the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who warned that “there are reputational risks and the potential for legal consequences, including sanctions […]

Category Hacker Threats & Malware Written by Helpnetsecurity 0 Comments

FBI: Rise in Business Email-based Attacks is a $43B Headache

09

May

2022

The FBI warned the global cost of business email compromise (BEC) attacks is $43 billion for the time period of June 2016 and December 2021. According to FBI report, 241,206 complaints were lodged by the agency’s Internet Crime Center (IC3). BEC or email account compromise (EAC) are an advanced scamming technique that targets both employees […]

Category Email security Security Threats & Malware Vulnerabilities Written by Threatpost 0 Comments

FBI warns food and agriculture to brace for seasonal ransomware attacks

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Apr

2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently released a Private Industry Notification warning agriculture cooperatives (also known as “farmers’ co-ops”) of the looming danger of well-timed ransomware attacks. The agency warns that during the critical planting and harvesting seasons, attacks could result in the theft of proprietary information, and operational disruption leading to financial losses […]

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