SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Thus, during the World Cup a brand-new scam appeared: it offered users to win a newly released iPhone 14 for predicting match outcomes. These sites referenced public figures and humanitarian groups, offering to accept cash in cryptocurrency, something that should have raised a red flag in itself.

Phishing 90

Phishing Scams Accountability Energy and Utilities 90

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. On the fake resources, the criminals placed code that was designed to download the Buhtrap and RTM Trojans. Pierluigi Paganini. Security Affairs – financial sector, cybercrime ).

Cyber Attacks 83

Cyber Attacks Banking Cyber threats Phishing 83

SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In their campaigns to infect mobile devices, cybercriminals always resort to social engineering tools, the most common of these passing a malicious application off as another, popular and desirable one. We had recorded apps featuring aggressive advertising appearing in Google Play before, but 2020 proved rich in this kind of cases.

Mobile 132

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 132

Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

The goals can be different – to sell this information to those who may benefit from it, like the advertisers, competitors, data companies; to obtain the banking information and passwords, and so on. Hacking and Social Engineering Attack vector – a specific method used by a hacker to accomplish his malicious goal.

Passwords 40

Passwords Social Engineering Malware Encryption 40

Krebs on Security

JULY 22, 2020

These individuals said they were only customers of the person who had access to Twitter’s internal employee tools, and were not responsible for the actual intrusion or bitcoin scams that took place that day. “Without the buyers and the resellers, there is no incentive to hack into all these social media and gaming companies.”

Hacking 292

Hacking Accountability Scams Media 292

Webroot

MAY 12, 2021

Most of these sites (more specifically the advertising on these sites) use dishonesty and social engineering to fool users into opening links, enabling an action on their browser or downloading a file they never intended to. Bitcoin scams. A fake AV scam claiming to have found threats on your machine.

Scams 114

Scams Mobile Social Engineering Advertising 114

SecureList

AUGUST 23, 2021

Most threats uncovered on PC and mobile devices were adware, but dangerous malware was also present: from stealers to bankers, often leading to the loss of not just credentials but money, including cryptocurrency. Another common type of software spread as games is adware, which shows illicit advertising against users’ wish.

Adware 112

Adware Mobile Phishing Malware 112

Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2020

Last week, the social media platform Twitter has suffered one of the biggest cyberattacks in its history, hackers breached a number of high-profile accounts, including those of Barak Obama, US presidential candidate Joe Biden, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Uber, and Apple. SecurityAffairs – hacking, social engineering).

Accountability 103

Accountability Social Engineering Media Hacking 103

Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2020

Twitter explained is was victim of a”coordinated social engineering attack” against its employees who gave attackers the access to its internal tools. All the accounts were compromised simultaneously and threat actors used them to promote a cryptocurrency scam. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Twitter).

Accountability 95

Accountability Advertising Cryptocurrency Social Engineering 95

SecureList

APRIL 10, 2023

It is especially important to analyze how this threat originates, because many cybercriminals work in teams, buying and selling Google Play accounts, malware, advertising services, and more. Malware and unwanted software is frequently injected into cryptocurrency trackers, financial apps, QR-code scanners and even dating apps.

Malware 99

Malware Encryption Mobile Accountability 99

SecureList

AUGUST 5, 2021

Workers in other fields were invited to calculate their entitled payout by clicking the Get Social Assistance button. Parcel scam: buy one, get none. Therefore, any offer to buy them is evidently a scam. Another traditional scam aims to persuade the user that they are the lucky winner of a tidy sum.

Phishing 116

Phishing Banking Scams Computers and Electronics 116

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

It could be hidden in a malicious advertisement, fake email or illegitimate software installation. Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. Ransomware programs gain access to a computer’s file system and execute a payload to encrypt all data.

Malware 107

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2020

Social media platform Twitter has suffered one of the biggest cyberattacks in its history, hackers breached a number of high-profile accounts, including those of Barak Obama, US presidential candidate Joe Biden, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Uber, and Apple. “You send $1,000, I send you back $2,000.”

Accountability 99

Accountability Scams Hacking Social Engineering 99

SecureList

MARCH 7, 2024

Some of the scam sites discovered promised to reimburse a certain sum to the customers of a major international telecommunications company. Alongside the usual get-rich-doing-nothing and paid survey scams, we encountered a few less conventional scenarios. Scam sites also used cryptocurrency as bait.

Phishing 95

Phishing Scams Cryptocurrency Accountability 95

Spinone

MAY 8, 2020

Other low-level scams have emerged using SPAM emails claiming to have a cure for the Coronavirus or asking for money or financial information for imparting the so-called medical advice. The ransomware then demands a sum of money in the form of untraceable cryptocurrency to unlock the data to regain access. Related: What Is Ransomware?

Cyber Attacks 78

Cyber Attacks Phishing Backups Ransomware 78

Krebs on Security

JULY 16, 2020

Twitter was thrown into chaos on Wednesday after accounts for some of the world’s most recognizable public figures, executives and celebrities starting tweeting out links to bitcoin scams. If PlugWalkJoe was in fact pivotal to this Twitter compromise, it’s perhaps fitting that he was identified in part via social engineering.

Hacking 364

Hacking Accountability Mobile Social Engineering 364

Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

ChatGPT can step in to offer insights on identifying the latest scams, avoiding social engineering pitfalls, and setting stronger passwords in concise, conversational text that may be more effective than a lecture or slide presentation.

Cybersecurity 72

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Social Engineering Engineering 72