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Bogus HIV test results are the latest lures used by cybercrooks
That stream of health-related phishing means at least some of it is working.
Scammers are trying to exploit coronavirus concerns to breach companies
Phishing attempts come with a Microsoft Word document that activates a strain of malicious software, AZORult, which allows attackers to make off with sensitive data.
Cyber deals continue with Proofpoint's $225 million acquisition of ObserveIT
Sumo Logic also announced its own acquisition of Jask in an unrelated deal.
New research shows more utility companies are being targeted by phishing emails
As with the previous email lures, the hackers posed as a utility-sector certification organization.
DanaBot banking trojan hits Germany again, with new targets
DanaBot is being used to hit German retail websites, including H&M, according to new research from Webroot.
A potentially state-sponsored hacking campaign tried to phish U.S. utilities in July, researchers say
The phishing emails purported to be from an organization that certifies engineers.
