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Social engineering, deception becomes increasingly sophisticated

Security Affairs

Social engineering techniques are becoming increasingly sophisticated and are exploiting multiple emerging means, such as deep fakes. Deepfake technology, what’s it? The human factor must always be considered as the first bastion of defense, even and especially against the most sophisticated cyber attacks.

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Ransomware: 8 Things That You Must Know

Joseph Steinberg

Most ransomware strains can block you from accessing your files, and involve criminals either (a) encrypting your files and demanding a ransom in exchange for the relevant decryption keys, or (b) removing your files, or portions thereof, from your computing devices, and demanding a ransom in exchange for returning your electronic property.

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North Korean Lazarus APT group targets blockchain tech companies

Malwarebytes

CISA warns that it uses these trojanized applications to gain access to victims’ computers, to spread other malware, and steal private keys or to exploit other security gaps. Victims are lured into downloading the malware with a variety of social engineering tactics, including spearphishing. Mitigation.

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Meet the 2021 SC Awards judges

SC Magazine

Brian Levine is senior director of product security at Axway, a global security engineering organization delivering training, tools, processes and DevSecOps practices for secure applications and cloud services to the enterprise market. John Bruggeman is chief technology officer at Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion.

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Financial cyberthreats in 2023

SecureList

With trillions of dollars of digital payments made every year, it is no wonder that attackers target electronic wallets, online shopping accounts and other financial assets, inventing new techniques and reusing good old ones. PayPal phishing accounted for 54.78% of pages targeting electronic payment system users. million in 2022.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Security

Security Through Education

” Our increased dependency on technology is surely one contributing factor to this alarming increase. Additionally, they may call pretending to be a company you do business with, like Amazon, or one that can fix your computer, such as Apple. “Microsoft'” Calls — Your Computer Has a Problem. COVID-19 Scams.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Never Mess With A Hacker

ForAllSecure

Lately, though, the TSA in the United States has been upgrading its scanning machines so that everyone -- not just those who pay to be Clear and TSA Pre -- can go through without having to take electronic items out of your luggage. Kevin did time, and afterward has devoted his life to teaching others about social engineering attacks.