The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Last Watchdog posed two questions: •What should be my biggest takeaway from 2023, with respect to mitigating cyber risks at my organization? Matt Wilson , Principal Product Manager, SynSaber Wilson In 2023, we witnessed a renewed focus on asset discovery and monitoring. What should I be most concerned about – and focus on – in 2024?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

With 85% of campaigns targeting victims with phishing emails containing malicious links, another form of a social engineering attack, education and cyber vigiliance remain a high priority. The MGM attacks were almost identical to the social engineering attacks on Caesars, which targeted a third-party IT help desk.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 21, 2022

However, while few things may be certain in life, with rising global conflicts, a looming recession, and the continued use of weak and breached credentials, we can be sure that more cyberattacks will be on the horizon in 2023. 2 – Cybersecurity budget cuts introduce new threats.

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The Hacker News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Software development company Retool has disclosed that the accounts of 27 of its cloud customers were compromised following a targeted and SMS-based social engineering attack. The fact that Google Authenticator syncs to

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 23, 2022

In 2023 we will see malicious actors increase the frequency of and escalate tactics and techniques around communication. Below are my top 5 predictions for Business Communication Compromise in 2023. This is a trend that will escalate in 2023. Integrate Response Actions to Block Attacks.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Recently, Amazon announced that it will require all privileged Amazon Web Services (AWS) accounts to use multi-factor authentication (MFA) , starting in mid-2024. Multi-factor authentication is so much more secure, and with that a lot more forgiving, than passwords alone. So we wholeheartedly agree with Amazon on this.

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Security Through Education

JANUARY 18, 2023

What are some personal cybersecurity concerns for 2023? Business email compromise (BEC) attacks have been predicted to soar in 2023 according to Forbes Advisor. Most if not, all social engineering attacks will attempt to trigger some emotion such as urgency, fear, greed, or curiosity. The Internet of Things. Rosa Rowles.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for October 2023 covers a total of 103 CVEs, including three zero-day vulnerabilities affecting WordPad, Skype and the HTTP/2 “ Rapid Reset ” DDoS vulnerability. CVE-2023-41763 , an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Skype for Business with a CVSS score of 5.3

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2023 addressed 75 flaws, including three actively exploited zero-day bugs. The most severe actively exploited flaw is tracked as CVE-2023-21823 , it is a Windows Graphics Component remote code execution vulnerability. ” reads the advisory published by Microsoft.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

billion work hours in 2023 and helped raise customer satisfaction to 69% for $0.50 Authentication and authorization vulnerabilities: Weak authentication methods and compromised access tokens can provide unauthorized access. Such manipulation can harm user trust, tarnish brand reputation and have broader social consequences.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2023

Zscaler ThreatLabz publishes this report year after year to help organizations recognize the social engineering tactics and sophisticated coding used in phishing attacks to prevent costly data breaches. The post 2023 Phishing Report Reveals 47.2% Surge in Phishing Attacks Last Year appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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BH Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2023

The agency’s ninth Internet Organised Crime Assessment (IOCTA) 2023 report gives a law enforcement perspective on current cybercrime techniques. She has been shortlisted for the Piccaso Privacy Awards 2023 in two categories: ESG privacy initiative, and the privacy award for achievement.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 31, 2023

It’s time to go back to the basics, and revisit the most common vulnerabilities across attack surfaces according to NetSPI’s 2023 Offensive Security Vision Report. Here are the six spookiest vulnerabilities of 2023 and their tips for remeidation. Here are the six spookiest vulnerabilities of 2023 and their tips for remeidation.

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Through the first two months of 2023 alone, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Scamwatch reported more than 19,000 phishing reports with estimated financial losses of more than $5.2 Accounting for nearly a quarter of reported incidents in Australia, phishing is a broad category of social engineering with several variations.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2024

A recent study found only 27% of charities undertook risk assessments in 2023 and only 11% said they reviewed risks posed by suppliers. Strengthen authentication. Next, implement multi-factor authentication to make gaining access even more difficult for hackers. Keep software updated.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Frank Abagnale, one of the world's most respected authorities on forgery, embezzlement, secure documents, cybercrime, and scams—and subject of the 2002 movie Catch Me If You Can — kicked off Vision 2023: Looking Ahead at Cyber Threats , a half-day educational event held live and recorded on December 13th.

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Hacker's King

MAY 20, 2023

Two-factor authentication (2FA) has become an essential security measure in the digital age. By impersonating the authenticated user, they can bypass the 2FA process altogether. Social Engineering: Guarding Against Manipulation Social engineering remains a potent tool in hackers’ arsenal.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 10, 2023

Why is identity management and security important in 2023? “In In the current digital landscape, identity security has gained paramount importance due to the growing cyber risks posed by phishing and social engineering attacks utilizing AI. This can help guard against identity theft and help prevent unwanted access.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The cyber attack was discovered on December 13, 2023, and led to the exposure of customer account metadata and contact information. 13th, 2023) evening US Eastern Standard Time, immediately activated our incident response process, and believe that this unauthorized access has been going on for some period of time before discovery.”

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BH Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

That’s one of the many fascinating insights from Hive Systems’ 2023 Password Table. Security company Trustwave tracked a noticeable increase in this kind of activity in early 2023. Separately, the security provider Cloudflare said that identity deception like that used in BEC scams can “easily bypass email authentication standards”.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Netwrix, a cybersecurity vendor that makes data security easy, today released key IT security trends that will affect organizations of all sizes in 2023. Here are five specific trends for 2023 that you need to be aware of: The business of cybercrime will be further professionalized. Supply chain attacks will intensify.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2022

But for 2023, cybersecurity will be a “key pillar” of the company’s focus – particularly data compliance and protection. There are many issues like API security, authentication, data residency, privacy and compliance. This helps to explain the rise of social engineering attacks , especially with phishing.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

stole at least $800,000 from at least five victims between August 2022 and March 2023. 2022 that an intrusion had exposed a “limited number” of Twilio customer accounts through a sophisticated social engineering attack designed to steal employee credentials. Image credit: Amitai Cohen of Wiz. Twilio disclosed in Aug.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In 2023, the public primarily confronted two varieties of online scams: the technical and the topical. A team of hackers can, say, boost their own info-stealing websites through Google search results, providing a veneer of authenticity to their malicious intent. Topical scams, on the other hand, are simpler.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2023

What started as notes from Nigerian princes that needed large sums of money to help them get home has evolved into bad actors that use refined social engineering tactics to convince the receiver to unknowingly share important information. What Can We Expect in 2023? It’s not likely to stop there.

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Cytelligence

OCTOBER 5, 2023

As we passed the halfway point of 2023, businesses must stay ahead of emerging trends in cybersecurity and adopt effective strategies to combat these threats. ZTA assumes that no device, user, or network is inherently trustworthy and requires continuous authentication and verification for all access attempts.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 9, 2024

Most of the flaws that Microsoft deems “more likely to be exploited” this month are marked as “important,” which usually involve bugs that require a bit more user interaction (social engineering) but which nevertheless can result in system security bypass, compromise, and the theft of critical assets.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 18, 2023

MongoDB said there is no evidence of unauthorized access to Atlas clusters since that would require compromise of the separate Atlas cluster authentication system. On Wednesday December 13, 2023, MongoDB’s staff detected suspicious activity and began an investigation. Scammers often try to take advantage of data breaches.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

“On October 12, 2023, Rightway informed Okta that an unauthorized actor gained access to an eligibility census file maintained by Rightway in its provision of services to Okta. Rightway has indicated that the unauthorized activity occurred on September 23, 2023.”

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The Patch Tuesday roundup from Microsoft for February 2023 includes three zero-days. The zero-days patched in these updates are: Graphics component CVE-2023-21823 : A Windows Graphics Component remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. Microsoft Publisher CVE-2023-21715 : A Microsoft Publisher security features bypass vulnerability.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In October, the Cloud identity and access management solutions provider said that threat actors broke into its support case management system and stole authentication data, including cookies and session tokens, that can be abused in future attacks to impersonate valid users. ” reads the post published by the company.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 5, 2024

As revealed in our 2024 ThreatDown State of Malware report, a full 11% of all detections recorded by Malwarebytes on Mac computers in 2023 were for different variants of malware—the catch-all term that cybersecurity researchers use to refer to ransomware, trojans, info stealers, worms, viruses, and more. There pretty much always has been.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Hacks QakBot, Quietly Removes Botnet Infections Under Siege: Rapid7-Observed Exploitation of Cisco ASA SSL VPNs Why is.US Being Used to Phish So Many of Us?

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

28, 2023 – AppDirect , the world’s leading B2B subscription commerce platform, today released key findings from its IT Business Leaders 2024 Outlook Report. Best-in-class training, with testing and regular retraining and testing, will go a long way to mitigate the risks of social engineering security breaches.”

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Pen Test Partners

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

October 2023’s Cyber Security Awareness Month led to a flurry of blog posts about a new attack called Quishing (QR Code phishing) and how new AI powered email gateways can potentially block these attacks. Currently, most initial access attempts are carried out with social engineering, commonly phishing. What’s the attack?

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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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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 9, 2023

On Friday October 6, 2023, 23andMe confirmed via a somewhat opaque blog post that threat actors had "obtained information from certain accounts, including information about users’ DNA Relatives profiles." As 23andMe says in its own blog post, "Since 2019 we’ve offered and encouraged users to use multi-factor authentication."

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