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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. 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.

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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. By understanding hackers' common techniques to circumvent MFA, you can better safeguard your account against their potential ploys.

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MailChimp breached, intruders conducted phishing attacks against crypto customers

Security Affairs

The fake data breach notification emails urged Trezort customers to reset the PIN of their hardware wallets by downloading malicious software that could have allowed attackers to steal the funds in the wallets. A threat actor gained access to a tool used by the company’s customer support and account administration teams.

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YouTube Accounts Hijacked by Cookie Theft Malware

Hacker Combat

The malware has the ability to steal passwords and cookies. The stolen cookies were then used to hijack all of the victim’s sessions, thus taking over their YouTube accounts. The account could either be repurposed for future crypto-currency scams or sold on the dark web, and the rate depends on the number of subscribers it has.

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#Secure: Locking Down Your Social Media in Style

Approachable Cyber Threats

This not only enables them to perform more effective social engineering, spear phishing, or other targeted attacks against you, but also those around you whose information they have also gleaned from your public profile. What are some strategies for securing my accounts?” Also, avoid saving them in the browser.

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#Secure: Locking Down Your Social Media in Style

Approachable Cyber Threats

This not only enables them to perform more effective social engineering, spear phishing, or other targeted attacks against you, but also those around you whose information they have also gleaned from your public profile. What are some strategies for securing my accounts?” Also, avoid saving them in the browser.

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Epic Games introduces safer accounts for kids

Malwarebytes

Epic have made some alterations to how accounts for kids work , with multiple features disabled for what are now known as “ Cabined Accounts ” If your children are big fans of Epic games like Fortnite and Rocket League, you may well have worried about their gaming interactions with other players at some point.