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Understanding MFA Fatigue: Why Cybercriminals Are Exploiting Human Behaviour

IT Security Guru

Other Ways Threat Actors Exploit Human Behaviour In addition to fatigue attacks, malefactors weaponise social engineering. MFA fatigue is often coupled with social engineeringan attacker might contact the victim, masquerading as IT support, and advise them to approve the prompt to “resolve an issue.”

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FIFA 22 phishers tackle customer support with social engineering

Malwarebytes

The statement reads as follows: Through our initial investigation we can confirm that a number of accounts have been compromised via phishing techniques. The other approach is to talk to customer support with no action taken beforehand, and “simply” social engineer their way into full account control.

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Instagram Hacked: Top 5 Ways to Protect Your Account

Hacker's King

Instagram has revolutionized the way we share our lives online, but with its growing popularity comes an increased risk of cyber threats. If your account falls into the wrong hands, it can lead to the loss of personal memories, private messages, or even a damaged online reputation. Being aware of these tactics is half the battle.

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Google and Apple Move to Strengthen User Protections

Security Boulevard

Google and Apple look to give users better protections against social engineering attacks like phishing, with Google giving high-risk users access to the APP service with a passkey and Apple educating users about the threats with a detailed support document in the wake of a recent smishing campaign.

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Snapchat Password Cracking Tools: A Guide to Staying Safe

Hacker's King

This is one of the most prevalent methods of account compromise. Social Engineering : Attackers manipulate victims into sharing personal information, such as passwords or answers to security questions.

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September Snafus: Hackers Take Advantage of Unwitting Employees

Approachable Cyber Threats

Category News, Social Engineering. Risk Level. All of the attacks were carried out with relatively simple phishing and social engineering techniques. The hacker used another “easy” technique that goes after the weakest link in any company’s security - the employee. The common theme? Follow us - stay ahead.

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YouTube Accounts Hijacked by Cookie Theft Malware

Hacker Combat

Improvements made by Google to protect their users from future attacks include heuristic rules that detect and then block social engineering & phishing emails, live streams for crypto-scams and theft of cookies. Users should activate a multi-factor (2-steap verification) mode for account protection.