CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 17, 2023

It has caused the death of patients in critical condition , disrupted the Colonial Pipeline supply on the East Coast , affected daily operations of entities as diverse as the San Francisco 49ers , the Costa Rican Government and the Los Angeles Unified School District. It doesn’t matter where your organization is or what it does.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 24, 2022

And security researchers from ESET have discovered that the malware was uploaded to the VirusTotal operated system in Brazil and was targeted by a social engineering attack. As BianLian follows the process of dividing the encrypted content in 10 bytes of data, it easily evaded detection by antivirus products.

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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. government officials, including Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns.

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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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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.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

One way or another, the fact persists that search engine abuse can amplify the problem. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published an advisory encouraging all government agencies to leverage ad blocking solutions in their day-to-day work. The prevention dilemma In light of the escalating threat, the U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

” According to Microsoft, ransomware attacks continue to target enterprise environments through social engineering, for this reason, the adoption of best practices is the best way to protect them. ” continues Microsoft. .” ” continues Microsoft. Upgrade to Windows 10. Enable file history or system protection.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Of course, there is a PDF attachment showing my receipt of payment. ** Please do not open these files unless you want to test your antivirus and anti-malware software loaded on your device! Phishing attacks often rely on social engineering techniques to trick users into revealing sensitive data.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Espionage and Political Motives In some cases, hackers may target organizations or governments for espionage or political reasons. State-sponsored hacking is a growing concern, with governments using cyberattacks to gather intelligence, disrupt infrastructure, or compromise national security.

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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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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We each need to consider how these trends may affect our organizations and allocate our budgets and resources accordingly: AI will turbo-charge cybersecurity and cyberthreats: Artificial intelligence (AI) will boost both attackers and defenders while causing governance issues and learning pains.

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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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Spinone

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Ransomware targets everyone: individual users, small businesses, enterprise environments, and even government organizations. To make things worse, you can’t prevent ransomware attacks with standard means like antivirus software in 100% cases anymore.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

It was once the case that the majority of businesses could rely on a good firewall and antivirus solution. Indeed, while antivirus and firewall software do still play an important role in cybersecurity, they are not enough on their own. Today, things have changed significantly. Working with experts who understand your industry.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Russian software engineer Eugene Kaspersky’s frustration with the malware of the 80s and 90s led to the founding of antivirus and cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky Lab. Graham Cluley started as a videogame developer and antivirus programmer three decades ago before serving in senior roles at Sophos and McAfee.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Related: What local government can do to repel ransomware Ransomware came into existence in 1989 as a primitive program dubbed the AIDS Trojan that was spreading via 5.25-inch Local governments, small and medium-sized businesses, large international corporations, healthcare facilities, and educational institutions are the common targets.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Examples of threatening traffic that IDPS solutions can combat include network intrusions, DDoS attacks, malware, and socially engineered attacks. However, few businesses beyond SMBs will want to rely on rootkit scanners, as their scope is small.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2022

Antivirus companies like McAfee jumped on the opportunity to provide anti-APT products. Operating since about 2004, they regularly target insider information on large governments and international operations. Social engineering training. From then on, APT became a heavily used, marketable term. What Is An APT? Monitoring.

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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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SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

Hit hardest by the COVID pandemic, geo-political and climate change, they play a critical role in a country’s recovery, requiring greater support from governments to stay afloat. They generate 50 percent of global gross domestic product and form the backbone of most countries’ economies. Scammers often reach employees by e-mail.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Ransomware, a definition Ransomware is a set of malware technologies, hacking techniques, and social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use to cause harm, breach data, and render data unusable. Do antivirus and endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools stop ransomware? Increasingly, they also threaten to leak stolen data.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 12, 2023

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. For instance, the identity thief will impersonate an employer or government agency to obtain personal information.

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SiteLock

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Governments, NGO’s and enterprises of any size and profile are now subscribing to cloud provider services. Mature customers tend to have rules implemented governing the relationships with cloud service providers, as well as indicators for evaluating such cooperation. Businesses are opting for the cloud more and more.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Implement strong data governance policies, conduct regular compliance audits, and employ cloud services that offer features matched with industry standards. Insider risks can be attributed to a lack of awareness, employee unhappiness, or social engineering attacks.

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

The attack has spanned a wide range of industry sectors, including manufacturing, real estate, finance, government and technology, and nearly 74% of businesses known to be targeted were located in America. The next most frequently targeted titles were managing director (9.7%) and CFO (4.8%). Based on the data distribution, CEOs in the U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

APTs will contain a cyberattack component, but APTs also commonly include confidence schemes, social engineering , physical access to facilities , bribes, extortion, and other methods to gain system access. state governments within hours after disclosure and Zoho vulnerabilities used to hack the Red Cross. Use strong passwords.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 16, 2019

This ransomware is the suspect behind the Texas ransomware attack in August 2019, where more than 20 local governments were infected. Ransomware targets everyone: individuals, businesses of all sizes, and even governments. Corporate or government networks are especially hard to protect, as they have many users. Seems suspicious?

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 22, 2021

One of the hostnames in particular is related to the SocGholish social engineering toolkit and is used to fingerprint victims before distribution of the final payload. The SilverFish group predominantly targets critical entities like energy, defense, and government or Fortune 500 enterprises. Management.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Many of the contact tracing scams of 2020 similarly followed social engineering scripts that have been used in taxpayer identity theft schemes since the 1990s as well. Phishing emails were a prevalent mode of attack, and they have been in circulation since at least the mid-1990s.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

This resulted in the deployment of a custom backdoor, named Sunburst, on the networks of more than 18,000 SolarWinds customers, including many large corporations and government bodies, in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. One of those Fobushell samples was identical to another we previously identified on a Zebrocy C2 server.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Ransomware targets everyone: individual users, small and medium businesses, huge corporations, and even governments. Corporate or government networks are especially hard to protect, as there are many employees. That’s why organizations in healthcare, governance, finances, and education are the most attractive targets.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Here are only seven out of 26 topics: Insider threats Passwords Security of mobile devices Social engineering Viruses Email security Human error To start the course, you need to register and choose the type of account you need. This course covers a broad range of security topics, explaining it with a simple language.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 16, 2023

For some, AI is the stuff of nightmares. Whether it’s Hal refusing to open the pod bay doors in 2001: A Space Odyssey or the wild thought experiment of Roko’s Basilisk—or even way back to (retellings of) Frankenstein’s monster or the ancient legend of the Golem—there’s a fear that our creations will turn against us.

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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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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 attacks, which took place earlier this year, affected industrial plants, design bureaus and research institutes, government agencies, ministries and departments.

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Spinone

JANUARY 20, 2020

That is why hackers use social engineering tricks to pressure victims into paying a ransom. Public organizations Education, government, healthcare, finance, law enforcement – the occurrence of ransomware in these sectors is quadrupled in the past few years. Use antivirus. Use ransomware prevention services.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In particular, we detected notifications about compensation allocated by the government to employees of certain companies. The attachments most frequently encountered and blocked by the antivirus in 2021 were Trojans from the Agensla family, which steal login credentials stored in browsers as well as credentials from e-mail and FTP clients.

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