Phishing campaigns are using tactics similar to defunct trojan QakBot to deliver malware. Malware families, such as DarkGate and PikaBot, start with hijacked email threads and URLs with unique patterns that limit user access. DarkGate uses advanced techniques to elude antivirus systems and PikaBot has similar methods and behaviors to QakBot. Both can deliver additional malware, making them attractive to cybercriminals. They target a wide range of sectors and can lead to the delivery of advanced crypto mining software, reconnaissance tools, and ransomware.
James, the Attorney General, and Harris, the DFS Superintendent, Obtain $11.3 Million from Auto Insurance Firms for Data Breaches – DataBreaches.Net
Blimey! Did you hear about what happened over in the Big Apple? The top brass over at the New York State Department of Financial Services
