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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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2025

Using a very clever social engineering attack that exploits trusted domains, the adversary can then further escalate the profile hijacking attack to steal passwords from the victims browser. Browser takeover To achieve a full browser takeover, the attacker essentially needs to convert the victims Chrome browser into a managed browser.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 20, 2023

What Are Social Engineering Scams? Thanks, Your CEO This common scenario is just one example of the many ways scammers may attempt to trick you through social engineering scams. In this scheme, scammers gain unauthorized access to a victim’s account and exploit it for malicious purposes.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Cybercriminals employ social engineering techniques to trick you into believing you must resolve fictitious technical issues. The hallmark of ClickFix campaigns is their clever use of social engineering. Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA): Implementing MFA adds layer of security to your accounts.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The malware landing page is disguised as a software download URL that was sent via email or a PDF on Google Drive, or via Google documents containing the phishing links. The researchers identified around 15,000 actor accounts, most of which were created for this campaign. ” reads the analysis published by Google TAG.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2025

Using this social engineering trick, threats like stealers, RATs, Trojans, and crypto miners can persist undetected. com to distribute an infected archive, which had over 40,000 downloads. A Telegram channel and a popular YouTube account with 340,000 subscribers also spread the malware. ” concludes the report.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 11, 2022

Famed hacker Kevin Mitnick learned early on to use emotion to manipulate and socially engineer his targets. At the time, his targets were typically sysadmins, and the social engineering started with a phone call. The account number they supply is NOT the correct account for donations.".

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 20, 2023

In late March 2023, 3CX disclosed that its desktop applications for both Windows and macOS were compromised with malicious code that gave attackers the ability to download and run code on all machines where the app was installed. Microsoft Corp.

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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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SecureList

MARCH 25, 2025

Key findings Phishing Banks were the most popular lure in 2024, accounting for 42.58% of financial phishing attempts. Consumers remained the primary target of financial cyberthreats, accounting for 73.69% of attacks. Mamont was the most active Android malware family, accounting for 36.7% million detections compared to 5.84

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Jane Frankland

MAY 16, 2025

Fraudsters use AI, social engineering, and emotional manipulation to steal not just money, but also trust, time, and peace of mind. From AI-generated voices to realistic websites and stolen accounts, scams today are slick, fast, and global. Impersonation and Fake Accounts Unfamiliar or spoofed sender addresses (e.g.,

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Krebs on Security

JULY 22, 2020

As first reported here on July 16, prior to bitcoin scam messages being blasted out from such high-profile Twitter accounts @barackobama, @joebiden, @elonmusk and @billgates, several highly desirable short-character Twitter account names changed hands, including @L, @6 and @W. They would take a cut from each transaction.”

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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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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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2025

It extracts Python backdoors from ZIP files downloaded via remote SharePoint links and employs techniques associated with the FIN7 threat actor. Sophos first observed a STAC5143 attack in November 2024, it began with spam emails followed by a Teams call from an account named “Help Desk Manager.”

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 31, 2025

This is in contrast to typical phishing pages where victims download a so-called installer that contains malware. Overview Web traffic view Delivery #1: PowerShell code via “ClickFix” Malicious ad and social engineering Threat actors created a Google ad for the popular utility application Notion. com/in.php?action=1

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 11, 2021

For those who wish to take a break from Facebook either temporarily or permanently, instructions for deleting or deactivating your account are below. Deleting your Facebook account. How to delete your Facebook account from a browser. Follow this link to the page that allows you to end your account permanently.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 7, 2025

Todays threat actors use AI to craft compelling phishing campaigns and advanced social engineering tactics to slip past MFA, resulting in credential theft and account takeovers. Phishing-resistant MFA ensures that even if a bad actor deceives a user, they cannot get their hands on reusable credentials or compromise accounts.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 22, 2022

He also told her to download and install an APK file he sent via the messaging app to aid them in their investigation. When she was about to enter her bank account PIN, she remembered she wasn't supposed to share it with anyone. The fake arrest warrant the supposed "high-ranking officer" sent to the victim. Source: Chasseur Group).

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Human-driven targeted attacks accounted for 43% of high-severity incidents 74% more than in 2023 and 43% more than in 2022. A significant number of incidents are linked to unauthorized changes, such as adding accounts to privileged groups or weakening secure configurations. Human-driven targeted attacks are increasing.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2024

Then they used the access to download a set of MFA SMS message logs belonging to customers’ Duo accounts. “More specifically, the threat actor downloaded message logs for SMS messages that were sent to certain users under your Duo account between March 1, 2024 and March 31, 2024.

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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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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

And yet, if artificial intelligence achieves what is called an agentic model in 2025, novel and boundless attacks could be within reach, as AI tools take on the roles of agents that independently discover vulnerabilities, steal logins, and pry into accounts. Keep threats off your devices by downloading Malwarebytes today.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 26, 2020

For several years beginning around 2010, a lone teenager in Vietnam named Hieu Minh Ngo ran one of the Internet’s most profitable and popular services for selling “ fullz ,” stolen identity records that included a consumer’s name, date of birth, Social Security number and email and physical address. ” MICROBILT.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 30, 2022

The phishing emails tell recipients that their account has been put on hold, and try to trick users into “validating their account” to release it again. The email explains to the receiver that their account is temporarily on hold, and what they need to do to remediate that situation. Delete any downloaded files immediately.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 7, 2022

user accounts related to 17 companies was reportedly compromised in a Credential Stuffing Cyber Attack. A credential stuffing is a kind of automated online process where hackers attempt to access online accounts by using usernames and passwords sourced from various cyber attacks. To those unaware of such attacks, here’s a gist.

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Security Through Education

AUGUST 5, 2024

Your account has been compromised,” “your package could not be delivered,” “you received a credit of $2,000 on your Paypal.” However, emotional triggers in social engineering attacks exploit a wide range of emotions – such as fear, greed, sympathy, curiosity, and authority. Have you ever received a message like this?

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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

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

With all the details a phisher can find in a resume they can make their social engineering attempts very convincing. And if the job application was recent enough, a phisher could probably trick the victim into downloading malware under the guise of engaging in the hiring process.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 3, 2022

PuTTY, KiTTY, TightVNC, Sumatra PDF Reader, and the muPDF/Subliminal Recording software installer have been backdoored to perform a wide range of social engineering campaigns that started in April 2022. The victims were tricked into downloading utilities to complete fake job assessments. Putty) and networking tools.

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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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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

The threat actors use sophisticated social engineering techniques to infect Windows and Android devices of the victims with previously undocumented backdoors. The new malware employed by the threat actors are tracked as Barb(ie) Downloader and BarbWire Backdoor. ” reads the analysis published by Cybereason.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

In a blog post earlier this month, Cloudflare said it detected the account takeovers and that no Cloudflare systems were compromised. 4 it became aware of unauthorized access to information related to a limited number of Twilio customer accounts through a sophisticated social engineering attack designed to steal employee credentials.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 24, 2025

They can then focus on finding and targeting victims with social engineering attacks, which Cleafy says they’ve been doing in Italy. The telephone number connects the victim to the attacker, who then persuades them to give up their PIN and log into their bank account.

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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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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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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2025

Using an insidious social engineering method called ClickFix, attackers manipulate users into unwittingly executing malicious commands, leading to extensive data theft and financial fraud. Heres what comes next: These emails lure victims with urgent requests, from resolving guest review issues to verifying account information.

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