The targeted employee receives a standard notification about someone sharing a file. This is unlikely to arouse suspicion because it’s a real notification from a real SharePoint server.

Basically, a client sends a request to a server via a compromised data-transfer channel. This channel isn’t controlled by the cybercriminals, but it is “listened to” by them.

The senders of the email allege that the attachment is some kind of payment document available exclusively to the recipient, which must be studied for a “contract meeting presentation and subsequent payments.”

Kaspersky uncovered two separate scams in which cybercriminals impersonate financial regulators investigating fraud. Under this pretext, they extract an array of personal information from their hapless victims.

Since 2020 more than 190 apps infected with Harly have been found on Google Play. A conservative estimate of the number of downloads of these apps is 4.8 million, but the actual figure may be even higher.

In recent years, cybercriminals have been actively spreading malicious WebSearch adware extensions. Members of this family are usually disguised as tools for Office files, for example, for Word-to-PDF conversion.

With the move back to in-person learning, many schools may not have thought about how their IT security infrastructure might be impacted or what their back-to-school plan was.

By encouraging CISOs, staff, and researchers to exchange knowledge and skills through a system for sharing threat information, we can nurture the communication and cooperation.

The moral of the story is simple: your company can have the most up-to-date security solutions, but if the employees are not prepared for such social engineering attacks, then your data is not safe.

On the splash screen of the fake website, visitors see the company logo (albeit purple, not the usual green) and the name of its CEO, Jensen Huang. Visitors are asked here to “select a category” to take part in the “event”.