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Booking.com Phishers May Leave You With Reservations

Krebs on Security

This story examines a recent spear-phishing campaign that ensued when a California hotel had its booking.com credentials stolen. We’ll also explore an array of cybercrime services aimed at phishers who target hotels that rely on the world’s most visited travel website.

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FBI: Spike in Hacked Police Emails, Fake Subpoenas

Krebs on Security

One English-speaking cybercriminal who goes by the nicknames “ Pwnstar ” and “ Pwnipotent ” has been selling fake EDR services on both Russian-language and English cybercrime forums. Others simply sell access to hacked government or police email accounts, and leave it up to the buyer to forge any needed documents.

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MailChimp breached, intruders conducted phishing attacks against crypto customers

Security Affairs

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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A massive phishing campaign using QR codes targets the energy sector

Security Affairs

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).

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Roblox breached: Internal documents posted online by unknown attackers

Malwarebytes

The employee may have been phished. What can you do to keep your Roblox account safe? This is how you can help to keep your own account safe from harm in the meantime: Watch out for phishing. Phishing attacks often follow on from breaches, although it may take days, or even weeks for an attempt to land in your mailbox.

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Account Takeover: What is it and How to Prevent It?

Identity IQ

Research by Verizon has shown that a third of all breaches in the past year involved phishing scams. Credential Stuffing: Credential stuffing is a hacking method where hackers use compromised username/password pairs to access online accounts. Malware is a crucial tool used to carry out account takeover attacks.

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Busting SIM Swappers and SIM Swap Myths

Krebs on Security

The force was originally created to tackle a range of cybercrimes, but Tarazi says SIM swappers are a primary target now for two reasons. Samy said a big challenge for mobile stores is balancing customer service with account security. In this case, the victim didn’t download malware or fall for some stupid phishing email.

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