NopSec

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

As we look forward into 2017 cyber attacks , information security teams have to think like hackers in order to stay ahead of the challenges to come. Based on 2016’s trends, we expect in 2017 to see more frequent and severe DDoS incidents. For a preview, read on. The third major category is application layer attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

billion in 2017; Avast acquired AVG for $1.3 There are simple steps consumers can take today, for free, to lower their overall risk of a cyber attack, including using multi-factor authentication for their accounts and using strong passwords. A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then. billion in 2016, for instance.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 7, 2021

As recently as 2017, a tiny amount of GMail users made use of its two-step options. The password problem. Questions how this will work aside, Google continues to keep plugging away at the eternally relevant password problem. Their password import feature allows people to save passwords as a CSV file , then port it into Chrome.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 4, 2022

which was a T-Mobile store, in Los Angeles in January 2017. Very often he would socially engineer employees at the IT help desk to get their credentials. He would then target higher ranking employees, using their personal identifying information to reset their company passwords through the help desk.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 13, 2023

Notably, the Equifax breach in 2017 was attributed to exploiting an unpatched vulnerability, highlighting the importance of timely updates and patches. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA): Implementing 2FA adds an extra layer of authentication beyond traditional usernames and passwords.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

ICYMI, Equifax forced to pull offline a huge database of consumer data guarded only by credentials "admin/admin" [link] — briankrebs (@briankrebs) September 13, 2017. Normally account take overs are due to insecure passwords or recovery options, this is definitely something different. Bruce Schneier | @schneierblog.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

Allen said a typical voice phishing or “vishing” attack by this group involves at least two perpetrators: One who is social engineering the target over the phone, and another co-conspirator who takes any credentials entered at the phishing page and quickly uses them to log in to the target company’s VPN platform in real-time.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 29, 2021

That’s why email-validation services are an attractive target for cybercriminals looking for a fresh batch of email addresses for their next wave of social engineering attacks. The leaked data contained no highly sensitive information such as passwords, credit card numbers or Social Security numbers.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

The APT group has been active since at least 2017, its campaigns involve persistent phishing and credential theft campaigns leading to intrusions and data theft. The APT primarily targets NATO countries, but experts also observed campaigns targeting the Baltics, Nordics, and Eastern Europe regions, including Ukraine.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 25, 2018

In another campaign, hackers targeted hundreds of Google and Yahoo accounts, “successfully bypassing common forms of two-factor authentication” Amnesty International reported widespread phishing of Google and Yahoo users throughout 2017 and 2018. ” continues the analysis.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2020

For those who can’t be convinced to use a password manager, even writing down all of the account details and passwords on a slip of paper can be helpful, provided the document is secured in a safe place. Perhaps the most important place to enable MFA is with your email accounts.

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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. Often, a scammer will simply target the people in a company and fool them into giving up their personal details, account passwords, and other sensitive information and gain access that way.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2020

The final payload is the FormBook information-stealing Trojan, a malware that was first spotted by researchers at FireEye in October 2017. The commands include instructing the malware to download and execute files, start processes, shutdown and reboot the system, and steal cookies and local passwords.”

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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. Use a safe and password-protected internet connection. ” continues Microsoft. Use two factor authentication. •

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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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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Passwords are the most common authentication tool used by enterprises, yet they are notoriously insecure and easily hackable. But even when passwords are secure, it’s not enough. Recently, hackers leaked 87,000 Fortinet VPN passwords , mostly from companies who hadn’t yet patched a two-year-old vulnerability. MFA can be hacked.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Impacted T-Mobile customers are recommended to change their password, PIN, and security questions. In 2017, hackers stole some personal information belonging to T-Mobile customers by exploiting a well-known vulnerability. T-Mobile offers two years of free credit monitoring and identity theft detection services to impacted customers.

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Lenny Zeltser

JULY 25, 2018

Scammers use a variety of social engineering tactics when persuading victims to follow the desired course of action. ” A variation of this technique was documented by Stu Sjouwerman at KnowBe4 in 2017. ” Variations on this scheme are documented in the Blackmail Email Scam thread on Reddit.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2022

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) launched an investigation into the case, codenamed Cepheus, in 2017 after it received information about a “suspicious RAT” from cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks and the U.S. The authorities believe the man earned between $300,000 and $400,000 from selling the malware.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2020

The crooks exploited online tools and technology along with social engineering tactics to target the victims and steal usernames, passwords, and bank accounts. From September 2015 to June 2017, Olorunyomi and an accomplice engaged in a romance fraud scheme that resulted in losses of more than $1 million.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2023

This framework has been used since at least since 2017, with active infections continuing. It is intended for cyber-espionage, and its features include keylogging, recording using the microphone, taking screenshots and stealing website passwords and email messages.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Many of the contact tracing scams of 2020 similarly followed social engineering scripts that have been used in taxpayer identity theft schemes since the 1990s as well. When applied to a set of 43 million compromised LinkedIn passwords, it was able to crack them with 27 percent accuracy.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

That’s Gartner’s estimate of global spending on cybersecurity in 2017 and 2018. Turns out it was possible for a threat actor to flood GLIBC with data , take control of it, and then use it as a launch point for stealing passwords, spying on users and attempting to usurp control of other computers. Fast forward to 2017.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1962 — Allan Scherr — MIT sets up the first computer passwords, for student privacy and time limits. Student Allan Scherr makes a punch card to trick the computer into printing off all passwords and uses them to log in as other people after his time runs out. 2017 — Equifax — Equifax, one of the largest U.S.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 14, 2021

The 2017 NotPetya supply-chain wiper attack hit $26.6 But actually, when you put them in a scenario – “Hey… would you be sharing a password with [your boss]?” We have listed eight threats based on experience, including SOC… phishing, social engineering and stuff like that.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

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. Add to that widespread warnings to use social media circumspectly.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 14, 2021

The 2017 NotPetya supply-chain wiper attack hit $26.6 But actually, when you put them in a scenario – “Hey… would you be sharing a password with [your boss]?” We have listed eight threats based on experience, including SOC… phishing, social engineering and stuff like that.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

About the MassCyberCenter at the MassTech Collaborative: The MassCyberCenter was launched in September 2017 to enhance opportunities for the Massachusetts cybersecurity ecosystem and strengthen the resiliency of the Commonwealth’s public and private communities.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In 2017, more than 300,000 WordPress websites were affected by a malicious plugin that allowed an attacker to place embedded hidden links on victim websites. Always change the default passwords for any IoT devices you install before extended use. Good password hygiene is one of the best ways to prevent access to keyloggers.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

This allowed them to access many apps and ask for password resets, which often confirm the request is intended for the correct user by sending a "Two Factor Authentication" request in the form of an SMS message. It goes on to say "From August 2017 until November 2018, DEFIORE worked as a sales representative for Phone Company A.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The Archiveus Trojan from 2006 was the first one to use RSA cipher, but it was reminiscent of a proof of concept and used a static 30-digit decryption password that was shortly cracked. The WannaCry and NotPetya outbreaks in May and June 2017, respectively, were the most devastating in history. None of these early threats went pro.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2021

They had super weak, easily guessable passwords, which was visible to anyone who looked. 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. Did SolarWinds leave the proverbial door open?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The first half of 2019 saw a 10-fold increase in the number of password-protected objects, such as documents and archive files, being used to deliver malware. In 2017, password-protected archives accounted for only 0.08% of all malicious objects. Financial departments at high risk.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In another, they were able to compromise a WebLogic server through an exploit for the CVE-2017-10271 vulnerability, which ultimately allowed them to run a script. The attackers compress stolen files into encrypted and password-protected ZIP archives. The group delivers its malware using social engineering. Other malware.

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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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Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Many of these attacks prey upon human nature by using social engineering tactics to trick a user into inadvertently allowing ransomware onto their system, under the guise of something legitimate. It can be your login and password to your Office 365 or G Suite or some other information. Having a mandatory password policy.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

According to Group-IB’s annual “ 2018 H i-Tech Crime Trends ” report, the estimated damage caused by targeted attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges in 2017 and the first three quarters of 2018 amounted to $877 million. From 2016 to 2017, the number of such incidents increased by 369 percent.

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