Addressing Email Spam Bombs and Social Engineering Threats

In this Risky Business News sponsor interview, Catalin Cimpanu talks with Bobby Filar, Head of Machine Learning at Sublime Security. Bobby takes us through the rising problem of spam bombing, or email bombing, a technique threat actors are increasingly using for initial access into corporate environments.

Show notes

• Bobby Filar
• Sophos MDR tracks two ransomware campaigns using “email bombing,” Microsoft Teams “vishing”
• Ongoing Social Engineering Campaign Linked to Black Basta Ransomware Operators
• Storm-1811 exploits RMM tools to drop Black Basta ransomware
• Massive Email Bombs Target .Gov Addresses
• A familiar playbook with a twist: 3AM ransomware actors dropped virtual machine with vishing and Quick Assist