Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Category News, Social Engineering. All of the attacks were carried out with relatively simple phishing and social engineering techniques. Phishing and poor password practices. The couple claimed that they were able to trick an employee into downloading malware from a phishing email. Risk Level.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In other words, cybercriminals succeeded in getting access to a number of 23andMe accounts where users had used the same password on both 23andMe and a website that had suffered a data breach. It works because users often use the same password for multiple websites. It's good in theory but fails in practice.

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Passwords Accountability Scams Social Engineering 132

Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

Our documentary, “ The Life and Death of Passwords ,” explores with industry experts the history of passwords, why passwords have become less effective over time, and how trust is established in a passwordless future. Spacebar changes the whole paradigm because instead of writing a password, you can write a passphrase.

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Passwords Social Engineering Phishing Technology 67

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 5, 2023

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a fundamental component of best practices for account security. Traditionally, this approach to authentication delivers a unique code to a user's email or phone, which is then inputted following the account password. SMS-based MFA MFA via SMS (i.e.,

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Social Engineering Authentication Passwords Accountability 81

Security Boulevard

JULY 19, 2022

Today, the average consumer has 100 online accounts, and, in a perfect world, each account would have unique and complex usernames and passwords. Many people use simple (easy to guess) passwords and many more reuse passwords on multiple sites. To make matters worse, most people rarely change their passwords.

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Passwords Retail Social Engineering Accountability 59

Security Boulevard

MAY 19, 2022

In April 2022, ThreatLabz discovered several newly registered domains, which were created by a threat actor to spoof the official Microsoft Windows 11 OS download portal. These variants of Vidar malware fetch the C2 configuration from attacker-controlled social media channels hosted on Telegram and Mastodon network. Key points.

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Media Social Engineering Backups Passwords 64

Malwarebytes

MARCH 5, 2024

Separately, in September 2023, Malwarebytes discovered a cybercriminal campaign that tricked Mac users into accidentally installing a type of malware that can steal passwords, browser data, cookies, files, and cryptocurrency. But users who clicked the Mac download button instead received AMOS.

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Malware Adware Ransomware Social Engineering 136

Malwarebytes

JUNE 26, 2023

Multiple passwords , reading through EULAs, website cookie notifications, and more. Many of today's most dangerous threats are delivered through social engineering, i.e., by tricking users into giving up their data, or downloading malware from an infected email attachment. Use multi-factor authentication wherever you can.

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Social Engineering Passwords Banking Engineering 80

Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2021

The exposed records include email addresses full names, phone numbers, physical addresses, geolocation records, LinkedIn username and profile URL, personal and professional experience/background, genders, and other social media accounts and usernames. Passwords are not included in the archive. ” reported RestorePrivacy.

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Identity Theft Social Engineering Media Hacking 142

IT Security Guru

MARCH 31, 2023

Phishing attacks, malicious links and social engineering are just a few of the tricks used by cybercriminals to obtain credentials and other valuable information. The messages typically contain a link that downloads malware onto your device or directs you to a fake website that looks like the real one.

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Social Engineering Cybersecurity Engineering Media 101

Webroot

JUNE 2, 2022

Phishing and social engineering. Gaming is now an online social activity. This gives scammers lots of opportunities to approach unwary gamers and try to trick them into downloading malware, giving up personal details, or handing over login credentials. Use a strong, unique password for every account that you have.

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Cyber threats Social Engineering Accountability Malware 99

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

The missives asked users to click a link and log in at a phishing page that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page. Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication. On that last date, Twilio disclosed that on Aug. In an Aug.

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Mobile Phishing Authentication Accountability 299

Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 4, 2017

In this case, that secret is her password and, well, just read it: My staff log onto my computer on my desk with my login everyday. To be fair to Nadine, she's certainly not the only one handing her password out to other people. In fact I often forget my password and have to ask my staff what it is. No one else has access.

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Passwords Accountability Technology InfoSec 204

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In October, the Cloud identity and access management solutions provider said that threat actors broke into its support case management system and stole authentication data, including cookies and session tokens, that can be abused in future attacks to impersonate valid users. Many users of the customer support system are Okta administrators.

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Social Engineering Authentication Engineering Accountability 99

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2022

RedLine Password Theft Malware. The RedLine password theft malware is a hot topic this month with Microsoft’s employee compromise. Passwords: An Easy Target. Let’s not mince words: passwords are difficult for most organizations to manage. Let’s not mince words: passwords are difficult for most organizations to manage.

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Cybersecurity Social Engineering Passwords Malware 98

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Upon clicking on the link in the message, victims are redirected to a fake American Express login page, which includes the company’s logo and a link to download the American Express app. The page was crafted to request the victims to enter their user ID and password. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, American Express).

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Phishing Scams Social Engineering Password Management 96

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 7, 2023

Forget SMS 2FA authentication – Twitter and others are making it less attractive by either charging for it or phasing it out altogether. Dunn Mention Twitter and two factor authentication (2FA) in the same breath right now and security watchers will immediately think about a puzzling announcement the company made less than two months ago.

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Authentication Social Engineering Passwords Backups 108

Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The state of security in retail and hospitality RH-ISAC reports “organizations are seeing an increase in the prevalence of credential harvesting attempts, especially leveraging social engineering tactics.” Add a passwordless authentication factor like a biometric and block attempts at access.

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Retail Cyber threats Social Engineering Phishing 78

Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2024

The code could be pretty bland, and unlikely to trigger any kind of detection from Apple’s notarization process, but could download and execute something less trustworthy. ” A script that attempts to run a command with administrator privileges will ask users to authenticate, triggering a password dialog. .”

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Cryptocurrency Malware Authentication Banking 100

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 31, 2023

How to Meet Phishing-Resistant MFA madhav Tue, 08/01/2023 - 05:18 Incorporating multi-factor authentication (MFA) as a fundamental security measure for your organization is now considered standard practice. MFA bombing or MFA fatigue attacks demonstrate the limitations of simple two-factor or multi-factor authentication.

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Phishing Authentication Mobile Marketing 118

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

ITPro reports that unnamed individuals have been compromising accounts and using them to install malware capable of password theft. Said malware will attempt to steal passwords from form submissions and send them to the command and control server run by the attackers. Keep threats off your devices by downloading Malwarebytes today.

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Accountability Scams Social Engineering Passwords 109

Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Threat actors have dramatically escalated their attacks – targeting security controls like multi-factor authentication (MFA), conducting wily social engineering attacks and extorting businesses large and small with ransomware. Since then, teams have had years to adjust to this new reality, yet the attackers have as well.

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Authentication Risk Social Engineering InfoSec 112

Krebs on Security

APRIL 22, 2022

In most cases, this involved social engineering employees at the targeted firm into adding one of their computers or mobiles to the list of devices allowed to authenticate with the company’s virtual private network (VPN). White showing a screenshot of a script that he said downloaded all available T-Mobile source code.

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SecureList

MAY 6, 2024

The attackers employed social engineering techniques to trick victims into sharing their financial data or making a payment on a fake page. Fake Louis Vuitton store on Instagram As new and more secure, authentication technologies appear, scammers find ways to evade these, too. That means passkeys are of no use to phishers.

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Phishing Banking Mobile Scams 99

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

This method involves using emails, social media, instant messaging, and other platforms to manipulate users into revealing personal information or performing actions that can lead to network compromise, data loss, or financial harm. The likelihood that the target will respond to a message is increased by this personalization.

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Phishing Social Engineering Authentication Security Awareness 98

SecureList

APRIL 17, 2023

For authenticity, the attackers put the sender’s name from the previous letters in the ‘From’ field; however, the sender’s fraudulent e-mail address will be different from that of the real correspondent. The downloaded library is the Trojan known as QBot (detected as Trojan-Banker.Win32.Qbot.aiex). Qbot.aiex).

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Banking Malware Social Engineering Passwords 114

Malwarebytes

JUNE 29, 2022

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has revealed a sophisticated spyware activity involving ISPs (internet service providers) aiding in downloading powerful commercial spyware onto users’ mobile devices. A Hermit spyware campaign starts off as a seemingly authentic messaging app users are deceived into downloading.

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Spyware Government Social Engineering Mobile 105

Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2023

Zscaler ThreatLabz publishes this report year after year to help organizations recognize the social engineering tactics and sophisticated coding used in phishing attacks to prevent costly data breaches. It highlights the importance of educating employees on the risks of phishing and the need for strong password policies and MFA.

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Phishing Social Engineering Education Retail 122

Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The selection process involves meticulous research and social engineering to help identify potential targets. Here’s a breakdown of spear phishing: Target: Specific individuals or organizations, meticulously selected through research and social engineering. Strengthen Your Defenses Enable two-factor authentication (2FA).

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Phishing Identity Theft Social Engineering Scams 83

ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

Common Types of Cyber Attacks Common techniques that criminal hackers use to penetrate systems include social engineering, password attacks, malware, and exploitation of software vulnerabilities. Password Attacks Password attacks involve guessing or cracking passwords to gain access to systems.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 4, 2022

One slip on a phishing email, one weak password, one orphaned account or a misconfigured privilege could wreak havoc — even for an SMB. According to Forbes , the cyberthreats that SMBs most commonly face are “ransomware, misconfigurations and unpatched systems, credential stuffing and social engineering.”. Best Practices.

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Social Engineering Passwords Accountability Phishing 103

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 2, 2021

Here is how the company describes the threat of phishing emails: "Phishing is a common way scammers try to trick you into giving them personal information such as an account username and password, Social Security number, or other personal information. Fraudulent domain examples: @robinh00d.com, @gmail.com, @yahoo.com.

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Phishing Social Engineering Scams Identity Theft 84

Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

To log into a user’s Slack without their password (regardless of multi-factor authentication [MFA]) we just need the d cookie — a value with the static prefix xoxd-. In it, he presents a unique tactic to retrieve Slack’s decryption key from the login Keychain without knowledge of the user’s password.

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Passwords Social Engineering Encryption Engineering 83

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The malware landing page is disguised as a software download URL that was sent via email or a PDF on Google Drive, or via Google documents containing the phishing links. “Most of the observed malware was capable of stealing both user passwords and cookies. ” reads the analysis published by Google TAG.

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Accountability Malware Phishing Social Engineering 119

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2021

. “Using email addresses provided in the records, hackers may attempt to access users’ accounts using various combinations of common password characters.” ” In response, Hodson urged all LinkedIn users to update their passwords and enable two-factor authentication. That’s 50mil lines, not 700m.

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Hacking Social Engineering Identity Theft Data breaches 112

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

That, of course, presents the perfect environment for cybercrime that pivots off social engineering. Social engineering invariably is the first step in cyber attacks ranging from phishing and ransomware to business email compromise ( BEC ) scams and advanced persistent threat ( APT ) hacks. Do you really need to do it?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Implementing a resilient multi-factor authentication and choosing unique and strong passwords are essential for building better defenses to protect our data, there are also additional steps that citizens can take. Cybercriminals increasingly employ social engineering tactics because they are effective. Recognize phishing.

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