Tech Republic Security

JUNE 6, 2023

In Verizon’s just-released 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report, money is king, and denial of service and social engineering still hold sway. The post Verizon 2023 DBIR: DDoS attacks dominate and pretexting lead to BEC growth appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Identity services provider Okta warned customers of social engineering attacks carried out by threat actors to obtain elevated administrator permissions. Okta is warning customers of social engineering attacks carried out in recent weeks by threat actors to obtain elevated administrator permissions.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 9, 2023

Our thanks to BSides Knoxville for publishing their presenter’s outstanding BSides Knoxville 2023 content on the organizations’ YouTube channel. Permalink The post BSides Knoxville 2023 – Reanna Schultz – Social Engineering: Training The Human Firewall appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A look back at the cybersecurity landscape in 2023 rings all-too familiar: cyber threats rapidly evolved and scaled up , just as they have, year-to-year, for the past 20 years. Eyal Benishti , CEO, IRONSCALES Benishti Generative AI (GenAI) reshaped cybersecurity in 2023. What should I be most concerned about – and focus on – in 2024?

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 27, 2023

Tel Aviv, Israel, July 27, 2023 — Perception Point , a leading provider of advanced threat prevention across digital communication channels, today published a new report analyzing global cyberattack trends in H1 2023 amidst the paradigm shift brought about by advances in generative AI (GenAI) capabilities.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 9, 2025

The method, known as "ClickFix," leverages social engineering to bypass traditional email-based defenses. The LOSTKEYS malware shows how attackers are getting smarter at tricking people and sneaking past basic security tools, especially by using fake websites and social engineering to get users to run harmful scripts," said J.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 1, 2023

Both Staffin and his employer were victims of business email compromise (BEC) , also known as CEO fraud, a type of social engineering attack. Social engineering attacks are cyberattacks where a criminal tricks a victim into doing something against their interests, such as revealing sensitive information of making a bank transfer.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The malware has been active since 2023, specifically targeting victims in Vietnam and Thailand. The hackers rely heavily on social engineering tactics to distribute the malware.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2024

OpenAI disrupted 20 cyber and influence operations in 2023, revealing Iran and China-linked actors used ChatGPT for planning ICS attacks. OpenAI announced the disruption of over 20 cyber and influence operations this year, involving Iranian and Chinese state-sponsored hackers.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In other news, both LockBit and the Akira ransomware gang, the latter of which has tallied 125 victims since we first began tracking them in April 2023, were confirmed last month to be exploiting a specific zero-day flaw ( CVE-2023-20269 ) in Cisco VPN appliances. In September, they had a staggering 53 victims.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

According to a 2023 study by Sumsub , deepfake fraud attempts increased by 704% between 2022 and 2023. Evolution of social engineering Social engineering exploits human psychology to manipulate individuals into revealing sensitive information or taking harmful actions.

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Anton on Security

APRIL 20, 2023

The famous Mandiant 2023 M-Trends (NOT G-Trends, mind you…) report is out, and here are some of the things that I found to be surprising and NOT surprising :-) Mandiant M-Trends 2023 Detection by Source SURPRISING “Mandiant experts note a decrease in the percentage of global intrusions involving ransomware between 2021 and 2022.

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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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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2025

The Cloak ransowmare group has been active since at least 2023 and breached more than one hundred organizations across the years. Initially, the group published screenshots of stolen data as proof of the attack, now the whole archive can be downloaded from the leak page. ” reads a report published by Halcyon.

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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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SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The list can go on, as cybercriminals are quick to adapt to new social, political, economic, and cultural trends, coming up with new fraudulent schemes to benefit from the situation. The shortage of consoles, relieved slightly in 2022, could start to increase again already in 2023, spurred by the release of the PS VR 2 by Sony.

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Digital Shadows

JANUARY 22, 2025

In this blog, well preview the reports highlights and give insights into social engineering campaigns leveraging impersonating domains and our predictions for the threats shaping 2025. Organizations should implement domain monitoring, enforce DMARC policies, and train employees to recognize social engineering methods.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Cloud identity and access management solutions provider Okta revealed additional threat actor activity linked to the October 2023 breach. Okta provided additional details about the October 2023 breach and revealed additional threat actor malicious activities. On Thursday, October 19, Okta advised customers of a security incident.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The data for years preceding 2023 may differ from that published previously, as the calculation methodology was refined, and the data was retrospectively revised in 2023. The year in figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, in 2023: Our solutions blocked almost 33.8 million malware, adware, and riskware attacks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Scattered Spider members are part of a broader cybercriminal community called “The Com,” where hackers brag about high-profile cyber thefts, typically initiated through social engineering tactics like phone, email, or SMS scams to gain access to corporate networks. In January 2024, U.S.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

What cyberthreats for business will be the greatest in 2023? The ongoing geopolitical storm brings not only classical cyberthreats for business, but also unpredictable risks and ‘black swans’ The main problem for 2023 will be supply-chain stability and cybersecurity. Threat modeling approaches will be changed in 2023.

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2025

The financially motivated group UNC3944 (also known as Scattered Spider , 0ktapus ) is known for social engineering and extortion. Initially targeting telecoms for SIM swaps, they expanded to ransomware and broader sectors by 2023. They exploit help desks and outsourced IT via social engineering for high-impact attacks.

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SecureList

MAY 6, 2024

Methodology In this report, we present an analysis of financial cyberthreats in 2023, focusing on banking Trojans and phishing pages that target online banking, shopping accounts, cryptocurrency wallets and other financial assets. Cryptocurrency phishing saw a 16% year-on-year increase in 2023, with 5.84 million in 2022.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The report reveals that, awash with money, the number of known Big Game attacks surged by 68% in 2023, thanks to Ransomware-as-a-Service groups like LockBit and ALPHV. Big game attacks extort vast ransoms from organizations by holding their data hostage—either with encryption, the threat of damaging data leaks, or both.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

As we look forward to 2023 a number of emerging trends are top security areas that executives should focus. This area will continue to be an ongoing challenge for organizations in 2023. This challenge will continue in 2023 and we expect that the growth in this area will be in the double digits. Other Trends for 2023 .

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 25, 2024

TraderTraitor activity is often characterized by targeted social engineering directed at multiple employees of the same company simultaneously.” In August 2023, the FBI shared details about the activity of six cryptocurrency wallets operated by North Korea-linked TraderTraitor-affiliated actors. BTC ($308M). .”

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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. This helps to explain the rise of social engineering attacks , especially with phishing. Before that, he founded AppNeta (acquired by SolarWinds in 2016) and was a founding engineer at eJonesPulse.

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Jane Frankland

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

My Predictions for Cybersecurity in 2023 were… Technology enables opportunities as fast as it introduces threats. Here are my predictions for 2023. Types of attacks. Types of attacks. Ransomware attacks will surge again, and adversaries will lean on behavioural science and seemingly legitimate ways to trick users.

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SecureList

JANUARY 18, 2023

The threat landscape is constantly updated through new malware and spyware, advanced phishing methods, and new social engineering techniques. Last year, the cybersecurity of corporations and government agencies was more significant than ever before, and will become even more so in 2023. These add up to 144 million annually.

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SecureList

MARCH 25, 2025

Note that for mobile banking malware, we retrospectively revised the 2023 numbers to provide more accurate statistics. We also changed the methodology for PC banking malware by removing obsolete families that no longer use Trojan banker functionality, hence the sharp drop in numbers against 2023. million in 2023.

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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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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2024

— and charged him with stealing at least $800,000 from five victims between August 2022 and March 2023. In February 2023, LastPass disclosed that the intrusion involved a highly complex, targeted attack against an engineer who was one of only four LastPass employees with access to the corporate vault. In January 2024, U.S.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The post 2023 Sees Record Data Compromises Amidst Changing Tactics appeared first on Security Boulevard. Cybercriminals are shifting their focus toward targeted identity fraud and scams resulting in fewer overall victims.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 9, 2023

The post CES 2023 FAIL: Worst in Show for Security and Privacy appeared first on Security Boulevard. The Consumer Electronics Show wrapped up yesterday. But some vendors faced stiff criticism over their privacy and security stances.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2024

The post 10 Million Devices Were Infected by Data-Stealing Malware in 2023 appeared first on Security Boulevard. Cybercriminals pilfered an average of 50.9 login credentials per device, evidence of the pressing need for cybersecurity measures.

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SecureList

JANUARY 23, 2023

The first part of this report is devoted to the most current threats any SOC is likely to face in 2023. They are closely intertwined with the threats looming over corporations in 2023, as only an effectively organized team can safeguard business against rapidly evolving malware and attack methods.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2023

This is our latest installment, focusing on activities that we observed during Q1 2023. We observed a Lazarus campaign, active until January 2023, leveraging a backdoored UltraVNC client to deliver an updated BLINDINCAN payload. They are designed to highlight the significant events and findings that we feel people should be aware of.

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