Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Malwarebytes' own glossary entry for BEC says: “A business email compromise (BEC) is an attack wherein an employee, who is usually the CFO or someone from the Finance department, is socially engineered into wiring a large sum of money to a third-party account.". In May 2022 we discussed some numbers published by the FBI.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Origins and History of the Dark Web IdentityIQ The dark web is a hidden part of the internet that cannot be accessed as easily. The dark web consists of websites and services that operate anonymously and aren’t accessible in the “public” part of the internet. The deep web is far and away the largest part of the internet.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

Also read : Best Internet Security Suites & Software. In November 2021, an unauthorized third party called a Robinhood customer support employee and, through social engineering , gained access to the company’s customer support systems. Defending Against RDP Attacks: Best Practices. Examples of Notable RDP Attacks.

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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. Hackers may use a keylogger to capture sensitive information, including payment details and login credentials of victims, or they may leverage a screen grabber to capture internet activity. Ransomware.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

organizations between January 2013 and July 2019. Ransomware and BEC attacks pivot off social engineering that begins with criminals using search engines and haunting social media sites to gather intelligence about a specific employee at a targeted company. Ransomware hacking groups extorted at least $144.35

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. Hackers may use a keylogger to capture sensitive information, including payment details and login credentials of victims, or they may leverage a screen grabber to capture internet activity. Ransomware.

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Responsible Cyber

JULY 13, 2024

Social Engineering Techniques Social engineering is different—it’s about manipulating people instead of hacking technology. Here are some common social engineering techniques: Phishing: Sending fake emails that look real to trick users into clicking on bad links or sharing sensitive info.

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NopSec

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

CryptoLocker (one of the most widely-known variants that was active from 2013 to 2014) demanded $300.00. If you are running Microsoft Office 2016, there is a policy option that allows an administrator to disallow Word from enabling macros on Office files downloaded from the Internet. Through a prepaid debit card or gift card.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The next notification I received was for an earlier intrusion, the 2013 compromise of 2.4 Spear phishing is an advanced social engineering technique where a person at an organization, the mark, is targeted with trojaned messages or files that include accurate, if not personal, information regarding the target org.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

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Spinone

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Next, click on More Settings to open the Internet Email Settings Window. It offers reliable backup for the entire Office 365 and in addition to that, it provides an extra security layer against social engineering cyber attacks. It’s mostly used to configure IMAP and SMTP numbers. To do it, go to the Advanced tab.

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Kali Linux

MARCH 28, 2023

Wednesday 13th, March 2013, 10 years ago, Kali Linux v1.0 A fresh start in March 2013. Domain The team knew how much BackTrack was growing in popularity, and as they did not switch the project name when using Ubuntu, it was time to create its own place on the Internet. BackTrack Linux became Kali Linux in March 2013.

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Spinone

MARCH 18, 2019

Only after Internet news stories of the leak began to surface was the vulnerable endpoint taken offline. Cambridge Analytica is a British political consulting firm started in 2013 that set out to use technology including data mining and analysis during electoral processes.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Stok: In the early 90s, when everyone was just not having the internet, that's kind of where I started my journey. Vamosi: I know, it’s hard to think back, but remember these were the dark ages, before the graphical internet we know today. Mind you, this was pre-internet as we know it today. I started in journalism.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Stok: In the early 90s, when everyone was just not having the internet, that's kind of where I started my journey. Vamosi: I know, it’s hard to think back, but remember these were the dark ages, before the graphical internet we know today. Mind you, this was pre-internet as we know it today. I started in journalism.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Stok: In the early 90s, when everyone was just not having the internet, that's kind of where I started my journey. Vamosi: I know, it’s hard to think back, but remember these were the dark ages, before the graphical internet we know today. Mind you, this was pre-internet as we know it today. I started in journalism.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2022

The man created the malicious code, a remote access trojan (RAT), when he was 15 years old, and maintained its infrastructure from 2013 to 2019. In November 2019, Europol announced to have dismantled the global organized cybercrime ring behind the Imminent Monitor RAT.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

On the modern Internet, malware is a near-constant presence. Department of Defense’s Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), the precursor of the modern Internet we know, love, and sometimes hate. Worms and the Dawn of the Internet Age: 1987-2000. Social engineering attacks soon found use in the digital space.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

We have discovered new evidence showing that Domestic Kitten has been using PE executables to target victims using Windows since at least 2013, with some evidence that it goes back to 2011. The threat actor leverages tailor-made malicious documents with embedded macros that trigger an infection chain, opening a URL in Internet Explorer.

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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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ForAllSecure

APRIL 21, 2023

However, hacking did not always involve computers or networks, and its history is much older than the internet era. The virus was created by Bob Thomas, a programmer at BBN Technologies, and it spread through the ARPANET, the precursor to the modern internet. In 1971, the first computer virus, known as the Creeper virus , was released.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Tony got into bitcoin back in 2013 and has been investing in it ever since. Then one day, while scouring the Internet for signs that others may have been phished by Daniel, he encountered Griffin posting on Reddit about the phone number involved in his recent bitcoin theft.

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SecureList

MAY 9, 2024

However, the last operations conducted by this threat actor were observed in 2013. We detected another activity in the process, likely by the same threat actor, but this time targeting an internet service provider in the Middle East. Since then, no information about Careto’s activity has been published.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 18, 2018

» Related Stories Episode 124: The Twitter Accounts Pushing French Protests and Social Engineering the Software Supply Chain Before Senate Facebook, Twitter Defend Efforts to Stop Fake News Criminals, Not State Actors, Target Russian Oil Company in 3-Year Cyber Attack. Read the whole entry. »

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