According to the Japan Times, the organizing committee for the Tokyo Olympics has suffered a data breach as a consequence of Fujitsu's recent compromise. The Record reports that Cox Media livestreams were interrupted yesterday in what multiple sources tell the Record was a ransomware attack.
Experts insist that following the basic principles of cyber security will go a long way to lowering the odds of being victimized by an attacker. The latest proof is last month’s ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline in the U.S. Hackers got in by exploiting a compromised username and password, according to an official of FireEye’s Mandiant threat intelligence service. Mandiant was called in to investigate the breach. The executive told Bloomberg News the password for a virtual private network account was no longer in use, but was still valid. That password was posted on the dark web, which raises the possibility a current or former Colonial employee used the same password on another account that had been hacked.
The recent ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline inspired a threat actor to create a new phishing lure to trick victims into downloading malicious files. The emails are targeted and tailored as urgent notifications to download and install a system update that would defend against the latest ransomware strains.
The emails ask employees to download a “ransomware update” that is actually malware. Cyberattackers are now using the notoriety of the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack to leverage further phishing attacks, according to the findings of a cybersecurity company. It is common for attackers to use widely-covered news events to get people to click on malicious emails and links, and cybersecurity firm INKY said it recently received multiple helpdesk emails about curious emails their customers were receiving.
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Analysts Release Research Report Initiating Coverage of Anti-Phishing Pioneer College Park, MD – March 31, 2021 –INKY Technology Corporation, a pioneer in next-gen email phishing protection, today announced 451 Research, a global research and advisory firm, has initiated its coverage of the company. INKY is presented in an analyst research report that is part of 451 Research’s ongoing series of reports on companies operating in high-growth, emerging technology market segments.
INKY processed 656,954,951 emails in 2020. From this data, they ranked the top 25 most-phished brands during 2020. In round numbers, that’s two-thirds of a billion. Within this pool, Inky found 4,874,096 phishing campaigns. Of those phishing campaigns, 591,293 of them were brand impersonations. Out of the brand-impersonation group, INKY found 40,903 unique campaigns.
Anti-Phishing Pioneer Launches into 2021 with Industry Leading Innovation and Expanding Market Share College Park, MD – February 3, 2021 – INKY Technology Corporation, a pioneer in next-gen email phishing protection, announced today the company closed 2020 with over 150% in enterprise and midmarket customer growth. “INKY’s 2020 exponential growth is a testament to the company’s dedication to innovation, extending the sales footprint with new partnerships and integrations, as well as exceptional leadership,” said Matt Gatto, Managing Director at Insight Partners. “INKY is well positioned to replace legacy Secure Web Gateway vendors and lead the anti-phishing market in 2021.”
College Park, MD – December 15, 2020 – INKY Technology Corporation, a pioneer in next-gen email phishing protection, today announced that Roger Kay, former Vice President of Client Computing at IDC, will be joining the leadership team as Vice President of Security Strategy to enhance the company’s product and market strategies, including competitive assessment, forecasting, and market positioning.
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