Search Results for: extortion email Blog Post Increase in Extortionate Emails – USSS Information Alert May 1, 2020 The United States Secret Service has recently observed an increase in extortion email scams. These are not necessarily new methods... Blog Post COVID‐19 Cyber Threat Coalition – USSS Information Alert May 2, 2020 Criminal groups are exploiting the COVID‐19 pandemic to target healthcare systems and critical IT infrastructure all over the world. The... Blog Post Threat Actors Exploitation of COVID-19 Pandemic – FBI Alert May 2, 2020 The FBI’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate in coordination with the Office of Private Sector is providing this LIR to... Blog Post Cyber Extortion Emails August 3, 2018 Cyber extortion is growing rapidly. LIFARS has proprietary Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures to combat cyber threats. If you have been... Newsletter Cyber Extortion Emails Peaking August 7, 2018 Blog Post Zero-days in Accellion file transfer app used for data theft March 4, 2021 Back in December 2020, a software vendor Accellion informed about an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability in its File Transfer Appliance... Blog Post Sextortion Emails – A Variant of Cyber Extortion Holding Ransom Your Character in Exchange for Bitcoin Money August 5, 2018 LIFARS is frequently called in to address cyber extortion. A popular recent variant is sextortion emails. In this scheme, an email is received falsely... Blog Post USSS Increase in Extortionate Emails Alert February 19, 2019 The United States Secret Service has recently observed an increase in extortion email scams. These are not necessarily new methods... Blog Post Hoax Bomb Threats Sent in Bitcoin Extortion Scam December 15, 2018 Organizations around the country have received bomb threats in their inboxes. These email campaigns demanded a large sum of money... Blog Post Healthcare Ransomware and Cyberattacks July 20, 2021 Healthcare has become an increasing target of ransomware and other cyberattacks since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, a... Blog Post Conti Ransomware Gang Announces Support of Russia – Ukrainian Member Leaks Chats February 28, 2022 To no one’s surprise, the infamous Conti ransomware gang, known for having close ties with Russian intelligence, announced that it... Blog Post Mamba Ransomware Weakness Explored by the FBI April 21, 2021 The first record of a major attack where Mamba ransomware was used is from the end of 2016. According to... Blog Post Ransomware Conti Is Set To Infiltrate Backups November 9, 2021 Ransomware linked to hundreds of cases is now believed to be able to view, take information, delete, and even destroy... Blog Post TrickBot Gang Extends its Reach Thanks to New Distribution Affiliate November 15, 2021 True to form, cybercriminals continue to evolve in the ways they operate as well as the TTPs (techniques, tactics, and... Blog Post FBI Warns of Conti Ransomware Attacks on U.S. Healthcare Networks June 29, 2021 At least 16 Conti ransomware attacks on U.S. healthcare and first responder networks have been identified by the Federal Bureau...
Blog Post Increase in Extortionate Emails – USSS Information Alert May 1, 2020 The United States Secret Service has recently observed an increase in extortion email scams. These are not necessarily new methods...
Blog Post COVID‐19 Cyber Threat Coalition – USSS Information Alert May 2, 2020 Criminal groups are exploiting the COVID‐19 pandemic to target healthcare systems and critical IT infrastructure all over the world. The...
Blog Post Threat Actors Exploitation of COVID-19 Pandemic – FBI Alert May 2, 2020 The FBI’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate in coordination with the Office of Private Sector is providing this LIR to...
Blog Post Cyber Extortion Emails August 3, 2018 Cyber extortion is growing rapidly. LIFARS has proprietary Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures to combat cyber threats. If you have been...
Blog Post Zero-days in Accellion file transfer app used for data theft March 4, 2021 Back in December 2020, a software vendor Accellion informed about an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability in its File Transfer Appliance...
Blog Post Sextortion Emails – A Variant of Cyber Extortion Holding Ransom Your Character in Exchange for Bitcoin Money August 5, 2018 LIFARS is frequently called in to address cyber extortion. A popular recent variant is sextortion emails. In this scheme, an email is received falsely...
Blog Post USSS Increase in Extortionate Emails Alert February 19, 2019 The United States Secret Service has recently observed an increase in extortion email scams. These are not necessarily new methods...
Blog Post Hoax Bomb Threats Sent in Bitcoin Extortion Scam December 15, 2018 Organizations around the country have received bomb threats in their inboxes. These email campaigns demanded a large sum of money...
Blog Post Healthcare Ransomware and Cyberattacks July 20, 2021 Healthcare has become an increasing target of ransomware and other cyberattacks since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, a...
Blog Post Conti Ransomware Gang Announces Support of Russia – Ukrainian Member Leaks Chats February 28, 2022 To no one’s surprise, the infamous Conti ransomware gang, known for having close ties with Russian intelligence, announced that it...
Blog Post Mamba Ransomware Weakness Explored by the FBI April 21, 2021 The first record of a major attack where Mamba ransomware was used is from the end of 2016. According to...
Blog Post Ransomware Conti Is Set To Infiltrate Backups November 9, 2021 Ransomware linked to hundreds of cases is now believed to be able to view, take information, delete, and even destroy...
Blog Post TrickBot Gang Extends its Reach Thanks to New Distribution Affiliate November 15, 2021 True to form, cybercriminals continue to evolve in the ways they operate as well as the TTPs (techniques, tactics, and...
Blog Post FBI Warns of Conti Ransomware Attacks on U.S. Healthcare Networks June 29, 2021 At least 16 Conti ransomware attacks on U.S. healthcare and first responder networks have been identified by the Federal Bureau...
