Hackers are abusing third-party chat platforms by incorporating them into their malicious C&C infrastructure and then using their functionality to communicate data and even download malware, according to a new Trend Micro report.
WannaCry ransomware stole most of the headlines in May, but researchers have noted that Jaff ransomware, which was wreaking havoc at the same time, is being operated from the same server as a large Dark Web department store.
A Stanford University website was reportedly compromised for four months without detection, allowing hackers to abuse it to host malicious web shells, phishing kits and defacement images.
New York drivers are being targeted in a phishing scam where an email they receive warns they have 48 hours to pay a fine or have their driver's license revoked.
A phishing scam in December 2016 resulted in a data breach at the University of Alaska, affecting around 25,000 students, staff and faculty members, according to a report on Wednesday by local Anchorage NBC affiliate KTUU.
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