eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Penetration testing can also involve common hacking techniques such as social engineering , phishing attacks , dropped USB drive attacks, etc. Critical applications and internal processes, such as Active Directory (AD) ; Domain Name System (DNS) ; and accounting, banking, or operations management software.

Penetration Testing 120

Penetration Testing Phishing Risk Social Engineering 120

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 29, 2022

Hackers, for instance, are widely recognized for using phishing emails plus social engineering techniques to acquire access to classified data. IoT devices could be used like botnets so as to execute DDoS attacks. . . IT asset management mitigates the unidentified unpredictability associated with cyber attacks.

Cyber Risk 122

Cyber Risk Software Risk IoT 122

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The ad highlights the following features of BloodyStealer (translated from Russian as is): Grabber for cookies, passwords, forms, bank cards from browsers. Both C&C servers are placed behind Cloudflare, which hides their original IPs and provides a layer of protection against DDoS and web attacks. 40) for lifetime. Victimology.

Accountability 102

Accountability Marketing Phishing Malware 102

Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

DDoS (denial-of-service attack) – a type of a cyber attack which makes the site user wants to visit unusable by flooding it with malicious traffic. Hacking and Social Engineering Attack vector – a specific method used by a hacker to accomplish his malicious goal.

Passwords 40

Passwords Social Engineering Malware Encryption 40

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Phishing and Social Engineering. Because phishing relies on social engineering — tricking users into doing something — employee training is one of the best defenses against these attacks.

Malware 104

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 104

Webroot

JANUARY 7, 2022

In particular, we witnessed an increase in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and a surge in the usage of the internet of things (IoT). Malicious actors will continue to improve their social engineering tactics, making it more difficult to recognize deception and make it increasingly easier to become a victim, predicts Milbourne.

Cybercrime 105

Cybercrime Phishing Ransomware Cryptocurrency 105

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The gang infamously uses complex tactics and techniques to penetrate victim networks, such as exploitation of software vulnerabilities and social engineering. Triple extortion: adding a threat to expose the victim’s internal infrastructure to DDoS attacks. DDoS attacks in that case are not necessary.

Ransomware 135

Ransomware Encryption Malware DDOS 135

IT Security Guru

MARCH 19, 2021

A cyberattack such as a ransomware attack or a DDoS attack could halt business functions, resulting in indirect loss of earnings via downtime or a situation in which you’re being extorted. . However, the simple truth is that all data has value in the right – or wrong – hands.

Small Business 71

Small Business Social Engineering Cybersecurity Insurance 71

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data.

Cyber threats 113

Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 113

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data.

Malware 107

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The method of infection can vary from attack to attack and can include social engineering strategies, such as phishing and email spoofing , or a fraudulent website masquerading as legitimate, among others. This information can range from what websites you visit to your download history to your bank PIN.

Malware 75

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 75

SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

We attribute the campaign, named SnatchCrypto, to the BlueNoroff APT group, the threat actor behind the 2016 attack on Bangladesh’s central bank. The attackers study their victims carefully and use the information they find to frame social engineering attacks. Subsequently, DDoS attacks hit some government websites.

Phishing 110

Phishing Spyware Firmware Malware 110

SecureList

JULY 27, 2023

Killnet, led by a person nicknamed “KillMilk”, is one of the leaders of the hacktivist movement that uses DDoS as a means of disruption. Driven by nationalist ideals and motivations, it swiftly gained prominence as one of the most influential hacktivist groups aligned with pro-Russian sentiments.

Malware 88

Malware Government Phishing Social Engineering 88

Spinone

MAY 8, 2020

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are another familiar type of attack that can prevent businesses from carrying out operations. Phishing attacks are a type of social engineering attack where attackers play upon human nature to open an email or other type of message. A great example of this is ransomware.

Cyber Attacks 78

Cyber Attacks Phishing Backups Ransomware 78

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Social engineering attacks soon found use in the digital space. In July 2001, the Code Red Worm attempted to subject the entire Internet to a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. The group also claimed responsibility for a DDoS attack on Swiss email provider ProtonMail. Welcome to [link] Hacked By Chinese!”.

Malware 140

Malware Ransomware Antivirus Internet 140

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In the digital world, bad actors are using social engineering methods to hack on behalf of the Iranian government, even threatening the 2020 U.S. Traditionally, these attacks put an emphasis on social engineering, finding innovative new ways to defraud end-users. The DDoS nation-state hackers. election process.

Social Engineering 86

Social Engineering Government DDOS Engineering 86

Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

It includes stolen online banking logins (price varies depending on the account’s worth), Walmart credit cards, global credit cards with CVV from the USA, the UK, Australia, Israel, Spain, or Japan. And there are even more specialized products such as DDoS attacks, email databases, and malware. DDoS Attacks.

Accountability 111

Accountability Marketing Hacking Cryptocurrency 111

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Threat actors have also set a new record in DDoS attack power: 2.3 The quick growth applies to both textual data (bank card numbers, expiration dates, holder names, addresses, CVVs) and dumps (magnetic stripe data). Over the review period, the total price of all the bank card dumps offered for sale amounted to $1.5

Banking 129

Banking Ransomware Phishing Marketing 129

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1970-1995 — Kevin Mitnick — Beginning in 1970, Kevin Mitnick penetrates some of the most highly-guarded networks in the world, including Nokia and Motorola, using elaborate social engineering schemes, tricking insiders into handing over codes and passwords, and using the codes to access internal computer systems.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

ChatGPT can be trained to identify and mitigate network security threats like DDoS attacks when used in conjunction with other technologies. Social engineering Finally, cybercriminals wouldn’t be cybercriminals if they didn’t capitalize on ChatGPT’s wild popularity.

Cybersecurity 71

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Social Engineering Engineering 71

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Much of this fraud exploits weak authentication methods used by states that have long sought to verify applicants using static, widely available information such as Social Security numbers and birthdays. Many states also lacked the ability to tell when multiple payments were going to the same bank accounts.

Scams 312

Scams Insurance DDOS Authentication 312

Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2022

Indrik Spider AKA Evil Corp : Indrik Spider, a Russia-based APT, is famous for being the group behind the Dridex banking trojan and the BitPaymer ransomware , which managed to hit the U.K.’s With a complex banking trojan like Dridex and ransomware like BitPaymer, IndrikSpider has potential against most high-value industries.

Social Engineering 72

Social Engineering Backups Malware Ransomware 72