Daniel Miessler

MAY 19, 2021

Top three patterns in breaches were: social engineering, basic web application attacks, and system intrusion. Top three patterns in incidents were: denial of service, basic web application attacks, and social engineering. Interesting to see mobile phone in there. They map to the CIS controls for recommendations.

Data breaches 192

Data breaches Social Engineering Ransomware Phishing 192

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The malware has been active at least since late October 2021, it targeting the mobile users of banks in Italy, the UK, and the US. The trojan allows to hijack users’ mobile devices and steal funds from online banking and cryptocurrency accounts. login credentials, personal information, current balance, etc.). Pierluigi Paganini.

Banking 124

Banking Mobile Social Engineering Malware 124

Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

The threat actors use sophisticated social engineering techniques to infect Windows and Android devices of the victims with previously undocumented backdoors. The new malware employed by the threat actors are tracked as Barb(ie) Downloader and BarbWire Backdoor. ” reads the analysis published by Cybereason.

Social Engineering 101

Social Engineering Engineering Malware Accountability 101

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

of users in the report, the only contact information recorded is full name and email address. of users in the report, the only contact information recorded is full name and email address. Cloud identity and access management firm has no evidence that this information is being actively exploited. ” continues the update.

Social Engineering 104

Social Engineering Authentication Engineering Accountability 104

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2023

McAfee Mobile Research Team discovered a new Android backdoor dubbed Xamalicious that can take full control of the device and perform fraudulent actions. Xamalicious relies on social engineering to gain accessibility privileges, then it connects to C2 to evaluate whether or not to download a second-stage payload.

Malware 102

Malware Encryption Social Engineering Marketing 102

Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2021

Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) provided a local, web-based interface to allow customers to manage Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) firewalls and the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility clients. The vulnerability affects ADSM software versions from releases ‘9.16.1 and earlier.

Social Engineering 130

Social Engineering Firewall Mobile Engineering 130

Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2023

The experts highlighted that the Shagle service is available only via web interface and doesn’t have a mobile app. “A copycat website, mimicking the Shagle service, is used to distribute StrongPity’s mobile backdoor app.” ” reads the report published by ESET. ” continues the report.

Mobile 86

Mobile Social Engineering Malware Data collection 86

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

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Social Engineering 104

Social Engineering Spyware Data breaches Surveillance 104

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The intrusion resulted from a social engineering attack on a third-party IT support vendor used by Caesars Entertainment. The company pointed out that customer-facing operations, including physical properties and online and mobile gaming applications, have not been impacted by this security breach.

Social Engineering 107

Social Engineering Ransomware Banking Cyber Attacks 107

SecureWorld News

JUNE 28, 2020

These are off limits regardless of where the BYOD is located, and organizations should use a Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution to provide email segmentation and data management. SMishing is social engineering in the form of SMS text messages.

Penetration Testing 96

Penetration Testing Social Engineering VPN Phishing 96

Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2023

Microsoft Threat Intelligence reported that the cyberspies conducted highly targeted social engineering attacks using credential theft phishing lures sent as Microsoft Teams chat. The attackers use previously compromised Microsoft 365 tenants owned by small businesses to create new domains that appear as technical support entities.

Phishing 93

Phishing Social Engineering Authentication Government 93

Joseph Steinberg

JULY 13, 2022

Additionally, keep in mind that while Lockdown Mode may make it more difficult for attackers to exploit social engineering in order to compromise devices, until Apple more strictly controls what apps it allows in its app store , potential government spying remains a major problem. Is that really true?

Cybersecurity 249

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Government Social Engineering 249

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6 CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6

Data breaches 79

Data breaches Cybercrime Firewall Artificial Intelligence 79

eSecurity Planet

MAY 3, 2022

The CRI report surveyed over 3,500 chief information security officers (CISOs), IT professionals and managers from Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe, and South America in the latter part of 2021. As a result, companies are spending on information security tools to enable secure remote work and increase business efficiency.

Social Engineering 126

Social Engineering Internet Internet Risk 126

Security Affairs

JULY 4, 2023

“The phishing pages were meticulously set up using Neo_Net’s panels, PRIV8, and implemented multiple defense measures, including blocking requests from non-mobile user agents and concealing the pages from bots and network scanners. The malicious apps are used to capture SMSs containing authorization codes.

Banking 80

Banking Phishing Social Engineering Authentication 80

Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2022

Figure 2 presents an example of an SMS sent to Internet end-users during the ANUBIS social engineering wave. Figure 2: Example of SMS sent during the social engineering wave. Pedro Tavares is a professional in the field of information security working as an Ethical Hacker, Malware Analyst and also a Security Evangelist.

Phishing 100

Phishing Social Engineering Banking Engineering 100

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 25, 2022

In this context, the prime risks are the responsibility and role of employees in ensuring data and information security. This hack exposed some of its investors’ personal and financial information to a third party. With over 600 million users, Sina Weibo is one of China’s largest social media platforms.

Cybersecurity 137

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Phishing Engineering 137

Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

Rapid7 found a bypass for the recently patched actively exploited Ivanti EPMM bug Russian APT29 conducts phishing attacks through Microsoft Teams Hackers already installed web shells on 581 Citrix servers in CVE-2023-3519 attacks Zero-day in Salesforce email services exploited in targeted Facebook phishing campaign Burger King forgets to put a password (..)

Malware 77

Malware Cybercrime Cryptocurrency Social Engineering 77

Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2021

Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager provided a local, web-based interface to allow customers to manage Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) firewalls and the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility clients. The vulnerability affects Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager software versions from releases ‘9.16.1

Social Engineering 68

Social Engineering Firewall Mobile Engineering 68

Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2021

Experts pointed out that it also leverages social engineering to trick victims into downloading a mobile app. Bizarro has x64 modules, the malicious code allows to trick victims into entering two-factor authentication codes in fake pop-ups. Experts also noticed that the malware is also installed via a trojanized app.

Banking 100

Banking Social Engineering Malware Engineering 100

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 (..)

Spyware 86

Spyware Hacking Malware Social Engineering 86

Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2022

Crooks contact US investors claiming to offer legitimate cryptocurrency investment services, and attempt to trick them into downloading fraudulent mobile apps that they have created. Inform customers whether the financial institution has a mobile application. million from 244 victims between October 4, 2021, and May 13, 2022.

Cryptocurrency 102

Cryptocurrency Mobile Hacking Accountability 102

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

He also used lists of compromised passwords to break into one account, and discussed social engineering tricks related to Snapchat. Such familiarity may have helped the perpetrator in their social engineering efforts, and it may also have made guessing passwords and security questions easier. Defending yourself.

Identity Theft 100

Identity Theft Social Engineering Passwords Accountability 100

Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2023

The experts have found no evidence that the apps were available on the Google Play Store a circumstance that suggests they were distributed through third-party stores or attackers used social engineering to trick the victims into installing them.

Malware 86

Malware Social Engineering Engineering Hacking 86

Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2019

According to Bloomberg News, the exposed data includes email addresses, mobile phone numbers, invoices, copies of identity documents and personal chat transcripts. The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and the domestic intelligence service confirmed they were investigating the data leak. ” reported France24.?.

Social Engineering 92

Social Engineering Advertising Government Accountability 92

NopSec

AUGUST 16, 2022

The CIS Critical Security Controls can be seen as a roadmap for implementing a successful cybersecurity program. SANS is an organization dedicated to information security training and security certification, and the Critical Security Controls effort focuses on prioritizing security controls that have demonstrated real-world effectiveness.

Penetration Testing 52

Penetration Testing Social Engineering Firewall Software 52

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2023

Original post at [link] While organizations must still account for flashy vulnerability exploitations, denial-of-service campaigns, or movie-themed cyber-heists, phishing-based social engineering attacks remain a perennial choice of cybercriminals when it comes to hacking their victims.

Phishing 80

Phishing Social Engineering Security Awareness Passwords 80

SC Magazine

MAY 1, 2021

Prior to Mastercard, Abdullah was the chief information security officer at Xerox, where she established and led a corporate-wide information risk management program. She also served as the deputy chief information officer of the White House. She is also the host of the Mastering Cyber podcast.

Computers and Electronics 126

Computers and Electronics Technology Education Information Security 126

SecureList

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The parent application must be installed on the parent’s mobile device in order to accomplish this. From a security researcher’s perspective, this application is particularly interesting because it allows calling to the robot, and monitoring the child’s activities and learning progress.

Education 90

Education Manufacturing Firmware Internet 90

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Scammers use to compromise legitimate business or personal email accounts through different means, such as social engineering or computer intrusion to conduct unauthorized transfers of funds. Be aware that many emails requesting your personal information may appear to be legitimate.

Social Engineering 84

Social Engineering Accountability Scams Mobile 84

Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2024

Besides Artificial Intelligence to scale operations, in a novel approach to circumvent two-factor authentication (2FA), the perpetrators crafted malicious Android code that mimics official mobile banking applications. Utilizing AI-driven bots for advanced social engineering techniques.

Artificial Intelligence 115

Artificial Intelligence Banking Scams Cybercrime 115

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

Cyber threats 113

Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 113

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

Protect your company computers, laptops and mobile devices with security products all managed via a cloud-based management console. Application security, information security, network security, disaster recovery, operational security, etc. Improved Data Security. ESET PROTECT Advanced.

Cybersecurity 124

Cybersecurity Identity Theft Encryption Antivirus 124

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 28, 2021

It also exposed some huge security and privacy vulnerabilities, which many cybercrooks have exploited thousands of times throughout 2020 for remote workers. In the past 5-10 years, privacy and information security training vendors have moved to narrowing focus to largely phishing awareness and password security.

IoT 54

IoT Phishing Mobile Passwords 54

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 7, 2023

For example, some methods meet national security and federal standards, while others are focused on private companies. NIST Developed by NIST, an agency of the United States Department of Commerce, NIST Special Publication 800-115 , Technical Guide to Information Security Testing and Assessment is the most specific from start to finish.

Penetration Testing 98

Penetration Testing Wireless Passwords Social Engineering 98

Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

” Experts believe that FlyTrap belongs to a family of trojans that employ social engineering tricks to compromise Facebook accounts as part of a session hijacking campaign. The threat actors behind the attack are likely operating out of Vietnam.

Accountability 123

Accountability Social Engineering Media Malware 123

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2021

According to the report, more than 90% of African businesses are operating without the necessary cyber security protocols in place. It is important to highlight that Africa has the fastest-growing telephone and Internet networks in the world, and it as the widest use of mobile banking services.

Cybercrime 76

Cybercrime Scams DDOS Banking 76