Cyberattacks targeting K-12 schools, boy scouts & nonprofits
According to new information, the targets include dozens of small-town schools and school districts in Indiana and Wisconsin.
A Nigeria-based scammer gang dubbed “Scarlet Widow” is unleashing email fraud attacks against K-12 schools, universities and nonprofits around the world, according to a report from Foster City, Calif.-based Agari.
Agari, which uses predictive artificial intelligence to stop advanced email attacks, has uncovered and documented the practices of Scarlet Widow that has evolved a different strategy. “Rather than focusing on corporate targets, which are devoting increased resources to cyberdefenses, the group focuses on more vulnerable sectors such as school districts, universities, and nonprofits, which the group likely believes are softer targets,” Agari revealed.
Targets include dozens of small-town schools and school districts in Indiana and Wisconsin; U.S. and U.K. nonprofits including Boy Scouts of America and the Salvation Army; and universities in Florida, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia.
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