Cybercrime

A Bulgarian phishing expert who created website scripts designed to look just like the real websites of legitimate companies to help criminals defraud victims out of an estimated £41.6 million has been jailed for nine years.

https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/80012/bulgarian-scammer-jailed-for-416m-fraud

Apparent links between an emerging ransomware family known as REvil and GandCrab suggests the GandCrab authors are keeping busy despite having “retired” in June

Security researchers tracked a very active threat group launching cryptomining attacks around the world against organizations in banking, IT services, healthcare and more.

https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/252470925/Global-cryptomining-attacks-use-NSA-exploits-to-earn-Monero

"Just like meeting someone with a cold creates the possibility that you could pick up the bug, increased connectivity in your business creates more opportunities for cybercriminals to introduce viruses into your system."

https://www.accountancyage.com/2019/09/20/better-safe-than-sorry-why-cybersecurity-investment-is-non-negotiable/#.XYkdbhJ9erE.twitter

A Bulgarian phishing expert who created website scripts designed to look just like the real websites of legitimate companies to help criminals defraud victims out of an estimated £41.6 million has been jailed for nine years.

https://www.cps.gov.uk/london-south/news/bulgarian-scammer-jailed-ps416m-fraud

The Emotet phishing trojan-turned-botnet is back in action after a three-and-a-half month break, say threat researchers

New variants of the infamous WannaCry malware continue to emerge, and many of them have accidentally turned themselves into a somewhat effective, although ill-advised, vaccine against infection

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252470868/WannaCry-variants-accidentally-protecting-against-WannaCry

The cyber security industry needs to address a systemic image problem if it is to succeed in recruiting more diverse teams

Analysis of 15 years’ worth of Google search data has revealed some insight into what cyber security trends are capturing the imagination

Based on data from 16.4 billion transactions, analysis reveals a 171% year-on-year growth in new account creation bot attacks that targeted e-commerce. These attacks are found most often in online marketplaces, virtual gift card companies and ridesharing sites.

https://internetretailing.net/strategy-and-innovation/strategy-and-innovation/apps-and-ecommerce-sites-become-key-targets-for-new-account-creation-bot-attacks-according-to-new-report-20175