Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

That leaves 78 percent that only require usernames and passwords to authenticate account users. billion account hijacking attempts using brute-forced stolen passwords. Google introduced 2FA to Gmail in 2011. Milka revealed that, at the time of his talk, less than 10 percent of Google accounts used 2FA.

Authentication 69

Authentication Social Engineering Passwords Accountability 69

Pen Test Partners

JANUARY 29, 2024

It looks like similar techniques were used on Sir Grayson Perry’s stage show , where information was used to identify members of the audience and query details from their social media accounts live on stage. These are common con techniques and used by social engineers. This makes information gathering very hard.

Scams 72

Scams Passwords Media Accountability 72

Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The deep web is also made up of content that is not indexed by search engines and requires a login to access. You probably use the deep web all the time — examples may include bank accounts, your email, and login-restricted content such as news or streaming entertainment. From 2011 to 2013, the Silk Road hosted 1.2

Identity Theft 98

Identity Theft Cryptocurrency Government Engineering 98

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. Then, we’ll go over the basic, foundational techniques most scammers find themselves using, such as social engineering and phishing.

Social Engineering 119

Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Phishing Scams 119

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

With passwords destined to be around for a foreseeable amount of time with all their weaknesses, businesses were always seeking for ways to verify the identity of people and services accessing sensitive data beyond any doubt. SIM swapping attacks were the key reason that back in 2011, NIST deprecated SMS-based OTP authentication.

Authentication 71

Authentication Social Engineering Mobile Digital transformation 71

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 7, 2022

The reputation is well-deserved when you consider that we (the cybersecurity team) tell users to create a unique password for each account to increase security. According to Gartner, 20 – 50% of help desk calls are for password reset – which is an expensive burden for any help desk.

Passwords 71

Passwords Password Management Authentication Social Engineering 71

Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2023

Such was related to a worldwide malware operation known as NullMixer, a controversial and widespread malware delivery maneuver based on SEO poisoning and social engineering technique to lure tech-savvy users, including IT personnel.

Malware 82

Malware Social Engineering Encryption Marketing 82