SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Social engineering attacks have long been a threat to businesses worldwide, statistically comprising roughly 98% of cyberattacks worldwide. Given the much more psychologically focused and methodical ways that social engineering attacks can be conducted, it makes spotting them hard to do.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 28, 2025

The phishing game has evolved into synthetic sabotage a hybrid form of social engineering powered by AI that can personalize, localize, and scale attacks with unnerving precision. At the heart of many of these kits are large language models (LLMs) trained or fine-tuned specifically for social engineering tasks.

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IT Security Guru

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

A prime example is multi-factor authentication (MFA), a security process that requires users to verify their identity in two or more ways, such as a password, a code sent to their phone, or a fingerprint. Other Ways Threat Actors Exploit Human Behaviour In addition to fatigue attacks, malefactors weaponise social engineering.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2019

If you bank online and choose weak or re-used passwords, there’s a decent chance your account could be pilfered by cyberthieves — even if your bank offers multi-factor authentication as part of its login process. This targeting can occur in at least one of two ways.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 22, 2025

This attack represents a notable shift in tactics used by cybercriminals targeting the cryptocurrency sector and highlights the risks posed by commonly used communication tools like Zoom. According to Security Alliance's findings, the campaign relied on social engineering and Zoom's remote control feature to infect targets with malware.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Shashanka Dr. Madhu Shashanka , Chief Data Scientist, Concentric AI Generative AI in 2025 will bring transformative opportunities but heightened cybersecurity risks, including data exposure, AI misuse, and novel threats like prompt injection attacks. Organizations face rising risks of AI-driven social engineering and personal device breaches.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

One of the report's most pressing concerns is the role of Generative AI in social engineering attacks. From the report: "Generative AI is being used to create highly convincing phishing emails, fake voices, and even deepfake videosmaking social engineering attacks more difficult to detect.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The stolen data reportedly includes highly personal information — names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, bank account details, and even records of residents’ interactions with city services. Businesses that handle customer data or interact with city networks are now faced with heightened risks.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2025

Guidebooks are also available to instruct on how to exploit the information obtained, in order to more effectively target victims through social engineering and doxxing campaigns. The lack of a robust verification process, combined with the trust placed in authorities, increases the risk to users’ digital security and privacy.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Grubhub recently confirmed a data breach stemming from a third-party vendor, exposing the ongoing risks associated with supply chain security. While these measures contained the incident, the breach underscores the risks inherent in outsourcing critical functions to external vendors. What data was compromised? How did this happen?

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

As the companies face nine federal lawsuits for failing to protect customer data, it’s abundantly clear hackers have checkmated multi-factor authentication (MFA). But the coup de gras was how easily they brushed aside the multi-factor authentication protections. How they steamrolled multi-factor authentication is a reason for pause.

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Trend Micro

JULY 2, 2025

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 5, 2022

Let’s walk through some practical steps organizations can take today, implementing zero trust and remote access strategies to help reduce ransomware risks: •Obvious, but difficult – get end users to stop clicking unknown links and visiting random websites that they know little about, an educational challenge. Best practices. Let’s talk VPNs.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

And one of the most successful and increasingly prevalent ways of attack has come from social engineering, which is when criminals manipulate humans directly to gain access to confidential information. Social engineering is more sophisticated than ever, and its most advanced iteration is the topic of today's discussion: deepfakes.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2025

The extension then silently authenticates the victim into a Chrome profile managed by the attackers Google Workspace. Once this authentication occurs, the attacker has full control over the newly managed profile in the victims browser, allowing them to push automated policies such as disabling safe browsing and other security features.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2025

The cybercriminals are using social engineering techniques to gain access to target organizations by impersonating employees or contractors. In many cases, threat actors employed methods to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA), by tricking victims’ help desk services to add unauthorized MFA devices to compromised accounts.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 28, 2025

The Duo difference: End-to-end phishing resistance For too long, defenders have focused solely on login protection with multi-factor authentication (MFA). Seamless Help Desk Verification: A new tech partnership enabling identity verification for help desks, safeguarding against social engineering attacks.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Google moved away from VPNs, instead using device-based authentication and continuous access verification, ensuring that each access request is authenticated. Proposing phased adoption : Conducting a cost-benefit analysis: Start with high-risk areas handling sensitive data, then expand organization-wide.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

Zack Allen is director of threat intelligence for ZeroFOX , a Baltimore-based company that helps customers detect and respond to risks found on social media and other digital channels. Allen said it matters little to the attackers if the first few social engineering attempts fail. A phishing page (helpdesk-att[.]com)

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Malwarebytes

JULY 2, 2025

Qantas says the breach occurred after a cybercriminal targeted a call centre and managed to gain access to the third party platform, presumably via social engineering. The breach at a third party provider is extra painful since Qantas concluded an uplift of third and fourth-party cyber-risk governance processes in 2024.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 7, 2025

Traditional Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), while a step up from password-only security, is no longer enough to fight modern phishing schemes. Todays threat actors use AI to craft compelling phishing campaigns and advanced social engineering tactics to slip past MFA, resulting in credential theft and account takeovers.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Protecting Retailers Against Cyber Risks on Black Friday and Cyber Monday josh.pearson@t… Tue, 11/26/2024 - 08:01 As Black Friday and Cyber Monday loom, the stakes for retailers extend far beyond enticing deals and record sales. trillion, the risk of a data breach extends beyond immediate financial losses. trillion and $5.28

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 22, 2025

security professionals, highlighting a few worrisome findings: Deepfake risks increasingly target vulnerable board members and executives. As AI technology advances, attackers are shifting their focus from technical exploits to human emotions using deeply personal and well-orchestrated social engineering tactics.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Tim Mackey, Head of Software Supply Chain Risk Strategy at Black Duck, explains: "Attacks on legacy cyber-physical, IoT, and IIoT devicesparticularly in an OT environmentare to be expected and must be planned for as part of the operational requirements for the device. Enforce DMARC, DKIM, and SPF to prevent spoofing.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Cybercriminals employ social engineering techniques to trick you into believing you must resolve fictitious technical issues. The hallmark of ClickFix campaigns is their clever use of social engineering. Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA): Implementing MFA adds layer of security to your accounts.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 26, 2025

Here are some cool things Duo Directory can do: User management — Duo can serve as your source of truth for managing identity directories, primary authentication, and user attributes. Routing rules — Use Duo as a hub for authentication to route authentication requests between directories when you’ve got more than one.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 20, 2025

Phishing plays straight out of the cybercrime playbook "March Madness brings heightened cybersecurity risks this year, especially with the expansion of sports gambling beyond traditional office pools creating new attack vectors for credential harvesting and financial fraud," warns J.

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Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

The growing risks to your data During the third quarter of 2024, data breaches exposed more than 422 million records worldwide. Millions of customers were put at risk when their social security numbers, phone numbers, and other sensitive personal information were leaked.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 16, 2025

Scattered Spider is a financially motivated threat actor group known for its social engineering prowess, SIM-swapping attacks, and living-off-the-land (LOTL) techniques. The group is well known to employ social engineering tactics to gain access, so hardening your help desk is an immediate first step in defense," Staynings continued.

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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 Affairs

JULY 29, 2022

Therefore, strong authentication methods are needed. Therefore, strong authentication methods are needed to improve security without hindering user convenience. What is Strong Authentication? The IAM Security Boundary Strong authentication is a critical component of modern-day identity and access management.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 9, 2024

This incident serves as a stark reminder of the critical risks posed by global IT disruptions and supply chain weaknesses. XZ backdoor to bypass SSH authentication What happened? This case underscores the serious risk that social engineering and supply chain attacks pose to open-source projects. Why does it matter?

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Which topics should CEOs, CIOs and CISOs have on their radar when it comes to Identity and Access Management ( IAM ) and cyber security risks in 2022? Related: How IAM authenticates users. Multi-Factor Authentication ( MFA ) can tremendously increase their access security and prevent phishing and social engineering attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

As businesses rely more on mobile devices for authentication and communication, these evolving threats are slipping past conventional security defenses, putting corporate networks at greater risk. As cybercriminals refine their methods, companies that fail to adapt risk being the next target. What is mishing?

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2024

Assess risks. Creating a solid cybersecurity foundation begins with understanding the organization’s risks. A recent study found only 27% of charities undertook risk assessments in 2023 and only 11% said they reviewed risks posed by suppliers. Strengthen authentication. Train staff regularly.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 13, 2025

Ellis identifies three key strategies for mitigating risks associated with AI-powered cyber threats: Behavioral detection over static signatures Traditional signature-based malware detection methods are increasingly ineffective against AI-generated threats.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Ensure that any solution is compliant with relevant data protection legislation, and validate access to systems with robust user authentication. Authentication and access control As VR experiences become more data-driven and personalized, ensuring strict user authorization and validation becomes increasingly important.

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