Bleeping Computer

JUNE 15, 2022

An international law enforcement operation, codenamed 'First Light 2022,' has seized 50 million dollars and arrested thousands of people involved in social engineering scams worldwide. [.].

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The Hacker News

JUNE 23, 2023

A threat actor known as Muddled Libra is targeting the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry with persistent attacks that leverage advanced social engineering ploys to gain initial access.

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NetSpi Executives

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In fact, over 48 percent of emails sent in 2022 were spam, and Google blocks approximately 100 million phishing emails every day. Although many companies are adding new processes, technologies, and training materials to combat this, employees continue to fall victim to phishing, vishing, and other forms of social engineering attacks.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 29, 2022

Phishing reached an all-time high in the first quarter of 2022. The post Phishing Reached All-Time High: Social Engineering News appeared first on Security Boulevard. To clarify what this means, in the first quarter […].

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

September 16, 2022. According to this cyber wonderkid, they used social engineering to pull off the hack. September 16, 2022. This incident is yet another example of how easy it is for malicious threat actors to use social engineering to gain access to an organization's internal systems.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 20, 2023

Popular email marketing service MailChimp recently fell victim to another data breach, this time caused by a successful social engineering attack on its employees and contractors. Such information could be exploited by threat actors in phishing attacks.

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Identity IQ

AUGUST 18, 2023

IdentityIQ Scam Report Reveals Shocking Stats on AI Social Engineering IdentityIQ AI social engineering scams are on the rise, according to IDIQ Chief Innovation Officer Michael Scheumack. “AI-based AI-based social engineering scams, which were at a high percentage last year, are up 100% this year for us,” Scheumack said.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Microsoft has released its final monthly batch of security updates for 2022, fixing more than four dozen security holes in its various Windows operating systems and related software. The bug already seeing exploitation is CVE-2022-44698 , which allows attackers to bypass the Windows SmartScreen security feature.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Don’t be afraid of social engineering attacks this Cybersecurity Awareness Month! In the spirit of this year’s theme, we created a parody of the Monster Mash to share social engineering prevention tips far and wide. Use Strong Passwords and a Password Manager In 2022, threat actors leaked more than 721 million passwords.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 11, 2022

By all accounts, the most severe flaw addressed today is CVE-2022-21907, a critical, remote code execution flaw in the “ HTTP Protocol Stack.” ” Microsoft says the flaw affects Windows 10 and Windows 11 , as well as Server 2019 and Server 2022. “Test and deploy this patch quickly.” ” Quickly indeed.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 25, 2022

Note 2- On March 24th,2022 Morgan Stanley appointed Arnaud Blanchard as the head of America’s equity syndicate and he will replace Pawan Passi, who has been sent on long leave by the firm for his alleged involvement in the Block trading business.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 9, 2022

Cloud-based communication platform provider Twilio has announced a breach via a social engineering attack on employees. Text messages.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Attackers have to carry out a long series of actions that involve social engineering, data breaches and sometimes even system testing. The post 16 Best DDOS Attack Tools in 2022 appeared first on Wallarm. The post Best of 2022: 16 Best DDOS Attack Tools in 2022 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2022

On January 5, 2022, the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced the FBI’s arrest of Italian citizen Filippo Bernardini at JFK International Airport in New York for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

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Javvad Malik

DECEMBER 12, 2022

As I wandered through the psychedelic chaos of Black Hat Europe 2022, I couldn’t help but feel like I had stumbled into the belly of the beast. My presentation on navigating the social engineering jungle.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 23, 2022

Attackers have to carry out a long series of actions that involve social engineering, data breaches and sometimes even system testing. The post 16 Best DDOS Attack Tools in 2022 appeared first on Wallarm. The post 16 Best DDOS Attack Tools in 2022 appeared first on Security Boulevard. Due to the sophistication [.].

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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 It contains the official emblem of the country's law enforcement body and contains legitimate details of the victim gleaned from the April 2022 leak. million people. Note that Venus's case is just one of many.

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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.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The 2022 update to our research on the perception of data breach causes that’s helped organizations re-evaluate how they are at risk for a data breach instead of what feels right. In their 2021 report, Social Engineering and Basic Web Application Attacks accounted for over 50% of all breach events. DOWNLOAD NOW.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 13, 2023

Introduction The recent ManageEngine CVE-2022-47966 is a pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability. The post ManageEngine CVE-2022-47966 IOCs appeared first on Horizon3.ai. The post ManageEngine CVE-2022-47966 IOCs appeared first on Security Boulevard. Given the nature […].

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The Avast Threat Labs Q4 2022 Threat Report observed a rise in social engineering attacks during the final quarter of 2022, including invoice and refund fraud, tech support scams, and others aimed at stealing money. The post Avast Threat Labs Q4 2022 Threat Report | Avast appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

million customers, including website administrator passwords, sFTP credentials, and private SSL keys; -December 2022: Hackers gained access to and installed malware on GoDaddy’s cPanel hosting servers that “intermittently redirected random customer websites to malicious sites.” A U2F device made by Yubikey.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In both cases, the attackers managed to social engineer employees into resetting the multi-factor login requirements for Okta administrator accounts. In March 2022, Okta disclosed a breach from the hacking group LAPSUS$, a criminal hacking group that specialized in social-engineering employees at targeted companies.

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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.

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SecureList

MAY 25, 2022

The Verizon 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report is out. Several things stand out in the 2022 report: Ransomware challenges continue to mount — “Ransomware’s heyday continues, and is present in almost 70% of malware breaches this year.” “Actor Motives: Financial (89%), Espionage (11%).”

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SecureList

APRIL 24, 2024

High-end APT groups perform highly interesting social engineering campaigns in order to penetrate well-protected targets. While this highly targeted and interactive social engineering approach might not be completely novel, it is extraordinary. It’s highly recommended reading.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

As we near the end of 2022, IT professionals look back at one of the worst years on record for incidents. During 2022 over 65% of organizations expected security budgets to expand. In 2022 we witnessed several third-party supply chain breaches. IoT/OT and DoS attack vectors were key areas in 2022 for an attack.

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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.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Last Watchdog sought commentary from technology thought leaders about lessons learned in 2021– and any guidance they might have to offer heading into 2022. Automated hacker toolkits will become popular in 2022 because IT security teams can use them to breach their own systems and then discover any exploitable vulnerabilities.

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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. What to expect from email security threats in 2022? How will remote working affect email security in 2022? How can SMEs prepare for email security threats in 2022?

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Octo Tempest is believed to be a group of native English speaking cybercriminals that uses social engineering campaigns to compromise organizations all over the world. This can be done in a number of ways, but the most common ones involve social engineering attacks on the victim's carrier.

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SecureList

AUGUST 17, 2022

Black Hat 2022 USA Briefings wrapped up this past week, along with its sister conference DEF CON 30. Fast forward to 2022 and Kim makes mention of the technical debt leading to the Colonial Pipeline ransomware fiasco that led to an overwhelming of the east coast fuel supply chain. Many of the talks were great, fresh content.

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Security Affairs

JULY 4, 2022

The Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2022 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from March to June, Q2, 2022. The Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2022 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from March to June, Q2, 2022. Phishing and Malware Q2 2022. in Q1 2022.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 16, 2023

The post Scams Lost US $10 BILLION in 2022 — Crypto Fraud Grows Fast appeared first on Security Boulevard. Ben is disappointed: FBI reports huge rise in cryptocurrency investment scams. Why am I not surprised?

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 19, 2023

Introduction On January 10, 2023, ManageEngine released a security advisory for CVE-2022-47966 (discovered by Khoadha of Viettel Cyber Security) affecting a wide range of products. This vulnerability is a result of using an outdated […] The post ManageEngine CVE-2022-47966 Technical Deep Dive appeared first on Horizon3.ai.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

APRIL 29, 2022

Category Awareness, Guides, News, Social Engineering. What do this year’s tax scams look like in 2022?” Risk Level. Last week, millions of Americans finalized their tax returns. For many, filling out the forms and sending in their return was an online process.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The 2022 update to our research on the perception of data breach causes that’s helped organizations re-evaluate how they are at risk for a data breach instead of what feels right. In their 2021 report, Social Engineering and Basic Web Application Attacks accounted for over 50% of all breach events. Click the button!

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