Google Translate Helps BEC Groups Scam Companies in Any Language
BEC gangs Midnight Hedgehog and Mandarin Capybara show how online marketing and translation tools are making it easy for these…
Rising ‘Firebrick Ostrich’ BEC Group Launches Industrial-Scale Cyberattacks
The group's wanton attacks demonstrate that business email compromise is everything a hacker can want in one package: low risk,…
Better Phishing, Easy Malicious Implants: How AI Could Change Cyberattacks
Current defenses are able to protect against today's AI-enhanced cybersecurity threats, but that won't be the case for long as…
Is Cryptocurrency’s Crash Causing Headaches for Ransomware Gangs?
Bitcoin is down more than 70% from its highs late last year, causing disruptions for cybercriminals and the underground exchanges…
Ransomware’s ROI Retreat Will Drive More BEC Attacks
Crackdowns are driving down ransomware profits, and analysts see signs that operators are pivoting to business email compromise attacks, security…
Arrest in ‘Ransom Your Employer’ Email Scheme
In August, KrebsOnSecurity warned that scammers were contacting people and asking them to unleash ransomware inside their employer's network, in…