SecureList

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Human-driven targeted attacks accounted for 43% of high-severity incidents 74% more than in 2023 and 43% more than in 2022. A significant number of incidents are linked to unauthorized changes, such as adding accounts to privileged groups or weakening secure configurations. Human-driven targeted attacks are increasing.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 15, 2024

TL;DR Don’t wait for a breach to happen before you pursue social engineering testing. Get the most value out of your social engineering testing by asking the questions below to maximize results. This focus not only protects against breaches, but it also fosters a culture of security awareness among employees.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The rise in sophisticated phishing threats like polymorphic attacks, social engineering tactics, and the use of compromised accounts have undoubtedly highlighted the significant gaps in perimeter technology, leading to a notable increase in bypassed attacks.

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NetSpi Executives

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Although many companies are adding new processes, technologies, and training materials to combat this, employees continue to fall victim to phishing, vishing, and other forms of social engineering attacks. For further information on each of our unique Social Engineering Pentesting solutions, check out our data sheet or contact us.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 17, 2021

Social engineering tricks are constantly used by threat actors to gain access to an individual's account or even an entire organization's system. Sometimes they are easily spotted by the trained security professional, but even the best of us can fall for a sophisticated scheme. Examples of social engineering tricks.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 10, 2019

In the not-so-distant past, banks dealt with online and account takeover fraud, where hackers stole passwords and used phishing scams to target specific individuals. Security capabilities are branching out beyond mobile banking into corporate cash management applications and retail channels. Key takeaways: Shifting risks.

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SecureList

MARCH 25, 2025

To gain an understanding of the financial threat landscape, we analyzed anonymized data on malicious activities detected on the devices of Kaspersky security product users and consensually provided to us through the Kaspersky Security Network (KSN). Mamont was the most active Android malware family, accounting for 36.7%

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

What is social engineering? Social engineering is a manipulative technique used by criminals to elicit specific actions in their victims. Social engineering is seldom a stand-alone operation. money from a bank account) or use it for other social engineering types.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 28, 2024

The post Apple OTP FAIL: ‘MFA Bomb’ Warning — Locks Accounts, Wipes iPhones appeared first on Security Boulevard. Rethink different: First, fatigue frightened users with multiple modal nighttime notifications. Next, call and pretend to be Apple support.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The attackers thus gained remote access to the CRM systems running on the store computers – and a foothold to access customers’ wireless phone numbers and associated account information. Our systems need to be able to monitor accounts, their privileges and their usage – to detect anomalous privileges and activities of these accounts.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

"Wire transfers are instantaneous and almost impossible to reverse, prepaid gift cards offer weak security measures, and there are private key vulnerabilities when paying by crypto. Protect your personal information Valentine's Day scammers take advantage of social engineering and people letting their guard down around February 14th.

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Security Through Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Every year companies lose thousands and even millions of dollars due to security breaches. They may upgrade company software or increase security awareness training. With all this effort though, many security executives wonder if their resources are well spent. We do this to leave our targets “ better for having met us.”

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Wire transfer fraud occurs when scammers convince a company to send money to a fraudulent account. The post Shedding AI Light on Bank Wire Transfer Fraud appeared first on Security Boulevard. While weeding out suspicious requests like this may seem rudimentary, it’s not.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 24, 2021

A California state agency was victimized by a phishing incident last week in which an employee clicked on a link that provided access to the employee’s account for some 24 hours. In an announcement issued by SCO, officials said the improperly accessed email account was discovered promptly and access removed.

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Spinone

MARCH 20, 2019

The best technology cannot account for the actions and specifically the mistakes that humans can make which may totally undermine the solution that technology provides. This is especially true in the world of security. In this article, we will take a look at cyber security awareness across an SMB organization.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Category News, Social Engineering. 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. Risk Level. The common theme?

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 15, 2025

Dont Mess With Texas Privacy: We will hold all these companies accountable, rants state attorney general Ken Paxton (pictured). The post Allstate Violates Drivers Privacy, Texas AG Alleges appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 6, 2023

These attacks can come from malicious instructions, social engineering, or authentication attacks, as well as heavy network traffic. Defending against phishing The general defense methods for protecting oneself against an attack can be thought of as the pillars that support your overall security online.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2021

The emails pose as company updates and are often socially engineered to look like they have been personally tailored to the recipient. The kind that could throw off even your most security-aware employees. Carefully crafted emails like these containing a malicious link can fool even the most security-aware of employees.

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BH Consulting

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Social engineering techniques, such as phishing, target not the systems but the people using them. After all, it’s called social engineering for a reason. These virtual identities are then used to open accounts, purchase merchandise and services, or further distribute malware for other purposes (e.g.,

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Employees can account for any suspicious emails, through an easy report feature, Knowbe4. This is a platform for security awareness training and simulated phishing tests focusing on the problem of social-engineering. Management can track employee’s progress with real-time reporting.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 16, 2021

The group was able to steal the source code for FIFA 21 and the source code for the Frostbite engine that powers other popular games, such as Battlefield. The group was able to steal the data after socially engineering an EA employee to provide login credentials over a Slack channel. One of those risk factors?

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Here are some best practices to put in place after an identity breach occurs: Short-term best practices Identify and Remediate Affected Accounts: Conduct a thorough investigation to identify all compromised accounts. Reset and Secure Accounts: Force a password reset for all affected accounts and consider strengthening MFA requirements.

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SecureList

JULY 21, 2021

Incidents linked to 2-4 alerts account for 15.3%; they represent the main directions for detection engineering, both in new alert development and improvements to existing alerts. Social engineering. This demonstrates that remediation is fairly efficient. Artefacts of APT, targeted attack. Malware with critical impact.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

That’s why it’s essential to promote security awareness and training on AI-specific threats, said Craig Balding. Widely considered one of the industry’s leading sources of security research, the 2024 edition found that ransomware and extortion made up 32% of incidents. Seeing is not believing,” Moore warned.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 5, 2023

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a fundamental component of best practices for account security. It is a universal method employed for both personal and corporate user accounts globally. While MFA adds an extra security shield to accounts, deterring most cybercriminals, determined attackers can find ways to sidestep it.

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Security Through Education

JULY 1, 2024

Vulnerabilities Exposed by SMiShing SMiShing exploits various vulnerabilities, including: Human Trust: Attackers may leverage social engineering techniques to manipulate human psychology, exploiting trust and inducing victims to take actions against their best interests.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2023

Original post at [link] While organizations must still account for flashy vulnerability exploitations, denial-of-service campaigns, or movie-themed cyber-heists, phishing-based social engineering attacks remain a perennial choice of cybercriminals when it comes to hacking their victims.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. To pursue cybersecurity culture change, we recommend you to institute a cost-effective, company-wide security awareness training for your employees.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 1, 2023

Thinking like a fraudster can help create additional barriers for these social engineering tricks and form a foundation for effective security awareness training so that the human factor hardens an organization's defenses instead of being the weakest link. Urgency is a scammer's best ally, too.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 13, 2023

Data Level: Encrypting sensitive data at rest and in transit is crucial to securing information. A prime example is the healthcare sector, where the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) mandates encryption to protect patient health information.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

A new blog post report has shone a light on the malicious practice known as voice phishing or vishing – a social engineering tactic that some cyber experts say has only grown in prominence since COVID-19 forced employees to work from home. (Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons).

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Responsible Cyber

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

The attackers used a password spray attack to compromise a legacy test tenant account, gaining access to corporate email accounts of senior leadership and cybersecurity teams. The compromise exposed sensitive card information, including account numbers, expiration dates, and cardholder names. million General Data Breach $3.86

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SC Magazine

APRIL 9, 2021

Javvad Malik, security awareness advocate at KnowBe4, said LinkedIn has become one of the most impersonated brands when it comes to phishing, and having access to such a treasure trove of information can help facilitate convincing phishing and social engineering attacks.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 17, 2022

In these types of collaborative platforms, like Slack for example, when some user account credentials get phished, someone else's credentials could be phished. Key takeaway #3: Social engineering is the most powerful attack vector against InfoSec protocols. And you know, that can cause a potential loss for that organization.".

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

In our increasingly digital world, where technology permeates every aspect of our lives, cyber-security awareness has become an indispensable skill. This article will provide you with a comprehensive guide on how to create cybersecurity awareness and protect yourself and your digital assets from potential threats.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 10, 2023

“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. For instance, popular social media platforms such as YouTube and Twitter have seen a surge in account takeovers and impersonation incidents.

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