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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SecureList

JUNE 2, 2022

LuoYu is a lesser-known threat actor that has been active since 2008. Seeing that some variants of their Android malware impersonate a popular messaging app in Asia, it is also likely that malicious APKs are distributed in a variety of ways, including social engineering to convince users to install fake updates for their applications.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 6, 2022

HydraPOS has been spotted in attacks that employed social engineering techniques. Originally discovered by Visa, the RawPoS family has been in use at least since 2008. In 2019, we reported on new features that had been added to the main module with the purpose of improving persistence and making HydraPOS stealthier.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 24, 2023

What started in 2008 as mobile transactions with your fingerprint later were ratified into specs, such as FIDO and FIDO2. Street, a self-described “hacker-helper-human,” contemplates bad password advice, investing in human behavior, and why social engineering continues to work. Next in our extended interview series: Jayson E.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. Conficker , or Downadup, is a fast-propagating malware discovered in November 2008. It could be hidden in a malicious advertisement, fake email or illegitimate software installation.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. Conficker, or Downadup, is a fast-propagating malware discovered in November 2008. It could be hidden in a malicious advertisement, fake email or illegitimate software installation.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

APTs will contain a cyberattack component, but APTs also commonly include confidence schemes, social engineering , physical access to facilities , bribes, extortion, and other methods to gain system access.

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NetSpi Technical

AUGUST 16, 2024

government’s approach has historically been reactive, highlighted by the 2008 Russian hack against the Department of Defense using simple USB drives, which led to the creation of US Cyber Command. Ethan Hobart, Senior Security Consultant While at DEF CON, I attended Social Engineering AI Like You’re Piccard by Jayson E.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 2, 2023

years ago, and stayed “top of the charts” for all this time (public cloud computing was born, depending on who you ask, in 2006–2008). Similarly, to compromise a modern mobile device, you probably would use social engineering or an exploit, not a configuration weakness. Thus, this explanation is not “the Answer.”

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Security Boulevard

JULY 7, 2022

More historically, “back in the day” (think 2008) this was tokens, with Luke Jennings ’ original release of Incognito being a game changer. And as the MS16–111 patch was applied to Windows 7/10 and Server 2008/2012, this technique should apply for pretty much all modern Windows systems we encounter. Approaches. References.

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NopSec

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Compromised USB drives are a common attack vector, and one that requires vigilance in order to avoid a supply chain attack or an attack that exploits social engineering tactics.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Users can also be fooled into revealing their passwords through social engineering. Intel introduced a set of seven new instructions after 2008 to improve the speed of applications performing encryption and decryption using AES. Theft Of Device While Running.

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Kali Linux

MARCH 28, 2023

Enter BackTrack 3 in June 2008. 2008 was no exception. There was then a shift to “Live-Boot” (either CDs or USBs). The next item to solve would be getting their data to be “persistent” rather than losing it when powered off. DEF CON was also aware, as they were tracking user’s user-agents in web requests!

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Doctor Chaos

APRIL 12, 2022

In 2008 a group of vigilante hackers attacked the Church of Scientology to disrupt (what they believed to be) an evil organization. Elliot believes his hacking produces true justice because he does it for (what he considers to be) the greater good. This comes closer to reality than most people realize.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Since 2008, antivirus and cybersecurity software testers AV-TEST have kept track of the number of newly-developed malware worldwide, totaling at nearly 1 billion as of September 2022. Today, malware is a common threat to the devices and data of anyone who uses the Internet. An August 2022 Statista report counted 2.8

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1970-1995 — Kevin Mitnick — Beginning in 1970, Kevin Mitnick penetrates some of the most highly-guarded networks in the world, including Nokia and Motorola, using elaborate social engineering schemes, tricking insiders into handing over codes and passwords, and using the codes to access internal computer systems.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 11, 2021

Whether that’s falling victim to social engineering (the leading breach pattern, present in about one-third of breaches), privilege misuse, or the opaquely categorized “miscellaneous errors” and “everything else,” humans remain a leading vulnerability to organizations. Humans are a top risk vector.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 21, 2023

Mitnick was known for his social engineering skills, which he used to trick employees into divulging sensitive information or passwords. One of the most famous examples of a malware attack occurred in 2008, when a worm called Conficker infected millions of computers around the world.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Among these experienced affiliates is the “Scattered Spider” group, known for its custom tools and advanced social engineering skills, which helped RansomHub become the most active ransomware group in Q3 2024 (see Figure 1).

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Among these experienced affiliates is the “Scattered Spider” group, known for its custom tools and advanced social engineering skills, which helped RansomHub become the most active ransomware group in Q3 2024 (see Figure 1).

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Many of the contact tracing scams of 2020 similarly followed social engineering scripts that have been used in taxpayer identity theft schemes since the 1990s as well. Phishing emails were a prevalent mode of attack, and they have been in circulation since at least the mid-1990s. At the beginning of 2020, U.S.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2022

Famously attributed to the SolarWinds and StellarParticle attack campaigns, this group has been operating since about 2008 and has targets ranging across most of the planet, including both the Democratic and Republican National Committees in the US. Social engineering training. Among them are: Removal from network access.

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