The Last Watchdog

APRIL 10, 2019

Outside of giants JP Morgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and U.S. firms are comprised of community banks and regional credit unions. These smaller institutions, much like the giants, are hustling to expand mobile banking services. Related: OneSpan’s rebranding launch. Key takeaways: Shifting risks.

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SecureList

MAY 6, 2024

A significant share of scam, phishing and malware attacks is about money. Methodology In this report, we present an analysis of financial cyberthreats in 2023, focusing on banking Trojans and phishing pages that target online banking, shopping accounts, cryptocurrency wallets and other financial assets.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 26, 2023

Summary In the midst of significant layoffs hitting the previously immune tech industry, scammers have mobilized and doubled down on targeting job seekers with various employment scams. Scammers may also ask for Social Security numbers and bank account information for depositing paychecks.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 22, 2023

More than 450 workers at the United States Postal Service (USPS) lost more than $1 million in a direct deposit scam that left postal workers without pay, angry at the USPS for not heeding warnings of the scheme, and the agency scrambling to figure out exactly what happened. This was a not an incredibly technical attack.

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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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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 14, 2022

The attacker then creates a look-alike domain and contacts each customer on the report explaining that all future payments should be sent to a new bank account. We would never expect someone we know and work with to scam us, much less defraud our organization. The attacker also has the rep’s email signature. Planned attacks.

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SC Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

Researchers found 167 counterfeit Android and iOS apps that attackers used to steal money from victims who believed they installed a financial trading, banking or cryptocurrency app. Carson said companies need better cyber hygiene via educating employees on ways to detect these scams. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2024

Resecurity has uncovered a cybercriminal faction known as “ GXC Team “, who specializes in crafting tools for online banking theft, ecommerce deception, and internet scams. Upon detection, it alters the banking information of the intended recipient (like the victim’s supplier) to details specified by the perpetrator.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 2, 2021

Phishing attempts come via email where scammers use different social engineering tactics to pose as a reputable sender like the IRS, your bank or brokerage firm. Similar social engineering attempts may take the form of a phone call, postal letter or text message.

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 31, 2023

Phishing attacks, malicious links and social engineering are just a few of the tricks used by cybercriminals to obtain credentials and other valuable information. Cybercriminals can use deep fake technology to impersonate someone you may know or trust to make a social engineering scam even more believable.

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Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

Apple iOS users often fall prey to mobile scams; around 30.1% Thus, these Australian attacks significantly contribute to the rising trend in socially engineered attacks. Social media-based scams are increasing as the average Australian uses their smartphone to connect unilaterally with multiple social networking services.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

Allen said a typical voice phishing or “vishing” attack by this group involves at least two perpetrators: One who is social engineering the target over the phone, and another co-conspirator who takes any credentials entered at the phishing page and quickly uses them to log in to the target company’s VPN platform in real-time.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 18, 2023

Several trip-related scams are doing the rounds right now, and we’re going to highlight some of the more prevalent ones. Fake customer support on social media is one current major area of concern. This is often aimed at banking customers looking for assistance.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

One of the most common techniques used to exploit web users is the phishing scam. If successful, criminals can use this sensitive information to steal from the company or impersonate the executive to scam other company employees. Social Media Phishing. What is Phishing? Clone Phishing. Microsoft 365 Phishing.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2024

.” A script that attempts to run a command with administrator privileges will ask users to authenticate, triggering a password dialog. This makes it very easy for the script to show a standard authentication request dialog and trick the user into giving root permissions. Targets are approached by DM on Telegram.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Newbies get a taste of what phishing tools can do, pull off their first scam and wish for more, which is when they will be offered paid content. “To attract larger audiences, scam operators advertise their services, promising to teach others how to phish for serious cash.” ” reads the post published by Kaspersky. .

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Security Through Education

OCTOBER 27, 2021

This begs the question, could a bank teller do the same if given some basic exposure to this training? Expert Chris Hadnagy advises us, “Unless you’re in the security business or law enforcement, you won’t be familiar with every new scam that pops up. What about a C-level executive? Cybersecurity Should Never be an Afterthought.

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BH Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Business Email Compromise: a scam on the rise Business email compromise (BEC) scams are raking in more cash for fraudsters, who are evolving their tactics to avoid detection. Among the most popular lures and themes for the scams were payroll diversion, where the scammer asks to change their bank account or direct debit information.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 21, 2021

The vast majority of cyberattacks rely on social engineering – the deception and manipulation of victims to coerce them into either opening malware or voluntarily providing sensitive information. Employees with the right training, on the other hand, have developed the right habits to help them spot and thwart cyberattacks.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 23, 2021

When victims submit their banking credentials, the phishing site sends them to the web panel where the fraudster is waiting. The amount the scammers ask for is not relevant for the end-result as the scammers can enter any number they like on the real banking site while they wait for the victim to provide them with the necessary details.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

As a matter of fact, the most-reported crime in the 2021 Internet Crime Report report was phishing , a social engineering scam wherein the victim receives a deceptive message from someone in an attempt to get the victim to reveal personal information or account credentials or to trick them into downloading malware.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 26, 2023

Many of today's most dangerous threats are delivered through social engineering, i.e., by tricking users into giving up their data, or downloading malware from an infected email attachment. Unsolicited phone calls and websites that do this are known as tech support scams. Use multi-factor authentication wherever you can.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

This includes your personally identifiable information as well as your online behavior and any authentication factors you use to verify your identity when accessing online services. Bank details. Social Security number (SSN). This is particularly true for those sites that don’t require two-factor authentication.

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SC Magazine

JULY 9, 2021

Today’s columnist, Rob Shavell of Abine, points out that better employee training about deepfake technology can possibly stop the famous 2019 case where a UK executive was duped by phone into transferring $200,000+ to a Hungarian bank, but companies also need to do a better job of managing the personal information of employees.

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2022

Another type of info stealer, this malware checks the user’s clipboard and steals banking information or other sensitive data a user copies. Experts also warn of scams and other social engineering attacks that cybercriminals use to trick victims into sending funds to the attackers’ wallets. ClipBanker trojans.

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Pen Test Partners

JANUARY 29, 2024

This post is about how we did it Finally, not shown in the piece, we spent time helping the targets understand how we found the data and showing them how to secure their online presence Bank scams and how to avoid them, with Alexis Conran We were asked to help make a TV show about the information that people share online being abused by scammers.

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Identity IQ

MAY 30, 2023

In this article, we answer these questions and more, so you can understand the risks and how to help protect yourself from possible scams down the road. These breaches can happen due to vulnerabilities in the database software, or through social engineering techniques that trick employees into revealing their login credentials.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 1, 2021

It is an online scam attack quite similar to Phishing. It is a type of social engineering cyberattack in which the website’s traffic is manipulated to steal confidential credentials from the users. Enable multi-factor authentication on all your accounts. One such popular way to infiltrate a system is Pharming.

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Identity IQ

JULY 3, 2023

The Importance of Detecting and Responding to Account Misuse The severity of account misuse can lead to various consequences, including unauthorized purchases, bank account financial fraud, and your personally identifiable information (PII) being compromised. Ensure that the new password you create is strong and unique.

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SecureList

APRIL 5, 2023

Once a URL is entered, the bot will generate several scam links targeting users of the service. Archive with phishing kits posted in a Telegram scam channel Contents of a free phishing kit archive Phishers also share stolen personal data with their subscribers, tagging it with information on whether it was verified or not.

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Identity IQ

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Sadly, there are many ways scammers and hackers can source their victims’ email addresses, including buying them from data providers or the dark web , email harvesting, social engineering, fake websites or social media. Set Up Multi-Factor Authentication. So, what happens if scammers have your email address?

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Malwarebytes

MAY 24, 2021

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at a banking trojan full of nasty tricks , explained some tips and pointers for using VirusTotal , and dug into how an authentication vulnerability was patched by Pega Infinity. Stay safe, everyone! The post A week in security (May 17 – May 23) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Identity IQ

MAY 7, 2021

Once they have access to an account with sufficient authority, cybercriminals can use that trusted email address to scam other companies into making fraudulent payments or just distribute malware en mass. Research by Verizon has shown that a third of all breaches in the past year involved phishing scams.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

When openly available to the public, such information can be gathered and exploited in phishing, BEC and impersonation campaigns to craft more convincing scams. By no means does your social media presence have to be anonymous or vanilla. Meanwhile, 93% of survey participants said that they set an OOO message while on vacation.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

However, I don't fall for the scams because I look for the warning signs: a sense of urgency, fear of missing out, and strange URLs that look nothing like any parcel delivery service I know of. Urgency is a core tenet of social engineering as it encourages people to act without properly thinking it though.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

If the movie lover entered their bank card details on the fake site, they risked paying more than the displayed amount for content that did not exist and sharing their card details with the scammers. Thus, during the World Cup a brand-new scam appeared: it offered users to win a newly released iPhone 14 for predicting match outcomes.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 22, 2021

People aren’t taking the time to verify the authenticity of email senders and often click on links, open attachments, or even fill out forms without a second of thought. It’s part of a broader cyber attack called “social engineering” that includes other avenues like phone calls, text messages, and even impersonating people in real life.

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