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China-based SMS Phishing Triad Pivots to Banks

Krebs on Security

The site will then complain that the visitor’s bank needs to “verify” the transaction by sending a one-time code via SMS. In reality, the bank is sending that code to the mobile number on file for their customer because the fraudsters have just attempted to enroll that victim’s card details into a mobile wallet.

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Fake bank ads on Instagram scam victims out of money

Malwarebytes

Ads on Instagram—including deepfake videos—are impersonating trusted financial institutions like Bank of Montreal (BMO) and EQ Bank (Equitable Bank) in order to scam people, according to BleepingComputer. From there, it’s likely the scammers will empty the bank account and move on to their next victim.

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Warning: Hackers could take over your email account by stealing cookies, even if you have MFA

Malwarebytes

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning that cybercriminals are taking over email accounts via stolen session cookies, allowing them to bypass the multi-factor authentication (MFA) a user has set up. Cybercriminals could use your account to spread spam and phishing emails to your contacts.

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Why Take9 Won’t Improve Cybersecurity

Schneier on Security

There’s a new cybersecurity awareness campaign: Take9. But the campaign won’t do much to improve cybersecurity. ” was an awareness campaign from 2016, by the Department of Homeland Security—this was before CISA—and the National Cybersecurity Alliance. First, the advice is not realistic.

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FBI: Spike in Hacked Police Emails, Fake Subpoenas

Krebs on Security

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is urging police departments and governments worldwide to beef up security around their email systems, citing a recent increase in cybercriminal services that use hacked police email accounts to send unauthorized subpoenas and customer data requests to U.S.-based based technology companies.

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Change Healthcare Breach Hits 100M Americans

Krebs on Security

” But in June 2024 testimony to the Senate Finance Committee, it emerged that the intruders had stolen or purchased credentials for a Citrix portal used for remote access, and that no multi-factor authentication was required for that account. Last month, Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) Mark Warner (D-Va.)

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DOGE as a National Cyberattack

Schneier on Security

Meanwhile, only partially redacted names of CIA employees were sent over an unclassified email account. This approach, known as “separation of duties,” isn’t just bureaucratic red tape; it’s a fundamental security principle as old as banking itself. After that, Medicaid and Medicare records were compromised.