Security Boulevard

JANUARY 16, 2022

Norton 360, a popular antivirus product, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers’ computers, some cities in Texas have been hit with a phishing scam designed to get users to pay through fraudulent QR code stickers on public parking meters, and how Facebook is still collecting data about you even if you deactivate […].

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SecureList

AUGUST 14, 2023

Examples include automation with phishing kits or Telegram bots. Besides tucking a phishing page inside the website they hack, scammers can steal all of the data on the server and completely disrupt the site’s operation. A lack of maintenance and security patches means they are easy to compromise using a known exploit.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

A Cookie Theft malware was employed in phishing attacks against YouTube creators, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns. Financially motivated threat actors are using Cookie Theft malware in phishing attacks against YouTube creators since late 2019. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2022

Experts identified a spike in phishing content delivered via Azure Front Door (AFD), a cloud CDN service provided by Microsoft. USA) has identified a spike in phishing content delivered via Azure Front Door (AFD), a cloud CDN service provided by Microsoft. 1 – Example of Phishing Page Delivered by Azure Front Door (AFD).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2023

The government institutions of Moldova have been hit by a wave of phishing attacks since the country offered support to Ukraine. The government institutions of Moldova have been hit by a wave of phishing attacks, threat actors sent more than 1,330 emails to accounts belonging to the country’s state services. “Owners of.md

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2021

Cybercriminals are abusing Facebook ads in a large-scale phishing scam aimed at stealing victims’ login credentials. Researchers from security firm ThreatNix spotted a new large-scale campaign abusing Facebook ads. The landing pages are phishing pages that impersonate legitimate companies. ” continues the post.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2021

Overall, fraud accounts for 73% of all online attacks: 56% are scams (fraud that results in the victim voluntarily disclosing sensitive data) and 17% are phishing attacks (theft of bank card details). Insurance companies around the world are now suffering from phishing. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2020

Researchers detailed a new evasive phishing technique that leverages modified favicons to inject e-skimmers and steal payment card data covertly. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes have analyzed a new evasive phishing technique used by attackers in the wild in Magecart attacks. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Such information being available for cybercriminals could act as a catalyst for new attacks, including targeted phishing campaigns. Notably, per additional context acquired from the actor, the majority of exposed accounts on the Dark Web didn’t have 2FA enabled.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The six-month operation (July-December 2023) targeted organizations involved in seven types of online scams: business email compromise (BEC), ecommerce fraud, investment fraud, voice phishing , money laundering associated with illegal online gambling, romance scams , and online sextortion schemes.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

The experts pointed out that crooks engaged in phishing activities have started to rely on the popular instant messaging platform more in recent months. On Telegram is possible to find channels that offer: Free phishing kits that can be used to target users of a large number of global and local brands. ” Phishing-as-a-Service.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2021

Feedback message data contained Account id, feedback rating given, and users’ email addresses. Player profile data included Player id; username; country; total money spent on the game; and even Facebook, Apple, and Google account data if the user linked either account with their game account. What Data Was Leaked?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The gang carried out several fraudulent activities and earned about three million euros by carrying out various types of scams and reselling the stolen data to other cybercriminals. Criminal activities conducted by the group are smishing , phishing and vishing campaigns, and the ‘son in distress’ scam.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Public Wi-Fi users are prime targets for MITM attacks because the information they send is often not encrypted, meaning it’s easy for hackers to access your data. They might even lock you out of your own accounts by resetting your passwords. Shoulder-Surfing Sometimes, the simplest scams are the most effective.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2020

Google says that the Gmail malware scanners have blocked around 18 million phishing and malware emails using COVID-19 lures in just one week. Google announced that its anti-malware solutions implemented to defend its Gmail users have blocked around 18 million phishing and malware emails using COVID-19 lures within the last seven days.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Resecurity research found that the ‘Smishing Triad’ cybercrime group has expanded its phishing campaign into the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Specifically, the threat actor acquires UAE resident databases from the Dark Web and launches their smishing attacks from iCloud accounts they have previously compromised.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2022

The hacker conducted a phishing attack, they set up a phishing site that impersonated the official BAYC site claiming that BAYC, MAYC and OthersideMeta holders were able to claim a free NFT for a short period of time. This then granted the scam the appearance of authenticity and made it easier to dupe the NFT holders.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The City of Philadelphia discloses a data breach that resulted from a cyber attack that took place on May 24 and that compromised City email accounts. The City of Philadelphia announced it is investigating a data breach after attackers that threat actors broke some of City email accounts containing personal and protected health information.

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Webroot

APRIL 3, 2024

In a world where our lives are increasingly navigated through digital apps and online accounts, understanding and managing our online identities has become paramount. Simply put, it’s the practice of ensuring that only authorized individuals have access to your sensitive information and online accounts.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2021

According to the 2020 Internet Crime Report , the top three crimes reported by victims in 2020 were phishing scams, non-payment/non-delivery scams, and extortion. The novelty this year is represented by scams exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic. Notably, 2020 saw the emergence of scams exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Similar scams have been observed before targeting Fedex and UPS. The bad actors attributed to Chinese-speaking cybercriminals are leveraging a package tracking text scam sent via iMessage to collect personal (PII) and payment information from the victims with the goal of identity theft and credit card fraud.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The team discovered that the now-closed database contained details such as: Names Emails Phone numbers Scanned copies of receipts, checks, contracts, and IDs The team believes that malicious actors could employ this type of data for identity theft, phishing attacks, or even commit financial fraud.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2020

Group-IB discovered thousands of personal records of users from multiple countries exposed in a targeted multi-stage bitcoin scam. The new scheme is similar to the “Bitcoin Evolution” scam, that Group-IB reported on in Feb. Scammers sometimes send out phishing messages using the name of a recognized media outlet as the sender.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2024

Resecurity has uncovered a cybercriminal faction known as “ GXC Team “, who specializes in crafting tools for online banking theft, ecommerce deception, and internet scams. For the tool to function, the operator must input a list of compromised email accounts to be scanned. billion on organizations.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2023

million scam. million with phishing campaigns. “Some of the people involved, who live in Ukraine, created more than 100 phishing sites aimed at European users. . “Some of the people involved, who live in Ukraine, created more than 100 phishing sites aimed at European users.

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Banking Phishing Scams Cybercrime 89

Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2020

A cybercrime gang focused on Business Email Compromise (BEC) has started using coronavirus-themed scam emails in its attacks. The researchers received a coronavirus-themed scam email that attempted to trick victims into using a different bank account for the payment due to the COVID-19 outbreak. A change of the bank account).

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Scams Banking Cybercrime Advertising 109

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

In this period netizens hope to take advantage of online bargains and are more active online, for this reason they are more exposed to the risk of scams. Online surveys designed to steal personal information. Never use the same password on multiple accounts. Never make purchases using public Wi-Fi. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The data included: User IP Country Email addresses Encrypted passwords User crypto wallet addresses Dates of birth First and last names Mobile numbers The researchers believe that there’s more than enough information for a persistent attacker to develop a spear-phishing campaign, which would likely aim to drain the user’s crypto funds.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2023

The exposure of emails and passwords is dangerous, as malicious actors could use them for credential stuffing to try to access other accounts the victim might be using. Fraudsters may exploit the exposed personal information to impersonate the affected individuals and gain access to their financial accounts or other sensitive information.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Researchers uncovered a possible credential stuffing campaign that is targeting Spotify accounts using a database of 380 million login credentials. Security experts from vpnMentor have uncovered a possible credential stuffing operation that affected some Spotify accounts. ” reads the post published by vpnMentor.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2021

The leaked records include Clubhouse user IDs, names, usernames, Twitter handles, Instagram handles, number of followers, number of people followed by the users, accounts’ creation date, and invited by user profile names. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on all your online accounts. Source CyberNews. photo URLs.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 21, 2021

This means companies have to be proactive and instill the right habits, which often means resisting the bad habits that lead to millions of successful cyberattacks every year – from the use of generic and easy-to-crack account credentials to the willingness to click on suspicious links and attachments in emails from untrusted sources.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2020

According to Group-IB’s data, the first scams to sell fake digital passes appeared in late March, when the Moscow authorities tightened self-isolation requirements and restricted travel around the capital city. Over a half of those web resources have already been blocked. About Group-IB. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Chief information security officers (CISOs) should proactively implement strategies and protect their infrastructures against hacking months and weeks leading up to this busy time of the year.  Yet, the holiday period is critical for many businesses. The frantic pace often causes people to let their guard down.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

According to the post created on September 4, the database also contains profiles of users who don’t have Clubhouse accounts, whose phone numbers might have been acquired by threat actors due to the company’s past insistence that users share their full contact lists with Clubhouse to use the social media platform. Spamming 3.8

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Postal Service just fixed a security weakness that allowed anyone who has an account at usps.com to view account details for some 60 million other users, and in some cases to modify account details on their behalf. A USPS brochure advertising the features and benefits of Informed Visibility. Image: USPS.com.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Hackers often pose as the IRS and use phishing emails to trick taxpayers and tax preparers. These emails are designed to steal sensitive information, such as taxpayers’ data or tax preparers’ IRS account passwords. Identifying these types of emails and keeping your information secure is possible.

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