CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 25, 2023

United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) along with two other agencies; National Security Agency (NSA) and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) have issued a warning to federal agencies against a phishing scam taking place through Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) Software.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 19, 2023

A particularly nasty slice of phishing, scamming, and social engineering is responsible for DoorDash drivers losing a group total of around $950k. A 21 year old man named David Smith, from Connecticut, allegedly figured out a way to extract large quantities of cash from drivers with a scam stretching back to 2020.

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Security Through Education

MARCH 22, 2023

What does a government scam, an IT support scam and a romance scam have in common? They all use psychology and social engineering skills to convince their victims to take an action that is detrimental to them. Let’s see what lessons we can learn from scam artists to better protect ourselves.

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SecureList

JULY 5, 2023

Hence, cybercriminals have little motivation to invest heavily into phishing campaigns, and so, techniques used in email attacks on hot wallets are hardly ever original or complex. Sample phishing email that targets Coinbase users After the user clicks the link, they are redirected to a page where they are asked to enter their seed phrase.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

As artificial intelligence continues advancing at a rapid pace, criminals are increasingly using AI capabilities to carry out sophisticated scams and attacks. The scam began with the employee receiving a phishing message purportedly from the company's chief financial officer requesting an urgent confidential transaction.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Most of us have been trained to be wary of clicking on links and attachments that arrive in emails unexpected, but it’s easy to forget scam artists are constantly dreaming up innovations that put a new shine on old-fashioned telephone-based phishing scams. Think you’re too smart to fall for one? A CLOSE CALL.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Cybersecurity firm Armorblox discovered a new phishing campaign aimed at American Express customers. Armorblox researchers uncovered a new phishing campaign that is targeting American Express customers. The subject of the emails reads “Important Notification About Your Account” in an attempt to urge recipients to open it.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

But it’s worth revisiting how this group typically got in to targeted companies: By calling employees and tricking them into navigating to a phishing website. But we do know the March 2020 attack was precipitated by a spear-phishing attack against a GoDaddy employee. In a filing with the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 7, 2022

consumers have their online bank accounts hijacked and plundered by hackers, U.S. But new data released this week suggests that for some of the nation’s largest banks, reimbursing account takeover victims has become more the exception than the rule. . In the case of Zelle scams, the answer is yes. ” Sen.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 12, 2022

Players of smash hit gaming title FIFA 22 have become the target of a wave of attacks focused on account compromise. Up to 50 “high profile” accounts were hijacked by what may have been the same group. One may have assumed the first point of entry would be phishing gamers with fake logins and stealing their accounts.

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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.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2023

Phishing scams pose a significant risk to companies and can lead to great loss in the form of stolen account credentials, fraudulent payments and corporate data breaches, among others. The post Defending Against Known, Unknown & Unknown-Unknown Email Scams appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2024

Adaptive phishing campaigns are emerging as an increasingly sophisticated threat in the cybersecurity landscape. The phenomenon This phenomenon represents an evolution of traditional phishing tactics, as attackers seek to overcome defenses using more personalized and targeted approaches.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 2, 2024

It’s a digital swindle as old as the internet itself, and yet, as the data tells us, the vast majority of security incidents are still rooted in the low-tech art of social engineering. Related: AI makes scam email look real Fresh evidence comes from Mimecast’s “The State of Email and Collaboration Security” 2024 report.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 16, 2023

This is an excellent reason for scammers to keep launching tax scam campaigns even when tax is due tomorrow for most Americans. Opening the attached HTML file reveals a Microsoft email phishing page. Some tax scams will ask you who you bank with, and then open up a phishing page for that bank. File early.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

What is social engineering? Social engineering is a manipulative technique used by criminals to elicit specific actions in their victims. Social engineering is seldom a stand-alone operation. money from a bank account) or use it for other social engineering types. George vs.

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SecureList

APRIL 5, 2023

They have become adept at using Telegram both for automating their activities and for providing various services — from selling phishing kits to helping with setting up custom phishing campaigns — to all willing to pay. ” Links to the channels are spread via YouTube, GitHub and phishing kits they make.

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Security Through Education

DECEMBER 18, 2023

With this time of year coming around, however, we see an increasing amount of holiday related scams. Because of this, we want to review common end-of-year scams and how to guard against them. The FBI states that one of the most common scams is non-delivery crimes. You may even come across scams on social media !

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

What is Phishing? One of the most common techniques used to exploit web users is the phishing scam. This article will cover what phishing is, cybercriminals’ different approaches, and how to prevent yourself from becoming a victim. What is Phishing? How Does Phishing Work? Spear Phishing.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2022

The email’s subject line, “Microsoft account unusual sign-in activity”, is always guaranteed to attract some attention. Report the user Thanks, The Microsoft account team. Instead, it’s a Mailto: URI which opens a fresh email with a pre-filled message to be sent to a specific email account. Miss it, miss out.

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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.” Impersonation scams are deceptive tactics used by cybercriminals to pose as trusted entities or individuals to exploit victims.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

APRIL 29, 2022

Category Awareness, Guides, News, Social Engineering. Here are some of the scams we see most frequently, and some of the quick tips for avoiding them: Scammers impersonate tax officials to trick you into giving them your money and data. Visit [link] to block more phishing pages. Why should I care about tax scams?

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Identity IQ

MAY 16, 2023

The Growing Threat of Google Voice Scams IdentityIQ Imagine this: You’re eagerly selling an antique dresser on Facebook Marketplace and a prospective buyer communicates interest in it. However, they express concern that you may be trying to scam them. What is a Google Voice Scam? What is Google Voice? phone number.

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Webroot

JANUARY 5, 2022

Each year, as online shopping ramps up in the weeks before the holidays, so do online scams targeting the elderly. In fact, COVID-19, Zoom meetings, vaccination recommendations and travel warnings all provide ample and unique precedent for social engineering attacks. The most common types of online elder fraud.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

The attacks were facilitated by scams targeting employees at GoDaddy , the world’s largest domain name registrar, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. In March, a voice phishing scam targeting GoDaddy support employees allowed attackers to assume control over at least a half-dozen domain names, including transaction brokering site escrow.com.

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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 Through Education

MARCH 16, 2022

In fact, each year we see new versions of tax scams abounding. What are some of these scams we have seen, and how can we identify such schemes? The IRS reported on a scam that they first saw in 2019 related to social security numbers. Signs of a Scam. Scams with similar themes will surely flourish this season.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 21, 2024

They talk about popular channels like Scammer Payback and Kitboga that show these scams in progress. Then they switch to the best practices to prevent social media account takeovers, highlighting […] The post The World of Scambaiting, Preventing Social Media Account Takeovers, Network Wrenches Hacked appeared first on Shared Security Podcast.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 21, 2022

We’ve seen Esports occasionally become the focus of gaming or Steam scams. One current twist on Esports where Steam scams are concerned is the “vote for my team” fakeout. The scam routinely separates unwary gamers from their logins. It’s also used to spam people from compromised accounts. How does it work?

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

This tool, from Cofense, proactively engages employees via simulated attacks based on real-time threats for various phishing tactics. This methodology is distributed over a period of a year giving employees time to understand various phishing strategies. Organizations select the phishing templates and landing page for simulation.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 29, 2021

Suppose that, out of the blue, a Steam user tells you they’ve accidentally reported you for something you didn’t do, like making an illegal purchase, and that your Steam account is going to be suspended. There are some scams on Steam which have stood the test of time. The Steam scam playthrough. What do you do?

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Through the first two months of 2023 alone, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Scamwatch reported more than 19,000 phishing reports with estimated financial losses of more than $5.2 What is phishing? This is part of what makes phishing attacks so dangerous.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 5, 2022

ZDNet reports an interesting form of PayPal scam sent to one of their own writers. The scam is a so-called “triple threat” phish, in that it gives the scammer three different ways to potentially collect some ill gotten gains from potential victims. This is where stages two and three of the scam come into play.

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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. .

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SecureList

MAY 6, 2024

A significant share of scam, phishing and malware attacks is about money. With trillions of dollars of digital payments made every year, it is no wonder that attackers target electronic wallets, online shopping accounts and other financial assets, inventing new techniques and reusing good old ones. million in 2022. of attacks.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 16, 2020

billion, or roughly half, of the total losses in 2019 were attributed to generic email account compromise (EAC) complaints. Taking into account unknowables, we’re talking about a ballpark cost of roughly $75,000 per BEC-related complaint. billion in BEC scam-related losses the year before.

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Adam Levin

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In a Private Industry Notification (PIN), the FBI warned businesses that “cyber actors” had been observed, “circumventing multi-factor authentication through common social engineering and technical attacks.” The methods used were SIM swapping , phishing , and newer hacking tools such as Muraena and Necrobrowser.

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