SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 15, 2020

It was the summer cyberattack that had social media buzzing. A group of teenagers used social engineering to breach Twitter's network and take over the accounts of a whole bunch of A-listers. As a teenager, he discovered that social engineering was a trick that worked. "I You could lose your data.'.

Social Engineering 95

Social Engineering Media Scams Financial Services 95

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

In November 2021, an unauthorized third party called a Robinhood customer support employee and, through social engineering , gained access to the company’s customer support systems. A few days later, IT systems started malfunctioning with ransom messages following. Examples of Notable RDP Attacks.

VPN 117

VPN Software Authentication Encryption 117

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. The module also exfiltrates 2FA secrets from Twilio’s Authy local storage.

Malware 81

Malware Social Engineering Encryption Marketing 81

SecureList

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Retrieves various system information, namely: Local network IP addresses. Available privileges (SYSTEM, administrator or normal user). VPN spoofing DLL. PluginDestory [sic]. Shuts down the framework. GetSystemInfo. Network protocol used for C2 communication (hardcoded to Tcpv4 in all discovered samples). rascustoms.dll.

Malware 92

Malware Encryption Social Engineering System Administration 92