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Intro to Phishing: How Dangerous Is Phishing in 2023?

Duo's Security Blog

Accounting for nearly a quarter of reported incidents in Australia, phishing is a broad category of social engineering with several variations. These social engineering techniques tricked employees into revealing their login credentials, which allowed attackers to access additional systems and data. What is phishing?

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New Duo E-Book, Attack Vectors Decoded: Securing Organizations Against Identity-Based Threats

Duo's Security Blog

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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Chinese fraudsters: evading detection and monetizing stolen credit card information

CyberSecurity Insiders

Additionally, NFTs and eBooks are also suitable for money laundering. They may use methods such as pretending to be the rightful owner (social engineering) and calling the card company's call center to confirm the limit, disabling the one-time password authentication required for card use, or using other social engineering tactics.

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Hacker Personas Explained: Know Your Enemy and Protect Your Business

Webroot

As we mentioned in a previous blog , hackers come in many forms, but their methods can generally be classified into three distinct types of cybercriminals: The Impersonator – Hackers that pretend to be others, often using social engineering and human psychology to trick users.

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How to Stop Phishing Attacks with Protective DNS

Security Boulevard

Phishing attackers are increasingly using social engineering techniques to personalize their attacks and target specific individuals or organizations. For example, attackers may research their victims on social media or other online sources to gather personal information that can be used to make their phishing emails more believable.

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Retail and Hospitality Trending Holiday Cyber Threats

Duo's Security Blog

And in our ebook, Retail Cybersecurity: The Journey to Zero Trust , we share ways that Duo can help retailers improve their security posture. Get started by downloading our ebook, Retail Cybersecurity: The Journey to Zero Trust , today. In this post, we break down some of the threats facing retail security teams.

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News Alert: Survey shows vast majority of IT pros consider ‘passwordless’ access a top priority

The Last Watchdog

The top-five data points from the survey include: •92% of respondents are concerned about compromised credentials because of phishing or social engineering attacks, which points to the recent rise and success of both these attack vectors. •59% and Canada were surveyed.