How to prepare MSPs for advanced phishing without wearing out IT staff

Cybercriminals leverage AceCryptor and Rescoms (RAT) to upgrade spam phishing messages difficult to recognize by both humans and machines. To defend, MSPs automate protection. When cybersecurity experts and vendors describe phishing attacks, they usually split them into two big groups. The first group consists of spam campaigns targeting a broad general audience with simple fraudulent messages. … More How to prepare MSPs for advanced phishing without wearing out IT staff

AceCryptor attacks surge in Europe

The second half of 2023 saw massive growth in AceCryptor-packed malware spreading in the wild, including courtesy of multiple spam campaigns where AceCryptor packed the Rescoms RAT Last week, ESET researchers released an analysis showing a surge in the detections of AceCryptor, one of the most popular cryptors-as-a-service (CaaS) used to help malware stay under … More AceCryptor attacks surge in Europe

ESET Research: AceCryptor attacks on the rise

ESET Research has recorded a dramatic increase in AceCryptor attacks, with ESET detections tripling between the first and second halves of 2023, correlating to the protection of 42,000 ESET users worldwide. In recent months, ESET registered a significant change in how AceCryptor is used, namely that the attackers spreading Rescoms (also known as Remcos) started … More ESET Research: AceCryptor attacks on the rise