2018 Penetration Testing Social Engineering 
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APRIL 19, 2021
Notorious FIN7 gang stole payment card details from retailers around the world Cybercrime gang posed as penetration testing firm to recruit hackers. FIN7 operated a front company called Combi Security, which claimed to offer penetration testing services.
The Last Watchdog
JUNE 21, 2020
RaaS rollout 2015 – 2018. The GandCrab RaaS that appeared in early 2018 was one of the last high-profile threats targeting individuals on a large scale. It vanished from the radar in June 2018, when the ransomware plague took another sharp turn. Targeting enterprises Late 2018 – present day.
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JUNE 25, 2021
In a typical attack, boobytrapped emails would be sent to targeted companies posing as legitimate communications through cunning use of social engineering. ” Unusually, FIN7 presented itself as a company called Combi Security, which claimed to offer penetration testing services for businesses.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Threat actors used employees’ publicly-available Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and social engineering techniques to impersonate victims and obtain access to files, healthcare portals, payment information, and websites. million payments. ” reads the alert. The attacker stole $3.1 million with this attack.
Security Boulevard
APRIL 22, 2025
In this entry, lets focus on test day itselfand how to maximize the educational, financial, and professional value of the OSCP exam experience. OffSec has gone to great lengths to make the OSCP a realistic simulation of a black-box penetration test; however, to ensure fair grading and timely results, it comes with inherent limitations.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 27, 2019
According to Dragos, the Hexane group has been active since at least the middle of 2018, it intensified its activity since early 2019 with an escalation of tensions within the Middle East. The group also used the ‘Decrypt-RDCMan.ps1,’ that is a password decryption tool included in the PoshC2 framework for penetration testing.
Security Affairs
JANUARY 28, 2023
The LockBit Locker group is known for using a combination of advanced techniques, even phishing, and also social engineering, to gain initial access to a company’s network. One of the most concerning aspects of these recent attacks is the way in which they are being conducted.
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