Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

In each attack, the victims saw their email and financial accounts compromised after suffering an unauthorized SIM-swap, wherein attackers transferred each victim’s mobile phone number to a new device that they controlled. Prosecutors say Noah Michael Urban of Palm Coast, Fla., Twilio disclosed in Aug. On July 28 and again on Aug.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Researchers from threat intelligence Cyble have discovered threat actors abusing the Ngrok platform in a fresh phishing campaign. Researchers at the threat intelligence firm Cyble discovered a new wave of phishing attacks targeting multiple organizations that are abusing the ngrok platform, a secure and introspectable tunnel to the localhost.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 19, 2022

One new tactic hackers have been using is to steal cookies from current or recent web sessions to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA). The “cookie-stealing cybercrime spectrum” is broad, the researchers wrote, ranging from “entry-level criminals” to advanced adversaries, using various techniques.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Threat actors exploited an open redirection vulnerability in the job search platform Indeed to carry out phishing attacks. Researchers from the cybersecurity firm Menlo Security reported that threat actors exploited an open redirection vulnerability in the job search platform Indeed in phishing attacks. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2023

Experts warn of phishing attacks that are combining the use of compromised Microsoft 365 accounts and.rpmsg encrypted emails. Trustwave researchers have observed threat actors using encrypted RPMSG attachments sent via compromised Microsoft 365 accounts in a phishing campaign aimed at stealing Microsoft credentials.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Researchers warn of a new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) toolkit, called Caffeine, which is being used by cybercriminals. In March 2022, Mandiant researchers discovered threat actors using a shared Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform called Caffeine. ” reads the report published by Mandiant.

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Identity IQ

AUGUST 31, 2023

How to Identify and Avoid Holiday Phishing Scams IdentityIQ The holiday season brings joy, celebrations, and… a surge in online scams. Holiday phishing scams are an ongoing issue that ramps up when folks are feeling the most festive. What Is a Phishing Scam? How Does Phishing Work? What Are the Types of Phishing Attacks?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2023

This post analyzed the numerous phishing campaigns targeting users and organizations in Italy. Phishing is a ploy to trick users into revealing personal or financial information through an e-mail, Web site, and even through instant messaging. Phishing can also be used as a precursor attack to drop malware. Just to name a few.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Cybersecurity firm Armorblox discovered a new phishing campaign aimed at American Express customers. Armorblox researchers uncovered a new phishing campaign that is targeting American Express customers. The subject of the emails reads “Important Notification About Your Account” in an attempt to urge recipients to open it.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 25, 2023

And there are indications that fraudsters may already be exploiting the stolen data in phishing attacks. Countless websites and online services use SMS text messages for both password resets and multi-factor authentication. ” A phishing message targeting FTX users that went out en masse today. Why do I suggest this?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2023

Experts spotted a spear-phishing Facebook campaign exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Salesforce email services. Researchers from Guardio Labs uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Salesforce email services and SMTP servers.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A financial cybercrime group calling itself the Disneyland Team has been making liberal use of visually confusing phishing domains that spoof popular bank brands using Punycode , an Internet standard that allows web browsers to render domain names with non-Latin alphabets like Cyrillic. com — which was created to phish U.S.

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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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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In February, KrebsOnSecurity wrote about a novel cybercrime service that helped attackers intercept the one-time passwords (OTPs) that many websites require as a second authentication factor in addition to passwords. And all of them operate via Telegram , a cloud-based instant messaging system.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 10, 2024

Dell is warning its customers about a data breach after a cybercriminal offered a 49 million-record database of information about Dell customers on a cybercrime forum. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password. Take your time.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 2, 2023

emphasized collective action and individual accountability. Implement Passwordless Strong Authentication Strong authentication is crucial in enhancing cybersecurity. Passwordless authentication relies on alternative methods, such as biometrics, one-time passcodes, or smart cards, to verify a user's identity. Protect IT."

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2022

The threat actors behind Twilio and Cloudflare attacks have been linked to a phishing campaign that targeted other 136 organizations. The threat actors behind the attacks on Twilio and Cloudflare have been linked to a large-scale phishing campaign that targeted 136 organizations, security firm Group-IB reported.

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SecureList

MAY 6, 2024

A significant share of scam, phishing and malware attacks is about money. With trillions of dollars of digital payments made every year, it is no wonder that attackers target electronic wallets, online shopping accounts and other financial assets, inventing new techniques and reusing good old ones. million detections compared to 5.04

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Threat actors are exploiting the death of Queen Elizabeth II as bait in phishing attacks to steal Microsoft account credentials from victims. Researchers from Proofpoint are warning of threat actors that are using the death of Queen Elizabeth II as bait in phishing attacks. The phishing page (hxxps://auth[.]royalqueenelizabeth[.]com/?)

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

The COVID-19 epidemic has brought a wave of email phishing attacks that try to trick work-at-home employees into giving away credentials needed to remotely access their employers’ networks. The employee phishing page bofaticket[.]com. Image: urlscan.io.

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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).

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 2, 2024

” The data came to light a few weeks ago when it was put up for sale on an online cybercrime forum, but the seller, a hacker calling themselves “MajorNelson”, claimed it had been stolen from AT&T three years prior. million current AT&T account holders and approximately 65.4 million former account holders.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 23, 2021

Phishing is today’s most dangerous cyberattack. Google noted a more than 600% spike in phishing attacks in 2020 compared to 2019 with a total of 2,145,013 phishing sites registered as of January 17, 2021, up from 1,690,000 on Jan 19, 2020. Phishing doesn’t discriminate. What is the Most Common Form of Phishing?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2022

German police arrested one individual suspected of having stolen €4 million from users via large-scale phishing campaigns. Germany’s Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) arrested an individual (24) suspected of having stolen €4,000,000 from internet users via phishing attacks along with a two accomplices who are suspected. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureList

MARCH 24, 2022

What are phishing kits? One of the most common tricks scammers use in phishing attacks is to create a fake official page of a famous brand. Even phishing page domain name can often look like the real web address of a certain brand, as cybercriminals include the name of the company or service they are posing as in the URL.

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Identity IQ

AUGUST 14, 2023

Spam vs. Phishing: What’s the Difference? Among these threats, spam and phishing are two commonly misunderstood but distinct challenges. In this blog, we shed light on the differences between spam and phishing and provide valuable insights to help you avoid falling victim to these malicious activities What is Spam?

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently developed a new method that will help prevent organizations and their employees from falling victim to phishing cyberattacks, which it calls the Phish Scale. A tool like the Phish Scale could be very useful for organizations in the fight against phishing.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 23, 2021

The Dutch police announced that they arrested two Dutch citizens, aged 24 and 15, for developing and selling phishing panels. For cybercriminals that lacked the technical knowledge or means, the Fraud Family also offered to host the phishing sites and backend panels. 2FA bypass.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 19, 2022

There are several types of phishing attacks, which are just one form of cybercrime. . A phishing attack takes place when a criminal pretends to be someone they’re not to trick people into giving over their personal information, such as their credit card details. Email phishing is also known as deception phishing.

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BH Consulting

AUGUST 31, 2023

Having policies and procedures to secure social media accounts and minimise the potential for incidents can help. Recently, a client with several different social media accounts and a large team of people working on them approached BH Consulting to review its security and policies around them. More than 4.7

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Herjavec Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

More than 90 percent of cyberattacks are initiated by phishing scams. Even amateur hackers can snoop on public Wi-Fi and pick up your email and other account login IDs and passwords. If you do create a new account at an e-commerce site, make sure to choose a password you’ve never used before. Shop on a secure network.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 16, 2021

A phishing campaign that Microsoft security researchers have been tracking for about a year highlights not only the ongoing success of social engineering efforts by hackers to compromise systems, but also the extent to which the bad actors will go to cover their tracks while stealing user credentials.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2024

Cisco Duo warns that a data breach involving one of its telephony suppliers exposed multifactor authentication (MFA) messages sent by the company via SMS and VOIP to its customers. The security breach occurred on April 1, 2024, the threat actors used a Provider employee’s credentials that illicitly obtained through a phishing attack.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 25, 2022

Word is spreading of a compromise claimed to have accessed around 69 million user accounts. Back in 2014, “tens of millions” of Neopets accounts were said to have been traded on underground forums. In 2020, there were claims of ways to potentially gain access to user accounts. Tips to keep your Neopets account safe.

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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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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The scam began with the employee receiving a phishing message purportedly from the company's chief financial officer requesting an urgent confidential transaction. Over multiple transactions, the criminals accumulated $25 million transferred to Hong Kong accounts before the company discovered and reported the fraud.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2022

Additionally, there are also Russian cybercrime organizations that are not state-sponsored but are allowed to operate. Although there’s no one magic solution to eliminating cyberattacks and cybercrime risks, there are steps you can take to reduce the chances of becoming a victim. Accounting for humans.

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