CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

So, to make sure yours don’t get snatched, here are a few tips and tricks we learned from cybersecurity experts: #1: Safeguard your Accounts. Add an extra layer of security to your bank and other accounts by choosing an identity theft service that monitors online activity and sends notifications as soon as suspicious activity is detected. .

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Security Through Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

At Social-Engineer, we define impersonation as “the practice of pretexting as another person with the goal of obtaining information or access to a person, company, or computer system.” In some cases, an actual high-ranking employee’s account may have been compromised already. Here are some common types: 1.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 7, 2021

Misrepresentation, a form of social engineering that occurs when a hacker poses as a trusted source – such as a member of an organization’s executive team – to convince people to give up their credentials was also 15 times higher last year compared to the year before. billion malicious login attempts last year.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

of polled executives report that their organizations' accounting and financial data were targeted by cyber adversaries.” ” And, “Nearly half (48.8%) of C-suite and other executives expect the number and size of cyber events targeting their organizations’ accounting and financial data to increase in the year ahead.”

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Haughey banks at a small Portland credit union, and last week he got a call on his mobile phone from an 800-number that matched the number his credit union uses. Why would the bank say they were freezing his card but then say they could keep it open for his upcoming trip? When he disputed the charge, his bank sent a replacement card.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Ransomware accounted for over half of all malicious mailings in H1 2019, Troldesh aka Shade being the most popular tool among cybercriminals. To bypass antivirus systems, hackers send out malicious emails in non-working hours with delayed activation. Links account for 29%, while attachments—for 71%. rar archive files.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Major Breaches of 2023 Casino operator attacks: Casino giants MGM and Caesars were hit by disruptive cyberattacks in September involving concerning tactics such as social engineering. This signals a new era of cybercrime where private data becomes prized currency, putting every email address and credit card number at risk.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2020

The second human-operated ransomware family is Doppelpaymer that in recent months targeted enterprise environments through social engineering. Once encrypted files with the ransomware, threat actors were also infected by banking Trojans like Dridex trojan, a circumstance that suggests this malware was used as the initial attack vector.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 12, 2023

Furthermore, identity thieves can take out personal loans, open credit card accounts, and commit other fraud crimes in your name. Social Engineering Identity thieves manipulate victims’ emotions to get them to compromise their personal information. This could mean an identity thief has opened new accounts in your name.

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SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In 2020, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 5,683,694 malicious installation packages, 156,710 new mobile banking Trojans, 20,708 new mobile ransomware Trojans. The word “covid” in various combinations was typically used in the names of packages hiding spyware and banking Trojans, adware or Trojan droppers.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The subject of investments gained significant relevance in 2021, with banks and other organizations actively promoting investment and brokerage accounts. Another trick was to pose as a major bank and invite victims to participate in investment projects. Hurry up and lose your account: phishing in the corporate sector.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

One of the most outstanding examples involves $2 million ‘s worth of CS:GO skins stolen from a user’s account , which means that losses can get truly grave. Game over: cybercriminals targeting gamers’ accounts and money. Trojan-PSW.Win32.Convagent Convagent and Trojan-PSW.Win32.Stealer

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Security Antivirus – software that scans a device or a network to detect security threats, alert you, and neutralize malicious code. The goals can be different – to sell this information to those who may benefit from it, like the advertisers, competitors, data companies; to obtain the banking information and passwords, and so on.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

For instance, phishing, one of the most common, is a social engineering attack used to steal user data. With the rise in social media, criminals have more platforms with which to target potential phishing victims. This includes antivirus software, operating systems, and individual apps. Security tools and services.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. A single bitcoin is trading at around $45,000.

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SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

According to a report by the Barracuda cybersecurity company, in 2021, businesses with fewer than 100 employees experienced far more social engineering attacks than larger ones. A “personal” banking service These scammers disguise themselves as a financial institution. Scammers often reach employees by e-mail.

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SiteLock

OCTOBER 21, 2021

David Balaban is a computer security researcher with over 17 years of experience in malware analysis and antivirus software evaluation. projects that present expert opinions on contemporary information security matters, including social engineering, malware, penetration testing, threat intelligence, online privacy, and white hat hacking.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Install an antivirus solution that includes anti-adware capabilities. If your antivirus software fails to notice a new strain, you can reinstall the browser. By obtaining sensitive authentication access, attackers can break into the vendor network or user account. Phishing and Social Engineering.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Despite all the advances in cybersecurity, email remains the starting point for the vast majority of cyberattacks, as phishing, malware and social engineering remain effective attack techniques. Improves email security using user authentication techniques , lowering the danger of unauthorized email account access.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Since 2008, antivirus and cybersecurity software testers AV-TEST have kept track of the number of newly-developed malware worldwide, totaling at nearly 1 billion as of September 2022. This information can range from what websites you visit to your download history to your bank PIN. An August 2022 Statista report counted 2.8

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

All of them were ordinary people using our free antivirus solution, seemingly unconnected with any organization of interest to a sophisticated attacker of this kind. The group delivers its malware using social engineering. The Trojan, once installed, steals account passwords, credit card details, session cookies and more.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Ransomware is becoming increasingly sophisticated and the criminals who use it are hitting larger targets in the cloud such as hospitals, banks, and government organizations, in search of higher monetary rewards. Each organization should develop their cyber security policies carefully, making sure to account for working in the cloud.

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Spinone

JANUARY 20, 2020

Some estimates of the damages exceed one billion dollars, taking into account data loss, service outages, disrupted operations, and recovery. For example, it lets the user type digits in a field for their banking data. That is why hackers use social engineering tricks to pressure victims into paying a ransom.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

I should also say that this when it does happen and again it's extremely, extremely rare when it does happen, It almost always involves some kind of social engineering. So, finances should definitely influence one's personal threat model, Grooten: Financial, banking and stuff is very important. Our mobile phone plans.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Though polite, the Creeper was still an annoyance to some, and in 1971, Ray Tomlinson developed the first antivirus software , called Reaper. One of the first pieces of antivirus software , McAfee’s VirusScan, was released in 1987. Social engineering attacks soon found use in the digital space.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

For example, Malwarebytes asked ChatGPT to write the opening paragraph of a novel about an antiquated antivirus program that relies on signature-based detection to stop new and emerging threats. Here's what the program came back with: “The antivirus program blinked to life, its archaic interface flickering on the outdated CRT monitor.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2022

Antivirus companies like McAfee jumped on the opportunity to provide anti-APT products. Indrik Spider AKA Evil Corp : Indrik Spider, a Russia-based APT, is famous for being the group behind the Dridex banking trojan and the BitPaymer ransomware , which managed to hit the U.K.’s Social engineering training. What Is An APT?

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