Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

2022 that an intrusion had exposed a “limited number” of Twilio customer accounts through a sophisticated social engineering attack designed to steal employee credentials. 12 blog post , the attackers used their access to Mailchimp employee accounts to steal data from 214 customers involved in cryptocurrency and finance.

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Webroot

JUNE 2, 2022

Phishing and social engineering. Gaming is now an online social activity. Watch for phishing and social engineering. The best way to stay safe is to be aware of the threat—and learn how to spot phishing and social engineering attacks when you encounter them. Account takeovers.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 21, 2023

According to a recent blog post : "Operation DreamJob is the name for a series of campaigns where the group uses social engineering techniques to compromise its targets, with fake job offers as the lure. Don’t make risky clicks, patch your systems and use a password manager.

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Security Through Education

JANUARY 18, 2023

Use strong passwords, and ideally a password manager to generate and store unique passwords. Most if not, all social engineering attacks will attempt to trigger some emotion such as urgency, fear, greed, or curiosity. Think before you click. Stay educated, implement security recommendations, stay safe.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

A new blog post report has shone a light on the malicious practice known as voice phishing or vishing – a social engineering tactic that some cyber experts say has only grown in prominence since COVID-19 forced employees to work from home. A recently reported phishing and vishing campaign was designed to impersonate Geek Squad.

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Security Through Education

JULY 18, 2023

A good judge of whether your password is secure or not: If your friend or relative can guess your pins, a criminal can too. Using a random password generator that has a mix of letters, numbers, and symbols, is a good form of a secure password. When you understand how the scams work, you’re better prepared and better protected.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 7, 2021

The Google blog cites the security check-up page, but that simply lists: Devices which are signed in Recent security activity from the last 28 days 2-step verification, in terms of sign-in prompt style, authenticator apps, phone numbers, and backup codes Gmail settings (specifically, emails which you’ve blocked).

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Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2023

In this blog, we provide you with ten actionable ways to safeguard your digital identity, focusing specifically on how to prevent compromised credentials. Keyloggers : These covert programs record your keystrokes, including your usernames and passwords, without your knowledge. How Can Your Credentials Become Compromised?

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Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2023

In this blog, we provide you with ten actionable ways to safeguard your digital identity, focusing specifically on how to prevent compromised credentials. Keyloggers : These covert programs record your keystrokes, including your usernames and passwords, without your knowledge. How Can Your Credentials Become Compromised?

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 30, 2023

LW: You discuss password management and MFA; how big a bang for the buck is adopting best practices in these areas? Companies can prevent social engineering attacks by steeping employees in cyber hygiene and warning them about the sneaky ways cybercriminals launch cyberattacks.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2022

Passwords: An Easy Target. Let’s not mince words: passwords are difficult for most organizations to manage. Despite the ready availability of password management software, deployment and strategic management of passwords is difficult as your employment numbers skyrocket. The Compromises.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Krebs wrote for The Washington Post between 1995 and 2009 before launching his current blog KrebsOnSecurity.com. Facebook Plans on Backdooring WhatsApp [link] — Schneier Blog (@schneierblog) August 1, 2019. We're on a mission to encourage unique passwords stored in a password manager with MFA on.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 23, 2021

If you are interested in more details about the phishing methods, their blog is well worth the read. Use a password manager. A password manager will not fill out your details if the website’s domain does not fit what it has on record. 2FA bypass.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

In all, the agency grouped the main risks into eight categories: ransomware, malware, social engineering, threats against data, threats against availability, disinformation/misinformation, and supply chain targeting. This CNN item explains why you should use a password manager and MFA. Links we liked.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

Street, a self-described “hacker-helper-human,” contemplates bad password advice, investing in human behavior, and why social engineering continues to work. See the video at the blog post. See the video at the blog post. So [users] click on that, [attackers] have the passwords. Today: Jayson E.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 24, 2023

See the video at the blog post. I still have to remember a few dozen passwords. I use a password manager because not everything’s passwordless yet, but that’s really the big win there. I would recommend to everyone that they use a password manager. That you start using longer, more complicated passwords.

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SC Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

In a blog, Sophos researchers explain how the attackers – which the researchers believe could all be operated by the same group – used social engineering, counterfeit websites, including a fake iOS App Store download page, and an iOS app-testing website to distribute the fake apps to their victims. “One

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 23, 2023

The answer, like most other cybersecurity-adjacent answers, lies in a combination of factors including social engineering , weak passwords, and other risky security moves or attacks. User-generated passwords can be deceptively weak, with less caution given to password management as remote and hybrid work become more common.

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Identity IQ

JULY 3, 2023

In this blog, we share guidance on how to detect and respond to account misuse so you can mitigate the risks associated with it. Consider performing a thorough password reset across all your accounts As a precautionary measure, consider resetting passwords for all your online accounts.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Spear phishing is an advanced social engineering technique where a person at an organization, the mark, is targeted with trojaned messages or files that include accurate, if not personal, information regarding the target org. Follow the SiteLock blog for more information on protecting yourself from security breaches.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

Ransomware and BEC attacks pivot off social engineering that begins with criminals using search engines and haunting social media sites to gather intelligence about a specific employee at a targeted company. This column originally appeared on Avast Blog.). Cyber hygiene isn’t difficult.

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SecureList

JULY 29, 2021

According to public blogs, targeting was widespread but focused primarily on diplomatic entities throughout Europe and North America: based on the content of the lure documents bundled with the malware, this assessment appears to be accurate. On 24 April, an incident management advisory was also released. Final thoughts.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For a detailed threat actor description do not forget to check out our blog article about selecting between black-box, white-box, and grey-box penetration tests and also you would know which pentest you need against a specific threat actor. Additionally, consider using a password manager to securely store and manage your passwords.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

A few people took some of the points I made in those posts as being contentious, although on reflection I suspect it was more a case of lamenting that we shouldn't be in a position where we're still dependent on passwords and people needing to understand good password management practices in order for them to work properly.

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