Krebs on Security

AUGUST 18, 2022

The missives — which come from Paypal.com and include a link at Paypal.com that displays an invoice for the supposed transaction — state that the user’s account is about to be charged hundreds of dollars. ” A copy of the phishing message included in the PayPal.com invoice.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Several reputable sources are warning about a very sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI) supported type of scam that is bound to trick a lot of people into compromising their Gmail account. If you click “Yes, it’s me” on the fake account recovery screen then you’ll likely lose access to your Google account.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The consequences of last year's LastPass breach continue to be felt, with the latest insult to users coming in the form of a highly convincing phishing email. Armed with this data, attackers can send targeted phishing emails that attempt to steal the passwords needed to unlock the stolen password vaults.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

KrebsOnSecurity recently heard from a reader who said his daughter received an SMS that said it was from her bank, and inquired whether she’d authorized a $5,000 payment from her account. Since this seemed like a reasonable and simple request — and she indeed had an account at the bank in question — she responded, “NO.”

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Tech Republic Security

APRIL 1, 2022

The post Phishing attacks exploit free calendar app to steal account credentials appeared first on TechRepublic. A credential harvesting campaign spotted by INKY at the end of February tried to lure its victims to Calendly, a legitimate and free online calendar app.

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Penetration Testing

MAY 16, 2024

Cybersecurity firm Cofense has exposed a sophisticated phishing campaign that is actively targeting Meta business accounts worldwide.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2024

The disclosure revealed a profitable network of phishing sites that behave and look like the real Privnote, except that any messages containing cryptocurrency addresses will be automatically altered to include a different payment address controlled by the scammers. A screenshot of the phishing domain privatemessage dot net.

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Tech Republic Security

APRIL 21, 2022

The post How phishing attacks are spoofing credit unions to steal money and account credentials appeared first on TechRepublic. Attackers are impersonating local credit unions to capture personal information and extract money, says Avanan.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Authorities in the United Kingdom have arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly operating an online service for sending high-volume phishing campaigns via mobile text messages. ” SMS Bandits offered an SMS phishing (a.k.a. Image: osint.fans. “But on the telecom front they were using fairly sophisticated tactics.”

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Bleeping Computer

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The official Twitter account for Bloomberg Crypto was used earlier today to redirect users to a deceptive website that stole Discord credentials in a phishing attack. [.]

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Troy Hunt

AUGUST 30, 2023

They'd observed a phishing campaign that had collected 68k credentials from unsuspecting victims and asked if HIBP may be used to help alert these individuals to their exposure. Last week I was contacted by CERT Poland. Data accumulated by the malicious activity spanned from October 2022 until just last week.

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 13, 2023

Microsoft is warning of a phishing campaign targeting accounting firms and tax preparers with remote access malware allowing initial access to corporate networks. [.]

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Malwarebytes

MAY 30, 2022

Intuit released a warning about a phishing email being sent to its customers. 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. Image of phishing email courtesy of Intuit. Intuit Inc. QuickBooks Support.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 9, 2021

That was right after KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that someone had hacked BriansClub and siphoned information on 26 million stolen debit and credit accounts. com, and was wondering when the funds would be reflected in the balance of his account on the shop. Shortly after it came online as a phishing site last year, BriansClub[.]com

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Bleeping Computer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

A threat actor known as W3LL developed a phishing kit that can bypass multi-factor authentication along with other tools that compromised more than 8,000 Microsoft 365 corporate accounts. [.]

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Bleeping Computer

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Researchers have observed a new phishing campaign primarily targeting high-profile TikTok accounts belonging to influencers, brand consultants, production studios, and influencers' managers. [.].

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Penetration Testing

AUGUST 13, 2024

A newly discovered phishing campaign is targeting AWS accounts, according to a warning from security researchers at Wiz. The campaign involves deceptive emails leading users to a convincingly crafted fake... The post New Phishing Campaign Targets AWS Accounts: Security Experts Warn appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The rise in sophisticated phishing threats like polymorphic attacks, social engineering tactics, and the use of compromised accounts have undoubtedly highlighted the significant gaps in perimeter technology, leading to a notable increase in bypassed attacks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Threat actors have launched a phishing campaign targeting more than 125 TikTok ‘Influencer’ accounts in an attempt to hijack them. Researchers from Abnormal Security uncovered a phishing scam aimed at hijacking at least 125 TikTok ‘Influencer’ accounts. SecurityAffairs – hacking, phishing ). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

US DoJ charged a Chinese national who used spear-phishing emails to obtain sensitive info from NASA, the U.S. DoJ charged a Chinese national, Song Wu (39), who used spear-phishing emails to target employees of NASA, the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Army, and the FAA. Air Force, Navy, Army, and the FAA.”

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The Hacker News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

A previously undocumented "phishing empire" has been linked to cyber attacks aimed at compromising Microsoft 365 business email accounts over the past six years.

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Joseph Steinberg

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Social media users’ delight at receiving notification that their accounts have qualified for Verification (that is, receiving the often-coveted “blue check mark” that appears on the social media profiles of public figures) has become the latest target of criminal exploitation.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

authorities today announced criminal charges and financial sanctions against two Russian men accused of stealing nearly $17 million worth of virtual currencies in a series of phishing attacks throughout 2017 and 2018 that spoofed websites for some of the most popular cryptocurrency exchanges. million from 158 Poloniex users, and $1.17

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 23, 2021

A phishing attack last week gave attackers access to email and files at the California State Controller’s Office (SCO), an agency responsible for handling more than $100 billion in public funds each year. Many attackers can do a great deal of damage with 24 hours of access to a user’s account. Source: sco.ca.gov. .

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Domain names ending in “ US ” — the top-level domain for the United States — are among the most prevalent in phishing scams, new research shows. government, which is frequently the target of phishing domains ending in.US. US phishing domains.US This is noteworthy because.US is overseen by the U.S.

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Bleeping Computer

MAY 26, 2022

Tax software vendor Intuit has warned that QuickBooks customers are being targeted in an ongoing series of phishing attacks impersonating the company and trying to lure them with fake account suspension warnings. [.].

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Bleeping Computer

JULY 29, 2021

Hackers have compromised an email marketing account belonging to the Chipotle food chain and used it to send out phishing emails luring recipients to malicious links. [.].

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Introduction Following the 2024 ThreatLabz Phishing Report, Zscaler ThreatLabz has been closely tracking domains associated with typosquatting and brand impersonation - common techniques used by threat actors to proliferate phishing campaigns. Online Shopping websites, accounting for 22.3%

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Malwarebytes

JULY 6, 2022

Verified Twitter accounts are once again under attack from fraudsters, with the latest phish attempt serving up bogus suspension notices. Hijacking verified accounts on any platform is a big win for fraudsters. It gives credibility to their scams, especially when the accounts have large followings. Be careful out there.

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Heimadal Security

JULY 30, 2021

An email marketing account that belongs to the American chain of fast casual restaurants specializing in tacos Chipotle has been compromised by cybercriminals who used it to conduct a phishing campaign. Threat actors send out phishing emails in an attempt to convince their targets into clicking on malicious links.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

A relatively unknown threat group that six years ago started with a custom tool used for bulk email spam is now running a massive operation selling a custom phishing kit that target corporate Microsoft 365 business email accounts. According to researchers with cybersecurity firm Group-IB, the group – which has gone to lengths to keep.

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Bleeping Computer

JULY 26, 2022

A new phishing campaign codenamed 'Ducktail' is underway, targeting professionals on LinkedIn to take over Facebook business accounts that manage advertising for the company. [.].

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Bleeping Computer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Microsoft says an initial access broker known for working with ransomware groups has recently switched to Microsoft Teams phishing attacks to breach corporate networks. [.]

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Bleeping Computer

MAY 3, 2022

Phishing emails increasingly target verified Twitter accounts with emails designed to steal their account credentials, as shown by numerous ongoing campaigns conducted by threat actors. [.].

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Bleeping Computer

DECEMBER 5, 2021

A new phishing campaign has been targeting verified Twitter accounts, as seen by BleepingComputer. The phishing campaign follows Twitter's recent removal of the checkmark from a number of verified accounts, citing that these were ineligible for the legendary status, and verified in error. [.].

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Heimadal Security

MAY 4, 2022

As evidenced by multiple ongoing operations carried out by cybercriminals, phishing emails are increasingly targeting verified Twitter accounts with emails intended to collect their login information. On Twitter, a blue tick next to a user’s name indicates that the account has been verified. The post Watch Out!

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Malwarebytes

MAY 16, 2024

More and more websites and services are making multi-factor-authentication (MFA) mandatory, which makes it much harder for cybercriminals to access your accounts. A type of phishing we’re calling authentication-in-the-middle is showing up in online media. That’s a great thing. Use security software. Use a password manager.

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