Security Boulevard

APRIL 3, 2023

In 2021, 45% of US companies suffered data breaches related to compromised credentials, 42 million individuals suffered losses greater than $50 billion in aggregate value due to identity theft and associated fraud, and over the last five years, more than 500 million credentials and.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

When the pandemic struck, online bad actors took it as an opportunity to double-down on their attacks through ransomware, malware, and social engineering. Fraud and identity theft are on the rise, with online shopping hacks and COVID-related scams popular among cybercriminals. . Article by Beau Peters.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 19, 2024

SIM swapping can be done in a number of ways, but perhaps the most common involves a social engineering attack on the victim’s carrier. However, if you have a telecoms manager on your payroll then there’s no need for social engineering—they can just do the SIM swap for you.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

So, they are being asked to click on the email links that lead them to banking frauds, identity theft when personal details are revealed, and sometimes download spying malware to their systems. million harmful downloads leading to social engineering attacks from January to October 2021.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

For instance, phishing, one of the most common, is a social engineering attack used to steal user data. 2021 saw a massive increase in phishing attacks , and that trend has continued into 2022. It can cost a company millions of dollars, or lead to individual identity theft and invasion of privacy.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Data breaches reached an all-time high, leaving a trail of identity theft cases. This has left victims scrambling to understand the extent of the damage and how to help protect themselves against the evolving threat of identity theft. Protecting yourself from the damages of data breaches and identity theft is paramount.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 15, 2022

The lurking menace of social engineering. There’s also another issue: data stolen in breaches like this can be used for future social engineering attacks. As the breach notice notes: We do not have any evidence of identity theft or misuse of protected health information as a result of this incident.

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Security Through Education

MARCH 15, 2021

The post 2021—Year of the Tax Scam appeared first on Security Through Education. Stay safe this tax season. Be vigilant, as we work together to keep the scammers and attackers at bay. Sources: [link].

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 4, 2022

In a breach notification letter to patients whose personal information was compromised, the healthcare organization discussed the incident: "On October 15, 2021, an intruder who gained unauthorized access to the Broward Health network may have accessed some of your personal information.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 28, 2020

We have come to the realization that the distributed workforce due to the coronavirus will last well into 2021. The information can then be used to access other accounts associated with the individual, install malware, initiate a ransomware infection, or conduct identity theft impacting the business. Remote access.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Highly placed sources from the foreign ministry of France stated that the attack took place on August 10th, 2021 and the authorities contained the incident before it could disrupt several servers. France-based media channels report that the incident could be a state funded attack.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JULY 7, 2022

Raccoon Stealer has been around since April 2019, and was one of the most prolific information stealers in 2021. DropBox and social engineering. Scammers would use social engineering to trick users into navigating to filesharing sites, like DropBox, via a malicious URL, causing them to download Raccoon Stealer.

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2022

Reduce identity theft from phishing and other social engineering schemes. Phishing accounts for roughly a quarter of all data breaches, according to Verizon’s 2021 DBIR. MFA allows you to: Protect against the compromise made possible by weak passwords. Resistant to phishing. User experience.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 28, 2024

A study by Verizon in their 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report found that 68% of breaches involved a human element, such as social engineering, misuse of privileges, or simple mistakes. But it isn’t a question of ”if” an organization will be targeted, but “when.” Human error remains one of the leading causes of security breaches.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 3, 2022

Phishing to obtain sensitive user information, which is then used to launch other social engineering attacks or identity theft. Comparing July 2021 to July 2022, overall API traffic per customer grew 168%, indicating that API usage is also exploding, according to the Q3 2022 State of API Security report.

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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. east coast.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 28, 2022

Phishing attacks increased 11% last year, according to Verizon’s 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report , which increases the likelihood of a user’s credentials being compromised and exploited by threat actors. The latest IBM-Ponemon Institute study also found that data breach costs hit a 17-year high, costing companies an average of $4.24

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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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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). These layers work together to enhance resilience against APT29’s sophisticated tactics.

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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). These layers work together to enhance resilience against APT29’s sophisticated tactics.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

PrivacyAffairs released the Dark Web Index 2021, the document provides the prices for illegal services/products available in the black marketplaces. Hacked social media accounts’ prices are decreasing across all platforms. Preventing Identity Theft. Keeping yourself safe is not rocket science. Avoid unsecured WiFi.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. Cybercriminals can utilize the botnet to carry out malicious activities, such as phishing, identity theft and bypassing security to access private networks. Less Common Types of Malware.

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2021

We registered 1,646 unique BEC attacks during February of 2021 alone. On his own page on a social network, an employee of a large company publishes an innocent photo with an ocean view and a comment stating that he still has three more weeks of vacation. Identity theft.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Throughout 2022, LAPSUS$ would hack and social engineer their way into some of the world’s biggest technology companies , including EA Games, Microsoft , NVIDIA , Okta , Samsung , and T-Mobile. Department of Justice (DOJ) for a 2021 breach at T-Mobile that exposed the personal information of at least 76.6

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Hot for Security

MARCH 2, 2021

They use social engineering techniques such as clickbait and scare tactics to persuade recipients to access a fraudulent link or malicious attachment. Bitdefender telemetry recently picked up a phishing campaign targeting US-tax payers in preparation for the 2021 tax season.

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Security Through Education

APRIL 7, 2021

COVID-19 contact tracing and testing scams dominated 2020 and continue to do so in 2021. Social Security number. Bad actors can then use this information for future medical insurance or identity theft schemes. The impact of COVID-19 on security will continue in 2021. Written by Social-Engineer.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 23, 2021

Google noted a more than 600% spike in phishing attacks in 2020 compared to 2019 with a total of 2,145,013 phishing sites registered as of January 17, 2021, up from 1,690,000 on Jan 19, 2020. The most imitated brands of 2020 clearly illustrate the social engineering effort that goes into cybercrime.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The scheme likely aimed at identity theft: the illegal use of others’ personal details for deriving profit. increase on 2021. TOP 20 countries and territories — sources of spam, 2022 ( download ) The Netherlands remained in fifth place (3.70%), its share decreased compared to 2021. respectively.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 13, 2021

Mission Nigeria (@USinNigeria) March 25, 2021. This is classic data harvesting for identity theft or social engineering. All of the ones we’ve seen so far claim the application deadline is the 30 th of April, 2021. It’s the same old scam, but in fresh packaging – don’t become a victim! — U.S.

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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. 2020 saw a record number of ransomware attacks, and we can expect more of the same in 2021.

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