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Taking on the Next Generation of Phishing Scams

Google Security

Posted by Daniel Margolis, Software Engineer, Google Account Security Team Every year, security technologies improve: browsers get better , encryption becomes ubiquitous on the Web , authentication becomes stronger. But phishing persistently remains a threat (as shown by a recent phishing attack on the U.S.

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U.S. Energy Company Targeted by QR Code Phishing Campaign

SecureWorld News

In May 2023, a phishing campaign was launched that targeted a major U.S. The emails in the campaign purported to be from Microsoft, and they claimed that the recipient needed to update their account security settings or activate two-factor authentication (2FA)/multi-factor authentication (MFA) within 72 hours.

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Watch out for the Steam skin “free knife” scam

Malwarebytes

A certain type of scam is showing signs of activity at the moment and it’s likely to claim some victims before the week is out. Are skins used in scams? One of the oldest scams around is skin phishing. Account compromise, and/or malware usually follows. What does this particular scam involve?

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Discord Shame channel goes phishing

Malwarebytes

is this a new discord scam or something? Visitors to the channel are asked to log in via a QR code, and users of Discord are reporting losing access to their account after taking this step. Worse still, their now compromised account begins sending the same spam message to their own contacts.

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YouTube Accounts Hijacked by Cookie Theft Malware

Hacker Combat

Google has reported that it disrupted the phishing attacks where threat actors had tried to hijack various YouTube accounts using cookie theft malware. The hijacker’s intent was to use those accounts to promote different crypto-currency scams. . Such accounts have a buying price ranging from $3 to $4,000. .

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Final Fantasy 14 players targeted by QR code phishing

Malwarebytes

The attack is a devious way to try and compromise player accounts, making use of free item promises and bogus QR codes. What’s being talked about at the moment is the QR code-centric phishing attack. How the QR code phish attack works. Many of the accounts sending these messages appear to have been hijacked themselves.

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How to Detect and Respond to Account Misuse

Identity IQ

How to Detect and Respond to Account Misuse IdentityIQ As digital connectivity continues to grow, safeguarding your online accounts from misuse is becoming increasingly crucial. Account misuse can result in alarming repercussions, including privacy breaches, financial losses, and identity theft.