Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2020

At least since the year of 2014 that new variants have been observed, with minor changes, and with the objective of collecting bank details of the victims. The success of malicious campaigns always depends on the starting point of infection: social engineering. The modus operandi of this piece of malware is not new in Portugal.

Banking 143

Banking Malware Phishing Advertising 143

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Today, weaponized Microsoft office documents with macros, are one of the most common and more effective methods to deliver malware, because they also rely on simple social engineering tricks to lure users to enable them. . Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Technical analysis.

Malware 109

Malware DNS Social Engineering Advertising 109

SecureList

JUNE 2, 2022

Seeing that some variants of their Android malware impersonate a popular messaging app in Asia, it is also likely that malicious APKs are distributed in a variety of ways, including social engineering to convince users to install fake updates for their applications. Indicators of Compromise. WinDealer samples.

Malware 137

Malware Encryption Social Engineering Telecommunications 137

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 26, 2022

Whereas older solutions like antivirus, firewalls, and endpoint detection and response (EDR) have long focused on threats at the network perimeter, the intent of NDR is to monitor and act on malicious threats within organization networks using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) analysis.

Artificial Intelligence 113

Artificial Intelligence Network Security Firewall Malware 113

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

It was first publicly documented in 2014, in the aftermath of the Gamma Group hacking incident. In February 2019, multiple antivirus companies received a collection of malware samples, most of them associated with various known APT groups. This server was disabled a day after our discovery last December. Final thoughts.

Malware 145

Malware Government Spyware Social Engineering 145

ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

Common Types of Cyber Attacks Common techniques that criminal hackers use to penetrate systems include social engineering, password attacks, malware, and exploitation of software vulnerabilities. It uses psychological manipulation to trick users into making security mistakes or giving away sensitive information.”

Social Engineering 40

Social Engineering Passwords Engineering Software 40

Security Boulevard

APRIL 28, 2021

Networks can also be easily breached by social engineering, password theft, or tainted USBs, as in the Stuxnet attack. . . This renders the attacks undetectable and able to bypass conventional security solutions such as EDR, antivirus and other traditional security lines of defense. The Dangers of ICS Memory-Based Attacks.

Energy and Utilities 72

Energy and Utilities Malware DDOS Internet 72

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

All of them were ordinary people using our free antivirus solution, seemingly unconnected with any organization of interest to a sophisticated attacker of this kind. Prilex, active since 2014, is a well-known threat actor targeting ATMs and Point of Sale (PoS) terminals. The group delivers its malware using social engineering.

Malware 123

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 123

Spinone

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

There have been some very high profile data breaches in the last couple of years, all of which have cost thousands of dollars of damage and a severe blow to the reputation of the company involved: In late 2014, hackers stole the account information of over 500 million Yahoo email accounts.

Data breaches 40

Data breaches Passwords Backups Accountability 40

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

” According to Microsoft, ransomware attacks continue to target enterprise environments through social engineering, for this reason, the adoption of best practices is the best way to protect them. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” continues Microsoft. .”

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Ransomware Social Engineering Malware Advertising 106