SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

But 2023 might be the year it all comes to fruition. In 2023, experts predict we will see even more widespread adoption of AI in cybersecurity. In 2023, we can expect this skills and labor shortage to continue. Cyber insurance trends in 2023. ISC)2 reported earlier this year that there is a shortage of about 3.4

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Webroot

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The rise of AI-driven phishing and social engineering, increased targeting of critical infrastructure, and the emergence of more sophisticated fileless malware are all trends that have shaped the cybersecurity battlefield this year. Let’s take a look at what the payment numbers look like so far in 2024.

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Security Through Education

JULY 18, 2023

billion by 2023. Each day people post a plethora of information to social media platforms, giving bad actors plenty of opportunity to steal personal data. A good judge of whether your password is secure or not: If your friend or relative can guess your pins, a criminal can too. This resulted in a loss of $52 billion.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The attacker gained initial access to two employee accounts by carrying out social engineering attacks on the organization’s help desk twice. Leveraging its English proficiency, the collective uses social engineering for initial access. Within six hours, the attacker began encrypting the organization’s systems.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 29, 2023

Cybersecurity firm Zimperium recently released its 2023 Global Mobile Threat Report 2023 , revealing a concerning increase in sophisticated attacks targeting mobile devices. These types of attacks often depend on social engineering to trick users into clicking malicious links or downloading malware.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Phishing vs. Vishing “While email may still be the most common mechanism for social engineering, we increasingly see attacks via social media, platforms such as WhatsApp, physical compromise, snail mail, and phone calls,” says ethical hacker FC in a blog.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

I will also continue to post on LinkedIn about new stories in 2023. The unknown intruders gained access to internal Mailchimp tools and customer data by social engineering employees at the company, and then started sending targeted phishing attacks to owners of Trezor hardware cryptocurrency wallets. ” SEPTEMBER.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 24, 2022

And security researchers from ESET have discovered that the malware was uploaded to the VirusTotal operated system in Brazil and was targeted by a social engineering attack. North Korea’s Lazarus Group has reportedly designed new ransomware that is being targeted at M1 processors popularly running on Macs and Intel systems.

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SecureList

JANUARY 25, 2024

In our previous privacy predictions piece , we outlined trends for 2023. We expected organizations to try to reduce the impact of the human factor on data security, so as to bring down the number of insider threats and social engineering attacks. We have not seen any spikes in demand for privacy insurance by individuals in 2023.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 21, 2023

In January of 2023, Mailchimp fell victim for the second time in a year to a social engineering attack. Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it. Choose a strong password that you don't use for anything else. Better yet, let a password manager choose one for you.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 10, 2023

Executive Summary In February 2023, EclecticIQ researchers identified multiple KamiKakaBot malwares which are very likely used to target government entities in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries. This file was uploaded to VirusTotal on 2023-02-01 from Indonesia ( 5 ). Figure 2 - Content of the ISO image.

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Security Through Education

JANUARY 21, 2025

Use Strong Passwords A 2023 study done by security.org indicated that about 37% of people share their passwords with others. Password sharing, and the use of personal information in passwords, can drastically reduce the security of your online accounts and information.

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Security Through Education

JANUARY 21, 2025

Use Strong Passwords A 2023 study done by security.org indicated that about 37% of people share their passwords with others. Password sharing, and the use of personal information in passwords, can drastically reduce the security of your online accounts and information.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Use Strong Passwords and a Password Manager Sadly, less than 40% of all online users use a distinct password for each account, according to the National Cybersecurity Alliance 2023 Oh Behave! In either case – passwords or passwordless passkeys – a password manager is needed ( here’s why ).

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Hacker's King

MAY 20, 2023

You may also like: Ways To Earn Passive Income In Cyber Security In 2023 Brute Force Attacks: Cracking the Code In certain cases, hackers may employ brute force attacks to gain access to an account without triggering the 2FA process. It’s vital to keep these codes secure and avoid sharing them with anyone.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Use Strong Passwords and a Password Manager Sadly, less than 40% of all online users use a distinct password for each account, according to the National Cybersecurity Alliance 2023 Oh Behave! In either case – passwords or passwordless passkeys – a password manager is needed ( here’s why ).

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The attacker gained initial access to two employee accounts by carrying out social engineering attacks on the organization’s help desk twice. Leveraging its English proficiency, the collective uses social engineering for initial access. Within six hours, the attacker began encrypting the organization’s systems.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Specifically, they’re encouraging people to: Boost their password usage by using strong passwords , which are long, random and unique, and using a password manager to generate and store them. In the U.S., Protect all accounts that offer multifactor authentication (MFA) with this security method.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Users can establish a symmetric key to share private messages through a secure channel, like a password manager. Phishing and social engineering are common ways threat actors can obtain a symmetric key, but cryptanalysis and brute force attempts can also break symmetric key ciphers.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Infostealers are on the rise: From Q3 to Q4 2023, we saw a 30.5% We ranked RedLine as the second most common infostealer in 2023, seeing a 44% jump in listings from Q3 to Q4, just behind LummaC2. To keep passwords secure, avoid storing credentials in browsers where they’re more easily accessible to attackers.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Infostealers are on the rise: From Q3 to Q4 2023, we saw a 30.5% We ranked RedLine as the second most common infostealer in 2023, seeing a 44% jump in listings from Q3 to Q4, just behind LummaC2. To keep passwords secure, avoid storing credentials in browsers where they’re more easily accessible to attackers.

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