Malwarebytes

APRIL 4, 2022

Cadbury UK has issued a warning to its 315,000 followers on Twitter about a scam making the rounds on WhatsApp and other social media sites like Facebook. We’ve been made aware of circulating posts on social media claiming to offer consumers a free Easter Chocolate basket. This is the case in this chocolate-themed scam.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 24, 2023

Try these tips for securing the digital treasure trove that is your social media presence. The age of digitization has transformed social media platforms into essential tools for personal and professional communication. Why should I secure my social media accounts?” What are some strategies for securing my accounts?”

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 24, 2023

Try these tips for securing the digital treasure trove that is your social media presence. The age of digitization has transformed social media platforms into essential tools for personal and professional communication. Why should I secure my social media accounts?” What are some strategies for securing my accounts?”

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 10, 2024

The domain setwitter.com, which Twitter/X until very recently rendered as “sex.com,” redirects to this blog post warning about the recent changes and their potential use for phishing. On April 9, Twitter/X began automatically modifying links that mention “twitter.com” to read “x.com” instead. ”

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2024

The nonprofit organization that supports the Firefox web browser said today it is winding down its new partnership with Onerep , an identity protection service recently bundled with Firefox that offers to remove users from hundreds of people-search sites. Mozilla Monitor. . ” The full statement is available here (PDF). .”

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 18, 2022

The missives — which come from Paypal.com and include a link at Paypal.com that displays an invoice for the supposed transaction — state that the user’s account is about to be charged hundreds of dollars. Very quickly into the conversation he suggested visiting a site called globalquicksupport[.]com

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 17, 2018

But for the most part, spam is indiscriminate; you're on a list so bam - you get emails about improving your bedroom life. I'm going to talk more about Nodestack's behaviour in a moment, but let me clear about this - spam and thread-hijacking in this fashion is all too common: Check out [link] The secure eSign solution by Barracuda Networks.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Vice is reporting on a new police hack: playing copyrighted music when being filmed by citizens, trying to provoke social media sites into taking the videos down and maybe even banning the filmers: In a separate part of the video, which Devermont says was filmed later that same afternoon, Devermont approaches [BHPD Sgt.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

KrebsOnSecurity will likely have a decent amount of screen time in an upcoming Hulu documentary series about the 2015 megabreach at marital infidelity site Ashley Madison. Wall to Wall Media is part of the Warner Bros. International Television Production group. 12, 2023 scoop from The Wrap. . 12, 2023 scoop from The Wrap.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2021

Google TAG is warning that North Korea-linked hackers targeting security researchers through social media. Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) is warning that North Korea-linked hackers targeting security researchers through social media. ” reads the TAG’s report. ” reads the TAG’s report.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 1, 2020

As it turns out, social media is about a lot more than status updates and memes. According to research, it's often the first platform for discussions about software vulnerabilities. How many software vulnerabilities are posted on social media first? Posting software vulnerabilities on social media: good vs. bad.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2020

According to the company, attackers did not obtain sensitive information about defense contracts. “An internal survey found that computers and servers at headquarters and major sites were subject to numerous unauthorized accesses.” ” reported the Asahi Shimbun. ” reported Kyodo News. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Amazon customers have been seeing a message on social media that has caused some alarm. Most of the posts look like one of these (depending on the social media platform): “PSA!! We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused, and customers with questions about their account are welcome to contact customer service.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 5, 2023

Like many, I see the potential for AI to help bring about positive change, but also its potential as a threat vector. In reality, it was an April fool’s prank with MITRE’s social media team cranking out funny answers in the guise of a chatbot. To some, recent AI developments are a laughing matter.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 12, 2022

Viral content shared on social media is highly coveted since it gets a lot of impressions and engagement. While it does not actually 'lock' anything, the page displays fake messages about computer viruses and entices users to call for assistance. Referer (the site visited just before). Too cute to be true. Browser user-agent.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

That is, until this past Monday, when Florida county sheriff Bob Gualtieri held a remarkably clear-headed and fact-filled news conference about an attempt to poison the water supply of Oldsmar, a town of around 15,000 not far from Tampa. We don’t know who is behind this attack.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 2, 2022

Khabarov told Russian media outlets that under the proposal people with IT skills at these facilities would labor only in IT-related roles, but would not be limited to working with companies in their own region. ” According to Russian media site Lenta.ru, since March 21 nearly 95,000 vacancies in IT have remained unfilled in Russia.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

KrebsOnSecurity has learned that the email address used by a cybercriminal actor who offered to sell the stolen ICRC data also was used to register multiple domain names the FBI says are tied to a sprawling media influence operation originating from Iran. In their online statement about the hack (updated on Feb. Image: Ke-la.com.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 4, 2020

One of the most-read advice columns on this site is a 2018 piece called “ Plant Your Flag, Mark Your Territory ,” which tried to impress upon readers the importance of creating accounts at websites like those at the Social Security Administration , the IRS and others before crooks do it for you.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Media coverage understandably focused on GoDaddy’s admission that it suffered three different cyberattacks over as many years at the hands of the same hacking group. Media coverage understandably focused on GoDaddy’s admission that it suffered three different cyberattacks over as many years at the hands of the same hacking group.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

At the center of the account ban wave are some of the most active members of OGUsers , a forum that caters to thousands of people selling access to hijacked social media and other online accounts. The now-banned Instagram account for the middleman @trusted/beam. million by today’s valuation (~$35,000 per coin).

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

posted details about four vulnerabilities it had fixed in its Content Management System (CMS), and one in the Joomla! The extended long term support (elts) versions can be found on the dedicated elts site. XSS is a type of vulnerability that allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a site’s content. elts, 4.4.3

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 2, 2021

With more than 600K followers on YouTube, LiveOverflow is one of infosec’s first social media influencers. In this episode, LiveOverflow talks about his six years of producing engaging YouTube content and what the rise of social media influencers might mean for traditional conferences like Black Hat. MODEM SOUND].

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 2, 2021

With more than 600K followers on YouTube, LiveOverflow is one of infosec’s first social media influencers. In this episode, LiveOverflow talks about his six years of producing engaging YouTube content and what the rise of social media influencers might mean for traditional conferences like Black Hat. MODEM SOUND].

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 24, 2022

If a site doesn’t let you create a password that is 14 characters, it is possible to adapt it. First, make a list of all of the sites you have a username and password for, and then put those sites into categories. For instance: •Social media sites – SM#. Email sites – &eM. Shopping sites – $h0.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 19, 2020

In January 2019, dozens of media outlets raised the alarm about a new “megabreach” involving the release of some 773 million stolen usernames and passwords that was breathlessly labeled “the largest collection of stolen data in history.” ” Items SBU authorities seized after raiding Sanix’s residence.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 13, 2021

A recent phishing campaign targeting Coinbase users shows thieves are getting cleverer about phishing one-time passwords (OTPs) needed to complete the login process. A Google-translated version of the now-defunct Coinbase phishing site, coinbase.com.password-reset[.]com. The Coinbase phishing panel. million Italians.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2024

LightSpy can steal files from multiple popular applications like Telegram, QQ, and WeChat, as well as personal documents and media stored on the device. First documented in 2020 by Trend Micro and Kaspersky, LightSpy refers to an advanced iOS backdoor that’s distributed via watering hole attacks through compromised news sites.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

It’s been a busy time for data breaches in the social media world with Myspace, LinkedIn and Twitter all experiencing them. In 2008, Myspace was the world’s largest social networking site. If a hacker gets their hands on the correct email and password combination, they can break into the victims’ accounts on various sites.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 21, 2024

Phishing schemes One of the biggest threats is phishing, where fraudulent emails, texts, or social media messages impersonate legitimate sources like sports sites to steal credentials or personal data. Users must be extremely cautious about what they install or login to."

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

When I was asked to write about the topic, I misunderstood the question and heard: “can you cover save the internet” and we all agreed that it might be too late for that. While we laughed about it, it made me think. The internet has been around for quite some time now, and most of us wouldn’t know what to do without it.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Ten patient advocates active in the cancer support community downloaded and analyzed their data from Facebook’s “Off Facebook Activity” feature, a record of user information that third parties have shared with the social media giant. We are talking about a multi-billion dollar business, where there is a clear benefit to fine-tuning ads.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Louis Post-Dispatch ran a story about how its staff discovered and reported a security vulnerability in a Missouri state education website that exposed the Social Security numbers of 100,000 elementary and secondary teachers. On Wednesday, the St. In a press conference this morning, Missouri Gov. ” Missouri Gov.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 27, 2022

An anti-vax dating site has been revealed as shockingly easy to compromise by security researchers. Many major aspects of the site, from membership subscriptions to support tickets, were found to be vulnerable. The site, called Unjected, has been around since last year. Site back ups? Downloadable. $15 When the fix fails.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 30, 2023

Those who take the bait are sent a link to a Discord server that appears to be the official Discord of the crypto news site, where they are asked to complete a verification step to validate their identity. Scavuzzo said the administrator’s account was hijacked even though she had multi-factor authentication turned on.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2022

The group released sensitive documents and contracts about an IoT botnet, codename Fronton, built by the contractor 0day Technologies. The botnet provides a web-based dashboard known as SANA that allows operators to spread trending social media events, called ‘newsbreaks,’ en masse. ” continues the report.

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Graham Cluley

JULY 15, 2021

How did investigators ask a romance scammer out on a date, how are smart homes continuing to play dumb, and is it time for social media sites to do more about racist football fans?

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