CyberSecure Specialist

It is highly recommended to implement and maintain good email security products to help detect phishing emails and malicious attachments. It is also recommended to implement an attachment file type block list, if possible, to help prevent attachments with specific file extensions from being delivered to end users. In this scenario, the threat actors used “.docm” files to deliver their malicious payload, which for most organizations would likely be considered an abnormal or suspicious attachment…

After hacking well-known tech businesses worldwide — including Microsoft, Nvidia, Samsung, Ubisoft, Okta, Vodafone, and Mercado — the Lapsus$ gang has made news this year. In addition, seven people from the UK were detained by the City of London Police in late March on suspicion of connection to the Lapsus$ group. On April 2nd, two of them were accused of helping the Lapsus$ extortion group. Following their appearance before the Highbury Corner Magistrates Court, they…

Individuals that were potentially affected have an increased likelihood of becoming targets of phishing attempts. iDealwine has advised their customers to not respond to emails or open their attachments if they are unfamiliar of the source. Customers can reach out to iDealwine if they have any issues, and they claim their team will assist. Although passwords were encrypted, a good precautionary step would be to change those passwords, and make sure passwords aren’t reused on…