eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Despite all the advances in cybersecurity, email remains the starting point for the vast majority of cyberattacks, as phishing, malware and social engineering remain effective attack techniques. As some of these solutions are pretty low-cost, they potentially offer high ROI considering the enormity of the email threat problem.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Although IBM hopes to make a 1,000-qubit machine by 2023, widespread adoption of quantum computing is still decades away. Scammers are clever, and they tend to use social engineering tactics to build trust with their intended victims so that it is easier to exploit them for their credentials, money, or data.

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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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Jane Frankland

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Accentures research further highlights a 223% surge in the trade of deepfake-related tools on dark web forums between Q1 2023 and Q1 2024. On the one hand, AI is helping detect and prevent cyber-attacks through advanced threat detection and response capabilities.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 18, 2025

J Stephen Kowski , Field CTO at SlashNext Email Security+, said: "These toll scam texts have been circulating widely since late 2023/early 2024, rapidly evolving from isolated tests to a full-scale campaign that's now likely part of phishing kits used by multiple threat actors.

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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.

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Responsible Cyber

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

million per incident in 2023. Role of Social Engineering Social engineering has emerged as the predominant attack vector, accounting for 41% of initial breach incidents. The industry faces unprecedented challenges, recording the highest average breach cost at £4.64

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Digital Shadows

JANUARY 14, 2025

Researchers reported that the median ransom payment rose from $199,000 in 2023 to $1,500,000 in 2024. Active since August 2023, Scattered Spider initially partnered with the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group ALPHV (aka BlackCat) before shifting to RansomHub after ALPHVs disbandment.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 9, 2025

Threat actors used AI tools to orchestrate highly convincing and scalable social engineering campaigns, making it easier to deceive users and infiltrate systems. In 2023, a hacking group used AI to impersonate Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry in an attempt to fool a Zscaler employee.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 30, 2024

The use of voice-based social engineering to gain entry into networks is on the rise—a technique made popular by Scattered Spider and the Qakbot threat group. It can also help find and stop possible attackers from moving around through identity threat detection and response (ITDR) and deception capabilities.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 14, 2024

lower than in Q3 2023. Together, they use native English speakers to execute sophisticated social engineering operations, contributing significantly to their newfound dominance. compared to Q3 2023. To counter these methods, organizations should prioritize educating users on phishing and social engineering techniques.

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Jane Frankland

MAY 8, 2024

If the data it is trained on is biased or incomplete, it can lead to inaccurate threat detection and response which can have severe consequences. AI can also be vulnerable to adversarial attacks, where hackers purposely manipulate the data to trick the system into making incorrect decisions and misclassifying threats.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 26, 2022

Edward Snowden and the NSA breach of 2013, as well as dozens of other nightmares, point to the growing threat of inside threats for a universe of IT environments. Malware analysis without decryption for advanced encrypted threats. Vectra Threat Detection and Response Platform Features.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

5, 2023 – Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration kicked off Cybersecurity Month in Massachusetts with the announcement of $1,136,911 in funding to develop a new cybersecurity training center at MassBay Community College and support the existing center at Bridgewater State University. Worcester, Mass.,

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

from 2023 to between $5.23 million, representing an 18% increase compared to the previous year in 2023. The 18% increase from 2023 is likely due to factors such as rising business disruption costs, post-breach response expenses, and regulatory fines. trillion and $5.28 The human element risk cannot be understated.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

This underscores the importance of having additional compensating controls and educating employees on the risks associated with phishing and other social engineering attacks. By leveraging our expertise in interacting with threat actors, we gained valuable insights into their intentions.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

from 2023 to between $5.23 million, representing an 18% increase compared to the previous year in 2023. The 18% increase from 2023 is likely due to factors such as rising business disruption costs, post-breach response expenses, and regulatory fines. trillion and $5.28 The human element risk cannot be understated.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

In Fortinet’s 2023 cloud security survey of cybersecurity professionals, 52% selected storage as the service their firm deployed in the cloud. Insider Threats Malicious insiders may purposefully abuse their access privileges, whereas reckless insiders may accidentally expose critical data or misconfigure security settings.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2024

Conduct user awareness training: Incorporate a focused training program into onboarding and workflow process so employees can learn about social engineering strategies, phishing risks, and cloud security best practices. Offer regular workshops: Provide monthly training, webinars, and seminars on cloud security.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

This underscores the importance of having additional compensating controls and educating employees on the risks associated with phishing and other social engineering attacks. By leveraging our expertise in interacting with threat actors, we gained valuable insights into their intentions.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

AI's ability to evolve and adapt will redefine the cybersecurity landscape, making threat detection smarter and more proactive.' Attacks that we see today impacting single agent systems, such as data poisoning, prompt injection, or social engineering to influence agent behavior, could all be vulnerabilities within a multi-agent system.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As 2023 draws to an end and cybersecurity budgeting is nearly complete, it helps to consider the year’s events and try to predict next year’s trends. 2023 cybersecurity issues will continue: Weak IT fundamentals, poor cybersecurity awareness, and ransomware will still cause problems and make headlines.

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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). Set up alerts via network monitoring tools for unusual patterns of data exfiltration and C2.

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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). Set up alerts via network monitoring tools for unusual patterns of data exfiltration and C2.

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