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The cybersecurity landscape has witnessed a dramatic shift with the rise of AI-powered phishing attacks. The evolution of AI-enhanced phishing Today's phishing attempts are far more sophisticated than ever before. AI-powered phishing campaigns can now adapt in real-time, learning from user interactions to refine their approach.
When I first heard of socialengineering, about 6 years ago, I couldnt define it clearly and concisely if you had offered me millions of dollars. ’ Lets re-visit what socialengineering really means, how people use it, and how you can start protecting yourself from it. Either way, lets refresh and learn together!
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The development marks a significant escalation in COLDRIVER's cyber espionage activities, which have traditionally focused on credential phishing. The method, known as "ClickFix," leverages socialengineering to bypass traditional email-based defenses. Cedric Leighton , CNN Military Analyst; U.S.
This operation, which blends socialengineering and technical exploitation, has resulted in the theft of more than 390,000 WordPress credentials. Simultaneously, a phishing campaign tricked targets into installing a fake kernel update. By downloading and running this code, victims essentially infected themselves."
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The campaign, which we dubbed EastWind , used phishing emails with malicious shortcuts attached to deliver malware to target computers. The attack starts with phishing emails purporting to be a court order or summons from an institution in Colombia’s judicial system. In 2023, there were 16 active partners.
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That was the message from a recent webinar that BH Consulting founder and CEO Brian Honan delivered for Géant, which provides networks and services to the research and education sector in Europe. Phishing has opened the door to smishing (phishing via SMS text message), vishing (video) and quishing (QR codes). You mean a scam.”
To me, one the most appealing aspects of becoming a professional socialengineer was red teaming on an onsite job. I finally got to go on an onsite socialengineering adversarial simulation (often referred to as physical pen testing). Written by Rosa Rowles Human Risk Analyst, Social-Engineer, LLC
Based on limited telemetry, we believe with medium to low confidence that some of the initial infections were spear-phishing emails. In this most recent campaign, the actor uses spear-phishing emails, embedding a JavaScript loader as the initial infection vector.
Smishing (SMS phishing) has quickly become one of the most effective tools in the attacker’s playbook. We’re also seeing a growing number of PDF phishing attacks, where malicious documents act as entry points for broader compromise. And while smishing is rising fast, it’s not alone.
Phishing and socialengineering : Using your personal information, scammers can craft more convincing phishing emails or messages to trick you into giving up even more sensitive details, like passwords and PIN numbers. This makes it accessible to a worldwide network of criminals.
Key Points Phishing incidents rose during the reporting period (August 1 to October 31, 2024), accounting for 46% of all customer incidents. This increase is likely driven by high employee turnover and easy access to phishing kits. Meanwhile, “RansomHub” is rising rapidly due to its attractive ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model.
But lately, those little squares have been showing up in a much sneakier way, thanks to something called Quishing its basically phishing, but with a QR code. Visit social-engineer.org for expert tips, tools, and resources to stay secure. Written by Josten Pea Human Risk Analyst, Social-Engineer, LLC
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