Webroot

JULY 6, 2022

Social engineering attacks like phishing, baiting and scareware have skyrocketed to take the top spot as the #1 cause of cybersecurity breaches. So what makes social engineering so effective? When cybercriminals use social engineering tactics, they prey on our natural instinct to help one another.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 20, 2025

The company says it contained the attack within hours and continues to operate normally, but warns that sensitive customer information may have been exposed. Social engineering: A key tactic Aflac’s preliminary findings indicate that the unauthorized party used “ social engineering tactics ” to gain access to their network.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2024

New cybercrime group Mad Liberator is targeting AnyDesk users and runs a fake Microsoft Windows update screen to conceal data exfiltrating. Mad Liberator employs social engineering techniques to gain access to the victim’s environment, specifically targeting organizations using remote access tools like Anydesk.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 22, 2025

A sophisticated cybercrime campaign, dubbed Elusive Comet , has been uncovered, in which North Korean threat actors are exploiting Zoom's remote control feature to infiltrate the systems of cryptocurrency professionals.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2025

The FBI reports that the cybercrime group Scattered Spider is now targeting the airline sector. The cybercriminals are using social engineering techniques to gain access to target organizations by impersonating employees or contractors. The FBI warns that Scattered Spider is now targeting the airline sector.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 26, 2025

The suspects, all French nationals, were detained during coordinated raids conducted by the Cybercrime Brigade of the Paris Police headquarters in Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Maritime, and Réunion. A global threat, a global response The arrests also underscore a shift in the geography of cybercrime.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

That Joeleoli moniker registered on the cybercrime forum OGusers in 2018 with the email address joelebruh@gmail.com , which also was used to register accounts at several websites for a Joel Evans from North Carolina. Click to enlarge.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2021

According to the latest figures (PDF) released by the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), the reported losses from BEC scams continue to dwarf other cybercrime loss categories, increasing to $1.86 billion in 2020. Image: FBI. For example, the Lockbit 2.0 “Would you like to earn millions of dollars? ” Image: Sophos.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Social engineering attacks have long been a threat to businesses worldwide, statistically comprising roughly 98% of cyberattacks worldwide. Given the much more psychologically focused and methodical ways that social engineering attacks can be conducted, it makes spotting them hard to do.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2025

A 20-year-old man linked to the Scattered Spider cybercrime group has pleaded guilty to charges filed in Florida and California. ” Source News4Jax The charges relate to his alleged role in the Scattered Spider cybercrime group (also known as UNC3944 , 0ktapus ). .” ” reported News4Jax. In January 2024, U.S.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2025

law firms for 2 years using callback phishing and social engineering extortion tactics. law firms using phishing and social engineering. FBI warns Silent Ransom Group has targeted U.S. The FBI warns that the Silent Ransom Group, active since 2022 and also known as Luna Moth, has targeted U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Social engineering techniques are becoming increasingly sophisticated and are exploiting multiple emerging means, such as deep fakes. The increasing use of videoconferencing platforms and the various forms of remote work also adopted in the post-emergency covid make interpersonal collaborations increasingly virtual.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Evolution of social engineering Social engineering exploits human psychology to manipulate individuals into revealing sensitive information or taking harmful actions. Consumer fraud: Deepfakes are increasingly used to spread false information, influence elections, and create social unrest.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 17, 2022

As per an article by The Hindu, 50,035 cases of cybercrime were reported in 2020, 11.8% of cybercrimes were of fraud. Every organization or institution has some sort of information or data that needs to be protected. Organizations invest large sums of money to secure that information and data. […].

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 18, 2025

It’s here that people are most likely to find phishing attempts, romance scams, sextortion threats, and more, and it’s here that everyday people should stay most cautious when receiving messages from unknown senders or in responding to allegedly urgent requests for money or information.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2025

Qantas has also set up a dedicated support line and webpage to keep customers informed, and will provide ongoing updates through its website and social media. “We Our customers trust us with their personal information and we take that responsibility seriously. “We reads the alert published by the FBI on X.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 8, 2025

Using a fully authenticated web worker, this phishing kit is using a legitimate hosted web service called Pusher with the intent of manipulating sensitive profile data fields related to banking and payment information. Protect yourand your family’spersonal information by using identity protection. app accuont-app-deel[.]cc

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2024

. “CyberAv3nger accounts also asked our models high-level questions about how to obfuscate malicious code, how to use various security tools often associated with post-compromise activity, and for information on both recently disclosed and older vulnerabilities from a range of products.” ” continues the report.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2024

A 22-year-old man from the United Kingdom arrested this week in Spain is allegedly the ringleader of Scattered Spider , a cybercrime group suspected of hacking into Twilio , LastPass , DoorDash , Mailchimp , and nearly 130 other organizations over the past two years. man arrested was a SIM-swapper who went by the alias “ Tyler.”

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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. 0ktapus often leveraged information or access gained in one breach to perpetrate another. Twilio disclosed in Aug. According to an Aug.

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2025

Access to personal or official accounts operated by US officials could be used to target other government officials, or their associates and contacts, by using trusted contact information they obtain.” ” reads the alert issued by the FBI.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 5, 2023

Specifically, the advisory highlights the utilization of social engineering techniques by DPRK state-sponsored cyber actors, with a focus on their hacking activities targeting think tanks, academia, and media organizations worldwide. For more information and specific details, individuals can visit the website [link].

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Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

March is a time for leprechauns and four-leaf clovers, and as luck would have it, its also a time to learn how to protect your private data from cybercrime. During this time, many government agencies and consumer protection organizations come together to help educate consumers on how to keep their personal and financial information secure.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 20, 2023

Popular email marketing service MailChimp recently fell victim to another data breach, this time caused by a successful social engineering attack on its employees and contractors. Such information could be exploited by threat actors in phishing attacks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Threat actors spread Atomic Stealer (AMOS) macOS information stealer via a bogus web browser update as part of the ClearFake campaign. Atomic Stealer (AMOS) macOS information stealer is now being delivered via a fake browser update chain tracked as ClearFake, Malwarebytes researchers warn. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2025

The malware is delivered via social engineering, attackers attempt to trick victims into tapping cards on infected phones. Calls enable social engineering in a Telephone-Oriented Attack Delivery (TOAD) scenario. Analysis of the SuperCard X campaign in Italy revealed custom malware builds tailored for regional use.

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2025

Google warns that the cybercrime group Scattered Spider behind UK retailer attacks is now targeting U.S. The financially motivated group UNC3944 (also known as Scattered Spider , 0ktapus ) is known for social engineering and extortion. They exploit help desks and outsourced IT via social engineering for high-impact attacks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

SpyLoan apps exploit social engineering to gain sensitive user data and excessive permissions, leading to extortion, harassment, and financial loss. Some of the malicious apps were promoted through deceptive advertising on social media. . ” reads the report published McAfee.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Last year saw a 110% rise in cybercrime in the lead up to Valentine's Day. And 2025 will be no different, as increasingly sophisticated online hackers seek to take advantage of Valentine's themed email traffic, social media advertisements, or marketing campaigns, and exploit heightened emotions and a desire to connect.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 23, 2021

Information manipulation has been around since Chinese general Sun Tzu wrote “The Art of War” in 550 BC. The post AI-Fueled Deep Fakes Signal New Era of Cybercrime appeared first on Security Boulevard. The Russians routinely use disinformation tactics to destabilize democracies. Events like the 2020 U.S.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The hackers rely heavily on social engineering tactics to distribute the malware. Maintaining vigilance against emerging attack vectors in the mobile landscape is also necessary to protect sensitive user data and financial information. Follow SecureWorld News for more stories related to cybersecurity.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2021

In the years leading up to his arrest, Ferizi was the administrator of a cybercrime forum called Pentagon Crew. 2015 by criminals who social engineered PayPal employees over the phone into changing my password and bypassing multi-factor authentication. Prosecutors say Ferizi and Bridges discussed ways to hide their bitcoin.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Glove Stealer is a.NET-based information stealer that targets browser extensions and locally installed software to steal sensitive data. The malware could harvest a huge trove of data from infected systems, including cookies, autofill, cryptocurrency wallets, 2FA authenticators, password managers, and email client information.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Social engineering is a core part of these schemes and the tricks we see are sometimes very clever. exe C:WindowsSYSTEM32systeminfo.exe C:Windowssystem32cmd.exe C:Windowssystem32cmd.exe /c "wmic computersystem get manufacturer" The information is then sent back to a command and control server ( peter-secrets-diana-yukon[.]trycloudflare[.]com

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 20, 2025

Phishing plays straight out of the cybercrime playbook "March Madness brings heightened cybersecurity risks this year, especially with the expansion of sports gambling beyond traditional office pools creating new attack vectors for credential harvesting and financial fraud," warns J.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

” Crazy Evil is referred as a traffer team, which is a group of social engineering specialists tasked with redirecting legitimate traffic to malicious landing pages. The cybercrime gang focused on targeting the Web3 and decentralized finance industry. These factors make it a persistent cyber threat.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 25, 2024

TraderTraitor activity is often characterized by targeted social engineering directed at multiple employees of the same company simultaneously.” The FBI will continue to expose and combat the DPRKs use of illicit activitiesincluding cybercrime and virtual currency theftto generate revenue for the regime. BTC ($308M).

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