Security Boulevard

JANUARY 9, 2025

Threat actors used AI tools to orchestrate highly convincing and scalable social engineering campaigns, making it easier to deceive users and infiltrate systems. Organizations have respondedand must continue toby adopting AI-powered cybersecurity tools and implementing zero trust architecture as a critical countermeasure.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

He previously chronicled the emergence of cybercrime while covering Microsoft for USA TODAY. Erin: What are some of the most common social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use? Erin: What role should governments play in combating cybercrime? Erin: What role does human error play in cybersecurity incidents?

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IT Security Guru

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Attacks such as hacking, phishing, ransomware and social engineering are on the rise. In the eyes of many, the war on cybercrime is being lost. Ransomware, identity theft, and other cybercrime is on the rise. I remember when I set out in IT Architecture and was making the switch to Cybersecurity.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2022

Not long ago, it was revealed that T-Mobile had been breached by bad actors who convinced employees to switch their SIM cards to let them bypass two-factor identification — reminding us how effective social engineering can still be. Once this communication is blocked, the malicious software essentially becomes inert.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2025

Social Engineering Tactics: These tactics exploit human psychology to manipulate individuals. In our exclusive white paper, we delve deep into how AI is reshaping cybercrime, the methods attackers use, and actionable strategies to keep your organization protected.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 8, 2024

Knowledge is a powerful tool in protecting against cybercrime. It's crucial to keep users educated and bring in AI-powered security solutions that can spot and block tricky social engineering attempts coming from multiple message channels. Many services offer alerts for unusual login attempts or changes to account information.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

When the pandemic struck, online bad actors took it as an opportunity to double-down on their attacks through ransomware, malware, and social engineering. Fortunately, emerging trends in the financial technology sector may have the potential to turn the tide of cybercrime and keep our financial data safe. .

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 29, 2025

Top ransomware predictions for 2025Prediction 1: AI-powered social engineering attacks will surge and fuel ransomware campaignsIn 2025, threat actors will increasingly use generative AI (GenAI) to conduct more effective social engineering attacks. A top emerging AI-driven trend is voice phishing (vishing).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

The trojan can run on both ARM and x86 architectures. The use of fake domains impersonating venture capital firms and social engineering tactics observed by Jamf lead the experts into attributing the attacks to BlueNoroff.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Social engineering. Malware, social engineering , and cyber attacks. The architectural threat takes advantage of the weakness in components of the information system. Types of cyber threats There are multiple ways to categorize cybersecurity threats. By source: Physical damage. Cyberattack.

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SecureList

APRIL 13, 2023

RapperBot then determines the processor architecture and infects the device. This suggests some form of human interaction and social engineering. This method speeds up the brute forcing process significantly because it doesn’t have to go over a huge list of credentials. The downloader is written in.NET and called CUEMiner.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Increased risk of cyberattacks The rising cost of living can lead to an increase in cybercrime, as people become more desperate to make money. Instead of downsizing amidst heightened cybercrime risks, consider a more innovative approach. Does this tool integrate with our existing architecture (e.g., SIEM, SOAR)?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Group-IB also evaluates exchanges’ infrastructure and architecture in order to understand ways to counter potential threats. In some cases, with founders’ consent, the assessment includes penetration testing using social engineering methods aimed at the network compromise through the most vulnerable link at any organization– humans.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2022

Microsoft and Okta disclosed breaches this week involving Lapsus$, a cybercrime group that has made headlines multiple times in recent months for attacks against corporations including NVIDIA, Ubisoft, Samsung, and Vodafone. The group specializes in stealing and extorting data in exchange for a ransom payment.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In 2023, 74% of all breaches include the human element, meaning people were involved through mistakes, misuse of privileges, use of stolen credentials, or social engineering tactics. This includes legacy repositories deep in the architecture and new ones, in on-premises and cloud-managed environments.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Over the past few years, we have witnessed numerous APT actors and cybercrime groups successfully execute their code in the kernel-mode of targeted systems, despite the presence of these new protection mechanisms. These classical attack methods were prevalent during an earlier era characterized by a multitude of rootkit variants.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In 2023, 74% of all breaches include the human element, meaning people were involved through mistakes, misuse of privileges, use of stolen credentials, or social engineering tactics. This includes legacy repositories deep in the architecture and new ones, in on-premises and cloud-managed environments.

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SC Magazine

MAY 1, 2021

His expertise is in social engineering, technology, security algorithms and business. Moore’s research topics are dedicated to the ongoing progression of cyber law, cybercrime, national and international cyber policy, and disaster recovery efforts. His passions include transforming health care and building strong communities.

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SecureList

JULY 27, 2023

This sophisticated malware, completely rewritten from scratch, exhibits an advanced and complex architecture that makes use of loadable and embedded modules and plugins. We also discovered a new variant, MATAv5. MATAv5 is capable of functioning as both a service and a DLL within different processes.

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Herjavec Group

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Threat actors have developed social engineering approaches that leverage the uncertainty and chaos of the pandemic in order to deliver their malicious software. This makes simple but essential information security protocols like proper monitoring, network segmentation, and working toward a zero-trust architecture challenging.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 18, 2024

The social engineering tactics are highly tailored to build trust before delivering sophisticated malware. Experts warn how sophisticated techniques could proliferate from geopolitical espionage campaigns to financially motivated cybercrime targeting a wider range of sectors like healthcare and manufacturing. "If

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Last year, we foresaw the APT and cybercrime worlds becoming more porous on an operational level. This includes the use of social engineering to obtain credentials and brute-force attacks on corporate services, in the hope of finding poorly protected servers. Let’s start by looking at the predictions we made for 2021.

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SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

The Trojan may also use social engineering to convince victims to download a smartphone app. The new chip, which has replaced Intel processors in several of its products, is based on ARM architecture instead of the x86 architecture traditionally used in personal computers.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2022

While we were unable to obtain the same results by analyzing the CERT-UA samples, we subsequently identified a different WhiteBlackCrypt sample matching the WhisperKill architecture and sharing similar code. On February 23, ESET published a tweet announcing new wiper malware targeting Ukraine. Final thoughts.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The malware architects removed a distinctive string that previously served as a telltale compromise marker within the loader, and introduced a string hashing algorithm derived from omniORB, an open-source Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) implementation.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Zero Trust Architecture Becomes the Norm: Organizations will fully embrace Zero Trust principles, leading to better segmentation and control over data, even in hybrid and remote work environments. "The What the Practitioners Predict Jake Bernstein, Esq.,

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Cybercrime will go to the next level: Cyberattackers will implement improved skills, “shift left” attacks, and shifting strategies to adjust to evolving cyberdefense. AI-Powered Cybercrime Despite the advancements in using AI to improve security, cybercriminals also have access to AI and LLMs.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

government taking a more active role in the battle against cybercrime, more needs to be done defensively to protect the private companies that make?up Here’s why: Total global losses from cybercrime in 2021 are estimated to top $6 trillion , with the U.S. Despite the U.S. of the critical infrastructure in our nation.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 12, 2025

Threat Actors Cybersecurity threats are growing more complex and persistent, driven by the heightened activities of nation-state actors and increasingly sophisticated cybercrime groups. Organised Cybercrime Groups Up Their Game Cybercriminals arent resting on old tactics with cybercrime expected to hit $12 trillion in 2025.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 21, 2025

Singh outlined several steps that Coinbase, and similar organizations, should consider: Zero-trust architecture with micro-segmentation Encrypted, inaccessible PII data even to internal agents Vendor oversight and frequent risk reviews Advanced social engineering defense training Coinbase's strategy may prove to be more than a PR pivot.

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SecureList

MAY 7, 2025

The architecture of Windows, combined with vulnerabilities in software such as Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and unpatched systems, makes it a prime target for ransomware executables. The proliferation of large language models (LLMs) tailored for cybercrime will further amplify ransomware’s reach and impact.

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