eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

To this end, some impressive technology has been created to combat the technological side of the issue, to keep hackers and similar bad actors from accessing data and account privileges they shouldn’t. However, the technological side of cybersecurity is no longer the weakest link in a company’s proverbial chain. Social Tactics.

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Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Phishing Scams 120

Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

Trend Micro researchers spotted an elusive threat actor, called Earth Lusca, that targets organizations worldwide via spear-phishing and watering hole attacks. . The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, but according to the researchers the gang has been active since 2007. Both clusters served as a C&C server.

Cryptocurrency 110

Cryptocurrency Social Engineering Media Phishing 110

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 23, 2021

Since 2007 (before podcasting in general had really taken off), Patrick Gray and his co-host Adam Boileau have covered a wide range of InfoSec topics with insight from fellow industry leaders. New episodes of The Privacy, Security, & OSINT Show air weekly on Fridays and are usually about 60 minutes long. Risky Business.

Cybersecurity 144

Cybersecurity InfoSec Cybercrime Hacking 144

SecureList

APRIL 17, 2023

A short look at QBot The banking Trojan QBot was detected for the first time in 2007. Now the banker is delivered to potential victims through malware already residing on their computers, social engineering, and spam mailings. In 2021, we published a detailed QBot technical analysis.

Banking 124

Banking Malware Social Engineering Passwords 124

Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

Street, a self-described “hacker-helper-human,” contemplates bad password advice, investing in human behavior, and why social engineering continues to work. If you’re making technology the bulwark of your protection from the user, then it’s always going to fail. I’ve fallen for a phish. See the video at the blog post.

Passwords 63

Passwords Social Engineering Phishing Technology 63

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1903 — Wireless Telegraphy — During John Ambrose Fleming’s first public demonstration of Marconi’s “secure” wireless telegraphy technology, Nevil Maskelyne disrupts it by sending insulting Morse code messages discrediting the invention. 1998-2007 — Max Butler — Max Butler hacks U.S. Dateline Cybercrime . Most users are unaffected.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

SecureList

MAY 9, 2024

The most remarkable findings The Gelsemium group performs server-side exploitation that effectively leads to a webshell, and uses various custom and public tools deployed with stealth techniques and technologies. Careto is a highly sophisticated threat actor that has been seen targeting various high-profile organizations since at least 2007.

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Malware Government DDOS Cryptocurrency 130