Daniel Miessler

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Since 2007 the InfoSec industry has been talking about TheBigOne™—the event that would change cyber threats from annoyances to existential concerns. Ransomware is the Cyber Pearl Harbor we’ve been waiting for all along. Ransomware is the new PCI. They called it Cyber Pearl Harbor. It just looks different.

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Ransomware Government Social Engineering Small Business 246

Krebs on Security

MAY 14, 2024

“CVE-2024-30051 is used to gain initial access into a target environment and requires the use of social engineering tactics via email, social media or instant messaging to convince a target to open a specially crafted document file,” Narang said. Emerging in 2007 as a banking trojan, QakBot (a.k.a.

Social Engineering 278

Social Engineering Backups Malware Software 278

Webroot

MARCH 5, 2021

Over 100 banks in Italy have fallen victim to the Ursnif banking trojan, which has stolen thousands of login credentials since it was first discovered in 2007. The attack likely began as a malicious email using social engineering to trick users into clicking links. Telemarketer leaves thousands of records exposed.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 15, 2022

Threats and bluster play a key role in most online attacks: Ransomware has its ransom note; trolls threaten to ramp up the pressure; tech support scammers insist your PC needs urgent assistance. You can reach back to 2007 and look in amazement at the 419 death threat. These tactics have been around for a very long time.

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Scams Social Engineering Password Management Engineering 130

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

As a matter of fact, the most-reported crime in the 2021 Internet Crime Report report was phishing , a social engineering scam wherein the victim receives a deceptive message from someone in an attempt to get the victim to reveal personal information or account credentials or to trick them into downloading malware. since Q3 of 2007.

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SecureList

APRIL 17, 2023

A short look at QBot The banking Trojan QBot was detected for the first time in 2007. Now the banker is delivered to potential victims through malware already residing on their computers, social engineering, and spam mailings. In 2021, we published a detailed QBot technical analysis.

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Malware Banking Social Engineering Passwords 141

SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

According to a report by the Barracuda cybersecurity company, in 2021, businesses with fewer than 100 employees experienced far more social engineering attacks than larger ones. That same year saw one of the worst ransomware incidents in history, the Kaseya VSA supply-chain attack. Scammers often reach employees by e-mail.

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Cybercrime Phishing Banking Malware 123