Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2020

The findings come as highlights of Group-IB whitepaper titled “ Ransomware Uncovered: Attackers’ Latest Methods ,” closely examining the evolution of the ransomware operators’ strategies over the past year, issued today. Phishing emails continued to be the most common initial access technique. Big Game Hunting. How it all began.

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Ransomware Phishing Advertising Encryption 129

Google Security

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

People still use and rely on trillions of SMS texts each year to exchange messages with friends, share family photos, and copy two-factor authentication codes to access sensitive data in their bank accounts. SMS Spoofing: Attackers can spoof SMS messages to launch phishing attacks to make it appear as if they are from a legitimate sender.

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Mobile Identity Theft Authentication Encryption 129

SecureWorld News

JULY 27, 2023

According to the new Uptycs whitepaper, Detecting the Silent Threat: 'Stealers are Organization Killers' (gated link), a variety of new info stealers have emerged this year, preying on Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. They are often spread by malicious advertising, spam, and compromised accounts.

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Malware Social Engineering Passwords Spyware 94

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

While these don’t expose either old or new passwords, the logs show the account holder’s email address, and the exact time the password change query was sent can be seen. A simple human error can lead to devastating attacks, from data exfiltration to ransomware,” Sasnauskas said. Information stored on the server is extremely sensitive.

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IoT Engineering Passwords Media 127

Responsible Cyber

JULY 13, 2024

You will learn how to: Prevent hacking and phishing attacks by using secure wallets and enabling Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Key threats include: Hacking and Phishing Attacks : Attackers often target crypto wallets and exchanges, using sophisticated methods to gain unauthorized access.

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Cryptocurrency Cyber Attacks Social Engineering Scams 52

LRQA Nettitude Labs

JULY 5, 2023

Future Regulations Amongst the numerous challenges facing regulators, LRQA Nettitude anticipate that the initial focus will revolve around: Accountability : Determine who is accountable for compliance with existing regulation and the principles.

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Artificial Intelligence Data privacy Social Engineering Risk 52

NopSec

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Then Burger King admitted that its Twitter account was hacked (see picture above) and its logo was substituted with that of McDonald’s. If you read most forensic reports nowadays most of the intrusions happen through a combination of “spear-phishing / social engineering” attacks and technical exploits.

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Penetration Testing Social Engineering Government Hacking 40