SC Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

A recently reported phishing and vishing campaign was designed to impersonate Geek Squad. A new blog post report has shone a light on the malicious practice known as voice phishing or vishing – a social engineering tactic that some cyber experts say has only grown in prominence since COVID-19 forced employees to work from home.

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Identity IQ

MAY 7, 2021

What is Account Takeover? Account takeover, also known as ATO, is a form of identity theft in which a malicious third party gains access to or “takes over” an online account. One of the primary reasons behind this massive rise in account takeover is the relative ease with which it can be done. Account Takeover Prevention.

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

companies as a primary target of a new phishing scheme. Cybercriminals have been using a phishing kit featuring fake Office 365 password alerts as a lure to target the credentials of chief executives, business owners and other high-level corporate leaders. The company could not be certain, however, if the V4 phishing kit was involved.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 16, 2023

But after the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, the focus of hackers has shifted more towards the smart phones with more phishing and social engineering attacks recorded in a 2nd quarter of 2022. trillion by 2025, and among the guestimate, half of the amount is expected to be made through phishing targeting mobiles and tablets.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Our Anti-Phishing system blocked 253 365 212 phishing links. Safe Messaging blocked 341 954 attempts to follow phishing links in messengers. The subject of investments gained significant relevance in 2021, with banks and other organizations actively promoting investment and brokerage accounts. Trends of the year.

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Webroot

JUNE 2, 2022

A huge economy has developed within the gaming community: People buy and sell in-game objects, character modifications, and even accounts. Account takeovers. Bad actors are always on the lookout for easy-to-breach gaming accounts. Once stolen, they can resell an account or its contents to interested buyers.

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Webroot

JANUARY 5, 2022

In fact, COVID-19, Zoom meetings, vaccination recommendations and travel warnings all provide ample and unique precedent for social engineering attacks. This could be those without antivirus protection, young internet users or, unfortunately, your elderly loved ones. Pressure to act quickly is a hallmark of social engineering scams.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Criminals who buy the toolkit have been distributing it mostly via cracked software downloads but are also impersonating legitimate websites and using ads on search engines such as Google to lure victims in. This is likely a compromised ad account that is being used by the threat actors. com Phishing domain: trabingviews[.]com

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

Stay informed about the latest cyber threats, such as phishing, malware, ransomware, and social engineering attacks. Be Skeptical of Phishing Attempts: Phishing is a prevalent cybercrime technique that involves tricking individuals into divulging their sensitive information.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Underground services are cropping up that are designed to enable bad actors to intercept one-time passwords (OTPs), which are widely used in two-factor authentication programs whose purpose is to better protect customers’ online accounts. By using the services, cybercriminals can gain access to victims’ accounts to steal money.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 29, 2023

Executive summary Credential harvesting is a technique that hackers use to gain unauthorized access to legitimate credentials using a variety of strategies, tactics, and techniques such as phishing and DNS poisoning. According to recent research , phishing assaults targeted credential harvesting in 71.5% of cases in 2020.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 20, 2021

Severa created and then leased out to others some of the nastiest cybercrime engines in history — including the Storm worm , and the Waledac and Kelihos spam botnets. Severa ran several affiliate programs that paid cybercriminals to trick people into installing fake antivirus software.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 19, 2022

Theft of valid accounts is often combined with remote corporate services like VPNs or other access mechanisms. A mainstay of business-centric attacks, everything from spear phishing to CEO fraud and Business Email Compromise (BEC) lies in wait for unwary admins. Valid accounts. Failure to detect or block phishing attempts.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Antivirus programs and firewalls are pretty good at catching malware before it can infect devices, but occasionally malware can slip through defenses, endangering personal and financial information. Your Antivirus is Randomly Disabled Malware often disables antivirus software, leaving your device open to further infection.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 7, 2021

The report showed that phishing pumped up its frequency to being present in 36% of breaches, up from 25% last year. Phishing most commonly happens via emails or text messages that contain fraudulent links to malicious attachments or cloned websites. Cybercrime Report Data. billion malicious login attempts last year.

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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.” How to Spot Them: Phishing emails could contain spelling and grammatical errors. Here are some common types: 1.

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 9, 2022

It can affect you mentally and financially, and an 100% unhackable device or account necessitates taking precautionary measures. . Secure your accounts with complex passwords. This method works because many people set ordinary and easy-to-remember passwords, often using the same one for multiple accounts.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 4, 2022

There are rootkits, Trojans, worms, viruses, ransomware, phishing, identity theft, and social engineering to worry about. Use multi-factor authentication ( MFA ) to help protect your accounts wherever it’s offered. That risk still exists, but we all face many other threats today too. So how can you avoid becoming a victim?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

More than half of the breaches started with the network servers being compromised either through email phishing, malware or privileged credential misuse. Regular backups and multi-factor authentication should also be consistently enforced for all accounts. million patients.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Phishing Attacks Phishing attacks are one of the most common and successful methods used by hackers. In a phishing attack, hackers impersonate legitimate organizations or individuals to trick employees into revealing sensitive information such as login credentials or financial details.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Since endpoints are the biggest entry point for breaches , businesses need to make sure they are protected with comprehensive endpoint security that includes next generation antivirus, endpoint protection, and endpoint detection and response. Mobile Threat Defense solutions are designed to protect mobile devices and these unique needs.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The researchers said the attackers have encoded the final payload with several layers, requiring several loops of decoding before it gets deployed, making it impossible to detect by signature-based antivirus solutions. Two of them regard the current user and the rest are for the root account. Five Scripts Provide Persistence.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 29, 2021

There are rootkits, Trojans, worms, viruses, ransomware, phishing, identity theft, and social engineering to worry about. Use a strong and unique password for all accounts and sites. When possible, you should use multi-factor authentication (MFA) to help protect your accounts. And that’s not a comprehensive list.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

According to Cleafy, the victim’s Android device is factory reset after the attackers siphon money from the victim’s bank account. According to Cleafy , the caller’s first job is therefore to use social engineering tactics to convince victims to install it. Out with the old. How BRATA is spread.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2019

Twitter account of Scotland Yard hacked and posted bizarre messages. WizzAir informed customers it forced a password reset on their accounts. BlackBerry Cylance addresses AI-based antivirus engine bypass. Hackers published a list of allegedly phished Discord login credentials.

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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. What Methods Are Employed by Identity Thieves Phishing Identity thieves will create fake emails trying to impersonate an organization to get you to reveal information. Unexpected credit report changes.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Businesses faced constant threats with phishing scams , malware , and other tactics. 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. But the numbers alone tell only part of the story.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Even some of the top consumer antivirus tools have begun to add machine learning-based detection. Defenders can no longer fight attacks with classic defenses, and it’s especially true with phishing campaigns. New kinds of Phishing attacks. Phishing attacks are a traditional but efficient way to compromise a network.

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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.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 24, 2022

An unknown Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group has targeted Russian government entities with at least four separate spear phishing campaigns since late February, 2022. A spear phishing email from an unknown APT group claims to have “urgent vulnerability fixes” The PDF attachment— ? ????????????????? Build Rostec.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Although this transaction was absolutely transparent and traceable, it did not allow the account holder to be traced, precisely because of the typical peculiarities of digital currency: anonymity, transparency, speed and non-repudiation. In fact, the familiar red lock screen launched by the @WanaDecryptor@.exe How did the contagion stop?

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Spinone

APRIL 13, 2020

They include insider threats, phishing, and ransomware. Phishing Phishing is one of the most significant cyber security risks, especially for remote workers or during the transition period between office and remote work. Phishing attacks are tricky, because even one sloppy click can put the whole system in danger.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Phishing Threats Are Increasing in Scale and Sophistication Phishing remains one of the most dangerous and widespread cybersecurity threats. Phishing is now the most common initial attack vector, overtaking stolen or compromised credentials. Phishing attacks are becoming more difficult to detect. billion USD globally.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This permission is often misused in phishing and spamming attacks. antivirus) require this access, malicious apps could abuse it to take full control of your device. Malicious apps could use this data for tracking or unauthorized account access. These can include Google, email, and other accounts set up on the device.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 4, 2021

accounted for more than 90 percent of detections over HTTPS and more than 12 percent of all detections. Among other key findings in WatchGuard’s report was that malware detections originating from such scripting engines as PowerShell reached 80 percent of last year’s total in only the first six months of 2021.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

There's a tongue-in-cheek saying about a common piece of advice for avoiding phishing attacks: you can't tell the user to stop clicking things on the thing-clicking machine. Every time you type a search in a browser, what you type is sent off to the search engine of your choosing (most likely Google). A web browser, for example.

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