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Social engineering: Cybercrime meets human hacking

Webroot

According to the latest ISACA State of Security 2021 report , social engineering is the leading cause of compromises experienced by organizations. Findings from the Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report also point to social engineering as the most common data breach attack method. Avoid becoming a victim.

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Threat Group Continuously Updates Malware to Evade Antivirus Software

eSecurity Planet

Kaspersky revealed that APT10, also known as the Cicada hacking group, has successfully deployed the LODEINFO malware in government, media, public sector, and diplomatic organizations in Japan. However, the same also goes for antivirus software and other anti-malware solutions. See the Best EDR Solutions.

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Ransomware realities in 2023: one employee mistake can cost a company millions

Security Affairs

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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2020 Likely To Break Records for Breaches

Adam Levin

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.”. million customers of MGM Resorts was found posted on a hacking forum. MGM Resorts (10.6

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SHARED INTEL: How ransomware evolved from consumer trickery to deep enterprise hacks

The Last Watchdog

In many cases, the crooks hack managed service providers (MSPs) first and then use this access to compromise the partnering organizations. David Balaban is a computer security researcher with over 17 years of experience in malware analysis and antivirus software evaluation.

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Faults in Our Security: 6 Common Misconceptions in Cybersecurity

SecureWorld News

Relying on exhaustive lists of threats, as seen in antivirus and intrusion detection systems, is impractical. Hacking is cool: misguided hero worship Portraying hacking as a glamorous endeavor contributes to a social problem rather than addressing it as a technological challenge.

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Malware Hidden in Call of Duty Cheating Software

Schneier on Security

News article : Most troublingly, Activision says that the “cheat” tool has been advertised multiple times on a popular cheating forum under the title “new COD hack.” “Guides for cheats will typically ask users to disable or uninstall antivirus software and host firewalls, disable kernel code signing, etc.”

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