The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The attackers thus gained remote access to the CRM systems running on the store computers – and a foothold to access customers’ wireless phone numbers and associated account information. The intruders got in by tricking UScellular retail store employees into downloading malicious software on store computers.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 28, 2020

These include: Home personal networks, wired and wireless, including network reconnaissance and device inventorying. Devices owned by other companies that may be using the same network, wired or wireless, due to other family members working from home. SMishing is social engineering in the form of SMS text messages.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Such kind of info could be used by hackers in social engineering attack against T-Mobile’s customer support employees with the intent of stealing the victim’s phone number. In March 2020, the wireless carrier T-Mobile was victims of a sophisticated cyber attack that targeted its email vendor.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2020

Recent samples implement the ability to discover wireless network settings and credentials, then remain in sleeping mode for a short period of time before spawning an instance of netsh.exe: Netsh.exe wlan show profile. “When combined with timely social engineering lures, these non-sophisticated attacks continue to be successful.”

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2018

“I’m both a TD customer and Rogers phone subscriber and just experienced what I consider a very convincing and/or elaborate social engineering/vishing attempt,” Curt wrote. Consider the following vishing attempt, reported to KrebsOnSecurity in August by “Curt,” a longtime reader from Canada.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Users can enter a simple slash command to enable different scripts aimed at services – called “modes” – that can target specific bands, a wireless carrier and payment apps like PayPal, Apple Pay and Google Pay. Phishing, Social Engineering are Still Problems.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

CISA and the FBI consider Scattered Spider to be experts that use multiple social engineering techniques, especially phishing, push bombing, and SIM swap attacks, to obtain credentials, install remote access tools, and bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA). How to avoid ransomware Block common forms of entry.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Can be used to assess wireless networks. Aircrack-ng is the go-to tool for analysis and cracking of wireless networks. wifite is a wireless network auditor that deals with current or legacy attacks against WEP and WPA2. Social Engineer Toolkit (SET) defends against human error in social engineering threats.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 30, 2022

Interestingly, Welch said, the texts appear to be targeting users of Verizon Wireless, one of the biggest telecommunication companies in the US. But this could have easily led to nefarious payloads, like malware, and some have already classed this as a smishing (or “SMS phishing”) attempt.

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Responsible Cyber

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Role of Social Engineering Social engineering has emerged as the predominant attack vector, accounting for 41% of initial breach incidents. The training should focus on recognizing social engineering attempts, understanding security policies, and maintaining proper data handling procedures.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

A poisoned payload is sent to the targeted device through a wireless connection such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GSM, or LTE, and gets executed. Such hackers don’t bother with social engineering or complex scenarios that only give a low success rate.

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Webroot

MAY 28, 2025

Defend against social engineering scams Its important to stay aware of the latest online threats. Social engineering scams are designed to gain your trust and then trick you into sharing sensitive details by clicking on fake links or downloading malicious software. The most common type of social engineering is phishing.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 20, 2023

and different types of penetration tests (black box, gray box, white box, social engineering, etc.). Number of people: If an organization decides to pursue social engineering tests, the organization may be charged by the number of people in the organization (unless flat-rate or hourly charges are used).

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SecureWorld News

MAY 20, 2020

The Verizon DBIR says tactics utilized or involved in confirmed data breaches are as follows: • 45% of breaches featured hacking • 22% included social engineering • 22% were made possible by errors • 17% involved malware • 8% of breaches involved misuse by authorized users. What are the top 5 causes of data breaches?

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

There is no need for social engineering , as the program can implant backdoors directly without forced consent. Most attacks make would-be victims click to install malware or redirect them to a phishing page to steal their credentials. Zero-click attacks remove this hurdle. Spyware and Zero-Days: A Troubling Market.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 7, 2023

Limited tests allow for a deeper dive into a particular environment, are used for updates and new applications, are more focused, and are cheaper and faster to run. The widely used OSSTMM sets recognized standards for tests, is peer-reviewed, and is based on a scientific approach. It consists of seven main sections.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 13, 2023

BreachLock offers a wide range of services covering cloud , network , application , API , mobile, social engineering and third-party partner tests, and can help with SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and ISO 27001 regulatory requirements too. Like BreachLock, ScienceSoft also offers a mix of manual and automated testing.

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Kali Linux

AUGUST 21, 2019

For instance, if you want to be able to access every wireless tool, simply install the kali-tools-wireless metapackage. This will obtain all wireless tools in one download. A metapackage is a package that does not contain any tools itself, but rather is a dependency list of normal packages (or other metapackages).

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 2, 2025

Wireless Security While access to PEN-210: Foundational Wireless Network Attacks and an OffSec Wireless Professional (OSWP) exam voucher are available to OffSec Learn One subscribers, you might try the free WiFiChallenge Lab first before enrolling in another certification program.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 31, 2022

Phishing is a type of social engineering attack in which bad actors pose as a trustworthy entity via phone, email, or text message in order to steal personal information from the recipient. Attackers may try to get their victims to reveal their date of birth, social security number, credit card information, or account passwords.

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NopSec

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

I remember at the beginning of my career when I started doing penetration testing engagements, obtaining and exploiting targets using the so-called social engineering techniques was considered cheating. Nowadays, social engineering techniques are widely used in targeted attacks in the wild. since 2008.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 20, 2023

Wireless network vulnerability assessment: This type of assessment focuses on finding weaknesses in wireless networks, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth networks, and connected devices. Social engineering methods include phishing , baiting, and tailgating.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

There are multiple other attack angles to test, including: Network compromises Social engineering (e.g., Pentesting is not just about servers and web apps It’s important to bear in mind that pentesting is not limited to hacking vulnerable servers that host apps and databases.

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LRQA Nettitude Labs

AUGUST 28, 2024

In a previous Labs post, “ I Don’t Need a Badge – Lessons Learned from Physical Social Engineering ”, we introduced the ESPKey as a method of capture. Captured badges can then be accessed via the malicious reader’s wireless access point. Although the ESPKey is a useful tool, there are several potential issues with using it.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 4, 2023

wlan0 eth0 Free-Wifi This command will use wlan0 which is the wireless interface for creating the access point, and the second interface eth0 will be used to give internet access to the users when they have submitted the login credentials. The internet interface can be wired or wireless, but obviously, the AP interface needs to be wireless.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

By opening a backdoor, they were able to hijack the institution’s wireless connection and target ATMs at will. It is highly targeted and is usually delivered through social engineering, e.g., a target business may receive a call from a “technician” who insists that the company needs to update its PoS software.

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Spinone

MARCH 20, 2019

Wireless Networks The networked world we live in today is becoming inherently more “wireless” than ever with connectivity options to various networks presented to end-users and company employees wherever they go.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Phishing and social engineering are common ways threat actors can obtain a symmetric key, but cryptanalysis and brute force attempts can also break symmetric key ciphers. Unfortunately, while symmetric encryption is a faster method, it also is less secure. Asymmetric Cryptography: Need for Security.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 16, 2024

Not OK: SMS 2FA — Widespread spam targets carrier employees, as scrotes try harder to evade two-factor authentication. The post SIM Swappers Try Bribing T-Mobile and Verizon Staff $300 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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NopSec

JULY 18, 2017

CSC15 – Wireless Access Control How Unified VRM Helps: Wireless module could perform: Wireless network site survey Rogue access point detection WEP and WPA2 key cracking, including dictionary attacks and bruteforcing Infrastructure vulnerabilities that are common in the internal and wireless module could be identified via asset tagging.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1903 — Wireless Telegraphy — During John Ambrose Fleming’s first public demonstration of Marconi’s “secure” wireless telegraphy technology, Nevil Maskelyne disrupts it by sending insulting Morse code messages discrediting the invention. Dateline Cybercrime . It is thought to be the first computer virus. .

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 5, 2024

Fast enough for government work: The Federal Communications Commission is finally minded to do something about decades-old vulnerabilities. The post FCC: Phone Network Bugs Must Be Fixed — But are SS7/Diameter Beyond Repair? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Wireless Scanners: Use wireless scanners to detect unexpected wi-fi and cellular (4G, 5G, etc.) Unsecured wireless connections must be identified, and then blocked or protected by network security. Unsecured wireless connections must be identified, and then blocked or protected by network security.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 10, 2019

In this blog, you can find detailed info about ransomware protection, wireless security, and much more. The main focus here is the social side of data loss. This blog educates about social engineering attacks and ways to prevent them. HackingVision has a great focus on technology and modern cybersecurity trends.

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NopSec

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

If you read most forensic reports nowadays most of the intrusions happen through a combination of “spear-phishing / social engineering” attacks and technical exploits. In other words, everybody is complaining and crying wolf but nobody is doing “mea culpa” for these incidents.

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NopSec

AUGUST 16, 2022

Most cyber attacks are carried out using a combination of social engineering, phishing emails, and vulnerabilities — Java, Adobe Flash and Acrobat, Firefox and Chrome plugins, 0-day client-side / browser vulnerabilities. They are usually the only way to determine whether the host has been compromised.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A month after issuing new rules to push back against SIM-swap and similar schemes, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is warning mobile phone service providers of their obligations to protect consumers against the growing threat.

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