Jane Frankland

JANUARY 12, 2025

Threat Actors Cybersecurity threats are growing more complex and persistent, driven by the heightened activities of nation-state actors and increasingly sophisticated cybercrime groups. Organised Cybercrime Groups Up Their Game Cybercriminals arent resting on old tactics with cybercrime expected to hit $12 trillion in 2025.

Cybersecurity

CSO Magazine

JUNE 24, 2022

Social engineering is involved in the vast majority of cyberattacks, but a new report from Proofpoint has revealed five common social engineering assumptions that are not only wrong but are repeatedly subverted by malicious actors in their attacks.

Social Engineering

CSO Magazine

MAY 22, 2023

BEC attacks stand apart in the cybercrime industry for their emphasis on social engineering and the art of deception,” said Vasu Jakkal, corporate vice president of security, in a blog post. Successful BEC attacks cost organizations hundreds of millions of dollars annually.”

Social Engineering

CSO Magazine

MARCH 29, 2023

However, another team that security researchers call APT43, Kimsuky, or Thallium has been carrying out cyberespionage and cybercrime operations at the behest of the North Korean government since at least 2018.

Social Engineering

Security Boulevard

MAY 16, 2025

This is how you handle cybercrime digital extortion! With the loss of customer name and contact data, there may be some social engineering attacks, but Coinbase has already said they will make customer whole if that happens. The cyber criminals then attempted to extort $20 million from Coinbase, to keep the attack secret.

Hacking

SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

Making matters worse, the cameras employ facial recognition technology, which leads to questions as to whether an attacker could actually identify individuals caught on camera and then pursue them as targets for social engineering schemes or something even more nefarious. When surveillance leads to spying.

Surveillance

Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Unraveling the True Security Risks ” (SecurityWeek) “ How deepfakes threaten biometric security controls ” (TechTarget) “ Deepfakes break through as business threat ” (CSO) 3 - Fake update variants dominate list of top malware in Q3 Hackers are doubling down on fake software-update attacks.

Phishing