The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Here is Erin’s Q&A column, which originally went live on OneRep’s well-done blog.) Here is Erin’s Q&A column, which originally went live on OneRep’s well-done blog.) For the first expert interview on our blog, we welcomed Pulitzer-winning investigative reporter Byron V.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 20, 2023

What Are Social Engineering Scams? Thanks, Your CEO This common scenario is just one example of the many ways scammers may attempt to trick you through social engineering scams. Read on to learn how to recognize social engineering attacks, their consequences, and tactics to avoid falling for them.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

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. In this blog, we’ll discuss how end-users and administrators can select the best methods to keep themselves and their organizations secure.

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Security Through Education

APRIL 23, 2024

Unknowingly, you have just succumbed to a technique we in social engineering refer to as “ concession.” Unknowingly, you have just succumbed to a technique we in social engineering refer to as “ concession.” What exactly is concession? What are ways we can be more aware of concession being used against us?

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 24, 2023

Today, bad actors are ruthlessly skilled at cracking passwords – whether through phishing attacks, social engineering, brute force, or buying them on the dark web. Not only are passwords vulnerable to brute force attacks, but they can also be easily forgotten and reused across multiple accounts.

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Heimadal Security

JUNE 15, 2021

According to the researchers from Microsoft 365 Defender, the attackers were able to compromise their targets’ mailboxes by using phishing. What Is BEC Fraud? BEC Fraud is a scheme used by malicious actors to gain access to legitimate business emails through social engineering or computer intrusion and to impersonate an employee.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

What are OTPs (one-time passcodes)? Some methods include: SIM Swapping: The attacker uses social engineering to convince a cell phone provider to switch the number to the attacker’s SIM card to gain access to the OTP sent to the trusted user. " The user then reads the OTP to the attacker who gains full access.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The recent attack on MGM Resorts generated lots of speculation with regard to what the cause was. Well, confirmation is now forthcoming as an affiliate of the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware group is said to be the one responsible for the attack and subsequent outage. Some folks claimed the culprit was ransomware.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 11, 2022

Put simply, ransomware attacks are on the rise because of profits. Most of the ransomware attacks that use RaaS are done by affiliates who bounce from service to service, often using two to four different services at the same time. Low cost attacks. Roughly 60 percent of successful ransomware attacks are against SMBs.

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Jane Frankland

MAY 8, 2024

This is what I’ll be delving into in this blog, where I’ll be exploring how these two fields are intersecting and what that means for our digital landscape. Could artificial intelligence (AI) be the key to outsmarting cyber threats in an increasingly connected world? Is it our only hope for survival?These

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2024

What’s wrong????? A cybercrook who has been setting up websites that mimic the self-destructing message service privnote.com accidentally exposed the breadth of their operations recently when they threatened to sue a software company. The real Privnote, at privnote.com. And it doesn’t send or receive messages. It’s red!!!!

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Security Through Education

OCTOBER 17, 2023

You proceed to look online for the best deal…what’s the next thing you do before making the purchase? According to psychologist Robert Cialdini it’s because of social proof. Social proof is in our nature as humans. It therefore goes without saying that it is highly effective when used in social engineering.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

As technology has evolved so has the sophistication of targeted phishing attacks. 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. What is spear-phishing?

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Hacker Combat

AUGUST 8, 2022

The renowned North Korean hacking outfit Lazarus has uncovered a new social engineering scheme in which the hackers pose as Coinbase to lure workers into the fintech sector. The hacker organisation frequently contacts people via LinkedIn to make a job offer and start a conversation as part of a social engineering operation.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

As coronavirus-themed cyber attacks ramp up, consumers and companies must practice digital distancing to keep themselves protected. That, of course, presents the perfect environment for cybercrime that pivots off social engineering. Sadly, coronavirus phishing and ransomware hacks already are in high gear.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Data protection today is not what it used to be several years ago. The best way to stay up-to-date with the recent trends is by reading the top cybersecurity blogs. Here’s our list of the best cybersecurity blogs to read and follow. The blog has sections for both individual and business users.

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Security Through Education

OCTOBER 27, 2021

What about a C-level executive? Approaching the question from a broader perspective, could the average individual identify and protect themselves against an attacker? Regardless of the attack vector, understanding the attacker’s methods when eliciting information could decrease your chances of becoming a victim.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 13, 2022

This article is part of a series in which we will explore several features, principles, and the building blocks of a security detection engine within an extended detection and response (XDR) solution. It contains sections such as “impact,” “reproduction,” and “remediation” to help us understand what is at stake and what we need to fix.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2022

Cybercrime gang FIN7’s badUSB attacks serve as a reminder of two key vulnerabilities present among all organizations. FIN7’s badUSB attacks serve as a reminder of two key vulnerabilities present among all organizations. The badUSB attack first exploited enterprises’ greatest weakness: insiders. What you see is not what you get.

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

take proactive steps to protect themselves from these increasingly sophisticated attacks. What is phishing? Accounting for nearly a quarter of reported incidents in Australia, phishing is a broad category of social engineering with several variations. This is part of what makes phishing attacks so dangerous.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Information belonging to as many as seven million 23andMe customers has been put up for sale on criminal forums following a credential stuffing attack against the genomics company. It works because users often use the same password for multiple websites. However, the damage seems to go far beyond the accounts with reused passwords.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2021

Ransomware attackers, who use myriad methods to get their malware into the systems of businesses large and small in hopes of pulling down millions of dollars, are now going directly to the source. million ransomware attacks in the first six months of 2021, compared with 121.5 million of those attacks occurred in the United States.

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Security Through Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

It has been the official home for all things social engineering for 12 years straight. SEVillage is also the home for all social engineering speeches at DEF CON. Friday launched the Social Engineering Capture the Flag 4 Kids (SECTF4Kids). What was their objective? First, to obtain enough materials.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The bug already seeing exploitation is CVE-2022-44698 , which allows attackers to bypass the Windows SmartScreen security feature. The vulnerability allows attackers to craft documents that won’t get tagged with Microsoft’s “Mark of the Web,” despite being downloaded from untrusted sites.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 15, 2021

This type of test determines what is exploitable from outside the system and if the attacker is able to gain access to the system being tested. In all of these tests, the goal is to simulate an attack, and to find and remove vulnerabilities that exist within the system. Each have various different goals and tasks.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 15, 2023

During this past year, we have seen an increase in the use of malicious ads (malvertising) and specifically those via search engines, to drop malware targeting businesses. In fact, browser-based attacks overall have been a lot more common if we include social engineering campaigns.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 23, 2023

Abnormal Security recently observed an attempted vendor email compromise (VEC) attack that sought to steal $36 million from the target. Abnormal's CISO, Mike Britton, wrote about the incident in a March 22nd blog post. " Using a lookalike domain [.cam], Using a lookalike domain [.cam],

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Much like Captain Monica Rambeau’s own journey, MFA is evolving to help security teams protect against a new kind of threat: MFA bypass attacks. 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. What is an MFA bypass attack?

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Javvad Malik

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

When it comes to cybercrime, most attacks are successful as a result of a few root causes. Unpatched software, poor credentials or lack of MFA, misconfigured software, or social engineering. j4vv4d Wind Turbines and Lightning, very very frightning … and what do they have in common with cyber security?

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SC Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

In a blog post, Avanan said hackers are bypassing static link scanners by hosting their attacks on publicly-known services. According to Avanan blog, once the attacker publishes the lure, “Google provides a link with embed tags that are meant to be used on forums to render custom content.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 14, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. The FBI recently published a warning stating that ransomware gang OnePercent Group has been attacking companies in the US since November 2020. How do hackers use social engineering? OnePercent Group attacks.

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Security Through Education

JULY 18, 2023

Each day people post a plethora of information to social media platforms, giving bad actors plenty of opportunity to steal personal data. Each day people post a plethora of information to social media platforms, giving bad actors plenty of opportunity to steal personal data. What is Identity Theft? billion by 2023.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 6, 2023

I would not recommend it, but writing down your password on a Post-It and pasting it on your monitor won't do an attacker any good if you have set up your MFA properly. An MFA fatigue attack, aka MFA bombing or MFA spamming, is a social engineering strategy where attackers repeatedly trigger second-factor authentication requests.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Phishing is one of the most common social engineering tactics cybercriminals use to target their victims. Phishing is one of the most common social engineering tactics cybercriminals use to target their victims. Why should companies be aware of this trend, and what can they do to protect themselves?

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

This becomes a constant cycle of organizations introducing new protections and attackers finding ways to exploit them. Recently, attackers have targeted multi-factor authentication (MFA). Recently, attackers have targeted multi-factor authentication (MFA). However, attackers are finding ways around MFA. a device).

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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. Phishing attacks.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

A recent spate of SMS phishing attacks from one cybercriminal group has spawned a flurry of breach disclosures from affected companies, which are all struggling to combat the same lingering security threat: The ability of scammers to interact directly with employees through their mobile devices.

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