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Mar 2023: Attacks Use Silicon Valley Bank-Related Lures
Threat Alert: What to Watch For Following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), cybercriminals have launched phishing attacks to take advantage of the high-profile event. One widespread lure impersonates Circle, the peer-to-peer payments company that manages the cryptocurrency USDC. The lure encourages recipients to click an offer link to redeem a one-to-one exchange between the cryptocurrency USDC and the U.S.
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May 2023: Phishing Kit Uses Finance-Themed Lures
Threat Alert: What to Watch For Cybercriminals are increasingly using phishing-as-a-service kits to build and distribute lookalike Microsoft Office 365 landing pages via phishing lures. The phishing lures can be customized to have a variety of different appearances or themes.
Avoid Spam
Overview Most of us have received unsolicited email at one time or another. Most of the time, we just delete the message and get on with our lives. However, there may be times when some of the content of this email is so offensive or so obviously an illegal scam that we ask ourselves, "How do these people get my address, and what can I do to stop this?" Good question. Let's first examine how spammers may get your address. How do spammers and marketers get my address?
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Feb 2023: Phishing Attacks Distribute IRS Notice-Themed Lures
Threat Alert: What to Watch For Cybercriminals have launched a series of phishing attacks using timely tax-themed lures. While the email from field says “Irs notice” and then the name of the organization, the sending address is a Madwire account. The phishing emails contain an HTML attachment allegedly containing delivery details about a tax related USPS letter.
Mar 2023: Invoice-Themed Phishing Lures Spreading Malware
Threat Alert: What to Watch For Cybercriminals have launched phishing attacks using malicious invoice-themed attachments to spread malicious software (malware). The phishing attacks hijack legitimate email threads to deliver the phishing lures to further increase the believability of the attacks.
Fraudulent Chime, Go2Bank, and Acorns Accounts
Information about Chime/Go2Bank/Acorns solicitations for new bank accounts
What we know about the solicitations
Feb 2023: Phishing Attacks Use Earthquake-Themed Lures
Threat Alert: What to Watch For Cybercriminals have launched multiple phishing attacks attempting to take advantage of the humanitarian crisis in Turkey and Syria following the earthquake. These attacks are intended to steal recipient’s funds or to lead to the installation of malicious software (malware). As multiple attacks are exploiting this crisis, lures will appear different.
How Do I Protect My Computer from Ransomware
If you receive a ransomware pop-up or message on your device alerting you to an infection: Take immediate action to avoid any additional infections or data loss:
Jan 2023: Phishing Attacks Abuse Microsoft OneNote