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Main phishing and scamming trends and techniques

SecureList

There are two main types of online fraud aimed at stealing user data and money: phishing and scams. The history of scams and phishing. The term “phishing” was coined back in 1996, when cybercriminals attacked users of America Online (AOL), the largest internet provider at that time. Phishing site with chat support.

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Spam Kingpin Peter Levashov Gets Time Served

Krebs on Security

Junk email campaigns touting employment or “money mule” scams cost $300 per million, and phishing emails could be blasted out through Severa’s botnet for the bargain price of $500 per million. In this paid ad from 2004, Severa lists prices to rent his spam botnet. Severa was a moderator on the Russian spam community Spamdot[.]biz.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 – What it is and why we should be aware

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 – What it is and why we should be aware madhav Tue, 10/03/2023 - 05:33 The inception of Cybersecurity Awareness Month in 2004 came at a critical juncture in our technological history. Familiarize yourself with common phishing hallmarks and promptly report any suspicious activity.

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Safer Internet Day: Exploring Reliability Online

Security Boulevard

What began as a small-scale initiative as part of the EU SafeBorders project in 2004 has transformed into a global movement acknowledged by more than 170 countries around the world. Safer Internet Day has been a landmark event on technology calendars for more than 18 years. Each year, Safer Internet Day focuses on a unique.

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Q&A: Cybersecurity in ‘The Intelligent Era’

IT Security Guru

Our adversaries are equipped with AI but are not constrained by budget, legal, and ethical factors and will use it against us far beyond phishing and deep fake scenarios for ID compromise led attacks. However, AI is a double-edged sword. The sheer number of instances of public key encryption in use today is impossible to quantify.

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Raising Awareness of Connected Device Security

Security Boulevard

October is officially cybersecurity awareness month, originally designated back in 2004 by United States President George W. Bush and Congress to raise awareness of the growing cybersecurity threat landscape that affects businesses, the government and individuals. While basic cybersecurity knowledge is commonplace by now, it’s not enough.

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Turla APT used two new backdoors to infiltrate a European ministry of foreign affairs

Security Affairs

The Turla APT group (aka Snake , Uroburos , Waterbug , Venomous Bear and KRYPTON ) has been active since at least 2004 targeting diplomatic and government organizations and private businesses in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, North and South America, and former Soviet bloc nations. ” reads the report published by ESET.

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