SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Although the main types of threats (phishing, scams, malware, etc.) The list can go on, as cybercriminals are quick to adapt to new social, political, economic, and cultural trends, coming up with new fraudulent schemes to benefit from the situation. 2023 promises a wealth of new releases. Games and streaming services.

Education 137

Education Phishing Scams Social Engineering 137

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 17, 2024

The San Francisco Chronicle tells a story about a family that almost got scammed when they heard their son’s voice telling them he’d been in a car accident and hurt a pregnant woman. The FBI says it has received more than 195 complaints about this type of scam that it refers to as “grandparent scams.”

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Scams Artificial Intelligence Identity Theft Social Engineering 144

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 12, 2022

For example, both the COVID-19 pandemic and 2008 financial crisis created increased fraud and financial scams targeting both businesses and consumers. Here are a few predictions and recommendations to help them get started: Bad actors will take advantage of growing economic fears with new scams.

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Scams Social Engineering Education Security Awareness 127

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Cybercriminals are shifting their focus toward targeted identity fraud and scams resulting in fewer overall victims. The post 2023 Sees Record Data Compromises Amidst Changing Tactics appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

With 85% of campaigns targeting victims with phishing emails containing malicious links, another form of a social engineering attack, education and cyber vigiliance remain a high priority. The MGM attacks were almost identical to the social engineering attacks on Caesars, which targeted a third-party IT help desk.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This social engineering scheme has been amplified by targeted phishing, smishing, and vishing activities, with a noticeable increase around the winter holidays. billion (equal to USD 326 million) between 2021 and 2023.

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Social Engineering Phishing Banking DNS 111

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In other news, both LockBit and the Akira ransomware gang, the latter of which has tallied 125 victims since we first began tracking them in April 2023, were confirmed last month to be exploiting a specific zero-day flaw ( CVE-2023-20269 ) in Cisco VPN appliances. In September, they had a staggering 53 victims.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The data for years preceding 2023 may differ from that published previously, as the calculation methodology was refined, and the data was retrospectively revised in 2023. The year in figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, in 2023: Our solutions blocked almost 33.8 million malware, adware, and riskware attacks.

Mobile 137

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 137

CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Romance Scams on and after the Valentines Day 2023 are common. But can you imagine that the loss incurred through such scams is amounting to $5.9 Moreover, the losses associated with the online romance scams occurring across the nation could be approximately $7 billion by 2025.

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Scams Identity Theft Social Engineering Media 106

Security Through Education

JANUARY 18, 2023

What are some personal cybersecurity concerns for 2023? Impersonation Scams. These range from simple to sophisticated scams to convince you they are genuine, in hopes that you feel comfortable sharing personal or financial information whether on the phone, via email, or text. And what are some ways we can protect ourselves?

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SecureList

JULY 5, 2023

A typical phishing scam aimed at a hot wallet user works as follows: hackers send email messages addressed as coming from a well-known crypto exchange and requesting the user to confirm a transaction or verify their wallet again. As is the case with hot wallets, scammers use social engineering techniques to get to users’ funds.

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Scams Phishing Cryptocurrency Social Engineering 131

Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2025

“In the Florida case, Urban was accused of stealing at least $800,000 in cryptocurrency from five different victims between August 2022 and March 2023.” He was accused of stealing at least $800,000 from five victims between August 2022 and March 2023. .” reported News4Jax. In January 2024, U.S. In January 2024, U.S.

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Cybercrime Identity Theft Social Engineering Hacking 66

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

stole at least $800,000 from at least five victims between August 2022 and March 2023. 2022 that an intrusion had exposed a “limited number” of Twilio customer accounts through a sophisticated social engineering attack designed to steal employee credentials. Image credit: Amitai Cohen of Wiz. Twilio disclosed in Aug.

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Social Engineering Mobile Passwords Cybercrime 357

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The same is true for all text-based social engineering tricks, as AI chat tools can write alluring direct messages for romance scams and craft urgent-sounding texts that can fool people into clicking on links that carry malware. Importantly, the attack methods here are not new. But sometimes the AI pushes back.

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Artificial Intelligence Small Business Malware Technology 143

SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

According to a report by the Barracuda cybersecurity company, in 2021, businesses with fewer than 100 employees experienced far more social engineering attacks than larger ones. In this report, we have analyzed the key threats to small and medium-sized companies in 2022 and 2023, and provided advice on how to stay safe.

Cybercrime 123

Cybercrime Phishing Banking Malware 123

Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2023

Zscaler ThreatLabz publishes this report year after year to help organizations recognize the social engineering tactics and sophisticated coding used in phishing attacks to prevent costly data breaches. The post 2023 Phishing Report Reveals 47.2% Surge in Phishing Attacks Last Year appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Phishing Social Engineering Education Retail 122

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Frank Abagnale, one of the world's most respected authorities on forgery, embezzlement, secure documents, cybercrime, and scams—and subject of the 2002 movie Catch Me If You Can — kicked off Vision 2023: Looking Ahead at Cyber Threats , a half-day educational event held live and recorded on December 13th.

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Social Engineering CISO Education Cybercrime 97

Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2024

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) recently observed threat actors using sophisticated social engineering tactics to target IT help desks in the health sector. The attackers aim at gaining initial access to target organizations. However, UNC3944 has yet to claim attacks against the Health sector.

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Social Engineering Healthcare Engineering Accountability 138

Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Through the first two months of 2023 alone, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Scamwatch reported more than 19,000 phishing reports with estimated financial losses of more than $5.2 Accounting for nearly a quarter of reported incidents in Australia, phishing is a broad category of social engineering with several variations.

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Phishing Social Engineering Authentication Engineering 106

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 4, 2023

Social engineering – specifically malicious cyber campaigns delivered via email – remain the primary source of an organization’s vulnerability to attack. Social engineering is a profitable business for hackers – according to estimates, around 3.4 billion phishing e-mails get delivered every day.

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Cyber Attacks Social Engineering Scams Phishing 119

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 10, 2023

Why is identity management and security important in 2023? “In In the current digital landscape, identity security has gained paramount importance due to the growing cyber risks posed by phishing and social engineering attacks utilizing AI.

Identity Theft 105

Identity Theft Education Authentication Data breaches 105

Digital Shadows

JANUARY 27, 2025

Our research reveals 2024 saw a 22% increase in attack speed compared to 2023, with the fastest incident achieving lateral movement in just 27 minutes. We found that the average breakout time was 48 minutes22% faster than in 2023, based on comparisons with external industry reporting.

Scams 75

Scams Ransomware Accountability Social Engineering 75

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

At the start of 2023, consumers remain out in the cold when it comes to online protection. For example, ReasonLabs researchers recently uncovered a scam that used stolen credit cards and fake websites to skim monthly charges off of unsuspecting consumers. Related: Leveraging employees as human sensors.

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Risk Cybersecurity Antivirus Phishing 203

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. Beware of social engineering attacks Understanding the dangers of phishing schemes and other internet scams help you to know what the criminals are looking for.

Identity Theft 80

Identity Theft Scams Social Engineering Passwords 80

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This means that stealing someone’s phone number often can let cybercriminals hijack the target’s entire digital life in short order — including access to any financial, email and social media accounts tied to that phone number. One of the groups that reliably posted “Tmo up!”

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Mobile Phishing Authentication Advertising 341

NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 31, 2023

million scam during a phishing attack. It’s time to go back to the basics, and revisit the most common vulnerabilities across attack surfaces according to NetSPI’s 2023 Offensive Security Vision Report. Here are the six spookiest vulnerabilities of 2023 and their tips for remeidation.

Mobile 97

Mobile Penetration Testing Social Engineering Authentication 97

Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

2023: A Year of Record-Breaking Data Breaches IdentityIQ This past year has been an eye-opening year in the realm of digital security. Here, we review the largest data breaches of 2023, analyze the trends, and review proactive measures to navigate the future of security. But the numbers alone tell only part of the story.

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Data breaches Identity Theft Cybercrime Social Engineering 90

Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2023

These findings imply that security teams should prepare for them in 2023. Here are the top 5 threats security teams should look out for in 2023: Employee Negligence Employee carelessness or ignorance may result in unintentional data leaks, improper handling of sensitive information, or a failure to adhere to security policies and procedures.

Social Engineering 98

Social Engineering Risk Technology Engineering 98

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

A look back on the year 2022 and what to expect in 2023. This report assesses how accurately we predicted the developments in the financial threats landscape in 2022 and ponder at what to expect in 2023. According to the freshest data on DeFi, every hour 15 newly deployed scams against smart contracts are detected.

Cryptocurrency 106

Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 106

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 17, 2023

Back in January 2020, we blogged about a tech support scam campaign dubbed WoofLocker that was by far using the most complex traffic redirection scheme we had ever seen. Fast forward to 2023, another 3 years have gone by and this campaign is still going as if nothing has happened.

Scams 93

Scams Social Engineering Engineering 93

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 13, 2023

Latest email security trends Phishing and spear-phishing attacks: Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where cybercriminals use deceptive emails to trick recipients into divulging sensitive information or downloading malware. These attacks often rely on social engineering tactics and email spoofing.

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Phishing Encryption Education Small Business 111

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Phishing and Fraud Bad actors can defraud customers out of their money, financial details, and other sensitive data by using deception and social engineering. By using AI to compose phishing messages, bad actors can avoid many of the telltale signs that indicate a scam, such as spelling and grammar errors and awkward phrasing.

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Retail Cyber Risk Risk DDOS 71

BH Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

That’s one of the many fascinating insights from Hive Systems’ 2023 Password Table. Business Email Compromise: a scam on the rise Business email compromise (BEC) scams are raking in more cash for fraudsters, who are evolving their tactics to avoid detection. billion last year. MORE Have you signed up to our monthly newsletter?

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Scams Passwords Social Engineering Cybersecurity 59

Malwarebytes

MARCH 22, 2023

Below, we have an example of a tax scam currently in circulation along with some suggestions for avoiding these kinds of attacks. An IRS W-9 tax form scam A Form W-9 is a form you fill in to confirm certain personal details with the IRS. Some tax scams will ask you who you bank with, and then open up a phishing page for that bank.

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Malware Scams Social Engineering Banking 98

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 9, 2023

On Friday October 6, 2023, 23andMe confirmed via a somewhat opaque blog post that threat actors had "obtained information from certain accounts, including information about users’ DNA Relatives profiles." Respectfully, we would like to see 23andMe reach a different conclusion.

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Passwords Accountability Scams Social Engineering 139

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.

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Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 292

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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