Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Targeted Phishing and Social Engineering: In some cases, attackers may employ targeted phishing emails or social engineering techniques to gain initial access to a system within the target network. By using specific search queries, an attacker can identify systems that are potentially susceptible to EternalBlue.

Social Engineering 131

Social Engineering Penetration Testing Engineering Malware 131

Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2023

Established in 2003, the company has expanded to house 500 staff. Threat actors could use employee data to devise targeted emails or launch social engineering attacks,” researchers said. Whoever’s in control of the Amazon S3 bucket ought to secure sensitive files using server-side encryption.

Identity Theft 98

Identity Theft Social Engineering Retail Banking 98

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

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.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

SecureList

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Visual Studio 2003 – 7.10 In response to the POST request, the C2 server returns a blob containing an encrypted second stage payload. The DLL also encrypts the request body by first encrypting it with a pseudorandom AES-128 (ECB) key and then encrypting the AES key with an RSA public key specified in the configuration.

Encryption 145

Encryption Spyware Malware Software 145

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The attackers used social engineering to gain long-term access to the development environment and extended it with fake human interactions in plain sight. They also used Krong, a proxy that uses XOR to encrypt the data passing through it, thereby concealing the content of the traffic to avoid detection.

Malware 109

Malware Passwords Ransomware Encryption 109

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

If the US government dictating iPhone encryption design sounds ok to you, ask yourself how you'll feel when China demands the same. Formerly on the FBI’s Most Wanted list, Kevin Mitnick is a crucial figure in the history of information security, including approaches to social engineering and penetration testing.

Accountability 139

Accountability Cybersecurity Penetration Testing InfoSec 139

The Last Watchdog

JULY 25, 2019

nuclear arsenal in 2003 • Breaches of computers at the Department of Commerce in 2006 • Hacking of military systems at U.S. Then in 2017, a self-spreading worm, dubbed WannaCry , raced around the world encrypting servers at hospitals, banks and transportation companies, then demanding a ransom, paid in Bitcoin, for a decryption key.

IoT 171

IoT Hacking Banking Government 171