eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

According to statistics from the FBI’s 2021 Internet Crime Report , complaints to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) have been rising since 2017. According to the 2021 IBM Threat Force Intelligence Index , Manufacturing was the industry most likely to be attacked last year, comprising 23.2% of cyber attacks IBM handled.

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Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Phishing Scams 117

Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

State-Backed Tactics Above the Battlefield During the weeks preceding the official invasion of Ukraine, the ReliaQuest Photon Research team observed foreboding signs—among them, military movements along the Ukrainian borders and minor cyber attacks against Ukrainian private and public entities.

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Cyber threats Cybercrime Cyber Attacks DDOS 96

Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2020

The Israeli defence ministry announced on Wednesday that it had foiled a cyber attack carried out by a foreign threat actor targeting the country’s defence manufacturers. According to the officials, the attack was launched by “an international cyber group called ‘ Lazarus.’

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Cyber Attacks Social Engineering Advertising Manufacturing 84

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Reflecting on the Wannacry ransomware attack, which is the lesson learnt e why most organizations are still ignoring it. The spread of this ransomware was considered to be the worst cyber attack in terms of contamination rate and scope, putting public offices and companies (especially healthcare facilities) out of operation.

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Malware Computers and Electronics Encryption Ransomware 96

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

In 2017, hackers stole some personal information belonging to T-Mobile customers by exploiting a well-known vulnerability. Exploiting the vulnerability attackers were able to access certain customers’ data, including email addresses, billing account numbers, and the phone’s IMSI numbers.

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Mobile Telecommunications Data breaches Identity Theft 89

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Defending our technology against cyber threats is an increasingly important issue, and these grants will allow our cities and towns to train the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.” “As As a former mayor, I know that cyber attacks are a constant threat to municipalities.

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Cybersecurity Education Small Business Government 113

Security Boulevard

MARCH 1, 2023

The campaign uses consistent maritime-related social engineering lures in spearphishing emails almost certainly targeting the maritime industry. 1st Delivery Technique – Attached Word Document Exploits CVE-2017-0199 The first technique was first observed on 29 July 2022 and starts with a spearphishing email to the target.

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Phishing Social Engineering Ransomware Encryption 75

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

A common thread runs through the cyber attacks that continue to defeat the best layered defenses money can buy. Related: We’re in the midst of ‘cyber Pearl Harbor’ Peel back the layers of just about any sophisticated, multi-staged network breach and you’ll invariably find memory hacking at the core.

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Hacking Energy and Utilities System Administration Accountability 212

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2021

This creates a cycle of cyber breaches. Some of the data that is stolen feeds social engineering attacks, where hackers use the stolen data to attack people and steal even more. I presented it at Blackhat in 2016 and 2017. It also puts a price on the data—which creates a market for it.

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Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities Social Engineering Phishing 136

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. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

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Data breaches Healthcare Telecommunications Financial Services 52

IT Security Guru

JUNE 28, 2022

The CEOs of big brands may speak of the ‘sophisticated and complex attacks’ on their systems when trying to justify to customers and suppliers why their data was breached. However, post-attack analysis doesn’t back this up. CSPM also provides educational videos so employees are made aware of how to defend themselves from cyber-attacks.

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Cybersecurity Digital transformation Phishing Cybercrime 76

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The WannaCry and NotPetya outbreaks in May and June 2017, respectively, were the most devastating in history. WannaCry and NotPetya cyber-attacks have since been attributed to state-funded threat actors. CrySiS, also known as Dharma, has been around since 2016 and continues to be active at the time of this publication.

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Ransomware Hacking Encryption Penetration Testing 243

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data.

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Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 113

The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

Shamoon motivated the Saudis to seriously ramp up the work of its National Cyber Security Center. In May 2017, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) rolled out its Cyber Security Framework mandating detailed data security rules, including a requirement to encrypt and containerize business data in all computing formats.

Computers and Electronics 113

Computers and Electronics Data privacy Encryption Media 113

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Compromised logins continue to facilitate cyber attacks at all levels, from phishing ruses to credential stuffing to enabling hackers to probe deep inside of a breached network. It started isolating passwords as a contributing factor in its 2017 report. The first step is a big one: to change engrained employee behaviors.

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Passwords Authentication Data breaches Internet 164

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data.

Malware 107

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, and a Swiss insurance broker ASPIS SA that owns CryptoIns project, have developed the world’s first scoring model for assessing cryptocurrency exchanges cybersecurity, allowing the exchanges’ clients to ensure their assets.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 18, 2018

. » Related Stories Episode 124: The Twitter Accounts Pushing French Protests and Social Engineering the Software Supply Chain Before Senate Facebook, Twitter Defend Efforts to Stop Fake News Criminals, Not State Actors, Target Russian Oil Company in 3-Year Cyber Attack.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. Today, c yber security incidents lead to significant damage, alarming organizations of all types and sizes in different geographic locations.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1970-1995 — Kevin Mitnick — Beginning in 1970, Kevin Mitnick penetrates some of the most highly-guarded networks in the world, including Nokia and Motorola, using elaborate social engineering schemes, tricking insiders into handing over codes and passwords, and using the codes to access internal computer systems.

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Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Social engineering attacks soon found use in the digital space. 2017 saw a pirated version of Petya, called “ NotPetya ,” hit multiple European countries in a major cyber attack, most notably Ukraine and Germany. One of the first instances was the Love Letter virus of 2000.

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Malware Ransomware Antivirus Internet 140

ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Crawley: Pen testing is when you simulate cyber attacks, so you're not actually conducting cyber attacks because you have the consent of the owner of the network or the computer application that you're penetration testing, but within the rules that your client has given you. You are acting as your cyber attacker.

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Penetration Testing InfoSec Cyber Attacks Education 52

ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Crawley: Pen testing is when you simulate cyber attacks, so you're not actually conducting cyber attacks because you have the consent of the owner of the network or the computer application that you're penetration testing, but within the rules that your client has given you. You are acting as your cyber attacker.

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Penetration Testing InfoSec Cyber Attacks Education 52

Spinone

JANUARY 20, 2020

Ransomware is designed primarily for extorting money, but it can also be used for politically motivated attacks. The example – NotPetya cyberattack against Ukraine in 2017. That is why hackers use social engineering tricks to pressure victims into paying a ransom. The ransom demand is insane: from 15 to 50 Bitcoins.

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Ransomware Encryption Antivirus Backups 59

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Attributing cyber-attacks to the responsible threat actors is an incredibly difficult task. While cybercriminals are often upfront with their intentions and in claiming responsibility for an attack, mapping real world identities can often be incredibly challenging.

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