SecureWorld News

JULY 11, 2022

The United States government has attributed the hack to a North Korean state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) known as the Lazarus Group. The offer was emailed as a PDF document, and once it was downloaded, spyware infected the company's systems. The vulnerability was fixed by adding additional validator nodes.".

Social Engineering 73

Social Engineering Hacking Cryptocurrency Engineering 73

WIRED Threat Level

APRIL 21, 2021

The groups used social engineering techniques on Facebook to direct targets to a wide range of malware, including custom tools.

Social Engineering 93

Social Engineering Spyware Engineering Malware 93

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

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

Social Engineering 108

Social Engineering Spyware Data breaches Surveillance 108

Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

Spyware 90

Spyware Hacking Malware Social Engineering 90

Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2023

Experts found new MOVEit Transfer SQL Injection flaws The University of Manchester suffered a cyber attack and suspects a data breach Russians charged with hacking Mt. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

Social Engineering 92

Social Engineering Data breaches Ransomware Cybercrime 92

Security Boulevard

JUNE 2, 2023

The post Russia Says NSA Hacked iOS With Apple’s Help — we Triangulate Kaspersky’s Research appeared first on Security Boulevard. Tit-For-Tat Triangulation Trojan Talk: Backdoor inserted at U.S. behest, alleges FSB.

Hacking 145

Hacking Social Engineering Spyware Security Awareness 145

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

There is no need for social engineering , as the program can implant backdoors directly without forced consent. NSO Group’s Pegasus software has been routinely in the headlines in recent years for using zero-click attacks to install its spyware. Spyware and Zero-Days: A Troubling Market.

Spyware 122

Spyware Software Government Social Engineering 122

Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2020

Agent Tesla is a spyware that is used to spy on the victims by collecting keystrokes, system clipboard, screenshots, and credentials from the infected system. To do this, the spyware creates different threads and timer functions in the main function. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Agent Tesla). Pierluigi Paganini.

Passwords 137

Passwords Spyware VPN Malware 137

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 26, 2021

Researchers from Citizen Lab, an academic research and development lab based in the University of Toronto in Canada, has recently discovered that an exploit affecting iMessage is being used to target Bahraini activists with the Pegasus spyware. It could also hack the iPhone 11, the latest model of that time.

Spyware 98

Spyware Surveillance Social Engineering Government 98

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In the Elasticsearch instance, researchers stumbled upon 16 indices named “hacked[_id]” that are likely Indicators of Compromise (IoC). Admins’ notes on users present in leaked logs may also help malicious actors build a profile and better target users through spearphishing or other social engineering attacks.

Passwords 105

Passwords Identity Theft Social Engineering Spyware 105

Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2021

. “Today, we’re sharing actions we took against a group of hackers in China known in the security industry as Earth Empusa or Evil Eye — to disrupt their ability to use their infrastructure to abuse our platform, distribute malware and hack people’s accounts across the internet.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, Facebook).

Surveillance 88

Surveillance Social Engineering Malware Spyware 88

SecureList

JANUARY 18, 2023

The threat landscape is constantly updated through new malware and spyware, advanced phishing methods, and new social engineering techniques. In addition, the likelihood of the data being used for phishing and social engineering increases. . Kaspersky detects an average of 400,000 malicious files every day.

Media 100

Media Social Engineering Ransomware Hacking 100

ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

Criminal hacking has become a major threat to today’s organizations. Common Types of Cyber Attacks Common techniques that criminal hackers use to penetrate systems include social engineering, password attacks, malware, and exploitation of software vulnerabilities. You’re prompted to enter your login credentials.

Social Engineering 40

Social Engineering Passwords Engineering Software 40

Malwarebytes

JUNE 7, 2021

Ethical hackers don’t break laws when hacking. Security careers related to ethical hacking are in-demand. While some do it for cyber-adventure, others hack into computers for spying, activism, or financial gain. Ethical hackers look for security flaws and vulnerabilities for the purpose of fixing them. Grey hat hackers.

Social Engineering 95

Social Engineering Hacking Spyware Antivirus 95

Identity IQ

MAY 7, 2021

The Dark Web: The dark web is where hacked accounts and stolen personal data is bought and sold. Social Engineering: Cybercriminals are increasingly using sophisticated social engineering tools to trick people into revealing their login credentials. This includes bulk collections of details stolen in data breaches.

Accountability 105

Accountability Data breaches Passwords Social Engineering 105

Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2020

FormBook data-stealing malware was used with cyber espionage purposes, like other spyware it is capable of extracting data from HTTP sessions, keystroke logging, stealing clipboard contents. See Using Caution with Email Attachments and Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Scams for more information. Pierluigi Paganini.

Malware 124

Malware Scams Social Engineering Phishing 124

SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

This ends up executing sketchy code that installs viruses, ransomware, spyware, or adware behind the victim's back. A mix of social engineering, hacking, and abuse of legitimate services makes this style of online crime incredibly effective. The silver lining is that such scams are fairly easy to avoid.

Cybercrime 80

Cybercrime Advertising Engineering Antivirus 80

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Business Email Compromise (BEC) is a type of email phishing attack that relies on social engineering. Group-IB researchers note that the cybercriminals behind these BEC operations rely exclusively on a variety of publicly available Spyware and Remote Access Trojans (RATs), such as AgentTesla , Loky, AzoRult , Pony, NetWire , etc.

Cybercrime 127

Cybercrime Phishing Social Engineering Spyware 127

BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

He argued that security works when it costs €100,000 for spyware to hack into a politician’s iPhone. Sharon Conheady’s entertaining talk explored the ethical side of social engineering. Using humour to deliver a serious message, she said social engineering tests done badly can foster a “toxic” security culture.

Social Engineering 59

Social Engineering Insurance CISO Ransomware 59

Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2023

Malware : Malicious software, such as viruses or spyware, can infect your devices and be used to steal your credentials. Social Engineering : Cybercriminals manipulate and deceive individuals into divulging their credentials through psychological manipulation or impersonation.

Identity Theft 52

Identity Theft Password Management Passwords Authentication 52

Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2023

Malware : Malicious software, such as viruses or spyware, can infect your devices and be used to steal your credentials. Social Engineering : Cybercriminals manipulate and deceive individuals into divulging their credentials through psychological manipulation or impersonation.

Identity Theft 52

Identity Theft Password Management Passwords Authentication 52

Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2022

An Australian national has been charged for the creation and sale of the Imminent Monitor (IM) spyware, which was also used for criminal purposes. The 24-year-old Australian national Jacob Wayne John Keen has been charged for his alleged role in the development and sale of spyware known as Imminent Monitor (IM).

Spyware 106

Spyware Malware Cybercrime Hacking 106

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

More cryptocurrency-related threats: fake hardware wallets, smart contract attacks, DeFi hacks, and more. Since the start of 2022, cybercriminals have stolen $3 billion from DeFi protocols , with 125 crypto hacks in total. At this rate, 2022 will likely surpass 2021 as the biggest year for hacking on record.

Cryptocurrency 87

Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 87

Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Spyware – malware that spies on the computer to collect the information about a product, a company, a person. The most widespread spyware are keyloggers and trojans. Hacking and Social Engineering Attack vector – a specific method used by a hacker to accomplish his malicious goal.

Passwords 40

Passwords Social Engineering Malware Encryption 40

Heimadal Security

APRIL 8, 2022

The operation employs high-level social engineering tactics, including setting up bogus social media accounts and maintaining a long-term relationship with the targets prior to the spyware delivery. The post APT-C-23 Hacking Group Targets Israeli Officials in Catfish Campaign appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

Hacking 71

Hacking Social Engineering Spyware Cybercrime 71

Security Affairs

JULY 4, 2023

The threat actor employed various techniques to circumvent the Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), including social engineering to trick victims into installing a purported security application for their bank account on their Android devices. The malicious apps are used to capture SMSs containing authorization codes.

Banking 83

Banking Phishing Social Engineering Authentication 83

SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

The attackers study their victims carefully and use the information they find to frame social engineering attacks. One of the things you can do to protect yourself from advanced mobile spyware is to reboot your device on a daily basis. Lapsus$ group hacks Okta. When opened, this document eventually downloads a backdoor.

Phishing 103

Phishing Spyware Firmware Malware 103

SecureList

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The fifth and tenth most popular forms of malware sent in attachments were Noon spyware Trojans for any version of Windows OS (3.63%) and 32-bit versions (1.90%), respectively. As expected, we continued to observe a variety of schemes devised to hack corporate accounts.

Phishing 65

Phishing Scams Accountability Banking 65

Joseph Steinberg

JULY 13, 2022

Apple last week announced new security features specifically intended to offer “specialized additional protection to users who may be at risk of highly targeted cyberattacks from private companies developing state-sponsored mercenary spyware.”. Even in Lockdown mode, for example, people can easily install apps that spy on them.

Cybersecurity 244

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Government Social Engineering 244

Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2023

Such was related to a worldwide malware operation known as NullMixer, a controversial and widespread malware delivery maneuver based on SEO poisoning and social engineering technique to lure tech-savvy users, including IT personnel.

Malware 86

Malware Social Engineering Encryption Marketing 86

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

It also includes advanced features such as SAML-based single sign-on (SSO) and the company's security architecture has never been hacked. It needs to be maintained for various types of cyber threats like Ransomware, Malware, Social Engineering, and Phishing. Try Dashlane Business for free for 14 days. Learn more about Dashlane.

Cybersecurity 123

Cybersecurity Identity Theft Encryption Antivirus 123

Adam Levin

JANUARY 7, 2021

The potentially compromised data could include: Social Security numbers, health records (including mental health), home addresses, phone numbers, etc., 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.

Computers and Electronics 342

Computers and Electronics Cybersecurity Social Engineering Spyware 342

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Israeli Force (IDF) announced it has thwarted an attempt by the Hamas militant group to hack soldiers’ phones by posing as attractive women on social media. “We see that the level of social engineering is much higher and much more advanced and sophisticated when compared to previous attempts done by Hamas,” Conricus added. “We

Social Engineering 64

Social Engineering Media Spyware Advertising 64

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Scammers sent a link to that page from hacked accounts, asking users to vote for their friends’ kids’ works. Noon spyware (4.89%) moved up to second place, and Badun Trojans (4.61%) spreading as archived electronic documents moved down to third place. Scammers created a page on the telegra.ph

Phishing 90

Phishing Scams Accountability Energy and Utilities 90

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

We believe DeathStalker to be a group of mercenaries, offering hack-for-hire services, or acting as an information broker to support competitive and financial intelligence efforts. The group delivers its malware using social engineering. Later that year, we documented the PowerPepper campaign.

Malware 100

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 100

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

During routine monitoring of detections for FinFisher spyware tools, we discovered traces that point to recent FinFly Web deployments. It was first publicly documented in 2014, in the aftermath of the Gamma Group hacking incident. FinFly Web is, in essence, a suite of tools and packages that implement a web-based exploitation server.

Malware 138

Malware Spyware Government Social Engineering 138

ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The FTC claims that spy phones secretly harvested and shared data on people's physical movements phone news online activities through a hidden hack. Some of those who bought the spyware were allegedly able to see live locations of the devices, view the targets emails, photos, web browsing history, text messages, video calls, etc.

Technology 52

Technology Software Surveillance Media 52