eSecurity Planet

JULY 29, 2021

Social engineering is a common technique that cybercriminals use to lure their victims into a false sense of security. As social engineering tactics become more advanced, it’s important to know how to identify them in the context of cybersecurity. Social engineering in cybersecurity attacks.

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Social Engineering Engineering Phishing DNS 126

SecureList

JUNE 2, 2022

It primarily goes after targets located in China, such as foreign diplomatic organizations established in the country, members of the academic community, or companies from the defense, logistics and telecommunications sectors. Full control over the DNS, meaning they can provide responses for non-existent domains.

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Malware Encryption Social Engineering Telecommunications 118

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

Although Lyceum still prefers taking advantage of DNS tunneling, it appears to have replaced the previously documented.NET payload with a new C++ backdoor and a PowerShell script that serve the same purpose. The victims we observed were all high-profile Tunisian organizations, such as telecommunications or aviation companies.

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Malware Spyware Government Social Engineering 141