Approachable Cyber Threats

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

or higher Format messages according to the Internet Message Format standard Don’t impersonate Gmail “from:” headers. or higher Format messages according to the Internet Message Format standard Don’t impersonate Gmail “from:” headers. to avoid ever reaching a spam rate of 0.3% to avoid ever reaching a spam rate of 0.3%

DNS 52

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2021

Sure they could call you and harass you that way, but more likely they will see how many of your other accounts — at major email providers and social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter , Instagram , e.g. — rely on that number for password resets. . billion active monthly users. billion active monthly users.

Mobile 339

Mobile Accountability Passwords Authentication 339

Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2023

Genesis Market provided access to accounts of the most popular services, including Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Gmail, Netflix, PayPal, Spotify, and Zoom. Genesis Market provided access to accounts of the most popular services, including Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Gmail, Netflix, PayPal, Spotify, and Zoom.

Marketing 84

Marketing Cybercrime Accountability Education 84

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 18, 2021

As of now, the alliance has approved mobile apps and Virtual Private Network (VPN) services and is planning to include all cloud connected services like social media apps in near future. And in coming days Gmail and Youtube will join the list.

Internet 125

Internet Internet VPN IoT 125

Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2023

SEABORGIUM’s campaigns begin with a reconnaissance activity of target individuals, with a focus on identifying their contacts on social networks or the sphere of influence. They take the time to research their interests and identify their real-world social or professional contacts. T1589 ; T1593 ].”

Phishing 77

Phishing Media Hacking Education 77

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 31, 2024

The funding will be used for core research and development to build new AI technology and products to protect against generative AI threats, such as deepfake social engineering and autonomous fraud. As an early Google employee, he helped build Gmail and grow AdSense. For more information, please visit [link].

Artificial Intelligence 100

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

The messages pose as sent by a representative of a media outlet or think tank and ask North Korea experts to participate in a media interview or request for information (RFI). Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns of a North Korea-linked cyberespionage group tracked as ARCHIPELAGO.

Phishing 81

Phishing Media Passwords Malware 81

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

For starters, how did this email make it into my Gmail box? Why would an email message from “GEEK Squad” originate from a Gmail address? Phishing attacks often rely on social engineering techniques to trick users into revealing sensitive data. Phish or Be Phished. That is the question! Receiving unsolicited emails nothing new?

Phishing 52

Phishing Social Engineering Identity Theft Engineering 52

Malwarebytes

APRIL 8, 2022

The last time I can remember an all-out targeted attack on social media musicians was way back in 2007 during Ye Olde Myspace days. Taylor Swift has around 40 million subscribers. Justin Bieber? 68 million. Harry Styles, a respectable 12 million. You can even add Eminem and Michael Jackson to the list of those taken over.

Scams 115

Scams Accountability Phishing Malware 115

Cisco Security

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In the first step of your doxxing research, we collected a list of our online footprint, digging out the most important accounts that you want to protect and obsolete or forgotten accounts you no longer use. It’s important to note here that the goal isn’t to eliminate every trace of yourself from the internet and never go online again.

Passwords 103

Passwords Authentication Accountability Password Management 103

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

This included call logs, text messages, photos and videos, location, Gmail activity, WhatsApp and Skype messages, social media activity, and browsing history. The software products sold by Hinchy's companies allowed individuals to secretly monitor activity on another person's device without their consent. federal and state laws.

Spyware 76

Spyware Software Risk Media 76

Malwarebytes

JUNE 1, 2021

We have observed that they developed different phishing techniques to mimic the following web services and steal credentials: Gmail Hotmail Microsoft Outlook Nate Daum Naver Telegram KISA. The group also is using Gmail accounts to use for phishing attacks or registering domains. Figure 1: Phishing service model. microsoft-office[.]us

Government 144

Government Phishing Encryption Media 144

eSecurity Planet

JULY 13, 2021

Email spoofing is a common tactic hackers use in phishing and social engineering attacks. Hackers frequently use email spoofing in tandem with other social engineering techniques to impersonate an official source, whether it’s a colleague, partner, or competitor. Jump to: What is email spoofing? What is email spoofing?

Social Engineering 132

Social Engineering Phishing Engineering Marketing 132

Krebs on Security

MAY 10, 2019

million stealing cryptocurrencies and extorting people for restoring access to social media accounts that were hijacked after a successful SIM-swap. From there, the attackers simply start requesting password reset links via text message for a variety of accounts tied to the hijacked phone number.

Mobile 210

Mobile Identity Theft Cryptocurrency Accountability 210

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 Geek Squad car is parked at Pentagon Centre, in Pentagon City, Virginia.

Phishing 81

Phishing Social Engineering Scams Engineering 81

Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2020

The phishing messages were highly targeted, the group sent them to the targets from a range of email accounts, including Gmail accounts and self-hosted accounts. The Dark Basin group set up phishing sites that clones legitimate services like Google GMail, Yahoo Mail, and Facebook. media outlets. ” continues the report.

Hacking 96

Hacking Phishing Accountability Media 96

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

In Q1 2023, threat actors linked to Russia’s military intelligence service focused their phishing campaigns on Ukraine, with the country accounting for over 60% of observed Russian targeting. ” reads the report published by the Google TAG. ” continues the report.

Phishing 87

Phishing Education Accountability Telecommunications 87

Malwarebytes

JULY 11, 2023

Like all social media platforms, Facebook constantly has to deal with fake accounts, scams and malware. We have written about scams targeting consumers that redirect to fake Microsoft alert pages , but there are also threats targeting businesses that use Facebook to promote their products and services.

Accountability 82

Accountability Scams Malware Advertising 82

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 16, 2018

An entrepreneur and virtual currency investor is suing AT&T for $224 million, claiming the wireless provider was negligent when it failed to prevent thieves from hijacking his mobile account and stealing millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies.

Mobile 224

Mobile Cryptocurrency Accountability Authentication 224

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The fraudulent emails are sent from attacker-created accounts on free email service providers, such as Gmail, Mail[.]ru, As in many BEC campaigns, attackers identify targets through their publicly available info on websites and social media. This time they have directed their attention to school teachers.

Scams 90

Scams Accountability Firewall Security Intelligence 90

Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. We are in the final ! Nominate Pierluigi Paganini and Security Affairs here here: [link] Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

Data breaches 89

Data breaches DDOS Artificial Intelligence Ransomware 89

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Six years later, a review of the social media postings from this group shows they are prospering, while rather poorly hiding their activities behind a software development firm in Lahore that has secretly enabled an entire generation of spammers and scammers.

Software 234

Software Phishing Cybercrime Accountability 234

Schneier on Security

MARCH 29, 2018

Last year, Equifax was in the news when hackers stole personal information on 150 million people, including Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, and driver's license numbers. In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, news articles and commentators have focused on what Facebook knows about us. A lot, it turns out.

Surveillance 223

Surveillance Artificial Intelligence Advertising Big data 223

Malwarebytes

MAY 9, 2022

Be sure to jump off Instagram and WhatsApp, too, which are both owned by the social media giant. Bigger shifts with Gmail and GCal. Swearing off a company used to be easier. But such a move can be far more difficult to accomplish today, especially when you’re trying to sever your relationship with an Internet conglomerate.

Encryption 110

Encryption Advertising Engineering Internet 110

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2018

As a consequence of the data exposure, the company is going to shut down the social media network Google+. This is a very bad news for Google that suffered a massive data breach that exposed the private data of over 500,000 of Google Plus users to third-party developers. ” reported the Wall Street Journal.

Data breaches 82

Data breaches Data privacy Advertising Media 82

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 22, 2018

The arrest is the third known law enforcement action this month targeting “SIM swappers,” individuals who specialize in stealing wireless phone numbers and hijacking online financial and social media accounts tied to those numbers. Authorities in Santa Clara, Calif. Xzavyer Clemente Narvaez was arrested Aug.

Mobile 130

Mobile Accountability Cryptocurrency Wireless 130

SecureList

MARCH 13, 2024

Depending on the software they use, they can monitor anything from device location to text messages, social media chats, photos, browser history and more. Stalkerware requires physical access to be installed, but our report also looks at a range of remote technology that can be used for nefarious purposes.

Mobile 79

Mobile Passwords Surveillance Technology 79

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Those who wished to receive the “aid” were asked to state their full name, contact details, date of birth, social security and driver’s license numbers, gender, and current employer, attaching a scanned copy of their driver’s license. Those who just could not wait were in for a disappointment and a waste of cash.

Phishing 91

Phishing Scams Accountability Energy and Utilities 91

Spinone

MARCH 11, 2018

The Internet blew up with the latest news about Gmail phishing attack. What Was the Goal of Gmail Phishing Attack? You have probably read tons of material about this issue and how sophisticatedly it was organized. What can we expect? What should we do next? Our security experts give the answers. Our security experts give the answers.

Phishing 40

Phishing Accountability Media Data breaches 40

Spinone

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

included personal details such as tax ID number and social security numbers. included personal details such as tax ID number and social security numbers. The adoption of cloud computing for storage and other services continues to grow, and with it comes new concerns about security and privacy. A further 2.3% Almost half (49.8)

Consumer Services 40

Consumer Services Government Media Risk 40

Spinone

JANUARY 18, 2017

Managing even the smallest of businesses can be challenging, but luckily there is no shortage of IT applications designed to make things easier in terms of organization, planning, finances, and dealing with customers. A Business account with access to all tools and unlimited storage and file archiving costs $10 per user per month.

Backups 40

Backups Accountability Small Business Mobile 40

Digital Shadows

AUGUST 17, 2021

The social engineering aspect around phishing works because humans want to be helpful, informed, paid well, get stuff for free sometimes, and generally not end up on the wrong side of management. Unfortunately, aspects of really good social engineering prey on one or more of these human traits (or faults). What is Phish(ing)?

Phishing 52

Phishing Accountability Social Engineering Mobile 52

SecureList

MARCH 8, 2023

Depending on the type of software, it is usually possible to check device location, text messages, social media chats, photos, browser history and more. Stalkerware can be downloaded and easily installed by anyone with an Internet connection and physical access to a smartphone.

Mobile 94

Mobile Software Cybersecurity Accountability 94

SecureList

JANUARY 13, 2022

This lets them mount high-quality social engineering attacks that look like totally normal interactions. BlueNoroff is the name of an APT group coined by Kaspersky researchers while investigating the notorious attack on Bangladesh’s Central Bank back in 2016. The group is currently active (recent activity was spotted in November 2021).

Cryptocurrency 127

Cryptocurrency Malware Accountability Banking 127

Spinone

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

It can be private photos, social, working, or bank account information. The Address Book Devices can store not only phone numbers and addresses, but almost all personal information of its owner, including his / her social networking information and photos. Why has Cloud Security Become Important? What Data is Subject to Hacker Attacks?

Ransomware 40

Ransomware Malware Mobile Encryption 40

Spinone

JULY 1, 2019

It is particularly important if the employee has access to company apps such as Google Analytics and Adwords or social media accounts such as Facebook and Twitter. What is even more disturbing, 49% of them admitted to logging into a corporate account after their employment contract ended.

Accountability 65

Accountability Backups Passwords Mobile 65

ForAllSecure

MARCH 1, 2022

Soldiers, family members, civil servants and contractors should be aware that the enemy obtains sensitive information from a variety of sources, including casual conversations, publications, and even social media. There are a lot. In this episode, I'm going to discuss how hard it is to be absolutely invisible online. My name is Ryan.

Hacking 52

Hacking Mobile Cryptocurrency VPN 52