Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Phishing Threats Are Increasing in Scale and Sophistication Phishing remains one of the most dangerous and widespread cybersecurity threats. Source: IBM Security: Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023) According to recent research, the number of phishing attacks vastly outpaces all other cyber threats. billion USD globally.

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DNS Phishing Social Engineering Engineering 64

Webroot

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Use two-factor authentication Two-factor authentication adds an extra layer of security to your online accounts. With two-factor authentication, you’ll need to provide a second form of identification—such as a code sent to your phone—in addition to your password. Password management to keep your credentials safe.

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Identity Theft Banking Scams Passwords 73

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 20, 2022

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Firstly, its owner practices good digital hygiene – keep your credentials secure and use multi-factor authentication. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are the new player in the financial investment market. million) theft due to a fraudulent NFT scheme. Staying ahead.

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Cryptocurrency Marketing Scams Government 127

Identity IQ

DECEMBER 6, 2023

While these products may look authentic, they are often ploys designed to trick you into revealing your payment information. Too-good-to-be-true offers: Unrealistically attractive deals are rarely authentic, if ever. Regularly scan your computer for viruses and malware to identify and remove any potential threats.

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Scams Retail Identity Theft Antivirus 52

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 26, 2022

As of the publishing of this article, antivirus (AV) vendor detection for BotenaGo and its variants remains behind with very low detection coverage from most of AV vendors. Figure 8 shows the low level of antivirus detections for BotenaGo’s new variants. 2830690: ETPRO EXPLOIT GPON Authentication Bypass Attempt (CVE-2018-10561).

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Malware IoT Authentication Antivirus 81

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Regardless of the user authentication mechanism used, privileges must be built into the operating system, file system, applications, databases, hypervisors, cloud platforms, network infrastructure. In turn, this factor serves as an obstacle to the use of multifactor authentication.

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Accountability Passwords Authentication Social Engineering 133

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 29, 2021

“In addition to SolarMarker, the Menlo Labs team has seen a rise in attacks designed to target users, as opposed to organizations, bypassing traditional security measures,” the researchers wrote in a blog post this week. Another WordPress plugin recently was found by Wordfence threat researchers to be vulnerable to attack.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2022

Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence Center, in a blog post Jan. No group or nation-state has been accused of the malware attacks in Ukraine, but CISA said cybersecurity and IT staffs should review the detailed document the agency released earlier this month, Understanding and Mitigating Russian State-Sponsored Cyber Threats to U.S.

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Malware Government Backups Ransomware 140

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

As of the publishing of this article, BotenaGo currently has low antivirus (AV) detection rate with only 6/62 known AVs seen in VirusTotal: (Figure 1). The malware maps each function with a string that represents a potential targeted system — such as a signature, which we’ll explain later in this blog (see figure 3).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

This blog was jointly written with Santiago Cortes. The attack had little impact on end customers, but it does serve to remind the cybersecurity community of the potential for threat actors to continue attacks against critical infrastructure globally. Blog BotenaGo. Make sure two-factor authentication is enabled in all services.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 1, 2021

. “From there, the actor was able to distribute phishing emails that looked authentic but included a link that, when clicked, inserted a malicious file used to distribute a backdoor we call NativeZone,” Tom Burt, corporate vice president of customer security and trust at Microsoft, wrote in a blog post late last week.

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Phishing Mobile Government Cybersecurity 67

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

. “Based on the analysis of the available data, the entire network of Lord & Taylor and 83 Saks Fifth Avenue locations have been compromised,” the firm wrote in a blog post examining the breach. Evolving threats. Multi-factor authentication is also required for remote access.

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Retail Encryption Malware Artificial Intelligence 52

Fox IT

MAY 4, 2021

This is further complicated by the many different names used by the Cyber Threat Intelligence and Anti-Virus industries for this family of malware. IE Basic Authentication, ASCII-????????? + ???????? ?????? Banking malware targeting mainly Europe & Oceania. SEND_ID_FORM 1 - ?????? SEND_ID_AUTH 3 - ?????? PFX ?????????? ?

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Banking Malware Encryption Architecture 98