Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

The first attempt was to leverage knowledge questions to complement insecure passwords, only to find out soon enough that people were using information that was easy to be compromised by simple social engineering tactics. 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

SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In 2020, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 5,683,694 malicious installation packages, 156,710 new mobile banking Trojans, 20,708 new mobile ransomware Trojans. This is a typical example of the kind of old-school text-message scams that were popular in 2011 and 2012. Mobile ransomware Trojans. and Asacub.snt.

Mobile 145

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 145

Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

February 2011: Ross Ulbricht Creates the Silk Road Marketplace “I created Silk Road because I thought the idea for the website itself had value, and that bringing Silk Road into being was the right thing to do. The hidden service gained traction in 2011 and then hit the mainstream when a Gawker article about the site was published.

Identity Theft 98

Identity Theft Cryptocurrency Government Engineering 98

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 98

Malware Social Engineering Encryption Marketing 98

eSecurity Planet

JULY 20, 2023

Once dubbed “the world’s most wanted hacker” after his youthful exploits attacking Digital Equipment Corporation and Pacific Bell, Mitnick completed his decade-long transition to cybersecurity luminary when he joined KnowBe4 as Chief Hacking Officer and part owner in 2011. Most organizations don’t have the power of the U.S.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Education Engineering 98

Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

From the first Roomba in 2002 to the first virtual assistant (Siri) in 2011, AI has slowly and steadily penetrated the consumer technology market, often with little comprehension from buyers that artificial intelligence is actually powering the functionality behind their favorite devices.

Cybersecurity 93

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Social Engineering Engineering 93

Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2023

The term was first used by Brian Krebs in 2011 after a proof of concept was conducted at DEF CON by Wall of Sheep. Instead, hackers know that our mobile devices store a lot of PII, which can be sold on the dark web for profit or re-used in social engineering campaigns. However, the chances of that happening are rather slim.

Mobile 98

Mobile Banking Malware Spyware 98

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Ransomware, for example, usually doesn’t self-replicate. Social engineering attacks soon found use in the digital space. The Rise of Ransomware: 2011-2022. The 2010s and early 2020s have been marked by an increased prevalence in ransomware attacks. This isn’t necessarily true of other types of malware.

Malware 140

Malware Ransomware Antivirus Internet 140