The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The Archiveus Trojan from 2006 was the first one to use RSA cipher, but it was reminiscent of a proof of concept and used a static 30-digit decryption password that was shortly cracked. The logic of the raid mainly comes down to using unsecured RDP ports or spear-phishing to infiltrate networks and gain a foothold in them.

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Ransomware Hacking Encryption Penetration Testing 243

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 20, 2022

The site was created in 2006 with little knowledge of security, so passwords were stored in md5() hashes without salt”. Those accounts can all be used for spamming, malware distribution, social engineering, phishing…the sky’s the limit. Money troubles. One point of contention relates to paying off the ransom.

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Passwords Accountability Social Engineering Password Management 103

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Accordingly, organizations should expect an increase in phishing campaigns. Now, rapid advancements in social engineering and easy-to-use deep fake technology are enabling attackers to trick more users into falling for their schemes. About Netwrix . Netwrix makes data security easy.

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Cybersecurity Cybercrime Social Engineering Firmware 116

Security Boulevard

MAY 12, 2022

Phishing attacks? With the advancement by BitDefender to come out with machine learning with the Anti-virus in 2006 along with Cisco, FireEye, Checkpoint, etc. Critical — Proven and reliable email phishing security solution deployed. Social engineering through LinkedIn still works. Answer: More capacity!

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Cyber Insurance Insurance Marketing Firewall 105

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.

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Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135