Heimadal Security

APRIL 6, 2023

Scareware is a type of malware that relies on a social engineering tactic: it tricks users into believing their system […] The post What Is Scareware and How to Prevent It? appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. You might be falling for a common cybercrime tactic known as scareware.

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Troy Hunt

JULY 17, 2020

I'll try and put aside a day early next week to get on top of that one but for now, here's this week's: References Choosing what products to endorse is a thoughtful process (enough so that I wrote an entire blog post about it a few years ago) NDC Melbourne is nearly here! and isn't in Melbourne!)

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Heimadal Security

AUGUST 8, 2022

In this type of cybercrime, attackers use clever social engineering techniques to persuade victims to take action, which results in sharing sensitive data and financial details, including account […]. The post What Is Vishing? appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Javvad Malik

APRIL 9, 2021

If someone knows what your pattern is to set passwords e.g. FacebookPassword1, TwitterPassword1, then you can easily guess what your other passwords are. Yes, social engineering is a real thing and we need to be wary of it. We guessed the URL he was using by replicating what he usually uses as a URL.

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Security Through Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Whatever the case, psychics are very skilled at making people believe what they say. By now you may be guessing what the psychic and the social engineer have in common. Both use techniques such as using social cues, making broad statements, and using probability to create the illusion of credibility.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

According to the latest ISACA State of Security 2021 report , social engineering is the leading cause of compromises experienced by organizations. Findings from the Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report also point to social engineering as the most common data breach attack method. Beware of what you download.

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Security Through Education

MARCH 22, 2023

What does a government scam, an IT support scam and a romance scam have in common? They all use psychology and social engineering skills to convince their victims to take an action that is detrimental to them. Let’s see what lessons we can learn from scam artists to better protect ourselves. billion fake accounts in 2021.

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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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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2024

A solid cyber security culture requires regular training on the latest best practices so people know what to look out for and what to do. A solid cyber security culture requires regular training on the latest best practices so people know what to look out for and what to do. Strengthen authentication.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In the first two blogs of this three-part series, we discussed the MFA methods available to users and their strengths and weaknesses in defending against five types of cyberattack. In this blog, we’ll discuss how end-users and administrators can select the best methods to keep themselves and their organizations secure.

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Security Through Education

OCTOBER 17, 2023

You proceed to look online for the best deal…what’s the next thing you do before making the purchase? According to psychologist Robert Cialdini it’s because of social proof. Social proof is in our nature as humans. It therefore goes without saying that it is highly effective when used in social engineering.

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Heimadal Security

MAY 12, 2021

They rely on impersonation and other social engineering techniques […]. The post What Is BEC Fraud and How Does It Work? appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. Since they don’t use malware or malicious URLs that can be detected with standard cyber defenses, BEC fraud schemes are difficult to trace.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 20, 2023

What Are Social Engineering Scams? Thanks, Your CEO This common scenario is just one example of the many ways scammers may attempt to trick you through social engineering scams. Read on to learn how to recognize social engineering attacks, their consequences, and tactics to avoid falling for them.

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Heimadal Security

JUNE 15, 2021

What Is BEC Fraud? BEC Fraud is a scheme used by malicious actors to gain access to legitimate business emails through social engineering or computer intrusion and to impersonate an employee. The post Scammers Bypassed Office 365 MFA in BEC Attacks appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Here is Erin’s Q&A column, which originally went live on OneRep’s well-done blog.) For the first expert interview on our blog, we welcomed Pulitzer-winning investigative reporter Byron V. What drew you to this field? Erin: What cybersecurity technologies are you most excited about right now?

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Spinone

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Data protection today is not what it used to be several years ago. The best way to stay up-to-date with the recent trends is by reading the top cybersecurity blogs. Here’s our list of the best cybersecurity blogs to read and follow. The blog has sections for both individual and business users.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2024

What’s wrong????? For example, this account at Medium has authored more than a dozen blog posts in the past year singing the praises of Tornote as a secure, self-destructing messaging service. Launched in 2008, privnote.com employs technology that encrypts each message so that even Privnote itself cannot read its contents.

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Security Through Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

And since this topic is so vast, let’s focus on one sector, Social Media. Did you know that 95% of youth today report using social media ? Forty percent of 8 to 12-year-olds use social media, reports the 2023 Social Media and Youth Mental Health – The U.S. What are some of these potential benefits and dangers?

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 22, 2022

It could be via virus malware, phishing, social engineering, fileless malware, etc. What is spyware and how does it work? The post What is Spyware and How to Protect Against it? The post What is Spyware and How to Protect Against it? So, we’re here to talk about one such common tactic: Spyware.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 22, 2019

Social media consumers are getting wise to the joke that when the product is free, they’re the ones being sold. But despite the growing threat of consumer exploitation, Washington still shrinks from confronting our social media giants. But maybe social media’s innovations do our country more harm than good. Just for a minute.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

“A domain hosting provider ‘GoDaddy’ that manages one of our core domain names incorrectly transferred control of the account and domain to a malicious actor,” Liquid CEO Kayamori said in a blog post. Fraudsters redirected email and web traffic destined for several cryptocurrency trading platforms over the past week.

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Security Through Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

It has been the official home for all things social engineering for 12 years straight. SEVillage is also the home for all social engineering speeches at DEF CON. Friday launched the Social Engineering Capture the Flag 4 Kids (SECTF4Kids). What was their objective? First, to obtain enough materials.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 20, 2023

Related: How Google, Facebook enable snooping In fact, a majority of scams occur through social engineering. The rise of social media has added to the many user-friendly digital tools scammers, sextortionists, and hackers can leverage in order to manipulate their victims.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The recent attack on MGM Resorts generated lots of speculation with regard to what the cause was. The statement is quite long, takes a few digs at MGM Resorts, and seeks to correct what the group feels to be inaccurate statements made by security vendors and others with regard to the attack.

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Security Through Education

JANUARY 26, 2022

An hour later, you’ve scrolled through all your socials and are seconds away from downloading a brain training app you saw on TikTok. Now, answer this: What made you click? Now, answer this: What made you click? It stands to reason that what would influence a user (you) to click would be somewhat unique to that user.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 29, 2022

In a blog post on Wednesday , Google’s Michelle Chang wrote that the company’s expanded policy now allows for the removal of additional information that may pose a risk for identity theft, such as confidential log-in credentials, email addresses and phone numbers when it appears in Search results.

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Hacker Combat

AUGUST 8, 2022

The renowned North Korean hacking outfit Lazarus has uncovered a new social engineering scheme in which the hackers pose as Coinbase to lure workers into the fintech sector. The hacker organisation frequently contacts people via LinkedIn to make a job offer and start a conversation as part of a social engineering operation.

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Security Through Education

APRIL 19, 2023

Social engineering and collections may seem like two vastly different professions. Before my work as a Human Risk Analyst for Social-Engineer , I had previously worked in this field of collections. This can come about by way of liking what is familiar to them, positive reinforcement, or appreciation.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 15, 2023

During this past year, we have seen an increase in the use of malicious ads (malvertising) and specifically those via search engines, to drop malware targeting businesses. In fact, browser-based attacks overall have been a lot more common if we include social engineering campaigns. me as well as URL structure.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

What are OTPs (one-time passcodes)? Some methods include: SIM Swapping: The attacker uses social engineering to convince a cell phone provider to switch the number to the attacker’s SIM card to gain access to the OTP sent to the trusted user. And that also makes it a target for cybercriminals.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 25, 2023

In what may come as a surprise, subscription-based face search engine PimEyes seems to have realized that their service can be used for nefarious purposes. A major concern is that some organizations have built large databases just from harvesting pictures from social media.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 24, 2023

Today, bad actors are ruthlessly skilled at cracking passwords – whether through phishing attacks, social engineering, brute force, or buying them on the dark web. Combining IDs, keys What is the solution, then? That all changed rather quickly. They are simply not good enough. The next big thing is passwordless authentication.

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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.

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Security Through Education

OCTOBER 27, 2021

What about a C-level executive? However, this first step simply requires you to identify what information or device within their realm of access needs protection. Watch what you post on social media; cybercriminals often use them to gather Personal Identifying Information (PII) and corporate information. Remain vigilant.

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Security Through Education

JULY 19, 2021

You spend hours researching the facilities security, combing their website, and searching through employees’ social media accounts. You are also “presenting a rational justification, explanation, or ‘excuse’ for pursuing a social encounter of some kind.”. Pretexting as a Social Engineer. Root Everything in Truth.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2022

Social engineering is a prerequisite to almost all cyberattacks. Hardware-based attacks require physical access to the target entity, and employee carelessness and negligence make social engineering the perfect tool to gain said access. What you see is not what you get. You can’t protect what you can’t see.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 23, 2024

In last week’s blog (part 2), I continued to explore the pros and cons of using an MDR provider and whether it’s better choosing a boutique provider over that of a traditional big brand. Cybercriminals often exploit cultural nuances, language, or social engineering techniques tailored to target specific ethnic groups.

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