BH Consulting

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Banks and insurance companies are telling customers to be wary of scam messages. Social engineering techniques, such as phishing, target not the systems but the people using them. Social engineering techniques, such as phishing, target not the systems but the people using them. spyware, ransomware).”.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Employees and executives are often oversharing personal details on social media and even in automated out-of-office (OOO) email messages. Of course, OOO instructions serve an important business communications function, and a strong strong social media profile is a great way to network with your peers and brand yourself.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 21, 2024

"March Madness is a prime opportunity for cybercriminals to deploy phishing lures, malicious apps, and social engineering tactics," warns Krishna Vishnubhotla, VP of Product Strategy at mobile security firm Zimperium.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

For now at least, they appear to be focusing primarily on companies in the financial, telecommunications and social media industries. Zack Allen is director of threat intelligence for ZeroFOX , a Baltimore-based company that helps customers detect and respond to risks found on social media and other digital channels.

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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. According to Iyer, it’s relatively easy and cheap for cybercriminals set up this kind of scam. “

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2022

A recent experience highlighted that security awareness training and most alerts to users about unsafe practices may be making the error of being too general. An alert came in one morning about a security alert generated by my device. Security Awareness Training Improvements Coming. “As I was intrigued.

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SC Magazine

JULY 9, 2021

While voice fraud isn’t new, this is the first reported example of an audio deepfake scam, and although some doubt the veracity of this story , it highlights the potentially massive threat that deepfakes pose to businesses. Faced with more advanced scams, employees will find it even more difficult to tell what’s real from what’s fake.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 10, 2023

“In the current digital landscape, identity security has gained paramount importance due to the growing cyber risks posed by phishing and social engineering attacks utilizing AI. Security awareness programs for all employees. Batch training for the Identity Management key players.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 4, 2021

Researchers have spotted a new business email compromise (BEC) trend that, if perfected, could represent a significant social engineering threat to the financial investment and private equity community. However, for now the scam isn’t executed especially well, Hassold noted.

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Security Through Education

DECEMBER 21, 2022

One instance to be careful of is when posting on social media. This time of year also brings a surge of promotional scams. With the increase of malware related scams mentioned at the outset, it is important to be on guard when searching through our inbox. Beware of Delivery Scams! Deals and Promotions.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 28, 2021

A recently discovered phishing scam that convincingly impersonates the Microsoft Windows logo with an HTML table serves as a new reminder of how social engineers can abuse various elements in emails to fool both human recipients and certain security solutions. A Microsoft building in Europe.

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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. These details allow attackers to assess their target’s roles, relationships, and behavior.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 25, 2022

We repeatedly say that companies need to invest significantly in advanced protection tools and security awareness, including a Zero Trust approach. With over 600 million users, Sina Weibo is one of China’s largest social media platforms. Social engineering. That is, by unprepared employees.

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SC Magazine

JULY 6, 2021

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been a strong proponent for average users facing phishing scams, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Phishing attacks continue to rise, with cybercriminals employing highly convincing tactics and social engineering tools to target individuals and organizations. People get hacked.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Back in the day, security training was largely reserved for IT security specialists and then extended to include IT personnel in general. These days, all employees need to be well educated in security best practices and good habits if the organization wishes to steer clear of ransomware and malware. Living Security.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

This report provides intelligence and indicators of compromise (IOCs) that organizations can use to fight current attacks, anticipate emerging threats, and manage security awareness in a better way. In addition, the report highlights the threats, trends, and key takeaways of threats observed and reported into 0xSI_f33d. in Q2 2022.

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SC Magazine

MAY 5, 2021

The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) in March released its 2020 Internet Crime Report with updated statistics on Business Email Compromise (BEC), Email Account Compromise (EAC), and COVID-19 scams. Security pros know better. Tips for security leaders. There’s no single security solution that will stop all email attacks.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 27, 2021

At the same time, seemingly endless scams can financially impact your end-users and even your personal life. If these things are true, how do we share information with others in a way that is proven to work and create a culture of security? Security awareness and how you talk about cybersecurity.

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

Ryan Flores, senior manager of forward-looking threat research in APAC region at Trend Micro, told SC Media that the finding was pretty striking, because typically you would see a spam or phishing campaign sent to a wide range of email addresses. As to why certain executives behave in this risky manner, there are numerous factors.

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SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

Since it’s a consumer-facing industry, we can surmise that some fraud is involved, especially if domains are serving up malware or being used for social engineering…”. The post Websites repeatedly stalked by fraudulent copycats, say researchers appeared first on SC Media.

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2021

Normally, doxing involves a threat to specific people, such as media personalities or participants of online discussions. During these conversations, cybercriminals employed social engineering techniques to gain access not only to the internal network of the company, but also to tools that enabled them to manage Twitter user accounts.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Phishing and Social Engineering Attacks Phishing scams , in which hackers set up fake websites and applications in order to steal passwords can allow access to sensitive information within minutes.

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