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September Snafus: Hackers Take Advantage of Unwitting Employees

Approachable Cyber Threats

Category News, Social Engineering. All of the attacks were carried out with relatively simple phishing and social engineering techniques. The hacker used another “easy” technique that goes after the weakest link in any company’s security - the employee. Risk Level. The common theme?

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Top 7 MFA Bypass Techniques and How to Defend Against Them

SecureWorld News

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a fundamental component of best practices for account security. It is a universal method employed for both personal and corporate user accounts globally. While MFA adds an extra security shield to accounts, deterring most cybercriminals, determined attackers can find ways to sidestep it.

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Twitter's Cyber Attack and Takeover: It Was Spear Phishing

SecureWorld News

Twitter released more details about its security incident that targeted 130 famous Twitter accounts. Since the attack occurred in early July, speculation about how hackers compromised Twitter's security have run rampant, especially on.Twitter. To run our business, we have teams around the world that help with account support.

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Google Whistles While OAuth Burns — ‘MultiLogin’ 0-Day is 70+ Days Old

Security Boulevard

The post Google Whistles While OAuth Burns — ‘MultiLogin’ 0-Day is 70+ Days Old appeared first on Security Boulevard. What a Mickey Mouse operation: Infostealer scrotes having a field day with unpatched vulnerability.