The Last Watchdog

MARCH 20, 2023

Related: How Google, Facebook enable snooping In fact, a majority of scams occur through social engineering. The rise of social media has added to the many user-friendly digital tools scammers, sextortionists, and hackers can leverage in order to manipulate their victims.

Media 214

Media Identity Theft Internet Internet 214

Security Through Education

OCTOBER 27, 2021

This immersive form of education allows us to develop and maintain a secure environment outside of the workplace, as well as in it. Social-Engineer, LLC saw an almost 350% increase in recognition of phishing emails when using a similar training platform in 2020. What about a C-level executive?

Cybersecurity 137

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Firewall Engineering 137

Security Through Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

It has been the official home for all things social engineering for 12 years straight. SEVillage is also the home for all social engineering speeches at DEF CON. Friday launched the Social Engineering Capture the Flag 4 Kids (SECTF4Kids). The SEVillage was established back in 2010 at DEF CON 18.

Social Engineering 102

Social Engineering Engineering Penetration Testing Media 102

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

How to protect your organization from a social engineering attack. This tactic is called social engineering and is one of the key methods used in attacks that result in data breaches. These types of "unauthorized access" attacks account for 50% of all data breaches and can cost companies as much as $9.5M

Social Engineering 76

Social Engineering Education Technology Engineering 76

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.

Scams 52

Scams Social Engineering Education Identity Theft 52

Security Through Education

JANUARY 18, 2023

This is how the scammers “fatten the pig” until the right time to “butcher it,” when they take all the money out of the account. Most if not, all social engineering attacks will attempt to trigger some emotion such as urgency, fear, greed, or curiosity. Stay educated, implement security recommendations, stay safe.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Scams IoT 98

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Phishing vs. Vishing “While email may still be the most common mechanism for social engineering, we increasingly see attacks via social media, platforms such as WhatsApp, physical compromise, snail mail, and phone calls,” says ethical hacker FC in a blog. Scammers are primarily financially motivated.

Social Engineering 83

Social Engineering Phishing Engineering Scams 83

Malwarebytes

APRIL 9, 2024

This blog post aims to share the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) as well as indicators of compromise (IOCs) so defenders can take action. We have observed several different advertiser accounts which were all reported to Google. Yet, the threat has become prevalent enough to warrant better user education.

System Administration 103

System Administration DNS Engineering Social Engineering 103

Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In this blog, we’ll discuss some of the ways you can use MFA and features like Duo’s Trusted Endpoints to protect against MFA bypass attacks. After attackers find a valid credential/app pairing, they will spam MFA push notifications to the actual user associated with the account. Only available in the U.S. while supplies last.

Social Engineering 82

Social Engineering Education Authentication Engineering 82

Security Through Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

However, easy to remember and reused passwords are weak passwords that can easily be cracked and leveraged across accounts. This process only needs to be set up once and will ensure your accounts are much more secure. Use Multifactor Authentication (MFA) You can view Multifactor Authentication as a secondary defense for your accounts.

Social Engineering 52

Social Engineering Cybersecurity Password Management Passwords 52

Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

The link to the git repository could be used in social engineering attacks against the platform developers to gain access to the repository, and in turn, steal the source code of the site. If exposed, such information could enable the threat actor to impersonate a victim and access applications illegitimately.

Social Engineering 93

Social Engineering Education Media Marketing 93

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

The threat actors were observed using social engineering techniques to compromise its targets, with fake job offers as the lure. North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus is behind a new campaign tracked as Operation DreamJob (aka DeathNote or NukeSped ) that employed Linux malware.

Malware 95

Malware Social Engineering Education Media 95

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

“For instance, a “premium” page may include elements of social engineering, such as an appealing design, promises of large earnings, an anti-detection system and so on.” Data includes verified online banking credentials, in some cases phishers also provides info on the account balances. ” continues the report.

Phishing 90

Phishing Scams Social Engineering Banking 90

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.

Authentication 113

Authentication Social Engineering Phishing Banking 113

Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

The use of fake domains impersonating venture capital firms and social engineering tactics observed by Jamf lead the experts into attributing the attacks to BlueNoroff. Kaspersky researchers noticed that the group had created numerous fake domains impersonating venture capital firms and banks in a campaign tracked as ‘SnatchCrypto’.

Malware 83

Malware Social Engineering Architecture Education 83

SC Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

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. A recently reported phishing and vishing campaign was designed to impersonate Geek Squad.

Phishing 81

Phishing Social Engineering Scams Engineering 81

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 1, 2021

It is a type of social engineering cyberattack in which the website’s traffic is manipulated to steal confidential credentials from the users. You notice some messages or posts on your Social Media channels that you don’t remember posting. Enable multi-factor authentication on all your accounts.

DNS 214

DNS Phishing Social Engineering Cyber Attacks 214

Security Through Education

JULY 19, 2021

You spend hours researching the facilities security, combing their website, and searching through employees’ social media accounts. You are also “presenting a rational justification, explanation, or ‘excuse’ for pursuing a social encounter of some kind.”. Pretexting as a Social Engineer. Root Everything in Truth.

Social Engineering 105

Social Engineering Engineering Hacking Media 105

Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Accounting for nearly a quarter of reported incidents in Australia, phishing is a broad category of social engineering with several variations. These social engineering techniques tricked employees into revealing their login credentials, which allowed attackers to access additional systems and data.

Phishing 62

Phishing Social Engineering Authentication Engineering 62

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

PhishMe’s online forum provides a series of scenarios, landing pages, attachments and educational pages. Employees can account for any suspicious emails, through an easy report feature, Knowbe4. This is a platform for security awareness training and simulated phishing tests focusing on the problem of social-engineering.

Phishing 113

Phishing Scams Social Engineering Education 113

Security Through Education

JULY 18, 2023

Limit the information you share online Social media accounts are a goldmine for cybercriminals. It is important that you check your security settings on all your different social media accounts. Also be cautious of who you add on social media, sticking to those you know personally.

Identity Theft 80

Identity Theft Scams Social Engineering Passwords 80

The Last Watchdog

MAY 5, 2022

Let’s walk through some practical steps organizations can take today, implementing zero trust and remote access strategies to help reduce ransomware risks: •Obvious, but difficult – get end users to stop clicking unknown links and visiting random websites that they know little about, an educational challenge. Let’s talk VPNs.

Ransomware 247

Ransomware Risk Internet Internet 247

Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2023

TurkoRat is an information-stealing malware that can obtain a broad range of data from the infected machine, including account login credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and website cookies. Please nominate Security Affairs as your favorite blog. ” reads the analysis published by ReversingLabs.

Encryption 79

Encryption Social Engineering Malware Cryptocurrency 79

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.”

Social Engineering 40

Social Engineering Passwords Engineering Software 40

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 28, 2022

In this blog, we'll focus on some common phishing campaigns that our threat intelligence has seen in the wild, and the lessons your users can take away from these and other materials in our latest Phishing Awareness Kit. Use the Proofpoint Phishing Awareness Kit to raise phishing awareness and educate your users.

Phishing 78

Phishing Education Social Engineering Security Awareness 78

Security Through Education

MARCH 16, 2022

Account numbers. Financial institutions with which you hold an account or a line of credit. If you believe you do owe taxes, you can view tax account information online at IRS.gov to see the actual amount owed and review your payment options. Educate and Protect. Whether you own a credit card. Types of debit cards.

Scams 104

Scams Education Accountability Phishing 104

Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2023

What started as notes from Nigerian princes that needed large sums of money to help them get home has evolved into bad actors that use refined social engineering tactics to convince the receiver to unknowingly share important information. During that time, email-based threats have become increasingly sophisticated.

Phishing 89

Phishing Social Engineering Small Business B2B 89

BH Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It’s a scrollable online guide, written in plain English with graphics aimed at educating an audience that’s not necessarily familiar with the finer points of privacy law. Among the most popular lures and themes for the scams were payroll diversion, where the scammer asks to change their bank account or direct debit information.

Scams 59

Scams Passwords Social Engineering Cybersecurity 59

SC Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

In a blog, Sophos researchers explain how the attackers – which the researchers believe could all be operated by the same group – used social engineering, counterfeit websites, including a fake iOS App Store download page, and an iOS app-testing website to distribute the fake apps to their victims. Do not make it easy for them.

Scams 62

Scams Cryptocurrency Social Engineering Banking 62

Security Through Education

JULY 19, 2021

You spend hours researching the facilities security, combing their website, and searching through employees’ social media accounts. You are also “presenting a rational justification, explanation, or ‘excuse’ for pursuing a social encounter of some kind.”. Pretexting as a Social Engineer. Root Everything in Truth.

Social Engineering 52

Social Engineering Engineering Hacking Media 52

Security Through Education

MAY 31, 2021

Educating and empowering our children about online dangers is one of the biggest investments we can make as parents and guardians. When education is done in the proper way and with open communication, such warnings will not scare them. Know the passwords to their devices and accounts. Tip 1 — Talk to Them. “An How do you use it?

Media 98

Media Education Internet Internet 98

BH Consulting

JUNE 13, 2023

Almost three-quarters of breaches (74 per cent) involve the human element through error, social engineering, stolen credentials or misusing privileges. Half of all social engineering attacks involve ‘pretexting’, where criminals fabricate a story to trick the victim.

Social Engineering 52

Social Engineering Data breaches Scams DDOS 52

SC Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

In a blog post on Monday, researchers from Trend Micro reported that they uncovered 70 email addresses that have been targeted with the so-called “Office 365 V4 phishing kit” since May 2020, 40 of which belong to “CEOs, directors, owners and founders, among other enterprise employee[s].”.

Phishing 118

Phishing Passwords Security Awareness Social Engineering 118

Webroot

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Hackers, never at a loss for creative deception, have engineered new tactics for exploiting the weakest links in the cybersecurity chain: ourselves! Social engineering and business email compromise (BEC) are two related cyberattack vectors that rely on human error to bypass the technology defenses businesses deploy to deter malware.

Hacking 47

Hacking Social Engineering Engineering Phishing 47

LRQA Nettitude Labs

JULY 5, 2023

In addition to the topics below that you can expect to see reviewed and discussed in the forms of blog posts or webinars, LRQA Nettitude would also like to extend an open invitation for feedback and collaboration. In the initial stages of implementation, regulators might provide guidance on how to demonstrate accountability.

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence Data privacy Social Engineering Risk 52

Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For a detailed threat actor description do not forget to check out our blog article about selecting between black-box, white-box, and grey-box penetration tests and also you would know which pentest you need against a specific threat actor. The second scenario is about account credentials. The first one is selling it on the dark web.

Cyber threats 52

Cyber threats Penetration Testing Passwords Backups 52

Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2019

Getting your paycheck deposited directly into your bank account seems like a handy solution but in some cases. Getting your paycheck deposited directly into your bank account seems like a handy solution because you don’t have to pick up the check from your workplace and take it to the bank to deposit it. hackers can access them.

Phishing 90

Phishing Accountability Banking Social Engineering 90