Thursday, March 12, 2015

Cybercrime, Cyber Espionage Tactics Converge

From DarkReading:

Cybercrime, Cyber Espionage Tactics Converge

Real-world cyberattack investigations by incident response firm Mandiant highlight how hackers are adapting to better achieve their goals.

To get a sense of just how nation-state attackers are upping their game now, consider this: nearly 80% of phishing emails used in attacks investigated by incident response firm Mandiant last year used IT and security-related topics, or impersonation of those departments or antivirus vendors in order to lure their victims into opening malware-laden attachments and links.

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