SecureWorld News

MARCH 21, 2023

The data theft tactic alone turned out so lucrative that ransomware operators could effectively abandon tedious software engineering and cryptography-based procedures and still rake in jaw-dropping profits. Other cybercriminals can also purchase and use data to orchestrate targeted phishing attacks against a specific business.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Jump ahead: Adware. Adware, also known as malvertising , is a type of malware that downloads or displays advertisements to the user interface. Rather than stealing data, adware is more of an irritant forcing users to see unwanted ads. Most users are familiar with adware in the form of unclosable browser pop-ups.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

It can be a password, a fingerprint, a face scan. Identity check – a set of actions (a password, a fingerprint, or a face scan) designed for verification of someone’s identity. Malware and Ransomware Adware – Software that automatically displays or downloads material when a user is offline.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The level of sophistication used by attackers to mimic the original domains varied greatly, ranging from low quality, obvious phishing pages to more refined efforts mimicking animations and logos. pro is flagged as a phishing domain by multiple security providers. Among these pages, a notable example was the qatar2022[.]pro

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 13, 2023

Legitimate sites are following us with third-party tracking code, and criminal hackers are busy making friendly sites unfriendly by injecting credit card skimmers , and trying to steal our passwords with phishing sites. Uses heuristics to sniff out and block unknown phishing sites. And your browser? You're in charge.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

First, the threat actor sends a spear-phishing email to the potential victim with a lure to download additional documents. The attackers gained access to the enterprise network using carefully crafted phishing emails. The attackers compress stolen files into encrypted and password-protected ZIP archives. Other malware.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

With millions of new users on streaming platforms, cyberattackers have recognized this heightened demand and seek to take advantage of it by distributing streaming phishing scams and spreading malware under the guise of users’ favorite shows. An example of a phishing page offering to stream Money Heist. Methodology.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

For example, once it infects your device, a keylogger will start tracking every keystroke you make and sending a log of those keystrokes to the hacker, allowing them to reconstruct any sensitive information you might have entered after infection, such as your PIN, password, or social security number. Want to Learn More About Malware?

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Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Many of these attacks prey upon human nature by using social engineering tactics to trick a user into inadvertently allowing ransomware onto their system, under the guise of something legitimate. Let’s take a phishing email that one of our colleagues got some time ago as an example to illustrate the most common signs: 1.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Yet in a recent report by Nationwide , only 13% of small business owners said they’d been targeted by a cyberattack, but when they saw specific examples of cybercrime — from phishing to ransomware — that number shot up to 58%. Malicious code isn’t confined to operating systems, either. A Brief History of Malware.

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Spinone

MARCH 20, 2019

There are two primary types of emails that attackers use to infiltrate an end user system or compromise credentials or other sensitive or otherwise protected types of information – phishing emails and emails with embedded malicious links. These can include viruses, trojans, worms, spyware and adware. What is CIO fraud?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

In this simple environment network security followed a simple protocol: Authenticate the user : using a computer login (username + password) Check the user’s permissions: using Active Directory or a similar Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Enable communication with authorized network resources (servers, printers, etc.)

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SecureList

APRIL 10, 2023

Often, malicious and unwanted apps created with a binding service are distributed through phishing texts, dubious websites with cracked games and software, and more. Use a reliable security solution that can help you to detect malicious apps and adware before they start misbehaving on your device.

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