Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

According to the security firm, the group is financially motivated, its cyberespionage campaign hit high value targets such as government and educational institutions, religious movements, pro-democracy and human rights organisations in Hong Kong, Covid-19 research organisations, gambling and cryptocurrency companies, and the media.

Cryptocurrency 138

Cryptocurrency Media Social Engineering Phishing 138

Malwarebytes

MAY 15, 2022

In 2013, we had pretend hitmen threatening murder unless victims paid $25,000 to survive their non-existent wrath. Things become even worse when social engineering combines with publicly available data to make it even more convincing. These tactics have been around for a very long time. You see this time and time again.

Scams 129

Scams Social Engineering Password Management Engineering 129

Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Transactions on the dark web are typically conducted using cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin to maintain anonymity. Transactions on the dark web are often carried out with Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, which are unregulated and difficult to trace back to the user. From 2011 to 2013, the Silk Road hosted 1.2 billion in value.

Identity Theft 98

Identity Theft Cryptocurrency Government Engineering 98

SC Magazine

MAY 17, 2021

The project is based on work Baines did for Europol’s Cyber Crimes Center, Project 2020, which made a similar series of predictions in 2013 targeting last year. AI could impact more than just social engineering. “The future we described turned out to be really quite accurate,” said Baines.

Manufacturing 95

Manufacturing IoT Technology Artificial Intelligence 95

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Ransomware.

Cyber threats 113

Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 113

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Ransomware.

Malware 107

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

NopSec

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Through a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin or LiteCoin, or 2.) CryptoLocker (one of the most widely-known variants that was active from 2013 to 2014) demanded $300.00. Social engineering: Social engineering testing is an effective tool to complement user awareness by exposing human flaws in processes that can subsequently be addressed.

Ransomware 40

Ransomware Risk Social Engineering Penetration Testing 40