Identity IQ

JUNE 7, 2021

Misrepresentation, a form of social engineering that occurs when a hacker poses as a trusted source – such as a member of an organization’s executive team – to convince people to give up their credentials was also 15 times higher last year compared to the year before. billion malicious login attempts last year.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Add an extra layer of security to your bank and other accounts by choosing an identity theft service that monitors online activity and sends notifications as soon as suspicious activity is detected. . Still, most attackers will use trusted methods such as phishing, ransomware, or social engineering.

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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.” Implement Security Software: Install reputable antivirus and anti-malware software on your devices and keep them updated regularly.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

Common Types of Cyber Attacks Common techniques that criminal hackers use to penetrate systems include social engineering, password attacks, malware, and exploitation of software vulnerabilities. The link takes you to a website that looks identical to your bank's website, but is actually a fake.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2020

The second human-operated ransomware family is Doppelpaymer that in recent months targeted enterprise environments through social engineering. Once encrypted files with the ransomware, threat actors were also infected by banking Trojans like Dridex trojan, a circumstance that suggests this malware was used as the initial attack vector.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Major Breaches of 2023 Casino operator attacks: Casino giants MGM and Caesars were hit by disruptive cyberattacks in September involving concerning tactics such as social engineering. This signals a new era of cybercrime where private data becomes prized currency, putting every email address and credit card number at risk.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Haughey banks at a small Portland credit union, and last week he got a call on his mobile phone from an 800-number that matched the number his credit union uses. Why would the bank say they were freezing his card but then say they could keep it open for his upcoming trip? When he disputed the charge, his bank sent a replacement card.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

To bypass antivirus systems, hackers send out malicious emails in non-working hours with delayed activation. The report’s findings reveal that email remains the main method of delivering ransomware, banking Trojans, and backdoors. More than 80% of all malicious files were disguised as .zip rar archive files. The revival of ransomware.

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Identity IQ

MAY 7, 2021

Social Engineering: Cybercriminals are increasingly using sophisticated social engineering tools to trick people into revealing their login credentials. The Dark Web: The dark web is where hacked accounts and stolen personal data is bought and sold. This includes bulk collections of details stolen in data breaches.

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SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In 2020, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 5,683,694 malicious installation packages, 156,710 new mobile banking Trojans, 20,708 new mobile ransomware Trojans. The word “covid” in various combinations was typically used in the names of packages hiding spyware and banking Trojans, adware or Trojan droppers.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2020

Since the end of April 2020, a new trojan has been affecting Portuguese users from several bank organizations. At least since the year of 2014 that new variants have been observed, with minor changes, and with the objective of collecting bank details of the victims. The modus operandi of this piece of malware is not new in Portugal.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 1, 2019

Social engineering, especially phishing, continues to trigger the vast majority of breach attempts. Despite billions of dollars spent on the latest, greatest antivirus suites, firewalls and intrusion detection systems, enterprises continue to suffer breaches that can be traced back to the actions of a single, unsuspecting employee.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2019

It allows crooks to generate a malicious payload for social-engineering spam campaigns, the author was offering it as a service for a three-month license of $120. The Rubella Macro Builder is cheap, fast and easy to use, the malware it generated can evade antivirus detection.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Balaban This ransomware was doing the rounds over spam generated by the Gameover ZeuS botnet, which had been originally launched in 2011 as a toolkit for stealing victim’s banking credentials and was repurposed for malware propagation.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 12, 2023

Social Engineering Identity thieves manipulate victims’ emotions to get them to compromise their personal information. Secure Your Devices When filing your taxes online, use antivirus and anti-malware software on your computer, tablet, or smartphone.

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Quick Heal Antivirus

MAY 21, 2023

We’re Midway into 2023, and the threat landscape is evolving with new variants of viruses and malware that. The post The Threat Landscape: Emerging Viruses and Malware to Watch Out For in 2023 appeared first on Quick Heal Blog.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The subject of investments gained significant relevance in 2021, with banks and other organizations actively promoting investment and brokerage accounts. Another trick was to pose as a major bank and invite victims to participate in investment projects. Safe Messaging blocked 341 954 attempts to follow phishing links in messengers.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

For instance, phishing, one of the most common, is a social engineering attack used to steal user data. With the rise in social media, criminals have more platforms with which to target potential phishing victims. This includes antivirus software, operating systems, and individual apps. Security tools and services.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Security Antivirus – software that scans a device or a network to detect security threats, alert you, and neutralize malicious code. 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.

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SiteLock

OCTOBER 21, 2021

David Balaban is a computer security researcher with over 17 years of experience in malware analysis and antivirus software evaluation. projects that present expert opinions on contemporary information security matters, including social engineering, malware, penetration testing, threat intelligence, online privacy, and white hat hacking.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Install an antivirus solution that includes anti-adware capabilities. If your antivirus software fails to notice a new strain, you can reinstall the browser. Phishing and Social Engineering. Users sometimes unknowingly infect themselves with adware installed by default when they download and install other applications.

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SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

According to a report by the Barracuda cybersecurity company, in 2021, businesses with fewer than 100 employees experienced far more social engineering attacks than larger ones. A “personal” banking service These scammers disguise themselves as a financial institution. Scammers often reach employees by e-mail.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. banks are stiffing account takeover victims. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) reveals that most big U.S.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Once executed on the attacked system, RedLine Stealer collects system information, including device user names, the operating system type, and information about the hardware, installed browsers, and antivirus solutions. Risky money: how to lose instead of gaining. To use it, you have to login with your gaming account.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Since 2008, antivirus and cybersecurity software testers AV-TEST have kept track of the number of newly-developed malware worldwide, totaling at nearly 1 billion as of September 2022. This information can range from what websites you visit to your download history to your bank PIN. An August 2022 Statista report counted 2.8

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Despite all the advances in cybersecurity, email remains the starting point for the vast majority of cyberattacks, as phishing, malware and social engineering remain effective attack techniques. Healthcare firms, for example, may prioritize HIPAA compliance, but banking institutions have their own significant security rules.

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Spinone

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Sodinokibi spreaders are known for a special social engineering move—they threaten to double the required payment if the ransom is not paid within several days. Sodinokibi often successfully bypasses antivirus software. banks, relying on Travelex, were impacted. Sodinokibi disrupted the workflow of the company.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. Computer viruses often utilize deception techniques and keep evolving to evade antivirus software. It could be hidden in a malicious advertisement, fake email or illegitimate software installation.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. Computer viruses often utilize deception techniques and keep evolving to evade antivirus software. It could be hidden in a malicious advertisement, fake email or illegitimate software installation.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

All of them were ordinary people using our free antivirus solution, seemingly unconnected with any organization of interest to a sophisticated attacker of this kind. The group delivers its malware using social engineering. It also turned out that the motherboards infected in all known cases came from just two manufacturers.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Ransomware is becoming increasingly sophisticated and the criminals who use it are hitting larger targets in the cloud such as hospitals, banks, and government organizations, in search of higher monetary rewards. Up until recently, ransomware was only an issue to be concerned about the victim’s local computer or mobile device.

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Spinone

JANUARY 20, 2020

For example, it lets the user type digits in a field for their banking data. That is why hackers use social engineering tricks to pressure victims into paying a ransom. Use antivirus. Yes, ransomware can seep into the system bypassing the antivirus, but it still raises your chances to be protected.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

I should also say that this when it does happen and again it's extremely, extremely rare when it does happen, It almost always involves some kind of social engineering. So, finances should definitely influence one's personal threat model, Grooten: Financial, banking and stuff is very important. Our mobile phone plans.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Though polite, the Creeper was still an annoyance to some, and in 1971, Ray Tomlinson developed the first antivirus software , called Reaper. One of the first pieces of antivirus software , McAfee’s VirusScan, was released in 1987. Social engineering attacks soon found use in the digital space.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

For example, Malwarebytes asked ChatGPT to write the opening paragraph of a novel about an antiquated antivirus program that relies on signature-based detection to stop new and emerging threats. Here's what the program came back with: “The antivirus program blinked to life, its archaic interface flickering on the outdated CRT monitor.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2022

Antivirus companies like McAfee jumped on the opportunity to provide anti-APT products. Indrik Spider AKA Evil Corp : Indrik Spider, a Russia-based APT, is famous for being the group behind the Dridex banking trojan and the BitPaymer ransomware , which managed to hit the U.K.’s Social engineering training. What Is An APT?

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