Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

With a mix of infiltration, social engineering, and many hours of investigative work, authorities were able to discover Ulbricht’s identity. Surveillance and monitoring initiatives that enable authorities to track and identify individuals on the dark web. Turn on multifactor authentication for all online accounts.

Identity Theft 98

Identity Theft Cryptocurrency Government Engineering 98

SecureList

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This year, the use of surveillance software developed by private vendors has come under the spotlight, as discussed above. This includes the use of social engineering to obtain credentials and brute-force attacks on corporate services, in the hope of finding poorly protected servers. And now, we turn our attention to the future.

Mobile 131

Mobile Surveillance Ransomware Government 131

Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Here are only seven out of 26 topics: Insider threats Passwords Security of mobile devices Social engineering Viruses Email security Human error To start the course, you need to register and choose the type of account you need. Format: Bite-sized videos with short quizzes after each topic.

Social Engineering 40

Social Engineering Accountability Phishing Cybersecurity 40

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Leading Android health apps expose users to avoidable threats like surveillance and identity theft, due to their risky permissions. Access to Contacts: Apps with access to your contacts may misuse this information for spamming, social engineering, or selling your contact details to third parties without your consent.

Accountability 106

Accountability Mobile Surveillance Information Security 106

Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 4, 2017

In this case, that secret is her password and, well, just read it: My staff log onto my computer on my desk with my login everyday. To be fair to Nadine, she's certainly not the only one handing her password out to other people. In fact I often forget my password and have to ask my staff what it is. No one else has access.

Passwords 204

Passwords Accountability Technology InfoSec 204

Krebs on Security

MARCH 29, 2022

In a blog post about their recent hack, Microsoft said LAPSUS$ succeeded against its targets through a combination of low-tech attacks, mostly involving old-fashioned social engineering — such as bribing employees at or contractors for the target organization. “It’s near impossible to get U.S.

Accountability 274

Accountability Government Hacking Social Engineering 274

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 24, 2022

The infection of a device can be achieved via supply chain attacks, social engineering techniques, or the use of hardware with installed software or firmware. user names, passwords, key-loggings) or binary (e.g., At the second phase of the attack, the malicious code collects data from the compromised network.

Firmware 85

Firmware Social Engineering Surveillance Malware 85

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

Assess the physical security measures: Evaluate access controls, surveillance systems, and environmental controls. Social engineering, for example, is a threat that makes use of human vulnerabilities for illegal access. Emphasize the need to change passwords on a regular basis to reduce the risk of credential-based attacks.

Risk 98

Risk Threat Detection Data breaches Encryption 98

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Soon after, the attackers were able to use their control over his mobile number to reset his Gmail account password. “The next thing they do is go to these accounts and use the ‘forgot password’ function and request a password reset link via SMS to gain access to those accounts. .

Mobile 238

Mobile Cryptocurrency Accountability Passwords 238

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The suspected Russian Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) behind the SolarWinds incident is attempting to warm-up strategic social engineering techniques to breach firms around the world in an effort to breathe life into similar cyberattacks. Burt also went into detail about what he suspects.

Technology 87

Technology Social Engineering Cybersecurity Surveillance 87

ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission in the United States, banned an app called SpyPhone, and its CEO Scott Zuckerman, from operating in the surveillance industry. I should also say that this when it does happen and again it's extremely, extremely rare when it does happen, It almost always involves some kind of social engineering.

Technology 52

Technology Software Surveillance Media 52

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As organizations quickly adopt technologies like Okta Fastpass which uses biometrics for authentication instead of passwords, … we expect an increase in two areas: breaches caused by social engineering (already on the rise), and breaches caused by Insiders (already over 40% of all breaches).

Cybersecurity 140

Cybersecurity CISO Government Technology 140

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

For example, once it infects your device, a keylogger will start tracking every keystroke you make and sending a log of those keystrokes to the hacker, allowing them to reconstruct any sensitive information you might have entered after infection, such as your PIN, password, or social security number.

Malware 75

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 75

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2022

We have previously seen DustSquad use third-party post-exploitation tools, such as the password dumping utility fgdump; but we have now observed new custom C modules, a first for DustSquad, and Delphi downloaders acting as post-exploitation facilitators, able to gather documents of interest for the actor. Final thoughts.

Malware 134

Malware Firmware Government Phishing 134

SecureList

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This strategic shift signals its intent to intensify its surveillance capabilities and expand its range of targets. In its most recent wave of attacks, BlindEagle has once again adapted, embracing yet another open-source RAT, Agent Tesla. The initial attack vector was a phishing email disguised as an email from a government entity or service.

Government 105

Government Malware VPN Manufacturing 105

SecureList

JULY 29, 2021

For further surveillance of the victim, the malware operator may also deploy additional tools. Passwordstate is a password management tool for enterprises, and on 20 April, for a period of about 28 hours, a malicious DLL was included in the software updates. We observed several types of backdoor. Final thoughts.

Malware 142

Malware Phishing Password Management Social Engineering 142