CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Unless you need your card or Social Security number, there’s no need to keep them in your wallet. Keep highly-sensitive documents at home and make sure to properly dispose of any printed documents that contain personal data. #2: Still, most attackers will use trusted methods such as phishing, ransomware, or social engineering.

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Cytelligence

MAY 24, 2023

Here are seven best practices for cybersecurity in small businesses: Employee Education and Training: Provide cybersecurity awareness training to your employees, teaching them about common threats such as phishing emails, social engineering, and the importance of strong passwords. WPA2 or WPA3).

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Identity IQ

APRIL 12, 2023

What Methods Are Employed by Identity Thieves Phishing Identity thieves will create fake emails trying to impersonate an organization to get you to reveal information. Hacking Identity thieves may even try to hack databases, such as institutions or government agencies, to steal your personal information, such as tax-related documents.

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Identity IQ

MAY 7, 2021

Tax documents such as W-2s and 1040s can be purchased for around $1.04, while Social Security numbers range from $0.19 Social Engineering: Cybercriminals are increasingly using sophisticated social engineering tools to trick people into revealing their login credentials.

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Spinone

APRIL 13, 2020

They include insider threats, phishing, and ransomware. Phishing Phishing is one of the most significant cyber security risks, especially for remote workers or during the transition period between office and remote work. Phishing attacks are tricky, because even one sloppy click can put the whole system in danger.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2020

When malware initiates, it requests Google Drive documents for details on the C2’s IP address. The success of malicious campaigns always depends on the starting point of infection: social engineering. This new threat takes advantage of google-sites and Google Drive documents to distribute the threat in Portugal.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Phishing Threats Are Increasing in Scale and Sophistication Phishing remains one of the most dangerous and widespread cybersecurity threats. Phishing is now the most common initial attack vector, overtaking stolen or compromised credentials. Phishing attacks are becoming more difficult to detect. billion USD globally.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Today, weaponized Microsoft office documents with macros, are one of the most common and more effective methods to deliver malware, because they also rely on simple social engineering tricks to lure users to enable them. . Figure 2 – Document view inviting to enable macro. Figure 7 – System information stealed by malware.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 17, 2024

Antivirus Inspection Not all RBI products will prioritize this time factor. When creating payloads such as Office documents, .pdf Be mindful of how you implement the password, though, as fully encrypting a document with a password may get the file blocked since it cannot be scanned. pdf files, etc.,

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Additionally, we looked at the phishing activity around gaming, specifically that related to cybersports tournaments, bookmakers, gaming marketplaces, and gaming platforms, and found numerous examples of scams that target gamers and esports fans. Launching the malware resulted in decryption and activation of a Trojan-stealer dubbed Taurus.

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NopSec

MAY 21, 2020

In third position the “social engineering” technique is another relevant attack vector that leads to security breaches. The “malware” document in attachment to the email is still a used technique but it is in decline. On the other hand, the Malware and C2 “infection” techniques are in a distant fourth place, at only 17%.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

In March 2014, hackers used login information leaked by eBay employees to access sensitive user data of 145 million customers , putting these users at risk of identity theft, password theft and phishing risks. According to the 2016 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report , 13% of those tested clicked on the attachment of a phishing email.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Install an antivirus solution that includes anti-adware capabilities. Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. If your antivirus software fails to notice a new strain, you can reinstall the browser. Jump ahead: Adware. Bots and botnets.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This permission is often misused in phishing and spamming attacks. antivirus) require this access, malicious apps could abuse it to take full control of your device. Purpose: The primary purpose of this permission is to allow the app to access files, documents, images, or other data stored on the device’s external storage.

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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. One of the methods often utilized to hack into employees’ smartphones is so-called “ smishing ” (a combination of SMS and phishing).

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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. Uses advanced email filtering to reduce the risk of security breaches by blocking spam, phishing, and malware-laden emails.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2022

The first mention of this malware appears to be in early 2020 , when multiple phishing campaigns cast a wide net over thousands of users, offering RedLine en masse. Through a combination of technical and procedural solutions, most of the issues caused by insider threats can be mitigated: Defense Against Phishing. Email filtering.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Government actions will increase: Expect more government regulations, state-sponsored cyberattacks, and increased documentation required to protect CISOs. Eric George, Director, Solution Engineering – Digital Risk & Email Protection at Fortra , notes that “Organizations will continue to migrate to cloud-based email solutions.

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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. Later that year, we documented the PowerPepper campaign. When the fetched document is opened, it connects to the second C2 server.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Your employee’s password to Office 365 might get cracked or stolen during a phishing attack. Keep your antivirus software up to date. However, don’t forget that even an updated antivirus may not detect advanced malware strains. Generous Sharing Permissions Employees share links to documents all the time.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Usually, the links are contained in phishing emails (we have shown you an example). The usual targets are: Word and Excel documents. To infect computers, this ransomware exploited a vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic and used phishing emails. Hackers come up with more sophisticated social engineering tactics.

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Spinone

JANUARY 20, 2020

That is why hackers use social engineering tricks to pressure victims into paying a ransom. The data can be anything: photos, videos, documents, emails, presentations. Phishing Phishing is a fraudulent practice that tricks people into opening malicious emails and clicking on fake links that infect your computer with ransomware.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

A ransomware called Cerber targets Office 365 users via malicious macros in Office documents that are attached to spam emails. While Office 365 automatically disables macros to prevent malware from entering the system, Cerber uses social engineering to trick the user into bypassing this security feature.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Policies typically will be written documents that detail the requirements that will be enforced, such as password complexity. Endpoint Security: Antivirus , anti-spyware , endpoint detection and response (EDR), and other controls should be deployed to secure the endpoint against compromise. and mobile (phones, tablets, etc.)

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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. Upon opening the email, victims would see the message “Here’s that document you asked for.

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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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