What we know: Cybercriminals have been creating fake websites for popular open-source software to trick unsuspecting victims into downloading malicious malware by listing them as advertisements in Google search results.
The company also recommends customers implement dual factor authentication for their accounts, and to monitor their accounts for any suspicious activity.Ĭybercriminals use malicious Google search ads to deliver malware Recommendations: NortonLifeLock reset the passwords for all of the accounts affected by the breach, but even if you do not receive a data breach notification letter, you should still strongly consider resetting your passwords out of an abundance of caution. In a sample data breach notification letter shared with the Office of the Vermont Attorney General, NortonLifeLock said while its systems were not compromised they “strongly believe that an unauthorized third party knows and has utilized your username and password for your account.” The company added cybercriminals may have accessed users’ names, phone numbers, mailing address, and possibly other details stored in their private vaults.
What we know: NortonLifeLock is alerting users to a data breach where cybercriminals were able to compromise Norton Password Manager accounts. NortonLifeLock issues warning over Password Manager account breach In this installment of the BlackCloak Thursday Threat Update, we’ll take a look at a data breach affecting NortonLifeLock customers, as well as how cybercriminals create malicious Google search ads to trigger downloads of malware.
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