Many Cyber Attacks Begin by Breaking Human Trust
Lohrman on Security
OCTOBER 1, 2023
Sophisticated social engineering attacks have led to hundreds of data breaches this year. What can be done? And what new resources can help?
Webinar — Psychology of Social Engineering: Decoding the Mind of a Cyber Attacker
The Hacker News
DECEMBER 11, 2023
In the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape, one method stands out for its chilling effectiveness – social engineering. The answer lies in the intricate dance between the attacker's mind and human psychology. We delve deep into social engineering, exploring its But why does it work so well?
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6 Types of Social Engineering Attacks
Mitnick Security
APRIL 5, 2021
Social engineering attacks account for a massive portion of all cyber attacks, and studies show that these attacks are on the rise. According to KnowBe4 , more than 90% of successful hacks and data breaches start with a common type of social engineering attack called phishing.
Interpol arrests 2000 criminals launching social engineering attacks
CyberSecurity Insiders
JUNE 17, 2022
In what appears as an operation first of its kind, Interpol has arrested over 2000 criminals who launched social engineering attacks worldwide. The operation to nab thousands of cyber criminals at a time was named ‘ First Light 2022’ and was performed with the coordination of police forces from about 76 countries.
Social engineering, deception becomes increasingly sophisticated
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Social engineering techniques are becoming increasingly sophisticated and are exploiting multiple emerging means, such as deep fakes. The human factor must always be considered as the first bastion of defense, even and especially against the most sophisticated cyber attacks. Deepfake technology, what’s it?
No Code / Low Code for Social Engineering
Security Boulevard
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
A cybercriminal superstoreThe dark web, which can be accessed using special browsers like Tor, is a treasure trove of information, data, and software for carrying out cyber attacks.Reddit for CybercrimeThe Internet connects people. In the case of the dark web, this can be negative as cyber attackers find like-minded and motivated people.
Verify End-Users at the Helpdesk to Prevent Social Engineering Cyber Attack
The Hacker News
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Although organizations commonly go to great lengths to address security vulnerabilities that may exist within their IT infrastructure, an organization's helpdesk might pose a bigger threat due to social engineering attacks. There are many different types of social engineering
What Is a Social Engineering Attack — The Basics
Mitnick Security
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Social engineering is one of the most popular techniques used in cybercrime today. In fact, Firewall Times reports that, “98% of cyber attacks involve some form of social engineering.” Why is social engineering effective against even the most secure organizations? It’s simple.
The Rise of AI Social Engineering Scams
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.
Cyber Attack on Tokyo MoU compromises data
CyberSecurity Insiders
MAY 11, 2023
Tokyo MoU, the most active regional port control organization in the Asia Pacific, has revealed that its data was compromised for months and that hackers gained fraudulent access through a cyber attack. It is unclear how the attack has impacted the servers of the Port State Control (PSC) platform.
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How To Protect Businesses from Social Engineering Attacks this Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Beyond
NetSpi Executives
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Don’t be afraid of social engineering attacks this Cybersecurity Awareness Month! In the spirit of this year’s theme, we created a parody of the Monster Mash to share social engineering prevention tips far and wide. In fact, 98 percent of cyber attacks involve some form of social engineering.
Lloyd’s to end insurance coverage for state cyber attacks
Javvad Malik
AUGUST 22, 2022
Lloyds of London has told its members to exclude nation state cyber attacks from insurance policies beginning in 2023, saying they pose unacceptable levels or risk. So who will decide whether an attack is a nation state or just little Timmy trying to impress his friends on the Discord channel?
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Adam Levin
OCTOBER 8, 2019
In a Private Industry Notification (PIN), the FBI warned businesses that “cyber actors” had been observed, “circumventing multi-factor authentication through common social engineering and technical attacks.” The post FBI Warns of Cyber Attacks on Multi-Factor Authentication appeared first on Adam Levin.
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The Most Common Social Engineering Techniques We’re Seeing This Year
Mitnick Security
JULY 21, 2022
Not surprisingly, 98% of cyber attacks involve social engineering tactics. With today’s available technology, threat actors have become masterminds at exploiting vulnerabilities to steal private data, and sometimes, even gain system control of organizations.
Cyber Attack on Succession Wealth and NHS Staff Data Leaked
CyberSecurity Insiders
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Succession Wealth, a financial wealth management service offering company, has released a press statement that a cyber attack targeted its servers and it can only reveal details after the investigation gets concluded. Prima Facie revealed that hackers accessed no client data in the attack.
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Social Engineering Leads to Robinhood Breach
SecureWorld News
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
The company says an unauthorized third party socially engineered a customer support employee while talking on the phone, obtaining access to some customer support systems. The popular trading app Robinhood has just been hit with a major data breach affecting millions of its users.
5 Examples of Top Social Engineering Attacks
Mitnick Security
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
There’s something both humbling and terrifying about watching industry giants like Twitter and Uber fall victim to cyber attacks.
How Social Engineering Can Affect an Organization
Mitnick Security
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Organizations around the world are enrolled in security awareness training programs and taught to look out for cybercriminals who are using a hacking technique called social engineering.
Generative AI Changes Everything You Know About Email Cyber Attacks
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. Popularised in the 1990s, email security has challenged cyber defenders for almost three decades. billion phishing e-mails get delivered every day.
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Human errors leading to an increase in cyber attacks on Maritime Industry
CyberSecurity Insiders
MARCH 23, 2021
To all those who are concerned about the increase in cyber attacks on Maritime Industry, here’s an interesting finding to analyze. During a webinar conducted by Riviera, they revealed that the Human errors are causing an increase in cyber attacks on Maritime Industry.
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Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google
CyberSecurity Insiders
APRIL 13, 2023
As per the details available to our Cybersecurity Insiders in the Port of Halifax, located in Nova Scotia, the Ports at Montreal and Quebec, both based in province of Quebec, were digitally disrupted by a cyber-attack. The post Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.
Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google
CyberSecurity Insiders
JANUARY 19, 2023
News is out that social security numbers of nearly 35,000 users were leaked in a cyber attack that could have emerged from a credential stuffing campaign launched by a state funded actor. According to the update provided by a source from PayPal, the attack took place on December 6 and was identified at the end of last month.
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Kalay platform vulnerability exposes millions of IoT devices to cyber attacks
CyberSecurity Insiders
AUGUST 18, 2021
Cybersecurity Researchers from Mandiant have disclosed that millions of IoT devices operating across the globe were vulnerable to cyber attacks because of a flaw in Kalay Cloud platform software supplied by ThroughTek. ThroughTek has issued a fix of 3.1.10
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Most of the American office workers are vulnerable to cyber attacks
CyberSecurity Insiders
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
Most of the American office workers are reportedly becoming vulnerable to cyber attacks and that’s because of their oversharing on social media platforms says a survey conducted by email services provider named Tessian.
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Data of 1.1m accounts from 17 companies compromised in Cyber Attacks
CyberSecurity Insiders
JANUARY 7, 2022
user accounts related to 17 companies was reportedly compromised in a Credential Stuffing Cyber Attack. To those unaware of such attacks, here’s a gist. A credential stuffing is a kind of automated online process where hackers attempt to access online accounts by using usernames and passwords sourced from various cyber attacks.
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Data Watchdog orders €9m penalty on telecom company for hiding cyber attack
CyberSecurity Insiders
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
A Greece-based company that owns Cosmote and OTE was slapped with a €9 million penalty for failing to inform its customers that their data was stolen in a sophisticated cyber attack that occurred in 2020. The post Data Watchdog orders €9m penalty on telecom company for hiding cyber attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.
North Korea's Kimsuky Group Mimics Key Figures in Targeted Cyber Attacks
The Hacker News
JUNE 1, 2023
and South Korean intelligence agencies have issued a new alert warning of North Korean cyber actors' use of social engineering tactics to strike think tanks, academia, and news media sectors.
North Korean Hackers Weaponizing Open-Source Software in Latest Cyber Attacks
The Hacker News
OCTOBER 1, 2022
A "highly operational, destructive, and sophisticated nation-state activity group" with ties to North Korea has been weaponizing open source software in their social engineering campaigns aimed at companies around the world since June 2022.
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Cyber Attacks in UK leading to Silent Stealing
CyberSecurity Insiders
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Cybersecurity experts from Kaspersky are urging people not to over-share their details online, as that could give leads to fraudsters to launch social engineering related cyber attacks. The post Cyber Attacks in UK leading to Silent Stealing appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.
Cyber Attack on France’s website leads to data breach
CyberSecurity Insiders
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
A sophisticated cyber attack launched on the visa website of French government has led to a data breach where sensitive info related to applicants such as nationalities, birth dates and passport numbers were exposed to hackers. France-based media channels report that the incident could be a state funded attack.
NASA warns of a significant increase in cyber attacks during Coronavirus outbreak
Security Affairs
APRIL 8, 2020
According to the advisory issued by NASA, the number of phishing attempts doubled in the past few days, at the same time the number of malware attacks on its systems has grown exponentially. Review the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Tips on Avoiding Social Engineering & Phishing Scams at: [link].
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Deepfake technology and its implications for the future of cyber-attacks
CyberSecurity Insiders
DECEMBER 1, 2021
It’s important training includes more than just a series of videos and a test; organizations have to leverage active participation tools as well such as social engineering campaigns. Many social engineering attacks rely on the presumed authority of the requester, or some form of threat of punishment to obtain compliance.
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Deepfakes: Can You Trust What You See?
Approachable Cyber Threats
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Can deepfakes be used to launch a cyber attack?” Hackers are always on the prowl and ready for any opportunity to launch a cyber attack on unsuspecting victims. Two other common cyber attacks that can be enhanced with the use of deepfakes include phishing and social engineering.
5 most dangerous new attack techniques
CSO Magazine
APRIL 27, 2023
The session, titled The Five Most Dangerous New Attack Techniques , featured four prominent SANS panelists to provide actionable insights to help security leaders understand and stay ahead of evolving threats. To read this article in full, please click here
The Top 5 Most Famous Social Engineering Attacks of the Last Decade
Mitnick Security
OCTOBER 29, 2020
There’s something both humbling and terrifying about watching industry giants like Twitter and Target fall victim to cyber attacks.
The Impact of AI on Social Engineering Cyber Attacks
SecureWorld News
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Social engineering attacks have long been a threat to businesses worldwide, statistically comprising roughly 98% of cyberattacks worldwide. The average business faces more than 700 of these types of attacks every single year.
MongoDB investigates a cyberattack, customer data exposed
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 17, 2023
MongoDB on Saturday disclosed it is investigating a cyber attack against certain corporate systems. The cyber attack was discovered on December 13, 2023, and led to the exposure of customer account metadata and contact information. .” ” reads the alert published by the company.”
16 Best DDOS Attack Tools in 2022
Security Boulevard
JANUARY 23, 2022
What are DDOS attack tools? DDOS attacks are cyber- attacks targeted at rendering certain computers, network systems and servers non-functional. Attackers have to carry out a long series of actions that involve social engineering, data breaches and sometimes even system testing.
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New Cyber Attack Campaign Leverages the COVID-19 Infodemic
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
Nowadays, it is common to say that the physical world and the cyber world are strictly connected. The proof is the leverage of the current physical threat, the CoronaVirus (COVID-19), as a social engineering trick to infect the cyber world. New Cyber Attack Campaign Leverages the COVID-19 Infodemic.
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National Cyber Security Centre Study: Generative AI May Increase Global Ransomware Threat
Tech Republic Security
JANUARY 24, 2024
See the National Cyber Security Centre's predictions for generative AI for cyber attack and defense through 2025.
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Twitter's Cyber Attack and Takeover: It Was Spear Phishing
SecureWorld News
JULY 31, 2020
Since the attack occurred in early July, speculation about how hackers compromised Twitter's security have run rampant, especially on.Twitter. Even the title of SecureWorld's first story about the incident had questions: "Famous Twitter Accounts Hacked: Insider Threat or Social Engineering Attack?".
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FUD vs Facts: What to Look for When Evaluating Cybersecurity Tools
Security Boulevard
JULY 6, 2022
The psychology of fear plays a central role in the success rate of social engineering cyber-attacks. These hackers rely on eliciting an emotional response from their victims, creating a sense of urgency towards action, which often works.
Best of 2022: 16 Best DDOS Attack Tools in 2022
Security Boulevard
DECEMBER 29, 2022
What are DDOS attack tools? DDOS attacks are cyber- attacks targeted at rendering certain computers, network systems and servers non-functional. Attackers have to carry out a long series of actions that involve social engineering, data breaches and sometimes even system testing.
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Identity theft of 225,000 customers takes place at Latitude Financial Services
CyberSecurity Insiders
MARCH 15, 2023
Australian firm Latitude Financial Services is hitting news headlines as a cyber attack on its servers has led to the data breach of 225,000 customers. Among the stolen data, a majority of the documents are related to driving licenses, employee login details, and such. The company which has over 2.8
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