Widespread Brand Impersonation via Typosquatting

There has been a proliferation of scams targeting 100+ popular clothing, footwear and apparel brands. Malicious actors are seeking to use search engine optimization (SEO) to manipulate internet search results, positioning their look-alike domain names at the top of results, in attempts to drive victims to malicious websites. Typosquatting refers to the registration of look […]

North Korean cybercrime group “Kimsuky” targets academic institutions with spear phishing

The U.S. and the Republic of Korea have issued a joint advisory on social engineering activity, in the form of spear phishing, that is being directed against researchers, academic institutions and news media outlets globally. This activity appears to be coming directly from North Korean cyber actors (dubbed “Kimsuky”) who are in the Reconnaissance General […]