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. The bait included the most awaited and talked-about releases: the new season of Stranger Things, the new Batman movie, and the Oscar nominees. Of course, no prize ensued after the fee was paid.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

5, 2023 – Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration kicked off Cybersecurity Month in Massachusetts with the announcement of $1,136,911 in funding to develop a new cybersecurity training center at MassBay Community College and support the existing center at Bridgewater State University. Worcester, Mass.,

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2023

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns of a surge in the number of attacks from Russian and Iranian nation-state actors. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning of targeted phishing attacks conducted by threat actors based in Russia and Iran. The are increasingly targeting organizations and individuals. T1589 ; T1593 ].”

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Webroot

APRIL 4, 2022

If your business falls within these industries or if you’re concerned your personal PC could be prone to infection, read the complete section on malware in the 2022 BrightCloud® Threat Report. SMBs , given the lack of resources to respond, are more likely to pay and pay a lot. Below is a summary and sneak peek from the full report.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 7, 2022

Researchers from BitDefender Labs made the prediction as it is witnessing a surge in cyberattacks launched through phishing emails meant to steal credentials, screenshots, keystrokes, and money from bank accounts. And all those emails were seeking financial help from their victims with malicious links meant to push them to phishing frauds.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 9, 2022

Facebook is once again the launchpad for a large-scale phishing campaign, according to researchers at PIXM. Aspects of the phish campaign are fairly typical of what you can expect to see from a Facebook phish, and the tactics used to spread bogus links are not particularly original. million in 2022. How the phish worked.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In a security blog about Octo Tempest Microsoft states: “Octo Tempest monetized their intrusions in 2022 by selling SIM swaps to other criminals and performing account takeovers of high-net-worth individuals to steal their cryptocurrency.” Initially the group made a name for itself by SIM swapping.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

This ensures the right people get access to the right online resources. It is MFA Phishing Resistant. It simultaneously simplifies a user's life and takes the risky password off the table." - Jason Watts, CISO Inductive Automation According to the 2022 Duo Trusted Access report: ".the What is authentication?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 25, 2023

By Immanuel Chavoya, Emerging Threat Expert, SonicWall 2022 saw a shifting cybersecurity landscape as rising geopolitical conflicts brought new tactics, targets, and goals for cybercrime. In the wrong hands, AI tools like ChatGPT can be used to create convincing phishing emails, develop malicious code, and perform faster reconnaissance.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 30, 2022

According to Proofpoint's 8th annual State of the Phish report , the volume of both bulk phishing attacks and spear-phishing attacks have gone up 11% and 20% respectively. While phishing attacks have been around for many years, only 53% of employees know what the term phishing is.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

This state of endpoint security is a disaster waiting to happen. These ignored, forgotten, and un-updated (OS/firmware) connected devices can become vulnerabilities exploited by cybercriminals to gain access to networks and cloud resources. A recent poll shows that it is not a concern for 60 percent of organizations.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

The state-sponsored hackers used a web shell created no later than December 23, 2021, to deploy multiple backdoors. The nation-state actor employed the SSH backdoor CredPump (PAM module) to achieve remote SSH access (with a static password value) and logging of logins and passwords when connecting via SSH.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

AUGUST 10, 2022

In the modern age, nation states are expanding the battlefield with targeted cyber attacks on their adversaries. Nation states have always sought advantages to increase their geopolitical power and secure their interests both domestically and abroad. Category Awareness, Case Study, Vulnerability. Risk Level. Are you at risk?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 28, 2022

For the first time, the hackers group that is being sponsored by North Korea State government is found spreading ransomware on computer networks related to companies and organizations operating in South Korea. More details about the ransomware group involved in the incident will be updated after confirmation!

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2023

In late 2022, Bitdefender Labs researchers first observed a highly targeted cyberattack targeting foreign government institutions in Kazakhstan that involved a new sophisticated strain of malware dubbed DownEx. ” The threat actors sent spear-phishing messages with diplomat-themed lure documents. .” to embassy kazakh 2022.exe

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 4, 2023

Credit card fraud in the United States has been on the rise, with total losses reaching approximately $12.16 Chinese fraudsters primarily target the United States for two reasons: the large population makes phishing attacks more effective, and credit card limits in the country are higher compared to other nations.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 10, 2022

With credential phishing and stuffing attacks on the rise—and the fact that countless passwords have already been exposed through data breaches—the need for users to step up password management practices at work and home has never been more urgent. Improving password best practices matters. DO change all passwords at least twice a year.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

The threat actors have breached its cPanel shared hosting environment, the company states that it is not able to determine the timing of the initial compromise, however, it is still investigating the breach to determine the root cause of the incident. ” reads a statement from the company. ” reads a statement from the company.

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Through the first two months of 2023 alone, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Scamwatch reported more than 19,000 phishing reports with estimated financial losses of more than $5.2 What is phishing? This is part of what makes phishing attacks so dangerous.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Also read: Best Antivirus Software of 2022. The 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report found that all types of cyberattacks increased in 2021. million per incident, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2022 report, while IBM reports that the number is now $4.24 Cyberattack Statistics.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2022

A previously unknown Chinese cyberespionage group, tracked as ‘Space Pirates’, targets enterprises in the Russian aerospace industry with spear-phishing attacks. “We assume that Space Pirates has Asian roots: this is indicated by the active use of Chinese in resources, SFX archives, and PDB paths. .

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 3, 2022

Wed, 08/03/2022 - 10:48. Phishing to obtain sensitive user information, which is then used to launch other social engineering attacks or identity theft. Key Findings: CloudSEK* researchers said key findings include: Discovered 3,207 apps were leaking valid consumer key and consumer secret information. Twitter API. The vulnerability.

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Cisco Security

JANUARY 10, 2023

As the majority of the global Covid fog finally started lifting in 2022, other events – and their associated risks – started to fill the headspace of C-level execs the world over. Using this information, last year I wrote a blog summing up the nine top of mind issues I believed will most impact CISOs as we headed into 2022.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

In a perfect storm of lightning-quick edtech adoption with limited IT support, cybercriminals have seized on the opportunity to launch an unprecedented number of strikes against schools—21 ransomware attacks in January 2023 alone—straining resources and impacting the delivery of critical education services across the US.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2022

The cyberespionage group is behind a recent series of spear-phishing attacks targeting Ukrainian entities and organizations related to Ukrainian affairs, since October 2021, Microsoft said. It is distributed through spear-phishing messages with weaponized office documents that appear to be designed to lure targets.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Securing the people, your workforce, has to do with identity and verifying users are who they say they are before they’re allowed to access network applications and resources. You may be familiar with Cisco’s slogan, “If it’s connected, it’s protected.” But what about devices? The focus was on the trustworthiness of the user, not the device.

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McAfee

OCTOBER 31, 2021

McAfee Enterprise and FireEye recently released its 2022 Threat Predictions. In this blog, we take a deeper dive into the continuingly aggressive role Nation States will play in 2022. Prediction: Lazarus Wants to Add You as a Friend. By Raj Samani. We love our social media. But guess what? But guess what?

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Resecurity researchers discovered a new Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) called EvilProxy advertised on the Dark Web. Following the recent Twilio hack leading to the leakage of 2FA (OTP) codes, cybercriminals continue to upgrade their attack arsenal to orchestrate advanced phishing campaigns targeting users worldwide.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 21, 2024

Key Dates for NIS2 Directive In a landmark moment on November 10, 2022, the European Parliament adopted the NIS2 directive, marking the conclusion of an extensive legislative process. National Implementation Deadline: Member states are mandated to incorporate the provisions of the NIS2 directive into their national laws by October 17, 2024.

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SecureList

JANUARY 23, 2023

Another interesting trend that started in 2022 and will continue in 2023 is that ransomware now not only encrypts companies’ data, but destroys it in certain cases. Penetration from the perimeter requires less preparation than phishing, and rather old vulnerabilities are still exposed; we expect this tendency to continue in 2023.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Given that nearly a quarter of players were underage as of 2022, they may be easy prey for the attackers. Given that nearly a quarter of players were underage as of 2022, they may be easy prey for the attackers. We also analyzed phishing pages using various game titles and gaming platforms as a lure. percent more than last year.

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Jane Frankland

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

His third law, is widely known and states that, “for every action there is an equal and opposing reaction.” How cybersecurity (the market) performed in 2022. Cyber-attacks have risen from last year with the most common forms of attack being credential theft, phishing, misconfigured cloud, and vulnerabilities in third-party software.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

With hundreds of contributors, the MITRE ATT&CK Framework has become a vital resource of open source knowledge for the security industry. The Salt Security State of API Security Report found that the average number of APIs grew 82% from July 2021 to July 2022. million malicious calls per month to an average of 26.46

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

While this may seem unlikely, statistics reveal that more than half of these businesses experienced some form of cyber-attack in 2022. While this may seem unlikely, statistics reveal that more than half of these businesses experienced some form of cyber-attack in 2022. What drives more cybersecurity attacks on small businesses?

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

As for KSB 2022, we invited notable experts to share their insights and unbiased opinions on what we should expect from cybersecurity in the following year. Supply-chain will become more of a sweet spot for targeted ransomware and state-sponsored espionage campaigns. Also, we’d like to thank Prof.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Since Jan 2022, ThreatLabz has observed a resurgence in targeted attack activity against Ukraine. We identified two attack-chains in the timeframe - Jan to Feb 2022, which we attribute to the same threat actor with a moderate confidence level. The first attack-chain was blogged by the CERT team of Ukraine on 1st Feb 2022 here.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Also, that threat actors, especially state-sponsored, and criminal enterprises would take advantage of the expanding cyber-attack surface by using their resources to employ more sophisticated means for discovering target vulnerabilities, automating phishing, and finding new deceptive paths for infiltrating malware. forbes.com).

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