Spinone

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

What is social engineering? Social engineering is a manipulative technique used by criminals to elicit specific actions in their victims. Social engineering is seldom a stand-alone operation. money from a bank account) or use it for other social engineering types.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Recently, Amazon announced that it will require all privileged Amazon Web Services (AWS) accounts to use multi-factor authentication (MFA) , starting in mid-2024. Multi-factor authentication is so much more secure, and with that a lot more forgiving, than passwords alone. So we wholeheartedly agree with Amazon on this.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Underground services are cropping up that are designed to enable bad actors to intercept one-time passwords (OTPs), which are widely used in two-factor authentication programs whose purpose is to better protect customers’ online accounts. Phishing, Social Engineering are Still Problems.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The choice of authentication methods plays a key role in defending against identity threats. In the first two blogs of this three-part series, we discussed the MFA methods available to users and their strengths and weaknesses in defending against five types of cyberattack. What authentication methods are right for you?

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Authentication and authorization vulnerabilities: Weak authentication methods and compromised access tokens can provide unauthorized access. Malicious intent or manipulation: AI chatbots can be exploited to spread misinformation, execute social engineering attacks or launch phishing. Using MFA can prevent 99.9%

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 23, 2024

This advisory details an authentication bypass vulnerability, CVE-2024-0204, that allows an unauthenticated attacker to create an […] The post CVE-2024-0204: Fortra GoAnywhere MFT Authentication Bypass Deep-Dive appeared first on Horizon3.ai. On January 22, 2024 Fortra posted a security advisory for their GoAnywhere MFT product.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 4, 2023

From these instances the group reaches out through Teams messages and persuades targets to approve multi-factor authentication (MFA) prompts initiated by the attacker. In both cases they require the user to enter a code that is displayed during the authentication flow into the prompt on the Microsoft Authenticator app on their mobile device.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a well-known and well-established protection that many organizations rely on. Several common authentication methods include the use of one-time passcodes (OTP). Social Engineering: An attacker logs in with a user’s credentials and the real user gets sent an OTP.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2024

Strengthen authentication. Next, implement multi-factor authentication to make gaining access even more difficult for hackers. Social engineering: These attacks exploit human error to gain unauthorized access to organizational systems. Nonprofits can bolster their network security by insisting on strong login credentials.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

2022 that an intrusion had exposed a “limited number” of Twilio customer accounts through a sophisticated social engineering attack designed to steal employee credentials. The missives asked users to click a link and log in at a phishing page that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Enabling multi-factor authentication 3. Updating software Cisco Duo is all about cybersecurity, so every week we’re going to publish a blog focused on those respective topics. Cybercriminals can harvest this information through social engineering and deduce your password. Using strong passwords and a password manager 2.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

. “A domain hosting provider ‘GoDaddy’ that manages one of our core domain names incorrectly transferred control of the account and domain to a malicious actor,” Liquid CEO Kayamori said in a blog post. authenticate the phone call before sensitive information can be discussed. and 11:00 p.m. PST on Nov.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 9, 2024

Most of the flaws that Microsoft deems “more likely to be exploited” this month are marked as “important,” which usually involve bugs that require a bit more user interaction (social engineering) but which nevertheless can result in system security bypass, compromise, and the theft of critical assets.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

The missives asked users to click a link and log in at a phishing page that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page. Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication. Image: Cloudflare.com. On that last date, Twilio disclosed that on Aug.

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Security Through Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Use Multifactor Authentication (MFA) You can view Multifactor Authentication as a secondary defense for your accounts. While usernames and passwords can be brute forced or gathered in social engineering attacks; MFA, when used properly, helps ensure that it really is YOU who is logging in.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 30, 2022

I recently learned that you can coerce NTLM authentication from SCCM servers using any Windows SCCM client when automatic site-wide client push installation is enabled and NTLM has not been explicitly disabled. Next, we need to set up ntlmrelayx to capture and relay NTLM authentication received from our target computers.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

In this report, we walk through a real-world case study of how a socially engineered phishing attack worked on a popular company, and show you some steps on how it could have been prevented. This report guides you through some big questions and answers about phishing, including: What is social engineering?

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Two-factor authentication is a great way to protect your online accounts, and we always recommend you turn it on. Yesterday, security intelligence firm, Intel 147, revealed it had noticed an uptick of activity in threat actors providing access to services in Telegram that circumvent two-factor authentication (2FA) methods.

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Accounting for nearly a quarter of reported incidents in Australia, phishing is a broad category of social engineering with several variations. These social engineering techniques tricked employees into revealing their login credentials, which allowed attackers to access additional systems and data. What is phishing?

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 9, 2023

On Friday October 6, 2023, 23andMe confirmed via a somewhat opaque blog post that threat actors had "obtained information from certain accounts, including information about users’ DNA Relatives profiles." As 23andMe says in its own blog post, "Since 2019 we’ve offered and encouraged users to use multi-factor authentication."

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In this blog, we’ll discuss some of the ways you can use MFA and features like Duo’s Trusted Endpoints to protect against MFA bypass attacks. MFA bypass attacks are techniques attackers use to circumvent the additional layers of security that multi-factor authentication provides. What is an MFA bypass attack?

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

Recently, attackers have targeted multi-factor authentication (MFA). Even if an attacker has access to a username and password, they still need access to the second authentication factor to break into the organization. This becomes a constant cycle of organizations introducing new protections and attackers finding ways to exploit them.

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Webroot

JUNE 2, 2022

Phishing and social engineering. Gaming is now an online social activity. If possible, enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on your gaming accounts as well. Watch for phishing and social engineering. The post Cyber threats in gaming—and 3 tips for staying safe appeared first on Webroot Blog.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 14, 2022

For starters, attackers leverage social engineering tactics and information gleaned from websites and social media profiles to determine employees’ working relationships and connections. Today’s BEC attempts aren’t the easy-to-spot, typo-laden phishing campaigns of the past.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 3, 2023

In his blog post , Kelley shared a video from CanadianKingpin12 that suggests DarkBERT will go well beyond the social engineering capabilities of the earlier tools with new “concerning capabilities.”

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 11, 2022

A few things that are involved in most attacks include social engineering, passwords, and vulnerabilities. The use of multi-factor authentication (MFA) that is not easily socially engineered is critical. At the macro level, password hygiene is abysmal.

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Security Through Education

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Social-Engineer, LLC saw an almost 350% increase in recognition of phishing emails when using a similar training platform in 2020. It is to these carefully crafted campaigns that Social-Engineer, LLC can attribute their success. The answer is simple; with simulated attacks and subsequent training.

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SC Magazine

MAY 11, 2021

Researchers last week spotted a phishing campaign that leveraged an online email authentication solution from Zix, in hopes that potential victims would be lulled into a false sense of security. But since these types of socially engineered attacks do not make use of these tactics, it evades traditional defenses,” Tobe explained.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 10, 2023

We spoke with our blog volunteers to get their insights into what best practices their companies are following, along with how you can get on a path to better identity management. Identity Verification and Validation: Users' and devices' identities should be confirmed and authenticated before granting access to systems and data.

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Here are a couple of tools that can help you reduce your risk for some of Scattered Spider’s techniques: SIM Swaps Remove SMS and telephony authentication methods, limiting users to stronger factors like WebAuthn and Verified Duo Push. Devices you wouldn’t expect (available to Advantage and Premier customers).

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The fraudster commences the social engineering by irritating the targeted victim, and then follows up with an an offer to alleviate the annoyance. The nag might be a spoofed multifactor authentication push or system error alert – a notification message that annoying repeats on a seemingly infinite loop. Spoofed alerts.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2022

Social engineering is a prerequisite to almost all cyberattacks. Hardware-based attacks require physical access to the target entity, and employee carelessness and negligence make social engineering the perfect tool to gain said access. It is unlikely one would question its integrity. To nominate, please visit:?

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 30, 2021

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 23, 2023

Passwords are a weak point in modern-day secure authentication practices, with Verizon highlighting that almost 50% of breaches start with compromised credentials. Until a fully password-free environment is deployed, accepted, and adopted by all users, less secure methods of authentication will still be relied on.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2022

“What actions are required is not clear; however, we do know that exploitation requires an authenticated user level of access,” Breen said. “This combination suggests that the exploit requires a social engineering element, and would likely be seen in initial infections using attacks like MalDocs or LNK files.”

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Security Through Education

JANUARY 18, 2023

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency , lists the following 4 steps to protect yourself: Implement multi-factor authentication on your accounts and make it significantly less likely you’ll get hacked. Most if not, all social engineering attacks will attempt to trigger some emotion such as urgency, fear, greed, or curiosity.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

A new blog post report has shone a light on the malicious practice known as voice phishing or vishing – a social engineering tactic that some cyber experts say has only grown in prominence since COVID-19 forced employees to work from home. A recently reported phishing and vishing campaign was designed to impersonate Geek Squad.

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