Emotet Gears Up to File (Your) Taxes
February 4, 2020 by Cofense in PhishingThreat IntelligenceHot Off the Press: Cofense Q4 2019 Malware Trends Report
January 23, 2020 by Cofense in Threat Intelligence5 Cybersecurity Trends that Will Dominate 2020
December 20, 2019 by Aaron Higbee in PhishingThreat IntelligenceThis Advanced Keylogger Delivers a Cryptocurrency Miner
December 10, 2019 by Cofense in PhishingThreat IntelligenceBundle Up and Build an End-to-End Phishing Defense
December 2, 2019 by Cofense in PhishingCyber Incident ResponseBy David Mount, Product Marketing Back in 2008, CofenseTM (then PhishMe®) pioneered the concept of phishing simulation as a tool to reduce organizational risk to phishing threats. Since then, the phishing threat landscape has evolved at a rapid pace, as evidenced in many of the posts on this blog. Back then, traditional approaches to Security Awareness didn’t (and still don’t) demonstrably and measurably improve security posture, especially relating to phishing threats. And, as we’ve mentioned before (and we highlight in this blog), every threat identified by the Cofense Phishing Defense CenterTM has bypassed the technical controls like Secure Email Gateways...
Cofense Earns 2022 Top Rated Award from TrustRadius
May 19, 2022 by Cofense in Internet Security AwarenessPhishingPhishing Takeaways from the Conti Ransomware Leaks – Part 3
May 12, 2022 by Cofense in Internet Security AwarenessPhishing5 Tips to Thwart Business Email Compromise (BEC) Attacks
May 11, 2022 by Cofense in BECInternet Security AwarenessPhishingPhishing Takeaways from the Conti Ransomware Leaks – Part 2
May 9, 2022 by Cofense in Internet Security AwarenessPhishingEnergy/Infrastructure Enterprises Targeted by HTML Phishing Campaign
May 5, 2022 by Cofense in Internet Security AwarenessPhishingBEC: CEO Gift Card Scams
May 4, 2022 by Cofense in Internet Security AwarenessPhishingPhishing Takeaways from the Conti Ransomware Leaks – Part 1
April 25, 2022 by Cofense in Internet Security AwarenessPhishingJigsaw Ransomware Returns With Extortion Scam Ploys
January 23, 2019 by Cofense in Phishing Defense CenterBy Lucas Ashbaugh Want to play a game? Jigsaw ransomware does, and it’s going to run you $400… or you could just download the free decrypter online. Jigsaw, featuring Billy The Puppet from Saw, was first released in 2016. It not only encrypts the victim’s files but deletes them at a continuously increasing rate until a payment in bitcoin can be confirmed against the bitcoin blockchain. Now, Jigsaw has been observed again, this time delivered through scam tactics. The Delivery Each email starts off with a ploy about how the threat actor somehow compromised the victim’s financial accounts. After shocking and...
Threats of Terror Pervade Recent Extortion Phishing Campaigns
December 20, 2018 by Cofense in Phishing Defense CenterBy Lucas Ashbaugh “There is an explosive device (tronitrotoluene) in the building where your business is conducted […] there will be many victims if it explodes”
Re: The Zombie Phish
October 31, 2018 by Cofense in Phishing Defense CenterMalware AnalysisThreat IntelligenceBy: Lucas Ashbaugh, Nick Guarino, Max Gannon Out of nowhere, someone responds to an email conversation that wrapped up months ago. It’s a real conversation that actually happened. Maybe it’s about a meeting, a job opportunity, or a reply to that problem you had over a year ago; this email is highly relevant to you. But something is off, the topic of the email is months out of date and now there is a weird error message. This is a devious tactic, reviving an email conversation long dead – it’s the Zombie Phish. Not Your Average Phish The Cofense™ Phishing...
Email Security Gateway (to Your Next Breach)
October 16, 2018 by Cofense in Phishing Defense CenterBY THE COFENSE PHISHING DEFENSE CENTER Email is the most common attack vector in today’s threat landscape. Not only does email deliver over 92% of malware1, but by the end of 2017 the average user received 16 malicious emails per month.2 Cyber-criminals and APT actors abuse email to deliver malware or steal user credentials and other sensitive data. Because it is ubiquitous, email is an oft-targeted, massive attack surface. Proofpoint and Mimecast Often Can’t Handle Simple Phishing Attacks That’s why companies spend thousands to millions of dollars on security technologies, including secure email gateways. Let’s be clear: it is erroneous...
We’re Seeing a Resurgence of the Demonic Astaroth WMIC Trojan
September 10, 2018 by Cofense in Phishing Defense CenterBy Jerome Doaty and Garrett Primm The Cofense™ Phishing Defense Center (PDC) has recently defended against a resurgence of Astaroth, with dozens of hits across our customer base in the last week. In just one week, some estimated 8,000 machines have been potentially compromised.
The Lazy Man’s Guide to Phishing
August 16, 2018 by Cofense in Phishing Defense CenterBy Lucas Ashbaugh Laziness and sloppy work are the twenty first century’s newest business model, and for phishing actors it’s a gold rush. The real winners from modern phishing have taken a chapter out of the entrepreneur’s handbook: The Lean Startup. For them, phishing isn’t about artisanal fraud and refined skills, it’s about starting cheap, failing quickly, and getting their head back in the game. It’s horrendously brilliant. In a world where SOCs are constantly grinding to block that IP, scan for that hash, disable macros, etc., automated solutions just can’t keep up. When it comes to phishing, speed is king....
An Analyst’s View of Surging PowerShell-based Malware
August 13, 2018 by Cofense in Malware AnalysisPhishing Defense CenterOver the past couple of weeks, the Cofense™ Phishing Defence Center (PDC) has observed a rise in PowerShell-based malware. PowerShell is a very powerful scripting language that is legitimately used in many organisations. PowerShell is packed with almost endless capabilities, most of which are particularly interesting to threat actors who wish to abuse PowerShell for malicious purposes.
Another Tax-Rebate Phishing Scam, This Time in Canada
August 7, 2018 by Cofense in Phishing Defense CenterThe CofenseTM Phishing Defense Center has observed a phishing email targeting Canadian taxpayers, similar to HMRC scams we recently reported in the United Kingdom. It’s the latest in a surge of tax-rebate phishing scams seen across the globe, prompting tax-collection agencies to issue consumer warnings.