Account Security Authentication Phishing Social Engineering 
Malwarebytes
JANUARY 12, 2022
One may have assumed the first point of entry would be phishing gamers with fake logins and stealing their accounts. This is where additional security measures such as 2FA come in. A fake login site will ask for username and password, but then also ask the victim to enter their 2FA code on the phishing site.
Security Affairs
APRIL 4, 2022
Threat actors gained access to internal tools of the email marketing giant MailChimp to conduct phishing attacks against crypto customers. Trezor WARNING: Elaborate Phishing attack. Trazor also took the phishing domain used by threat actors offline and launched an investigation to determine how many users have been impacted.
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Security Affairs
AUGUST 16, 2023
A phishing campaign employing QR codes targeted a leading energy company in the US, cybersecurity firm Cofense reported. “Beginning in May 2023, Cofense has observed a large phishing campaign utilizing QR codes targeting the Microsoft credentials of users from a wide array of industries.” com (Cloudflare’s Web3 services).
Approachable Cyber Threats
SEPTEMBER 24, 2022
Category News, Social Engineering. All of the attacks were carried out with relatively simple phishing and social engineering techniques. Phishing and poor password practices. The couple claimed that they were able to trick an employee into downloading malware from a phishing email. Risk Level.
SecureWorld News
JULY 31, 2020
Even the title of SecureWorld's first story about the incident had questions: "Famous Twitter Accounts Hacked: Insider Threat or Social Engineering Attack?". And even more recently, the Twitter account of a dead hacker was used to theorize how the attack took place. Spear phishing: what security experts are saying.
SecureWorld News
AUGUST 5, 2023
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. By understanding hackers' common techniques to circumvent MFA, you can better safeguard your account against their potential ploys.
Identity IQ
JULY 3, 2023
Receiving notifications or text messages for failed login attempts that you didn’t initiate could mean someone is trying to gain unauthorized access to your account. Unauthorized changes to account settings Another red flag that indicates account misuse is finding that your account settings have been changed without your knowledge.
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