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Interpol arrests 2000 criminals launching social engineering attacks

CyberSecurity Insiders

In what appears as an operation first of its kind, Interpol has arrested over 2000 criminals who launched social engineering attacks worldwide. The operation to nab thousands of cyber criminals at a time was named ‘ First Light 2022’ and was performed with the coordination of police forces from about 76 countries.

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SHARED INTEL Q&A: My thoughts and opinions about cyber threats — as discussed with OneRep

The Last Watchdog

I held this position from 2000 through 2014, during which time Windows emerged as a prime target for both precocious script kiddies and emerging criminal hacking rings. Kapczynski Erin: Could you share your thoughts on the role of artificial intelligence, machine learning and the growth of IoT devices in both cyber defense and cyberattacks?

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A Cybersecurity Conversation with Vince Moore – Senior Network Engineer at OPSWAT

CyberSecurity Insiders

I began with securing networking equipment for customers to now securing mobile devices, gaming systems, Internet of Things (“Alexa”), the work environment, social engineering, etc. Remote work and ever-evolving hacking have opened corporations up to increased cyber-attacks.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

1970-1995 — Kevin Mitnick — Beginning in 1970, Kevin Mitnick penetrates some of the most highly-guarded networks in the world, including Nokia and Motorola, using elaborate social engineering schemes, tricking insiders into handing over codes and passwords, and using the codes to access internal computer systems.

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7 Cyber Security Courses Online For Everybody

Spinone

Here are only seven out of 26 topics: Insider threats Passwords Security of mobile devices Social engineering Viruses Email security Human error To start the course, you need to register and choose the type of account you need. It includes parsing of malicious programs like Trojan horse, worms, different types of network attacks.

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The History of Computer Viruses & Malware

eSecurity Planet

Worms and the Dawn of the Internet Age: 1987-2000. Social engineering attacks soon found use in the digital space. One of the first instances was the Love Letter virus of 2000. Like many early computer viruses, the Brain was relatively benign and wasn’t designed to be much more than a nuisance.

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