Malwarebytes

AUGUST 22, 2022

She was targeted by online scammers who used her personal details gleaned from an April 2022 data leak that affected 22.5 In her post , she broke down the scam into four phases, reflecting the scammers' intent in each stage: Dismay, Isolate, Overwhelm, and Intimidate. She then realized she was about to be scammed.

Social Engineering 86

Social Engineering Engineering Banking Scams 86

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Image: Shutterstock.com Three different cybercriminal groups claimed access to internal networks at communications giant T-Mobile in more than 100 separate incidents throughout 2022, new data suggests. But by the time we got to claims made in the middle of May 2022, completing the rest of the year’s timeline seemed unnecessary.

Mobile 315

Mobile Phishing Authentication Advertising 315

Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2023

CyberNews analyzed a classic cryptocurrency romance scam, also known as CryptoRom, explaining how scammers hid the money CryptoRom scammers hid the money with several layers of obfuscation, but the Cybernews research team discovered that the stolen funds ended up in Binance accounts. Here’s how we did it.

Scams 77

Scams Cryptocurrency Social Engineering Accountability 77

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 26, 2023

Summary In the midst of significant layoffs hitting the previously immune tech industry, scammers have mobilized and doubled down on targeting job seekers with various employment scams. Scammers may also ask for Social Security numbers and bank account information for depositing paychecks.

Scams 131

Scams Identity Theft Social Engineering Advertising 131

SecureList

DECEMBER 6, 2022

There are two main types of online fraud aimed at stealing user data and money: phishing and scams. Phishers primarily seek to extract confidential information from victims, such as credentials or bank card details, while scammers deploy social engineering to persuade targets to transfer money on their own accord.

Scams 98

Scams Phishing Social Engineering Banking 98

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

technology companies during the summer of 2022. stole at least $800,000 from at least five victims between August 2022 and March 2023. 2022 that an intrusion had exposed a “limited number” of Twilio customer accounts through a sophisticated social engineering attack designed to steal employee credentials.

Social Engineering 326

Social Engineering Mobile Cybercrime Passwords 326

SecureList

JULY 11, 2022

E-mail scammers typically combine social engineering with technical skills to bypass spam filters and persuade the recipient to reply. In terms of topics and techniques, text-based fraud can be divided into several types: Dating scams. Let’s take a look at these types of scams and see why they work. Dating scams.

Scams 103

Scams Accountability Banking Phishing 103

Identity IQ

MAY 17, 2023

The 2022 Trends in Identity Report indicates identity thieves are getting better at using social engineering techniques to convince people to share personal, financial, and important business information. The report found 80% of identity compromises were due to a scam, a 3% increase from the previous year.

Identity Theft 59

Identity Theft Scams Education Data breaches 59

Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 11, 2022

There’s been a lot of weird and frankly bizarre attacks over the course of 2022, nestled in amongst the usual ransomware outbreaks and data breaches. Whether we’re talking social media, email, or even malware, there’s been a mind bending tale of tall behaviour in almost every corner. spaaaaaaaaaace. What a world.

Scams 76

Scams Social Engineering Engineering Accountability 76

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Thus, during the World Cup a brand-new scam appeared: it offered users to win a newly released iPhone 14 for predicting match outcomes. Fake donation sites started popping up after the Ukraine crisis broke out in 2022, pretending to accept money as aid to Ukraine. Others offered the coveted Green Pass without vaccination.

Phishing 95

Phishing Scams Accountability Energy and Utilities 95

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The risk of being scammed runs even higher. While on ordinary days, the customer can easily see that if the product is too cheap, it is most likely a scam, during the Black Friday sales, it gets harder to tell. Over the first ten months of 2022, Kaspersky prevented 38,596,555 financial phishing attacks. Key findings.

Phishing 104

Phishing Banking Scams Retail 104

Malwarebytes

APRIL 29, 2022

According to Twitter , it’s supposed to let people know “that an account of public interest is authentic.” ” That’s great, so long as the account is authentic, but what if, one day, it suddenly isn’t? pic.twitter.com/cCCLDUUj7y — Kevin Collier (@kevincollier) April 28, 2022.

Accountability 93

Accountability Passwords Scams Authentication 93

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

The Threat Report Portugal: H2 2022 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from July to December, H2, 2022. The Threat Report Portugal: Q3 & Q4 2022 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from Jully to December, Q3 and Q4, 2022. in Q2 2022.

Threat Reports 76

Threat Reports Phishing Malware Banking 76

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

In this article, we’ll focus on what businesses have learned over the past twelve months, and how this can help us to turn 2022 into a safer and more successful year. In a year of confusion, it’s easy to see how so many workers fell for such scams. What to expect from email security threats in 2022?

Digital transformation 119

Digital transformation Phishing Social Engineering Passwords 119

SecureList

MAY 6, 2024

A significant share of scam, phishing and malware attacks is about money. With trillions of dollars of digital payments made every year, it is no wonder that attackers target electronic wallets, online shopping accounts and other financial assets, inventing new techniques and reusing good old ones. million in 2022. of attacks.

Phishing 99

Phishing Banking Mobile Scams 99

Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2022

The email’s subject line, “Microsoft account unusual sign-in activity”, is always guaranteed to attract some attention. Report the user Thanks, The Microsoft account team. Instead, it’s a Mailto: URI which opens a fresh email with a pre-filled message to be sent to a specific email account. Miss it, miss out.

Accountability 114

Accountability Phishing Social Engineering Banking 114

Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2022

The smash-and-grab attacks by LAPSUS$ obscure some of the group’s less public activities, which according to Microsoft include targeting individual user accounts at cryptocurrency exchanges to drain crypto holdings. The flash scam netted the perpetrators more than $100,000 in the ensuing hours.

Social Engineering 251

Social Engineering Phishing Engineering Accountability 251

BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The state of cybersecurity in 2022: ransomware and threats to data abound. There were 66 zero-day vulnerabilities disclosed during the reporting period between July 2021 and July 2022. Separately, the UK National Cyber Security Centre’s 2022 review is out. million cyber-related frauds in the UK in the year to March 2022.

Social Engineering 52

Social Engineering Ransomware Password Management Engineering 52

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 28, 2022

Here are five steps to preserve health care data security in 2022. For example, electronic health records (EHRs) give patients remote access to their data, but users may fall for phishing scams. Some advanced network monitoring tools can automate this process, restricting accounts when they behave irregularly.

Penetration Testing 105

Penetration Testing Encryption Social Engineering Phishing 105

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Sporting events, like the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 (Qatar 2022 World Cup), attract massive attention from every corner of the world. Scams could present themselves in many forms. As part of our research, we’ve identified 174 malicious domains impersonating official webpages belonging to the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

Cyber threats 52

Cyber threats Media Social Engineering Mobile 52

Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

Navigating the internet in 2022 is more dangerous than ever for Australian netizens. Australian Mobile Cybersecurity in 2022. Apple iOS users often fall prey to mobile scams; around 30.1% Thus, these Australian attacks significantly contribute to the rising trend in socially engineered attacks.

Social Engineering 92

Social Engineering Mobile Scams Engineering 92

Malwarebytes

MARCH 13, 2023

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has published its 2022 Internet Crime Report. These scams usually offer the victims large returns with minimal risk. Crypto-investment fraud saw an incredible growth in 2022, both in number of scams and in the amount of damage done. billion in 2022, which is a 127% rise.

Cryptocurrency 62

Cryptocurrency Scams Media Social Engineering 62

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The gaming industry went into full gear during the pandemic, as many people took up online gaming as their new hobby to escape the socially-distanced reality. According to the analytical agency Newzoo, in 2022, the global gaming market will exceed $ 200 billion , with 3 billion players globally. Key findings.

Mobile 101

Mobile Passwords Software Accountability 101

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

In mid-June 2022, a flood of SMS phishing messages began targeting employees at commercial staffing firms that provide customer support and outsourcing to thousands of companies. In a blog post earlier this month, Cloudflare said it detected the account takeovers and that no Cloudflare systems were compromised. Image: Cloudflare.com.

Mobile 299

Mobile Phishing Authentication Accountability 299

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

For example, ReasonLabs researchers recently uncovered a scam that used stolen credit cards and fake websites to skim monthly charges off of unsuspecting consumers. For instance, phishing, one of the most common, is a social engineering attack used to steal user data.

Risk 203

Risk Cybersecurity Antivirus Phishing 203

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

As the reports covering all of 2022 start trickling in, we can see that cybercrime and other types of fraud had a major impact last year. Take for example the 2022 half year fraud update by UK Finance, which tells us that criminals stole a total of £609.8 Blocking scam text messages. Unauthorized payment card fraud.

Scams 82

Scams Banking Cyber Insurance Cybercrime 82

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Thanks to your readership and support, I was able to spend more time in 2022 on some deep, meaty investigative stories — the really satisfying kind with the potential to affect positive change. Some of that work is highlighted in the 2022 Year in Review review below. A single bitcoin is trading at around $45,000.

Cryptocurrency 239

Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 239

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

BEC follows a few different patterns, but primarily revolves around an approach by a criminal who has compromised or spoofed an executive-level email account. Some attackers perform reconnaissance in advance so they can target people in HR, finance, or accounts. What we’re looking at below is Vendor Email Compromise (VEC).

Social Engineering 86

Social Engineering Scams Accountability Retail 86

Malwarebytes

MAY 3, 2022

A real world scam which sucks the fun out of craft fairs has caused nothing but stress for victims. This isn’t an isolated case; this specific scam targeted people all across the UK. How does this fake vendor fair scam work? The really interesting thing about all this is that fake fair scams aren’t some weird anomaly.

Scams 119

Scams Media Social Engineering Small Business 119

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 28, 2022

A little more than a week later, cybersecurity firm Armorblox outlined an account takeover attack that leveraged malicious phishing and social engineering. Best Zero Trust Security Solutions for 2022. Hackers attacking the flaw could target Zoom accounts through connections with Zoom Contacts. Spoofed Zoom email.

Social Engineering 128

Social Engineering Engineering Phishing Accountability 128

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

To this end, some impressive technology has been created to combat the technological side of the issue, to keep hackers and similar bad actors from accessing data and account privileges they shouldn’t. of the wealth in the United States as of Q1 2022, compared to 6.5% Read More At: Top Secure Email Gateway Solutions for 2022.

Social Engineering 117

Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Phishing Scams 117

Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

What’s more, the line between a cryptocurrency criminal and entrepreneur is often hard to define: In December 2022, for instance, the once-respected founder of the prominent cryptocurrency exchange FTX was charged with wire fraud, commodities fraud, securities fraud, money laundering, and campaign finance law violations.

Scams 40

Scams Cryptocurrency Marketing Advertising 40

SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Although the main types of threats (phishing, scams, malware, etc.) The larger the subscription base, the greater the number of fraudulent key-selling schemes and attempts at stealing accounts. These schemes can be very similar to the streaming scams that we have been observing for the past several years.

Education 121

Education Phishing Scams Social Engineering 121

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Finally, we will make some forecasts about financial attacks in 2022. Data from the Brazilian Federation of Banks registered a considerable increase in crime (such as explosions at bank branches to steal money) and cybercrime (increased phishing and social-engineering attacks) against banking customers and banking infrastructure.

Cryptocurrency 110

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 110

SecureList

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Both Google Play and third-party marketplaces were flooded with fake investment apps that relied on social engineering to coax personal data out of users: mostly phone numbers and full names, which were later added to databases used for phone fraud. Many malware families that were not in 2022’s top 20 joined the list in 2023.

Mobile 100

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 100

Malwarebytes

APRIL 19, 2022

These scams can also be found on social media. Some users of social media have become very well-known for their tweets inside affected regions. Like many successful scams, it’s very simple, which can easily yield results. Look for people you know who follow an account you’re considering donating to.

Scams 106

Scams Accountability Media Phishing 106

Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2023

The exposure of emails and passwords is dangerous, as malicious actors could use them for credential stuffing to try to access other accounts the victim might be using. Fraudsters may exploit the exposed personal information to impersonate the affected individuals and gain access to their financial accounts or other sensitive information.

Passwords 85

Passwords Identity Theft Scams Social Engineering 85