Security Through Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

At Social-Engineer, we define impersonation as “the practice of pretexting as another person with the goal of obtaining information or access to a person, company, or computer system.” Impersonation scams are deceptive tactics used by cybercriminals to pose as trusted entities or individuals to exploit victims.

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Identity IQ

MAY 16, 2023

The Growing Threat of Google Voice Scams IdentityIQ Imagine this: You’re eagerly selling an antique dresser on Facebook Marketplace and a prospective buyer communicates interest in it. However, they express concern that you may be trying to scam them. What is a Google Voice Scam? What is Google Voice? phone number.

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Hot for Security

JUNE 7, 2021

The HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has warned the British public to be vigilant against scams and fraud attempts, as the remaining annual renewal packs are due to arrive via post this week. In total, HMRC’s Cyber Security Operations has responded to nearly 450,000 phone scam reports, up 135% from last year. Search GOV.UK

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 16, 2023

Ben is disappointed: FBI reports huge rise in cryptocurrency investment scams. The post Scams Lost US $10 BILLION in 2022 — Crypto Fraud Grows Fast appeared first on Security Boulevard. Why am I not surprised?

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 6, 2020

Cyber criminals who specialize in plundering local governments and school districts are in their heyday. This can make them particularly susceptible to social engineering trickery, the trigger for online extortion and fraud campaigns, Bastable told me. The total stolen: $2.3 The FBI is investigating. No arrests have been made.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 2, 2021

Internet scams are everywhere, inflicting billions of dollars in reported losses from victims each year. Anyone can fall for online scams, as tactics are tailored to the interests of all age groups. Let’s take a closer look at some of the most common scams: Coronavirus-related scams.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 8, 2021

And yet, it’s become such a hot trend that scammers have taken notice and are attempting to lure current and prospective traders onto NFT-themed phishing and fraud websites. No wonder scam artists are taking notice and jumping on the bandwagon. Many people have never even heard of non-fungible tokens. billion in 2020. “We

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

The government says Urban went by the aliases “ Sosa ” and “ King Bob ,” among others. 2022 that an intrusion had exposed a “limited number” of Twilio customer accounts through a sophisticated social engineering attack designed to steal employee credentials. Twilio disclosed in Aug.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 16, 2020

Consider that the average cost for a ransomware attack against a business is about $4,400, and your run of the mill phishing incident weighs in at a much less hefty $500. billion in BEC scam-related losses the year before. So Isn’t BEC Just Another Form of Phishing? BEC has a home In the pantheon of ishings.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 22, 2023

What does a government scam, an IT support scam and a romance scam have in common? They all use psychology […] The post Lessons from a Scam Artist appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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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. Thus, during the World Cup a brand-new scam appeared: it offered users to win a newly released iPhone 14 for predicting match outcomes.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 22, 2023

More than 450 workers at the United States Postal Service (USPS) lost more than $1 million in a direct deposit scam that left postal workers without pay, angry at the USPS for not heeding warnings of the scheme, and the agency scrambling to figure out exactly what happened. This was a not an incredibly technical attack.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2023

FCC Acts on SMS Scam-Spam — But Will It Work? Federal Communications Commission rules to block illegal text messages. What took you so long? The post FINALLY! appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2021

“According to this actor, he had originally intended to send his targets—all senior-level executives—phishing emails to compromise their accounts, but after that was unsuccessful, he pivoted to this ransomware pretext,” Hassold wrote. – Government entities. billion in 2020. . – Canada. – Australia.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 23, 2021

Phishing is today’s most dangerous cyberattack. Google noted a more than 600% spike in phishing attacks in 2020 compared to 2019 with a total of 2,145,013 phishing sites registered as of January 17, 2021, up from 1,690,000 on Jan 19, 2020. Phishing doesn’t discriminate. What is the Most Common Form of Phishing?

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Criminals could use the leaked data to make social engineering attacks more believable, so Hellmann is asking people that do business with it to look out for fraudulent mails and calls. We are in regular contact with relevant government authorities. Free to download. Malwarebytes blocks RansomExx as Malware.Ransom.Agent.Generic.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

As a matter of fact, the most-reported crime in the 2021 Internet Crime Report report was phishing , a social engineering scam wherein the victim receives a deceptive message from someone in an attempt to get the victim to reveal personal information or account credentials or to trick them into downloading malware.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 28, 2024

Pork Talk: “Pig butchering” scams are on the rise via social media. The post ‘Microsoft’ Scammers Steal the Most, says FTC appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Through Education

JANUARY 18, 2023

Cybercrime doesn’t just affect big businesses and national governments. Impersonation Scams. These range from simple to sophisticated scams to convince you they are genuine, in hopes that you feel comfortable sharing personal or financial information whether on the phone, via email, or text. What You Can Do.

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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. This means the person who completes the full task not only gives the scammers money, but also recommends the scam to people in their list of contacts. Trends of the year.

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Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

Apple iOS users often fall prey to mobile scams; around 30.1% Thus, these Australian attacks significantly contribute to the rising trend in socially engineered attacks. Social media-based scams are increasing as the average Australian uses their smartphone to connect unilaterally with multiple social networking services.

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

companies as a primary target of a new phishing scheme. Cybercriminals have been using a phishing kit featuring fake Office 365 password alerts as a lure to target the credentials of chief executives, business owners and other high-level corporate leaders. The company could not be certain, however, if the V4 phishing kit was involved.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 7, 2022

Sadly this makes the subject valuable material for fraudsters, playing into people’s fears with a dash of social engineering to make them worse off than they were previously. Warnings abound of several energy / cost of living-themed scams doing the rounds. Energy refund scam types. Shall we take a look?

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

Related: Coronavirus scams leverage email As we get deeper into dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, the need for authorities and experts to communicate reliably and effectively with each other, as well as to the general public, is vital. That, of course, presents the perfect environment for cybercrime that pivots off social engineering.

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Hot for Security

JANUARY 29, 2021

The FTC, an independent agency of the US government, enforces civil US antitrust law and promotes consumer protection. In a blog post titled “ Scam ‘US Trading Commission’ website is not the FTC ,” the agency draws attention to an impostor site called “the US Trading Commission” that uses the FTC’s seal and address.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

million (roughly $750 million) through authorized and unauthorized fraud and scams in the UK alone. The threat which was mentioned the most in responses to the survey was phishing. This is no surprise as phishing is often the prelude to more serious threats like ransomware, breaches, and BEC scams. How can we help?

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SecureList

DECEMBER 6, 2022

There are two main types of online fraud aimed at stealing user data and money: phishing and scams. Phishers primarily seek to extract confidential information from victims, such as credentials or bank card details, while scammers deploy social engineering to persuade targets to transfer money on their own accord.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2024

Resecurity has uncovered a cybercriminal faction known as “ GXC Team “, who specializes in crafting tools for online banking theft, ecommerce deception, and internet scams. These methods are commonly employed in wire fraud and well-known bogus invoice scams. billion on organizations.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 18, 2021

Most of the top incident threats mirror last year’s report, with an increase in phishing, ransomware and credential theft in the wake of the worldwide pandemic and workforce’s rapid adoption of remote work. Social engineering and Denial of Service (DoS) attacks remain high. billion malicious login attempts through the year).”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2022

Usually cyber criminals use phishing, and social engineering attacks to steal personal and financial stuff. And those holding the FIFA games in the Arab country are concerned that the event might become a soft target to such hackers as all such information can be sold at a high price point on the dark web.

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Threatpost

APRIL 1, 2020

A spate of phishing attacks have promised financial relief due to the coronavirus pandemic - but in reality swiped victims' credentials, payment card data and more.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 5, 2021

Other cybersecurity news.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

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. Let’s look at a few primary examples.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 10, 2023

In the current digital landscape, identity security has gained paramount importance due to the growing cyber risks posed by phishing and social engineering attacks utilizing AI. Identity and access are important to any security, compliance, and governance plan for an organization.

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Threatpost

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Some 50,000 targeted victims have been identified so far in a massive, global scam enterprise that involves 26 different malwares.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 13, 2023

Almost three-quarters of breaches (74 per cent) involve the human element through error, social engineering, stolen credentials or misusing privileges. Half of all social engineering attacks involve ‘pretexting’, where criminals fabricate a story to trick the victim.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2023

Latest email security trends Phishing and spear-phishing attacks: Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where cybercriminals use deceptive emails to trick recipients into divulging sensitive information or downloading malware. These attacks often rely on social engineering tactics and email spoofing.

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