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Catastrophic events, like a pandemic, coupled with hasty technological change such as many people forced to work from home immediately, have been a rich environment in the past for phishers, who use deception to infect machines with malware, steal credentials, and invade corporate networks. However, malicious actors achieved only a marginal increase in success in 2020, according to a recent report. ....
The massive hack’s scope keeps growing. Unlike the SolarWinds exploit, this one can be automated. The scope of damage from the newly public Microsoft Exchange vulnerability keeps growing, with some experts saying that it is worse than SolarWinds. As of last count, more than 60,000 organizations have fallen victim to the attack. The scale of the attack is the biggest threat at this time, said Mark Goodwin, managing senior analyst at security consulting firm Bishop Fox. Government institutions have been attacked, large corporations, and small local businesses, he told DCK. According to the internet scanning tool Shodan, more than 250,000 servers are vulnerable, he added. ....
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Catastrophic events, like a pandemic, coupled with hasty technological change such as many people forced to work from home immediately, have been a rich environment in the past for phishers, who use deception to infect machines with malware, steal credentials, and invade corporate networks. However, malicious actors achieved only a marginal increase in success in 2020, according to a recent report. ....
Microsoft, Facebook and PayPal are the most phished brands During 2020 Microsoft maintained its position as the brand most often found in phishing emails, followed by Facebook and PayPal. Email defense specialist Vade Secure has released its 2020 Phishers Favorites report which also shows that cloud services overtook financial services to become the most impersonated industry, whilst cynical hackers have been quick to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic. Adrien Gendre, chief product and services officer at Vade Secure, says: Advertisement Organizations need to be aware that phishers and other threat actors are always looking out for new ways to target them. Phishing is just one tactic used by hackers and the ever-changing popularity of well-known brands shows how cybercriminals tactics are constantly evolving. ....