eSecurity Planet

JULY 29, 2021

Social engineering is a common technique that cybercriminals use to lure their victims into a false sense of security. As social engineering tactics become more advanced, it’s important to know how to identify them in the context of cybersecurity. Social engineering in cybersecurity attacks.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 28, 2023

For now, though, human social engineers still outperform AI when it comes. The post ChatGPT Less Convincing Than Human Social Engineers in Phishing Attacks appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 8, 2023

Researchers warn of a social engineering campaign by the North Korean APT group known as Kimsuky that attempts to steal email credentials and plant malware. Operating since at least 2012, the group often employs targeted phishing and social engineering tactics to gather intelligence and access sensitive information."

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 17, 2024

McAfee Labs researchers have uncovered a dangerous new variant of the Redline Stealer malware that uses clever obfuscation tactics and aggressive social engineering to trick victims and evade detection.

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Security Through Education

JANUARY 4, 2023

Social engineering has become a larger threat to the healthcare industry in recent years. Clearly, we need to take notice of how social engineering attacks are targeting our vital healthcare systems. So, what exactly is social engineering? What is Social Engineering? In one case, $3.1

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Malwarebytes

MAY 1, 2023

Both Staffin and his employer were victims of business email compromise (BEC) , also known as CEO fraud, a type of social engineering attack. Social engineering attacks are cyberattacks where a criminal tricks a victim into doing something against their interests, such as revealing sensitive information of making a bank transfer.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The social engineering techniques used by callback phishing operations have developed: while they still use typical bogus subscription lures for the initial phase of the attack, they now flip to attempting to assist victims in dealing with a virus or hack.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2023

North Korea-linked APT Kimsuky has been linked to a social engineering campaign aimed at experts in North Korean affairs. SentinelLabs researchers uncovered a social engineering campaign by the North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky that is targeting experts in North Korean affairs. ” concludes the report.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 12, 2021

The post Propaganda as a Social Engineering Tool appeared first on Security Boulevard. Now, the mantra should be, “don’t automatically believe what you see.” Deep fakes, propaganda, misinformation and disinformation campaigns are.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Whether an infection is the result of a disgruntled employee, hardware vulnerability, software-based threat, social engineering penetration, robotic attack or human error, all organizations must be prepared to immediately respond effectively to such an issue if the corresponding damage is to be minimized.

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The Hacker News

JUNE 7, 2023

The North Korean nation-state threat actor known as Kimsuky has been linked to a social engineering campaign targeting experts in North Korean affairs with the goal of stealing Google credentials and delivering reconnaissance malware.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

A massive social engineering campaign targeting banks has been delivered in the last two years in several countries. A massive social engineering campaign has been delivered in the last two years in several countries, including Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, the UK, and France. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

And one of the most successful and increasingly prevalent ways of attack has come from social engineering, which is when criminals manipulate humans directly to gain access to confidential information. Social engineering is more sophisticated than ever, and its most advanced iteration is the topic of today's discussion: deepfakes.

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The Hacker News

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The operators behind the BazaCall call back phishing method have continued to evolve with updated social engineering tactics to deploy malware on targeted networks.

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Bleeping Computer

MAY 4, 2024

The Iranian state-backed threat actor tracked as APT42 is employing social engineering attacks, including posing as journalists, to breach corporate networks and cloud environments of Western and Middle Eastern targets. [.]

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Mitnick Security

JULY 13, 2021

You’ve been told you need social engineering training , but as soon as you start researching what social engineering is, you’re hit with all these confusing terms and abbreviations.

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The Hacker News

APRIL 26, 2024

An ongoing social engineering campaign is targeting software developers with bogus npm packages under the guise of a job interview to trick them into downloading a Python backdoor. Cybersecurity firm Securonix is tracking the activity under the name DEV#POPPER, linking it to North Korean threat actors.

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 14, 2022

A new social engineering method is spreading this malware, and it’s very easy to fall for. The post Cybersecurity: Attacker uses websites’ contact forms to spread BazarLoader malware appeared first on TechRepublic. Here’s what it’s doing and how to avoid it.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

What is social engineering? Social engineering is a manipulative technique used by criminals to elicit specific actions in their victims. Social engineering is seldom a stand-alone operation. money from a bank account) or use it for other social engineering types. George vs.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2024

Proofpoint researchers observed a threat actor, tracked as TA547, targeting German organizations with an email campaign delivering the Rhadamanthys malware. The security firm pointed out that this is the first TA547 group to use this malware family. The experts also discovered the attempts of using LLM in malware campaigns.

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The Hacker News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

A new information stealer malware called MetaStealer has set its sights on Apple macOS, making the latest in a growing list of stealer families focused on the operating system after MacStealer, Pureland, Atomic Stealer, and Realst.

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SiteLock

MARCH 31, 2021

For many users, cybersecurity attacks can feel depersonalized—coming from scripted codes, automatic malware, or distant bots. But social engineering attacks differ in one key aspect: they’re based in human interactions. With cybersecurity becoming stronger, different types of social […].

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Security Boulevard

MAY 19, 2022

Attackers are using search engine optimization (SEO) techniques to improve the ranking of malicious PDF files on search engines including Google and Microsoft’s Bing, according to a Netskope report. The post Surge in Malware Downloads Driven by SEO-Based Techniques appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The threat actors were able to modify DNS settings by tricking GoDaddy employees into handing over the control of the targeted domains with social engineering attacks. Our security team investigated and confirmed threat actor activity, including social engineering of a limited number of GoDaddy employees.”.

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new sophisticated Android malware called FjordPhantom that has been observed targeting users in Southeast Asian countries like Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam since early September 2023.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 2, 2024

In theory, the code could allow for just about anything, including stealing encryption keys or installing malware. Installing it was a multi-year process that seems to have involved social engineering the lone unpaid engineer in charge of the utility. It was an incredibly complex backdoor.

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SiteLock

APRIL 8, 2021

Ever been targeted by a social engineering attack? According to a 2019 report, 99% of cyberattacks use social engineering techniques to trick users into installing malware. The post 4 Of The Most Common Forms Of Social Engineering Used By Hackers appeared first on The SiteLock Blog.

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Tech Republic Security

JANUARY 22, 2023

Whether an infection is the result of a disgruntled employee, hardware vulnerability, software-based threat, social engineering penetration, robotic attack or human error, all organizations must be prepared to immediately respond effectively to such an issue if the corresponding damage is to be minimized.

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A new iOS and Android trojan named 'GoldPickaxe' employs a social engineering scheme to trick victims into scanning their faces and ID documents, which are believed to be used to generate deepfakes for unauthorized banking access. [.]

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 22, 2022

Even with the application deleted, we had to assume that the device remained infected with malware. It's only time before online criminals adopt this tactic and begin their social engineering campaign against unwary citizens. "Unfortunately, in this instance, uninstalling the app is not sufficient," Mustaffa said.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 5, 2024

We’re going to let you in on a little cybersecurity secret… There’s malware on Mac computers. This mass adoption was good for Microsoft and its revenue, but it also drew and maintained the interests of cybercriminals, who would develop malware that could impact the highest number of victims. There pretty much always has been.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Hackers are using a social engineering approach called TOAD, also known as ‘telephone-oriented attack delivery’ that includes calling the victims and using information gathered from malicious websites. The post New Android Banking Malware Deployed Using Vishing appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. How […].

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The North Korea-linked APT BlueNoroff used a new strain of macOS malware strain dubbed ObjCShellz, Jamf Threat Labs reported. Researchers from Jamf Threat Labs discovered a new macOS malware strain dubbed ObjCShellz and attributed it to North Korea-linked APT BlueNoroff. ” concludes the report.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Identity-based and social engineering attacks still take center stage, according to the CrowdStrike 2024 Global Threat Report.

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Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

A new S1deload Stealer malware campaign infects YouTube and Facebook users as hackers try to use their devices for cryptocurrency mining. The Malware Attack Explained Threat actors use social engineering […] The post Warning!

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Researchers discovered a new Android malware dubbed Xamalicious that can take full control of the device and perform fraudulent actions. The malware has been implemented with Xamarin, an open-source framework that allows building Android and iOS apps with.NET and C#. Google promptly removed the malware-laced apps from Google Play.

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Suspected North Korean nation-state actors targeted a journalist in South Korea with a malware-laced Android app as part of a social engineering campaign. The findings come from South Korea-based non-profit Interlab, which coined the new malware RambleOn.

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