The Last Watchdog

JUNE 18, 2018

Bank patrons in their 20s and 30s, who grew up blanketed with digital screens, have little interest in visiting a brick-and-mortar branch, nor interacting with a flesh-and-blood teller. This truism is pushing banks into unchartered territory. So banks are all in. LaSalla: Back in the day it was hardware tokens for banks.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The cybersecurity world has been abuzz with news of a new Linux variant of FASTCash, a sophisticated malware targeting the banking sector. FASTCash has gained notoriety for its ability to bypass banking security protocols, enabling cybercriminals to withdraw massive amounts of cash from ATMs.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2024

Resecurity uncovered a cybercriminal group that is providing a sophisticated phishing kit, named V3B, to target banking customers in the EU. “Currently, it is estimated that hundreds of cybercriminals are using this kit to commit fraud, leaving victims with empty bank accounts. . ” reads the report published Resecurity.

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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 17, 2021

Bizarro is yet another banking Trojan family originating from Brazil that is now found in other regions of the world. Attempts have now been made to steal credentials from customers of 70 banks from different European and South American countries. It may also use social engineering to convince victims to download a smartphone app.

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IT Security Guru

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Other Ways Threat Actors Exploit Human Behaviour In addition to fatigue attacks, malefactors weaponise social engineering. MFA fatigue is often coupled with social engineeringan attacker might contact the victim, masquerading as IT support, and advise them to approve the prompt to “resolve an issue.”

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Jane Frankland

MAY 16, 2025

Fraudsters use AI, social engineering, and emotional manipulation to steal not just money, but also trust, time, and peace of mind. Here’s a breakdown of the most widespread and damaging scams today: Impersonation Scams (51% of fraud cases) where fraudsters pose as: Banks, HMRC, DVLA, or government agencies. Couriers (e.g.,

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IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

It’s interesting to note that many people will happily unlock their phone by just looking at it and have no problem tapping their bank card against a store’s point of sale terminal, but if the term password security is presented to them, they have a blank expression, or worse, shrink away. So, it’s undoubtedly already out there.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 20, 2023

3CX hired incident response firm Mandiant , which released a report on Wednesday that said the compromise began in 2022 when a 3CX employee installed a malware-laced software package distributed via an earlier software supply chain compromise that began with a tampered installer for X_TRADER , a software package provided by Trading Technologies.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

The phishers will explain that they’re calling from the employer’s IT department to help troubleshoot issues with the company’s virtual private networking (VPN) technology. Allen said it matters little to the attackers if the first few social engineering attempts fail. The employee phishing page bofaticket[.]com.

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SecureList

MARCH 25, 2025

Note that for mobile banking malware, we retrospectively revised the 2023 numbers to provide more accurate statistics. We also changed the methodology for PC banking malware by removing obsolete families that no longer use Trojan banker functionality, hence the sharp drop in numbers against 2023. of all mobile banker attacks.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 3, 2022

It pays to be careful where cold calls from someone claiming to work for your bank are concerned. Scam callers are impersonating bank staff, with suggestions of dubious payments made to your account. One unfortunate individual has already lost around $1,000 to this slice of telephone-banking based fraud. Am I protected?

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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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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2024

Cybercriminals use progressive web applications (PWA) to impersonate banking apps and steal credentials from mobile users. The threat actors used fake apps almost indistinguishable from real banking apps on both iOS and Android. Attackers attempt to trick victims into installing a fake “new version” of their banking app.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In late October 2024, a new scheme for distributing a certain Android banking Trojan called “Mamont” was uncovered. It appears that the attackers do this to harvest data for further social engineering scams like posing as law enforcement or a regulatory agency to trick users into sending money.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 1, 2023

The Rise of AI Social Engineering Scams IdentityIQ In today’s digital age, social engineering scams have become an increasingly prevalent threat. Social engineering scams leverage psychological manipulation to deceive individuals and exploit the victims’ trust.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Think again: Even technology experts are getting taken in by some of the more recent schemes (or very nearly). Haughey banks at a small Portland credit union, and last week he got a call on his mobile phone from an 800-number that matched the number his credit union uses. When he disputed the charge, his bank sent a replacement card.

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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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Malwarebytes

MAY 8, 2025

The campaign we are exposing today is a reminder that even the most advanced security technologies do not dissuade threat actors. After entering their credentials, victims are social engineered by the crooks to type a security code that was sent to their email address. The pusher.min.js The kel.js and Worker.js

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 6, 2020

This can make them particularly susceptible to social engineering trickery, the trigger for online extortion and fraud campaigns, Bastable told me. These attacks aren’t really driven by technology, they’re more human-driven attacks.” “These attacks aren’t really driven by technology, they’re more human-driven attacks.”

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 3, 2022

It pays to be careful where cold calls from someone claiming to work for your bank are concerned. Scam callers are impersonating bank staff, with suggestions of dubious payments made to your account. One unfortunate individual has already lost around $1,000 to this slice of telephone-banking based fraud. Am I protected?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 17, 2022

Democratic People’s Korea used all sorts of attacks, including phishing, code exploits, spying malware and other means of social engineering attacks to siphon funds that might be used to fulfill the nuclear and economic dreams of their respective leader.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

London, July 13, 2023 — Beazley, the leading specialist insurer, today published its latest Risk & Resilience report: Spotlight on: Cyber & Technology Risks 2023. The economic impact of cybercrime on business across the globe continues to reach new levels, with the cost predicted to reach US$10.5

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 3, 2024

Fraud detection in banking josh.pearson@t… Sat, 08/03/2024 - 23:33 Banks and financial institutions (FIs) use fraud detection in banking technologies and strategies to reduce the risks of fraud to their business. Banks take two broad approaches to combatting fraud: fraud detection and fraud prevention.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

26 posting confirming that the compromise was at the hands of the same nation-state threat group behind the SolarWinds hack and subsequent attacks on various technology companies and federal government agencies. Meanwhile, Mimecast followed its Jan. 12 disclosure of a digital certificate compromise with a Jan.

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SecureList

JUNE 10, 2024

This article examines methods that rely on social engineering, where attackers manipulate the victim into giving away the OTP, and tools that they use to automate the manipulations: so-called OTP bots and administration panels to control phishing kits. After all, how would the caller know these numbers unless they were a bank employee?

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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. As technology progresses, so are these cyber scammers who have learned to utilise AI chatbots and deep fake technology to make their attacks even more sophisticated.

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Hot for Security

JUNE 15, 2021

They’ve evolved into a data storage device, a video and sound recorder, as well as an easy way to access our bank accounts. Mobile security is often overlooked by many technology users, who dismiss the reality of security risks brought by careless interactions with the digital world. Dodge unsecured public WiFi networks.

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SecureList

JANUARY 30, 2025

Introduction Since mid-2024, we’ve observed a malicious Android campaign leveraging wedding invitations as a lure to social-engineer victims into installing a malicious Android app (APK), which we have named “Tria Stealer” after unique strings found in campaign samples.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Here’s how data awareness can help HTTP Client Tools Exploitation for Account Takeover Attacks Dangerous hacker responsible for more than 40 cyberattacks on strategic organizations arrested Whos Behind the Seized Forums Cracked & Nulled?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 12, 2022

Threat actors seem to bank on Amazon’s Brand Recognition to fulfill their needs. They also seem to develop multiple social engineering attacks per week to impersonate renowned brands just to mint money. However, as technology is improving, hackers are dodging these spam servers.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Most people have a pretty good idea how phishing emails and BEC use social engineering to trick their unwitting victims. Technology and humans cannot catch all of them alone but working tightly together they can come very close. Leveraging AI/ML. Thanks to careful research, the invoice is likely to look very convincing.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Soldier Major cybercrime operation nets 1,006 suspects UK hospital network postpones procedures after cyberattack Tether Has Become a Massive Money Laundering Tool for Mexican Drug Traffickers, Feds Say Florida Telecommunications and Information Technology Worker Sentenced for Conspiring to Act as Agent of Chinese Government Rockstar 2FA: A Driving (..)

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Jane Frankland

MAY 3, 2025

It’s the May Bank Holiday, and as I sit at my desk, working, unanswered questions continue to swirl around the recent cyberattacks on Marks & Spencer (M&S) , the Co-op , and Harrods , leaving the full scope and implications of these breaches uncertain.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Technological and societal developments and a pandemic have utterly changed the business landscape as we knew it. Deepfakes, mis and disinformation threaten to disrupt the social tissue of modern democracies by damaging the trust people place on institutions, each other and science. What Are the Cyber Security Trends Around the World?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 4, 2023

Social engineering – specifically malicious cyber campaigns delivered via email – remain the primary source of an organization’s vulnerability to attack. Social engineering is a profitable business for hackers – according to estimates, around 3.4 billion phishing e-mails get delivered every day.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 27, 2022

Unlike any other time in history, the past decade has shown us the power of technology to transform our working and personal lives. Technology-enabled shopping, banking and working from any location made the restrictions from COVID-19 more manageable.

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