CSO Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2022

With the arrest of Bernardini, the DoJ unsealed a grand jury indictment dated July 14, 2021, of Bernardini that revealed a “multi-year scheme to impersonate individuals involved in the publishing industry in order to fraudulently obtain hundreds of prepublication manuscripts of novel and other forthcoming books.”

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 10, 2021

There’s a humble bundle out that includes my Threat Modeling: Designing for Security, The Shellcoders Handbook, Practical Reverse Engineering, The Art of Intrusion, Social Engineering, Crypto Engineering, a nearly complete set of Bruce Schneier, and more! And your donations benefit EFF!

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Hot for Security

JUNE 4, 2021

Fraudsters and scammers are in full attack mode as they prepare this year’s arsenal of fake booking websites and holiday offers to steal personal information and money from holidaymakers looking for last-minute deals and cheap property rentals. Why identifying fake booking deals can be difficult.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 28, 2021

A 2019 vulnerability is being exploited to remotely wipe WD My Book Live NAS devices, by Eastern-European malefactors. The post Did your WD My Book NAS get Wiped? Put a Brave Face on It appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

They can take advantage of the less secure methods of authentication, like one-time passcodes, and socially engineer a user to hand over codes or intercept them before they reach the end user. However, attackers are finding ways around MFA.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Ted Harrington’s new book Hackable: How To Do Application Security Right argues for making application security a focal point, while laying out a practical framework that covers many of the fundamental bases. Adopting and nurturing a security culture is vital for all businesses. But where to start? Harrington: Software runs the world.

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Architect Security

OCTOBER 11, 2018

The first published recording of “Social Engineering At Work – How to use positive influence to gain management buy-in for anything“ Recorded at DerbyCon 2018, also presented at Social Engineering Rhode Island, GRRCon, CircleCityCon, BSM, etc.

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Security Through Education

MARCH 22, 2023

They all use psychology and social engineering skills to convince their victims to take an action that is detrimental to them. In his book “The Art of the Steal” Frank Abagnale said: “Hotel clerks and merchants didn’t question pilots and doctors too closely.” It’s easy to think “I know better” or “that will never happen to me.”

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Security Through Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The first thing I like to point people to is the social engineering framework created by Christopher Hadnagy. This framework outlines the ethical guidelines for using social engineering as a professional. – Training to be a social engineer – The SE Framework Finally, read up!

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SecureWorld News

JULY 20, 2023

After serving time in prison for computer hacking and wire fraud charges, he became a visionary and a master of social engineering. He was referred to as 'the world’s most famous hacker,' but he was REALLY the most famous 'social engineer' of our time. But Mitnick was much more than just "the world's most famous hacker."

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Mitnick Security

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Kevin grew up learning that tricking people in the form of social engineering and cybersecurity hacking was not only fun, it earned him attention and respect. It’s hard to imagine that it all started with a kid who had unsupervised free time and an insatiable curiosity for magic tricks and the budding tech industry — but it did.

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Security Through Education

JANUARY 10, 2021

137, Chris Hadnagy joins Maxie Reynolds to talk about the amazing stories and useful lessons contained in Chris’s new book : “ Human Hacking: Win Friends, Influence People, and Leave Them Better Off for Having Met You ”. And check out a schedule for all our training at Social-Engineer, LLC. Enjoy the Outtro Music?

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Security Through Education

JANUARY 5, 2021

Go back about 15 years and if you and I were sitting over a whisky having a chat I would never have imagined that social engineering would be where it is today. When I started this company and began writing Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking , I never thought we would be where we are today either. .

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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). The SEVillage was established back in 2010 at DEF CON 18.

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Security Through Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

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. Pinpoint the Phishes As social engineering attacks become more prolific, we need to do better at identifying them.

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SC Magazine

MAY 4, 2021

Infosec’s Choose Your Own Adventure training game “Deep Space Danger” tests employees on their knowledge of social engineering. “B” is obviously the correct choice, but not all companies succeed in motivating their workers to learn the ins and outs of phishing, social engineering and other cyber threats.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Category News, Social Engineering. All of the attacks were carried out with relatively simple phishing and social engineering techniques. IHG’s booking sites and apps were unavailable for several days as a result. Risk Level. Several large companies were hacked in the first half of September. The common theme?

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BH Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2023

This could include malware that antivirus and security solutions can’t detect; a secure internet connection to prevent tracing; initial access to victim companies’ networks or mailboxes (which is also key to many ransomware infections); effective social engineering content; fraudulent content hosting, and more.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 6, 2023

Grimes has worked in the cybersecurity industry for more than 30 years, authoring 13 books and more than 1,300 articles. These attacks can come from malicious instructions, social engineering, or authentication attacks, as well as heavy network traffic. Social engineering has its tells, though. What is phishing?

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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. A booking photo of Noah Michael Urban released by the Volusia County Sheriff. Twilio disclosed in Aug.

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Javvad Malik

DECEMBER 12, 2022

My presentation on navigating the social engineering jungle. Dr Barker also had a copy of my book (available on Amazon as a paperback and Kindle) which she even asked me to sign. And then, it was my turn to take the stage (a considerably smaller stage compared to Dan, in the basement, at the back).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 30, 2023

Details are in that the info belongs to all those customers who booked their orders on the platform from the past few years(say between Nov’18 to Oct’2020) and might include sensitive details of half of the affected consumers.

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Security Through Education

JANUARY 26, 2022

Marketers utilize aggregate data , collected from online purchases and website visits, alongside social engineering to keep you purchasing, downloading, and revisiting. Aggregate Data, Algorithms, and Social Engineering = Influence. It can also include behavior metrics like average age and number of transactions.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2022

Hotel bookings, ticketing systems, restaurant bookings will probably be the first target for hackers and so cyber security experts are taking all precautions to secure the personal data of travelers, players, event managers, organizers and such.

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Security Through Education

JULY 19, 2021

You are also “presenting a rational justification, explanation, or ‘excuse’ for pursuing a social encounter of some kind.”. Pretexting as a Social Engineer. If you had heard of pretexting before clicking on this blog, you may align it with social engineering , or with use in a professional setting.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

intelligence agencies—so says a new book. Huge hotel reservations site Booking.com was breached.com. And the perp was the NSA, or one of the U.S. The post Who is ‘Andrew’—the US Spy who Hacked Booking.com? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Through Education

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

I am currently a full-time social engineering pentesting professional with Social-Engineer, LLC (SECOM). The Social Engineering Framework defines vishing as the “practice of eliciting information or attempting to influence action over the telephone.” My specialization is vishing services.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 16, 2021

A new book exposes yet another Facebook failure for the social media firm to say sorry about. But nothing’s going to change. The post Stalkers: ‘Ugly Truth’ of Facebook Staff Abusing Private Data appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

As a regular attendee of security conferences and contributor to security books, it's evident to me that the field remains a hot topic. Users' susceptibility to phishing attacks and social engineering tactics remains a persistent challenge. Let's delve into six misguided notions undermining adequate computer security.

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BH Consulting

MARCH 8, 2024

A social engineer by profession, she consults with organisations who, essentially, ask her to try and ‘break in’ to places that should be off limits – but often aren’t.

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IT Security Guru

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Attacks such as hacking, phishing, ransomware and social engineering are on the rise. For example, I experienced first-hand when I started in this sector that the cost of books, courses and accreditations was and remains astronomical. I wrote several books to share knowledge with those embarking on a career in cybersecurity.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

This deal reads like to the epilogue to a book titled The First 20 Years of the Supremely Lucrative Antivirus Market. Also, one of the top ways attackers can target individuals is via social engineering or phishing. So NortonLifeLock has acquired Avast for more than $8 billion.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2024

In an adaptive phishing campaign, attackers gather specific information about victims through various sources, such as social media, public websites, and previous data breaches. One of the key elements of these campaigns is social engineering, which aims to psychologically manipulate victims.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The nation-state group is using the compromised accounts to target contacts in the victims’ address books. The phishing messages used a classic social engineering technique in the attempt to trick victims into providing their information to avoid the permanent suspension of their email accounts. ua-passport[.]space

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 23, 2023

They doubled booked our room so we walked in on someone.” The social media flurry, the TikTok videos, the comments and confusion from customers, the ghost-town casino floors captured in photographs—it all added up to something strange and new: Vegas was breached. Had to get physical keys printed.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2023

Second, every Exchange server contains a copy of the company address book, which provides a lot of information that is useful for social engineering attacks, including organizational structure, titles, contact info, and more. . “First, user mailboxes often contain critical and sensitive data.

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Security Through Education

JULY 19, 2021

You are also “presenting a rational justification, explanation, or ‘excuse’ for pursuing a social encounter of some kind.”. Pretexting as a Social Engineer. If you had heard of pretexting before clicking on this blog, you may align it with social engineering , or with use in a professional setting.

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