Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

A Case-Control Study to Measure Behavioral Risks of Malware Encounters in Organizations PyPI Python Library “aiocpa” Found Exfiltrating Crypto Keys via Telegram Bot Bootkitty: Analyzing the first UEFI bootkit for Linux Hudson Rock Announces First Comprehensive Infostealers AI Bot: CavalierGPT Gaming Engines: An Undetected Playground for (..)

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 19, 2024

More and more, threat actors are leveraging the browser to deliver malware in ways that can evade detection from antivirus programs. Social engineering is a core part of these schemes and the tricks we see are sometimes very clever. Who would have though that copy/paste could be so dangerous?

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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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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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Malwarebytes

APRIL 24, 2025

All you have to do is install the software and tap your card to your phone – and criminals excel at persuading you to do just that. Attackers get the malicious software via a malware-as-a-service model. SuperCard X’s developers have focused on making this software as stealthy as possible.

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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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SC Magazine

APRIL 1, 2021

Many of the hard lessons these gamers are learning also apply to computer users who download pirated, cracked or modded business software on their devices. The attackers used a new cryptor to obfuscate the malware code they hid in seemingly legitimate files and evade detection from antivirus software.

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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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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 17, 2018

No one in cybersecurity refers to “antivirus” protection any more. The technology that corrals malicious software circulating through desktop PCs, laptops and mobile devices has evolved into a multi-layered security technology referred to as ‘endpoint security.’. Evasion of the latest antivirus signatures quickly became an art form.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

For instance, phishing, one of the most common, is a social engineering attack used to steal user data. To begin with, keep all software across your devices updated to the latest version. This includes antivirus software, operating systems, and individual apps. Cyber hygiene basics. Security tools and services.

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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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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Supply Chain Attacks : These attacks target the supply chain rather than individual organizations, exploiting vulnerabilities in third-party software and service providers. The trend towards polymorphic malwaremalware that changes its code constantlyhas made it harder for traditional antivirus solutions to detect and block infections.

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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.

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Hacker's King

MAY 24, 2025

The aim here is malicious and weaker than what appears to achieve: make the user reveal intensely guarded secrets, login information, alongside financial details, and in some cases, download harmful software. Phishing is now done through text messages (smishing), social media (social engineering), and even voice phone calls (vishing).

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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. That makes email security software a worthwhile investment for organizations of all sizes. user/month Coro edge: $11.99/user/month

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 3, 2025

Fowler's analysis suggests that the data was harvested using InfoStealer malware, a malicious software designed to extract sensitive information from infected systems. Phishing and social engineering : Even outdated credentials can be used to craft convincing phishing campaigns targeting individuals or organizations.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Evolution of FASTCash to Target Linux Previously, FASTCash primarily targeted legacy systems running unsupported or outdated software, often on Windows-based platforms. Financial institutions must prioritize regular software updates and patch management to eliminate vulnerabilities.

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Webroot

APRIL 22, 2025

Tech companies : With access to user data, software systems and intellectual property, tech firms are frequent targets. Government agencies : Because government organizations store highly sensitive information, social security numbers, they are considered especially high-value targets for cyberattacks.

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SecureList

APRIL 21, 2025

Lumma has also been observed using exploit kits, social engineering, and compromised websites to extend its reach and evade detection by security solutions. The attackers create Telegram channels with names containing keywords related to cryptocurrencies or pirated content, such as software, movies, etc.

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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 In the past, Raccoon Stealer was deployed in a couple of different ways, and each requires a different kind of defense: Masqueraded as legitimate, cracked software. So what’s new about it?

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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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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.

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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. ” SEPTEMBER.

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Hacker Combat

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The scammers would assure their victims that the URL was for legit software. 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.

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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. Mainly such attacks are often launched by taking poor device security and software vulnerabilities into consideration.

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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.

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Hacker Combat

APRIL 1, 2021

Ransomware is malicious software used by hackers to access and encrypt computers and computer networks. However, social engineering is the most common. Hackers have embraced social engineering in making ransomware attacks successful. Update All Your Software Applications. Be Careful When Opening All Emails.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 4, 2022

There are rootkits, Trojans, worms, viruses, ransomware, phishing, identity theft, and social engineering to worry about. Install device, operating system, and software security updates as soon as they become available. Pay close attention to installation screens and license agreements when installing software.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

Here are our picks for the top 20 cybersecurity software vendors plus 10 honorable mentions – with the caveat that at least a couple of those 30 companies are likely to merge. A CyberSecurity Software is a must for Cyber Security and Privacy of a business or individual. The benefits of cybersecurity software.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

CryptXXX, another major family discovered in April 2016 and later rebranded as UltraCrypter, relied on exploit kits that used software vulnerabilities to infiltrate systems. David Balaban is a computer security researcher with over 17 years of experience in malware analysis and antivirus software evaluation.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 8, 2022

Masquerading (tricked file type, scheduled tasks, renamed hacking software, etc.). Many security vendors can easily block known hacking software such as Mimikatz, but hackers can lower the detection rate significantly by simply renaming the file so the invoke command does not raise alerts. The Top Techniques Used by Hackers.

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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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Malwarebytes

MAY 19, 2022

These may be obtained by phishing, social engineering, insider threats, or carelessly handed data. Software is not up to date. Asset and patch management will help keep operating systems and other key software up to date. Valid accounts. The advisory lists ten different areas for concern, which you can see below.

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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. Whether that free version displays ads or comes bundled with other software which you didn’t want.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

In classic social engineering attack, the phishing message presents a “one time username and password” to the victims and urges the user to click the “Login Right Here” button. The login button is an embedded Hyperlink that points to hxxp : // yosemitemanagement [. ]

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Google Security

MARCH 8, 2023

Posted by Jasika Bawa, Chrome Security Team Starting in Chrome 111 we will begin to turn down the Chrome Cleanup Tool, an application distributed to Chrome users on Windows to help find and remove unwanted software (UwS). To date, it has performed more than 80 million cleanups, helping to pave the way for a cleaner, safer web.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 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. ” reads the report published by Activision.

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