2013 Accountability Authentication Social Engineering 
Malwarebytes
MAY 15, 2022
In 2013, we had pretend hitmen threatening murder unless victims paid $25,000 to survive their non-existent wrath. Things become even worse when social engineering combines with publicly available data to make it even more convincing. 2 factor authentication and password managers are good places to start.
Malwarebytes
MAY 5, 2022
Elsewhere, leaks in which passwords may feature prominently can run the full range of “secure password” to “plaintext data and viewable by anyone” When passwords are exposed, it potentially provides inroads into multiple accounts owned by the victim. How many of the online accounts you use share the same password?
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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
Malwarebytes
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Malwarebytes' own glossary entry for BEC says: “A business email compromise (BEC) is an attack wherein an employee, who is usually the CFO or someone from the Finance department, is socially engineered into wiring a large sum of money to a third-party account.". In May 2022 we discussed some numbers published by the FBI.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 27, 2020
Screenshot from the latest forum discussion about RepWatch in 2013: The CSV files appear to have included the same set of 350 million unique emails, separated into three groups: hashed, hashed and salted, and unencrypted files. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for as many of your online accounts as possible.
Security Boulevard
JUNE 26, 2023
Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. A lack of security features to upgrade or downgrade a user may result in mismanagement of user accounts.
NopSec
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
What if the recipient is in a hurry and under a lot of stress – will they be aware of how sophisticated and authentic-looking a well-crafted whaling attack can be? How Phishing Works: Social Engineering The term “phishing” is broadly defined as sending an email that falsely claims to be from a legitimate organization.
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