Hacker Combat

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Google has reported that it disrupted the phishing attacks where threat actors had tried to hijack various YouTube accounts using cookie theft malware. When the victims clicked on the link, it would redirect the victim to some malware landing page. . The malware has the ability to steal passwords and cookies.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Not to mention the heightened cyber awareness and risk mitigation across businesses and industries. 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. You should always stop and verify.

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Webroot

JUNE 2, 2022

If you’re the parent of a gamer, or if you’re a gamer yourself, it’s important to learn about the risks. Unfortunately, hackers realize this and use the lure of free games to infect people with malware. Many gamers are unaware of the cybersecurity risks that they face. Phishing and social engineering.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JULY 7, 2022

Risk Level. The booming market on the Dark Web for passwords and other personal information make it a lucrative business for any cybercriminal - and Raccoon Stealer’s Malware-as-a-Service model makes it even easier for anyone to steal your information to make a profit. Wait, what is Malware-as-a-Service?”

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IT Security Guru

MAY 20, 2024

Today, common cyber threats include phishing, ransomware, and malware attacks, each capable of significantly disrupting operations and compromising sensitive data. Here are some tips for creating an effective security policy: Assess security needs: Evaluate your current security landscape and identify potential risks.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The infection chain was divided into four stages : The malware was installed through a dropper, a program executed by opening an attachment to a deceptive e-mail, probably a fake pdf or doc file, or executed directly from the Internet, without user interaction, exploiting the exploit described in the point 4. The infection chain.

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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. One-upmanship.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 13, 2023

Endpoint Security: Securing endpoints, such as laptops, desktops, and mobile devices, is crucial in preventing unauthorized access and malware infections. Implementing endpoint protection solutions, including antivirus software, intrusion prevention systems, and device encryption, adds an extra layer of defense.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

More than half of the breaches started with the network servers being compromised either through email phishing, malware or privileged credential misuse. For many of these hospitals and rural clinics, insufficient security measures dramatically escalate the risk of an attack. million patients.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 17, 2023

While some aspects of the situation may be beyond the control of IT teams, there are still countless precautions that can be taken to minimize the risk of a ransomware attack or the harm a successful attack might cause. However, despite the challenge, there is no reason for hopelessness.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

Malvertising acts as a vessel for malware propagation. Scammers and malware operators are increasingly adept at mimicking popular brands in their ad snippets, which makes it problematic for the average user to tell the wheat from the chaff. Here's some evidence for those who consider the risk far-fetched.

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BH Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2023

This could include malware that antivirus and security solutions can’t detect; a secure internet connection to prevent tracing; initial access to victim companies’ networks or mailboxes (which is also key to many ransomware infections); effective social engineering content; fraudulent content hosting, and more.

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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.” They may also have attachments that contain malware. How to Spot Them: Phishing emails could contain spelling and grammatical errors.

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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! Even with some excellent advanced threat protection, do not risk exposure to your device.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Whether your business has 20 or thousands of employees, vulnerability scanning is a fundamental necessity to help drive out risk. Protect against malware and ransomware. The top training modules to consider include PCI security standards, social engineering, preventing virus and malware outbreaks, and mobile device security.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2022

RedLine Password Theft Malware. The RedLine password theft malware is a hot topic this month with Microsoft’s employee compromise. Insider threats are some of the most dangerous and effective threats, primarily because they cannot be eliminated as risks. RedLine Malware-as-a-Service. Passwords: An Easy Target.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

There were no social media sites to speak of, companies were selling antivirus and anti-Trojan solutions, but nobody cared about adware, PUPs, and assorted nuisances. The reasons why people get infected with malware have not changed that much though: Free stuff. Why pay when you can get it for free?

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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. Malware can be delivered through email attachments, malicious websites, or compromised software.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 1, 2022

Travel can involve significant security risks. The security risks business travelers may face. Travel security and risk management have become increasingly important over the past few years due to the rising threat of cyberattacks and major challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic. What effective travel policies can look like.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2024

No longer confined to isolated malware or phishing attacks, threats now encompass a wide range of sophisticated tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by cybercriminals and nation-state actors alike. However, MDR also runs the risk of false positives, leading to wasted time and resources.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 4, 2022

That risk still exists, but we all face many other threats today too. There are rootkits, Trojans, worms, viruses, ransomware, phishing, identity theft, and social engineering to worry about. Content blockers help reduce ads, Trojans, phishing, and other undesirable content that an antivirus product alone may not stop.

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Identity IQ

MAY 7, 2021

With more than 15 billion login credentials available on the dark web because of data breaches, millions of online accounts remain at risk of unauthorized access. Social Engineering: Cybercriminals are increasingly using sophisticated social engineering tools to trick people into revealing their login credentials.

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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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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

From there, these tools send alerts to security teams if and when risks are identified. Vulnerability management is handled not only by cybersecurity and IT teams but by cross-functional teams that understand how assets are used across the organization.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 29, 2023

Phishing is a type of social engineering attack that tricks victims into disclosing personal information or downloading malicious software. Sandboxing is important because it helps to identify and mitigate potential security vulnerabilities, viruses, and malware. Running an antivirus scan on the asset. of cases in 2020.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Machines can recognize patterns to detect malware and unusual activity better than humans and classic software. In this approach, defenders can use existing data to detect fraud and malware. Even some of the top consumer antivirus tools have begun to add machine learning-based detection. Intrusion and malware detection.

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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. Step 4: Attackers use malware and exploits off-the-shelf or customize the tools to create ransomware variants and new techniques.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

” But the security community and other technology leaders have started raising the alarm, worried about the program’s potential to write malware and spread mis- and disinformation. 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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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

This method involves using emails, social media, instant messaging, and other platforms to manipulate users into revealing personal information or performing actions that can lead to network compromise, data loss, or financial harm. social engineering tactics and strange sender behaviors), they also use artificial intelligence algorithms.

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SecureList

MAY 28, 2024

By providing third-party companies (service providers or contractors) with access to their infrastructure, businesses increase the risk of trusted relationship attacks – T1199 in the MITRE ATT&CK classification. In 2023, trusted relationship cyberattacks ranked among the top three most frequently used attack vectors.

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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. Utilizes cutting-edge machine learning techniques to adjust to changing email security risks.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Businesses faced constant threats with phishing scams , malware , and other tactics. This signals a new era of cybercrime where private data becomes prized currency, putting every email address and credit card number at risk. But the numbers alone tell only part of the story.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

The Rapid7 Insight Platform gives you a broad spectrum of solutions for cloud security, vulnerability risk management, threat detection and response, and threat intelligence. It needs to be maintained for various types of cyber threats like Ransomware, Malware, Social Engineering, and Phishing. Visit website.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 19, 2022

These may be obtained by phishing, social engineering, insider threats, or carelessly handed data. Default configurations are now running the risk of bans and fines. RDP, NetBios, and Telnet are all potentially high-risk for an insecure network. Malware is packed in certain ways to avoid detection and identification.

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