Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

Experts spotted a new Android trojan, dubbed FlyTrap, that compromised Facebook accounts of over 10,000 users in at least 144 countries since March 2021. Zimperium’s zLabs researchers spotted a new Android trojan, dubbed FlyTrap , that already compromised Facebook accounts of over 10,000 users in at least 144 countries since March 2021.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Category News, Social Engineering. All of the attacks were carried out with relatively simple phishing and social engineering techniques. The couple claimed that they were able to trick an employee into downloading malware from a phishing email. Risk Level. The common theme? Phishing and poor password practices.

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Hacker Combat

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Google has reported that it disrupted the phishing attacks where threat actors had tried to hijack various YouTube accounts using cookie theft malware. The hijacker’s intent was to use those accounts to promote different crypto-currency scams. . Such accounts have a buying price ranging from $3 to $4,000. . and email.cz.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 9, 2022

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.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 9, 2023

On Friday October 6, 2023, 23andMe confirmed via a somewhat opaque blog post that threat actors had "obtained information from certain accounts, including information about users’ DNA Relatives profiles." However, the damage seems to go far beyond the accounts with reused passwords.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 5, 2023

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. While MFA adds an extra security shield to accounts, deterring most cybercriminals, determined attackers can find ways to sidestep it.

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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

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In October, the Cloud identity and access management solutions provider said that threat actors broke into its support case management system and stole authentication data, including cookies and session tokens, that can be abused in future attacks to impersonate valid users. Many users of the customer support system are Okta administrators.

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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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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Shadow says the incident happened at the end of September, and was the result of a social engineering attack on a Shadow employee. The attack began on the Discord platform after the employee downloaded malware he believed to be a game on the Steam platform. Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA).

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 31, 2023

Phishing attacks, malicious links and social engineering are just a few of the tricks used by cybercriminals to obtain credentials and other valuable information. The messages typically contain a link that downloads malware onto your device or directs you to a fake website that looks like the real one.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2021

The exposed records include email addresses full names, phone numbers, physical addresses, geolocation records, LinkedIn username and profile URL, personal and professional experience/background, genders, and other social media accounts and usernames. Passwords are not included in the archive. ” reported RestorePrivacy. .”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 25, 2023

The report ‘ Current and Emerging Healthcare Cyber Threat Landscape ‘ reviews and analyzes the cybercriminal, geopolitical, and nation-state threats currently faced by healthcare organizations, as well as future threats such as product abuse and synthetic accounts.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

The missives asked users to click a link and log in at a phishing page that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page. Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication. Image: Cloudflare.com. On that last date, Twilio disclosed that on Aug.

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SecureList

MAY 6, 2024

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. Online shopping brands were the most popular lure, accounting for 41.65% of financial phishing attempts.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 19, 2022

In April 2022, ThreatLabz discovered several newly registered domains, which were created by a threat actor to spoof the official Microsoft Windows 11 OS download portal. These variants of Vidar malware fetch the C2 configuration from attacker-controlled social media channels hosted on Telegram and Mastodon network. Key points.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The subject of the emails reads “Important Notification About Your Account” in an attempt to urge recipients to open it. “Upon opening the attachment, victims were greeted with a message announcing additional verification requirements for the associated account. ” reads the analysis published by the Armorblox.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2023

. “The threat actors behind the campaign are targeting Facebook business accounts by using Google ads and fake Facebook profiles that promote things like games, adult content, and cracked software, etc. to lure victims into downloading a malicious file. The end goal is to hijack Facebook Business accounts managed by the victims.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

GitHub is experiencing issues of the “breached account and malicious code” variety. ITPro reports that unnamed individuals have been compromising accounts and using them to install malware capable of password theft. Regular accounts have a circular avatar and are also unable to properly replicate the bot tag signifier.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2022

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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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2020

Several stories here have highlighted the importance of creating accounts online tied to your various identity, financial and communications services before identity thieves do it for you. ” In short, although you may not be required to create online accounts to manage your affairs at your ISP, the U.S. .”

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 23, 2023

A social engineering development Making the notification via Twitter late last week , we’re still waiting on the full story as an investigation takes place. Based on how these things usually tend to go, social engineering launched via an email sent directly to an employee could be a strong candidate.

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Here are a couple of tools that can help you reduce your risk for some of Scattered Spider’s techniques: SIM Swaps Remove SMS and telephony authentication methods, limiting users to stronger factors like WebAuthn and Verified Duo Push. Networks you wouldn’t expect (available to Advantage and Premier customers).

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 2, 2021

Here is how the company describes the threat of phishing emails: "Phishing is a common way scammers try to trick you into giving them personal information such as an account username and password, Social Security number, or other personal information. How to spot phishing emails.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

That, of course, presents the perfect environment for cybercrime that pivots off social engineering. Social engineering invariably is the first step in cyber attacks ranging from phishing and ransomware to business email compromise ( BEC ) scams and advanced persistent threat ( APT ) hacks.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Social engineering attacks have long been a threat to businesses worldwide, statistically comprising roughly 98% of cyberattacks worldwide. Given the much more psychologically focused and methodical ways that social engineering attacks can be conducted, it makes spotting them hard to do.

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SecureList

MAY 17, 2021

In this article we analyse the technical features of the Trojan’s components, giving a detailed overview of obfuscation techniques, the infection process and subsequent functions, as well as the social engineering tactics used by the cybercriminals to convince their victims to give away their personal online banking details.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2024

A fake account pretending to be one of our team members is going around DM-ing people on Telegram. The code could be pretty bland, and unlikely to trigger any kind of detection from Apple’s notarization process, but could download and execute something less trustworthy. Scripts have another advantage for criminals, Reed warned.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2023

According to a recent post on its Facebook account, all of the corporation's public-facing applications have been back online since October 6, 2023, including "the website, Member Portal, eClaims for electronic submission of hospital claims, and EPRS for employer remittances." Their data is now available for download on the dark web.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2023

Xplain hack impacted the Swiss cantonal police and Fedpol Zyxel published guidance for protecting devices from ongoing attacks Kimsuky APT poses as journalists and broadcast writers in its attacks New Linux Ransomware BlackSuit is similar to Royal ransomware CISA adds Progress MOVEit Transfer zero-day to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

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Malwarebytes

JULY 18, 2023

The risk of this has increased since Twitter started charging for blue checkmarks, as many legitimate accounts now sport no visible means of authentication. With popular airline easyJet cancelling 1,700 flights between July and September due to air traffic control delays, fraudsters have been busy creating fake support accounts.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2021

. “Using email addresses provided in the records, hackers may attempt to access users’ accounts using various combinations of common password characters.” ” In response, Hodson urged all LinkedIn users to update their passwords and enable two-factor authentication. ” A Wake-Up Call for Social Media Users.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 4, 2022

One slip on a phishing email, one weak password, one orphaned account or a misconfigured privilege could wreak havoc — even for an SMB. According to Forbes , the cyberthreats that SMBs most commonly face are “ransomware, misconfigurations and unpatched systems, credential stuffing and social engineering.”. Best Practices.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 29, 2022

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has revealed a sophisticated spyware activity involving ISPs (internet service providers) aiding in downloading powerful commercial spyware onto users’ mobile devices. A Hermit spyware campaign starts off as a seemingly authentic messaging app users are deceived into downloading.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 6, 2022

They hijacked Terpin's phone number and transferred cryptocurrency worth millions from Terpin's crypto wallet to an account Truglia controls. All major US phone carriers also urge their clients to assign a PIN code to their accounts to prevent social engineering tactics geared towards customer support employees.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The intruders got in by tricking UScellular retail store employees into downloading malicious software on store computers. The attackers thus gained remote access to the CRM systems running on the store computers – and a foothold to access customers’ wireless phone numbers and associated account information.

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SecureList

JULY 5, 2023

The seed phrase can be used for gaining or recovering access to the user’s account and making any transactions. The seed phrase cannot be changed or recovered: by misplacing it, the user risks losing access to their wallet for good, and by giving it to scammers, permanently compromising their account. ripple.com. xn--ipple-4bb[.]net/api/v1/action

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