Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2024

Judge ordered NSO Group to hand over the Pegasus spyware code to WhatsApp Cybercrime BlackCat Ransomware Affiliate TTPs American Express credit cards EXPOSED in third-party vendor data breach – account numbers and names among details accessed in hack LockBit 3.0’S

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 7, 2021

as well as details about state business and likely correspondents, which could be used in a spear phishing attack, doxxing , and other social engineering ploys. The potentially compromised data could include: Social Security numbers, health records (including mental health), home addresses, phone numbers, etc.,

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Short-lived phishing sites often offered to see the premieres before the eagerly awaited movie or television show was scheduled to hit the screen. At the beginning of that year, we still observed phishing attacks that used the themes of infection and prevention as the bait.

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BH Consulting

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Is it just us, or is phishing everywhere right now? Social engineering techniques, such as phishing, target not the systems but the people using them. Social engineering techniques, such as phishing, target not the systems but the people using them. An emotional phish . spyware, ransomware).”.

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SecureList

AUGUST 5, 2021

A fake notification about a Microsoft Teams meeting or a request to view an important document traditionally takes the victim to a phishing login page asking for corporate account credentials. Sixth and eighth places were occupied by Noon spyware Trojans, which infect any (2.66%) or only 32-bit (2.47%) versions of Windows.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 16, 2021

of all computers attacked by the PseudoManuscrypt malware are part of industrial control systems (ICS) used by organizations in various industries, including Engineering, Building Automation, Energy, Manufacturing, Construction, Utilities, and Water Management. According to our telemetry, at least 7.2%

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2023

Xplain hack impacted the Swiss cantonal police and Fedpol Zyxel published guidance for protecting devices from ongoing attacks Kimsuky APT poses as journalists and broadcast writers in its attacks New Linux Ransomware BlackSuit is similar to Royal ransomware CISA adds Progress MOVEit Transfer zero-day to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Our Anti-Phishing system blocked 253 365 212 phishing links. Safe Messaging blocked 341 954 attempts to follow phishing links in messengers. Hurry up and lose your account: phishing in the corporate sector. Another noticeable phishing trend targeting the corporate sector was to exploit popular cloud services as bait.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 16, 2023

But after the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, the focus of hackers has shifted more towards the smart phones with more phishing and social engineering attacks recorded in a 2nd quarter of 2022. trillion by 2025, and among the guestimate, half of the amount is expected to be made through phishing targeting mobiles and tablets.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 6, 2021

Among phishing schemes to emerge recently is one targeting university students with promises of tax refunds. companies that offer online shopping, eSentire said this time it caught attackers spear phishing a professional working in the health care technology industry. “It Scammers target.edu addresses with IRS-themed phish.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 25, 2024

The impact is expected to grow for several reasons: AI already helps cybercriminals to compose more effective phishing emails. Reconnaissance and social engineering are specific fields where AI can be deployed. Professional spyware vendors have deep enough pockets to invest in new tools, training, and development.

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SecureList

JANUARY 19, 2022

Kaspersky ICS CERT has uncovered a number of spyware campaigns targeting industrial enterprises. The attackers use off-the-shelf spyware, but limit the scope and lifetime of each sample to the bare minimum. The attackers use off-the-shelf spyware, but limit the scope and lifetime of each sample to the bare minimum.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Additional features of botnets include spam, ad and click fraud, and spyware. Phishing and Social Engineering. More targeted efforts at specific users or organizations are known as spear phishing.

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SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

The attackers study their victims carefully and use the information they find to frame social engineering attacks. The group uses various malware families, including Wroba, and attack methods that include phishing, mining, smishing and DNS poisoning. When opened, this document eventually downloads a backdoor. Other malware.

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Hacker's King

MAY 20, 2023

However, if hackers gain access to these tokens through social engineering, phishing attacks, or other means, they can bypass 2FA by directly entering the codes, granting them unauthorized access. Social Engineering: Guarding Against Manipulation Social engineering remains a potent tool in hackers’ arsenal.

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Security Affairs

JULY 4, 2023

. “The campaign employs a multi-stage attack strategy, starting with targeted SMS phishing messages distributed across Spain and other countries, using Sender IDs (SIDs) to create an illusion of authenticity and mimicking reputable financial institutions to deceive victims.” ” Thill explained.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Most attacks make would-be victims click to install malware or redirect them to a phishing page to steal their credentials. There is no need for social engineering , as the program can implant backdoors directly without forced consent. Spyware and Zero-Days: A Troubling Market. Zero-click attacks remove this hurdle.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Being Used to Phish So Many of Us? Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Hacks QakBot, Quietly Removes Botnet Infections Under Siege: Rapid7-Observed Exploitation of Cisco ASA SSL VPNs Why is.US

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Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2021

The Kaspersky ICS CERT published a report that provided details about the threat landscape for computers in the ICS engineering and integration sector in 2020. Kaspersky ICS CERT published a report that provided details about the threat landscape for ICS engineering and integration sector in 2020. In H2 2020, 39.3% In H2 2020, 39.3%

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Police seized BulletProftLink phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform Serbian pleads guilty to running ‘Monopoly’ dark web drug market McLaren Health Care revealed that a data breach impacted 2.2 Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2020

Hackers launched spear-phishing attacks against organizations in the oil and gas industry sector spreading the Agent Tesla info-stealer malware. Crooks are targeting organizations in the oil and gas industry sector with targeted spearphishing campaigns impersonating shipment companies and engineering contractors.

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Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2022

Now a report from The Block citing two people familiar with the matter revealed that threat actors targeted a senior engineer at the company with a fake job offer via LinkedIn. ” The attackers offered a job with an extremely generous compensation package to a Sky Mavis engineer. ” reads the report published by The Block.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2023

Margaret’s Health is the first hospital to cite a cyberattack as a reason for its closure A database containing data of +8.9 Margaret’s Health is the first hospital to cite a cyberattack as a reason for its closure A database containing data of +8.9

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. It is not unusual to have your system or network infected with malware, such as spyware, that often lingers secretly with no apparent symptoms. Don’t worry though. Common types. Ransomware.

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Hot for Security

JUNE 15, 2021

Given the portability and myriad of functionalities, mobile devices are highly susceptible to cyber threats, including malware, spyware and phishing attempts that may compromise that precious piece of tech we keep in our pocket and any information stored on it. Avoid smishing and phishing attacks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Business Email Compromise (BEC) is a type of email phishing attack that relies on social engineering. As part of BEC, phishing emails can target particular people within an organization or sent out en masse. 2 Sample of the TMT’s phishing email. The investigation continues as some of the gang members remain at large.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

9 Security Flaws Discovered in Schweitzer Power Management Products Type of attack: The security threats associated with the flaws in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) power management devices include remote code execution, arbitrary code execution, access to administrator rights, and watering hole attacks. 31 and updated Sept.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2020

Spear-phishing is a rapidly emerging threat. It’s more specific than generic phishing attempts and often targets a single person or company. Data from Barracuda cybersecurity researchers identified a 667% increase in spear-phishing attacks between the end of February and the following month.

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Energy and Utilities Phishing Advertising Spyware 97

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. It is not unusual to have your system or network infected with malware, such as spyware, that often lingers secretly with no apparent symptoms. Don’t worry though. Common Types of Malware.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked in Africa and regions of Asia Individual industries In H1 2023, the percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked increased in engineering and ICS integration (by 2 pp), manufacture (by 1.9 pp) and energy (by 1.5

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SecureWorld News

JULY 27, 2023

Cybersecurity vendor experts provided their commentary on the findings: Zane Bond, Head of Product at Keeper Security, said: "The first phase of any breach begins with an external facing risk, such as a software vulnerability or employee who falls victim to phishing. Historically, user errors have been more of a risk than technical issues.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

From ransomware attacks locking businesses out of their data until they pay potentially millions of dollars to spyware tracking users’ every move through their infected device, the effects of malware can be devastating. Types of spyware are often classified based on what information they’re gathering. Need More Intel on Rootkits?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2020

The emails provide updates on the Coronavirus outbreak, it includes stats on the epidemic and contains an email of corona-virus@caramail.com that is likely used for phishing purposes. See Using Caution with Email Attachments and Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Scams for more information.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 15, 2021

SWGs achieve this by blocking web-based attacks that forward malware, phishing , drive-by downloads, ransomware, supply chain attacks , and command-and-control actions. It unites spyware, malware, and virus protection with a policy and reporting engine. C-managed and cloud-delivered with over 85 global points of presence.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Source: Cybernews The information exposed in this data leak could have been exploited for fraud, identity theft, phishing attempts, or as a source of data for meticulously targeted cyberattacks. Storing personal information in logs should be avoided, as it elevates their sensitivity level. User security log.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Many experts linked the Regin malware to the Five Eyes alliance , they found alleged references to the super spyware in a number of presentations leaked by Edward Snowden and according to malware researchers, it has been used in targeted attacks against government agencies in the EU and the Belgian telecoms company Belgacom.

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Hacking Spyware Telecommunications Malware 81

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

ESET’s malware engine and ransomware shield are powerful tools for detecting signs of infection. This tool can block suspicious emails that may contain spyware, ransomware and phishing websites. ESET acts as a single point of network security management and is available as both a cloud-based or on-premises solution.

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