Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

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Malware Social Engineering Antivirus Engineering 71

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2025

Notably, 79% of detections were malware-free a reminder that modern adversaries often bypass traditional antivirus defenses by leveraging innovative, non-malware techniques. The report details how threat actors harness automation, artificial intelligence, and advanced social engineering to scale their operations.

Threat Reports 105

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Cybercriminals employ social engineering techniques to trick you into believing you must resolve fictitious technical issues. The hallmark of ClickFix campaigns is their clever use of social engineering. These tools can help detect and block malicious activities before compromising your system.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 22, 2025

Limitations of traditional security measures While organizations typically rely on email filters, firewalls, and antivirus software, these solutions often fall short against AI-powered phishing attacks. This dynamic nature allows attackers to bypass traditional defenses and increase their success rates significantly.

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Phishing Threat Detection Social Engineering DNS 114

Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

Medical identity theft Medical identity theft happens when someone steals or uses your personal information like your name, Social Security number, or Medicare details, to get healthcare in your name. Social engineering attacks Social engineering attacks occur when someone uses a fake persona to gain your trust.

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Adam Levin

JULY 10, 2020

A recent article released by cybersecurity and antivirus firm Bitdefender shows that 8.4 Phishing scams skyrocketed as citizens self-isolated during the lockdown, and social-engineering schemes defrauded Internet users of millions.”. For comparison, that’s a 273% increase over the first two quarters of 2019 combined.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2025

Using this social engineering trick, threats like stealers, RATs, Trojans, and crypto miners can persist undetected. The discovered infected archives contained an additional executable, with a modified start script tricking victims into disabling antivirus protections. in a temporary folder.

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Cryptocurrency Malware Social Engineering Antivirus 92

The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

New research has uncovered a significant increase in QuickBooks file data theft using social engineering tricks to deliver malware and exploit the accounting software. "A

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

This deal reads like to the epilogue to a book titled The First 20 Years of the Supremely Lucrative Antivirus Market. Way back in 1990, Symantec acquired Norton Utilities and made Norton the heart of its antivirus subscription offering. Also, one of the top ways attackers can target individuals is via social engineering or phishing.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

However, the same also goes for antivirus software and other anti-malware solutions. As long as you need employees, you will get spear-phishing campaigns and other social engineering attacks. The post Threat Group Continuously Updates Malware to Evade Antivirus Software appeared first on eSecurityPlanet.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

With 85% of campaigns targeting victims with phishing emails containing malicious links, another form of a social engineering attack, education and cyber vigiliance remain a high priority. The MGM attacks were almost identical to the social engineering attacks on Caesars, which targeted a third-party IT help desk.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 17, 2018

No one in cybersecurity refers to “antivirus” protection any more. since the nascent days of the antivirus market, I find in fascinating that the top dozen or so antivirus players have all managed to remain in the game. In the early days, antivirus suites were threat-centric and device-centric.

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Antivirus Digital transformation Social Engineering Technology 174

Malwarebytes

JUNE 10, 2025

74% of people have encountered a social engineering scam in their lives, such as phishing attempts, fake FedEx notifications, or romance scams, and 36% have fallen victim. Only 20% of people use traditional security measures like antivirus, a VPN, and identity theft protection.

Scams 88

Scams Mobile Identity Theft Social Engineering 88

Spinone

JANUARY 13, 2020

Installing antivirus software (or AV) is often considered an important ransomware protection measure. It’s better to buy a subscription to antivirus software than to pay, on average, $36,295 to hackers or face significant financial and reputational damages. Antivirus users often experience ransomware attacks.

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Antivirus Ransomware Software Encryption 81

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

For instance, phishing, one of the most common, is a social engineering attack used to steal user data. This includes antivirus software, operating systems, and individual apps. There are many ways in which we can be exposed to potential cyberattacks. Security tools and services.

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Risk Cybersecurity Antivirus Phishing 203

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Antivirus solutions, monitoring systems, and endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools play a critical role in combating these threats. Social engineering techniques enable them to bypass technical security measures effectively. Social engineering techniques enable them to bypass technical security measures effectively.

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Data breaches Social Engineering Passwords Accountability 111

Malwarebytes

APRIL 24, 2025

They can then focus on finding and targeting victims with social engineering attacks, which Cleafy says they’ve been doing in Italy. Most antivirus programs for Android fail to spot it, says Cleafy. How the attack works First the attackers have to get the malware onto someone’s Android phone.

Malware 91

Malware Banking Software Social Engineering 91

Webroot

JUNE 2, 2022

Phishing and social engineering. Gaming is now an online social activity. Watch for phishing and social engineering. The best way to stay safe is to be aware of the threat—and learn how to spot phishing and social engineering attacks when you encounter them. Account takeovers.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 21, 2025

According to Check Point, it also employs a sneaky method to dodge antivirus scans by temporarily making malicious memory pages inaccessible. By disguising its tools with harmless-sounding wine events and legitimate-looking software components, the group continues to blend sophistication with social engineering.

Scams 57

Scams Phishing Social Engineering Malware 57

Hacker's King

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Stealth Capabilities : The malware is designed to avoid detection by traditional antivirus solutions, employing techniques such as process masquerading and rootkit-like functionality. Train Employees Educating employees about phishing and social engineering tactics can reduce the likelihood of attackers gaining initial access to networks.

Banking 52

Banking Social Engineering Malware Cyber threats 52

Schneier on Security

APRIL 2, 2021

“Guides for cheats will typically ask users to disable or uninstall antivirus software and host firewalls, disable kernel code signing, etc.” . “It is common practice when configuring a cheat program to run it the with the highest system privileges,” the report notes. ” Detailed report.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Phishing and Social Engineering : Phishing remains a popular attack method, leveraging emails, fake websites, and social media to deceive users into providing sensitive information. Cybercriminals are also increasingly using social media to gather intelligence, exploit personal information, and initiate attacks.

Cyber Attacks 59

Cyber Attacks Phishing Artificial Intelligence Penetration Testing 59

SecureList

MAY 17, 2021

In this article we analyse the technical features of the Trojan’s components, giving a detailed overview of obfuscation techniques, the infection process and subsequent functions, as well as the social engineering tactics used by the cybercriminals to convince their victims to give away their personal online banking details.

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Banking Social Engineering Malware Engineering 145

CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Security experts say that such servers that are left unprotected could act as access points to hackers who can then siphon data and then indulge in robo-calling frauds, phishing & extortion tactics via social engineering attacks.

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Social Engineering Media Antivirus Marketing 115

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. It emerges that email marketing giant Mailchimp got hacked. ” SEPTEMBER.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 29, 2020

This is exacerbated by the fact that Exchange servers have traditionally lacked antivirus solutions, network protection, the latest security updates, and proper security configuration, often intentionally, due to the misguided notion that these protections interfere with normal Exchange functions. Keep antivirus and other protections enabled.

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Antivirus Social Engineering Engineering Internet 98

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

At the time of writing, SharkBot appears to have a very low detection rate by antivirus solutions since. The experts did not find any samples of the malware on the official Google Play Store, they pointed out that the malicious code is delivered on the users’ devices using both the side-loading technique and social engineering schemes.

Banking 144

Banking Mobile Social Engineering Malware 144

The Last Watchdog

MAY 7, 2019

Human fallibility is the reason social engineering has proven to be so effective – and why phishing persists. Web-based social engineering attacks jumped 233% vs. the previous quarter. •99% Cyber criminals get this.

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2021

Experts pointed out that it also leverages social engineering to trick victims into downloading a mobile app. Bizarro gathers system info, including computer name, OS version, default browser name, installed antivirus software. Bizarro initializes the screen capturing module.

Banking 129

Banking Social Engineering Malware Engineering 129

Hot for Security

MARCH 18, 2021

To secure against TrickBot, CISA and FBI recommend implementing the mitigation measures described in the advisory, which include blocking suspicious IP addresses, using antivirus software, and providing social engineering and phishing training to employees.

Phishing 119

Phishing Social Engineering Malware Antivirus 119

SecureWorld News

JUNE 3, 2025

Phishing and social engineering : Even outdated credentials can be used to craft convincing phishing campaigns targeting individuals or organizations. Implement robust security solutions : Utilize reputable antivirus and anti-malware software to detect and prevent infections.

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Malware Passwords Identity Theft Phishing 65

Approachable Cyber Threats

JULY 7, 2022

It is likely, based on the customer service provided by Raccoon Stealer developers, that antivirus evasion will be built into Raccoon Stealer 2.0 DropBox and social engineering. You can avoid this by understanding and recognizing social engineering, and not clicking on links from people you don’t know or trust.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

To do this, an attacker needs to spoof the victim’s phone number and impersonate a bank or company representative and then the bot would try to call the victim, using social engineering techniques to get ahold of a verification code. Phishing, Social Engineering are Still Problems. Best Antivirus Software for 2021.

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Security Through Education

JUNE 2, 2025

Use better tools: Some QR scanner apps and mobile antivirus tools, such as Sophos Mobile Security and Kaspersky’s Secure QR Scanner, can warn you if the QR code is one that takes you to a suspicious or flat-out malicious website. Visit social-engineer.org for expert tips, tools, and resources to stay secure.

Scams 52

Scams Social Engineering Mobile Antivirus 52

Webroot

APRIL 22, 2025

Phishing and social engineering : Using your personal information, scammers can craft more convincing phishing emails or messages to trick you into giving up even more sensitive details, like passwords and PIN numbers. Selling it on the dark web : Stolen data is frequently sold to the highest bidder on dark web marketplaces.

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Data breaches Identity Theft Passwords eCommerce 72

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 16, 2023

But after the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, the focus of hackers has shifted more towards the smart phones with more phishing and social engineering attacks recorded in a 2nd quarter of 2022. All these days, we have seen cyber criminals infiltrating networks and taking down computers.

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Cybercrime Social Engineering Mobile Spyware 94

Hacker Combat

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Improvements made by Google to protect their users from future attacks include heuristic rules that detect and then block social engineering & phishing emails, live streams for crypto-scams and theft of cookies. That way, antivirus detectors that trigger malware will be avoided.

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