SecureList

APRIL 5, 2023

They have become adept at using Telegram both for automating their activities and for providing various services — from selling phishing kits to helping with setting up custom phishing campaigns — to all willing to pay. ” Links to the channels are spread via YouTube, GitHub and phishing kits they make.

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Phishing Marketing Scams Accountability 144

Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

But with all the combined information about a person, it paints a very complete picture that insurance companies, advertisers, and even cybercriminals can use to their advantage.

Social Engineering 99

Social Engineering Insurance Advertising Risk 99

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In each case, the goal of the attackers was the same: Phish T-Mobile employees for access to internal company tools, and then convert that access into a cybercrime service that could be hired to divert any T-Mobile user’s text messages and phone calls to another device. ” or “ Tmo up!

Mobile 340

Mobile Phishing Authentication Advertising 340

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Experts spotted a phishing campaign that employees overlay screens and email ‘quarantine’ policies to steal Microsoft Outlook credentials from the victims. Researchers from Cofense discovered a phishing campaign that uses overlay screens and email ‘quarantine’ policies to steal Microsoft Outlook credentials from the targets.

Social Engineering 145

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

And 2025 will be no different, as increasingly sophisticated online hackers seek to take advantage of Valentine's themed email traffic, social media advertisements, or marketing campaigns, and exploit heightened emotions and a desire to connect. Last year saw a 110% rise in cybercrime in the lead up to Valentine's Day.

Scams 71

Scams Cybercrime Social Engineering Phishing 71

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Cofense researchers spotted a phishing campaign that is targeting taxpayers in the United States to infect them with the Amadey malware. Security experts at Cofense uncovered a phishing campaign that is targeting taxpayers in the United States attempting to infect them with a new piece of malware named Amadey. Pierluigi Paganini.

Phishing 108

Phishing Social Engineering Malware Advertising 108

SecureList

AUGUST 5, 2021

A fake notification about a Microsoft Teams meeting or a request to view an important document traditionally takes the victim to a phishing login page asking for corporate account credentials. Naturally, the help of the “anti-fraudsters” was not without strings attached, despite the advertised free consultation.

Phishing 135

Phishing Banking Scams Computers and Electronics 135

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 2, 2023

These company-specific Zoom links, which include a permanent user ID number and an embedded passcode, can work indefinitely and expose an organization’s employees, customers or partners to phishing and other social engineering attacks. Image: @Pressmaster on Shutterstock.

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Engineering Encryption Social Engineering Healthcare 307

Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2020

Voice phishing is a form of criminal phone fraud, using social engineering over the telephone system to gain access to private personal and financial information for the purpose of financial reward. . Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Social Engineering 140

Social Engineering VPN Phishing Authentication 140

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Short-lived phishing sites often offered to see the premieres before the eagerly awaited movie or television show was scheduled to hit the screen. At the beginning of that year, we still observed phishing attacks that used the themes of infection and prevention as the bait.

Phishing 118

Phishing Scams Accountability Energy and Utilities 118

Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 25, 2024

During the investigation, we discovered a wider trend: a campaign of escalated social engineering tactics originally associated with the ransomware group “Black Basta.” Threat actors are using domains like the following for this QR-code phishing activity: qr-s1[.]com What Happened? com qr-s2[.]com com qr-s3[.]com com qr-s4[.]com

Social Engineering 52

Social Engineering Engineering Phishing Accountability 52

Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2020

The memo was obtained by the website SpaceRef, it warns of both phishing attacks and malware-based attacks. According to the advisory issued by NASA, the number of phishing attempts doubled in the past few days, at the same time the number of malware attacks on its systems has grown exponentially. ” reads the memo.

Cyber Attacks 145

Cyber Attacks Computers and Electronics VPN Phishing 145

SecureList

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Our Anti-Phishing system blocked 253 365 212 phishing links. Safe Messaging blocked 341 954 attempts to follow phishing links in messengers. They used official advertisements and provided a synopsis of the film on the website. Hurry up and lose your account: phishing in the corporate sector. Trends of the year.

Phishing 97

Phishing Scams Accountability Banking 97

CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 2, 2021

Meanwhile, a digital advertising company named Reindeer from New York is trending on Google for accidental data exposure. The post Data breach news trending on Google Search Engine appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders. million files from a mis-configured Amazon S3 Bucket.

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Data breaches Engineering Identity Theft Social Engineering 145

Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2020

The emails provide updates on the Coronavirus outbreak, it includes stats on the epidemic and contains an email of corona-virus@caramail.com that is likely used for phishing purposes. See Using Caution with Email Attachments and Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Scams for more information. Pierluigi Paganini.

Malware 145

Malware Scams Social Engineering Phishing 145

Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Here are some examples of how potential attackers can use the data found in the unsecured Amazon S3 bucket against the owners of the exposed email addresses: Spamming 350 million email IDs Carrying out phishing attacks Brute-forcing the passwords of the email accounts. Watch out for potential spam messages and phishing emails.

Social Engineering 145

Social Engineering Passwords Marketing Phishing 145

Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2020

” The second issue, tracked as CVE-2020-9314 , could be exploited to inject external images which can be used for phishing and social engineering attacks. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Social Engineering Phishing Advertising Encryption 126

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 5, 2023

The Government Communication Service website was publicly displaying information of about 45k Govt employees and details include email address, phone numbers and job titles, along with the social media account handles of some ministers and civil servants, including their Twitter and LinkedIn profiles.

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Government Social Engineering Advertising Media 109

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2018

In most cases, cybercriminals, while attacking cryptocurrency exchanges, use traditional tools and methods, such as spear phishing, social engineering, distribution of malware, and website defacement. Spear phishing remains the major vector of attack on corporate networks. Crypto exchanges: in the footsteps of Lazarus .

Cyber Attacks 110

Cyber Attacks Cryptocurrency Phishing Social Engineering 110

Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2020

” The Dream Job comes from the social engineering technique used by the attackers that used fake LinkedIn accounts to contact potential victims and use job offerings from prominent defense and aerospace entities as bait. Attackers sent to the victims weaponized spear-phishing messages using a malicious attachment.

Cyber Attacks 128

Cyber Attacks Social Engineering Advertising Malware 128

Malwarebytes

APRIL 14, 2022

They drive people to phishing campaigns on a daily basis. It looks like a phish, but goes somewhere else entirely. From phish to website spam. Clicking the big grey “verify account” button should, in theory, lead you to an Apple phishing page. Some of them appear to be advertisements. Fake Apple mail.

Phishing 121

Phishing Social Engineering Marketing Accountability 121

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Iran-linked APT group Charming Kitten employed new spear-phishing methods in attacks carried out between August and September. As part of the recently observed campaign, the state-sponsored hackers used three different spear-phishing methods: Ending an email message leveraging social engineering methods.

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Media Social Engineering Phishing Advertising 93

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The ability to ask any question on just about any topic and have a very intelligent answer given has cybersecurity experts wondering if the infosec community is using it and, if so, for what; and, if so, how is it working for writing scripts and code or imitating phishing emails, for instance. I had it write a phishing email.

InfoSec 145

InfoSec Phishing Social Engineering Media 145

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Emotet is back, its operators leverage a recently introduced spear-phishing technique to deliver their malware, they are hijacking legitimate email conversations. The operators are hijacking legitimate email threads as part of a social engineering attack. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2019

Nation-state hacking reduced the use of complex malware and appears to go towards low profile social engineering attacks. The main trends emerged in the 2018’s cyberthreat landscape are: Mail and phishing messages have become the primary malware infection vector. ” reads the ENISA Threat Landscape Report 2018.

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Cyber threats IoT Social Engineering Advertising 108

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

The experts pointed out that crooks engaged in phishing activities have started to rely on the popular instant messaging platform more in recent months. On Telegram is possible to find channels that offer: Free phishing kits that can be used to target users of a large number of global and local brands. ” Phishing-as-a-Service.

Phishing 98

Phishing Scams Social Engineering Banking 98

Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2020

Chafer APT launched spear-phishing attacks, the messages were used to deliver multiple backdoors that allowed them to gain a foothold, elevate their privileges, conduct internal reconnaissance, and establish persistence in the victim environment. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Government Social Engineering Hacking Advertising 127

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Perhaps even more insidious are customized phishing attempts, where fraudulent LinkedIn accounts directly reach out to their victim via the premium InMail feature. Hungry bots Online bots are so common that they transcend every possible industry: advertising, music and concerts, social media, games, and more.

Phishing 124

Phishing Scams Accountability Passwords 124

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Until now, DarkGate was typically distributed via phishing emails. A cybercriminal who goes by the handle RastaFarEye has been advertising DarkGate Loader on cybercrime forums since June 16, 2023. . The message content aimed to social engineer the recipients into downloading and opening a malicious file hosted remotely.”

Malware 136

Malware Social Engineering Cryptocurrency Cybercrime 136

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. One of the methods often utilized to hack into employees’ smartphones is so-called “ smishing ” (a combination of SMS and phishing).

Cybercrime 123

Cybercrime Phishing Banking Malware 123

SecureList

APRIL 13, 2023

Despite the malware being advertised already in September 2022, we started to detect the first samples at the beginning of 2023. Although Rhadamanthys was using phishing and spam initially as the infection vector, the most recent method is malvertising. Both search engine and website-based ad platforms are leveraged by Rhadamanthys.

Malware 130

Malware Engineering Advertising Phishing 130

Malwarebytes

APRIL 9, 2024

We have observed several different advertiser accounts which were all reported to Google. Online ads from search engine result pages are increasingly being used to deliver malware to corporate users. ThreatDown via its EDR engine quarantines the malicious DLL immediately.

System Administration 119

System Administration DNS Engineering Social Engineering 119

Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2019

The main risks enumerated in the report are: Creating malicious DNS records; Obtaining SSL certificates; Transparent Proxying for traffic interception; To prevent phishing attacks, NCSC recommends using unique, strong passwords, and enabling multi-factor authentication when the option is available. gov ) to prevent DNS hijacking attacks.

DNS 108

DNS Social Engineering Accountability Advertising 108

Security Affairs

JULY 4, 2023

. “The campaign employs a multi-stage attack strategy, starting with targeted SMS phishing messages distributed across Spain and other countries, using Sender IDs (SIDs) to create an illusion of authenticity and mimicking reputable financial institutions to deceive victims.” ” Thill explained.

Banking 98

Banking Phishing Social Engineering Authentication 98

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Cybercriminals paid a monthly subscription fee to OTP.Agency, which provided tools for socially engineering victims and tricked them into revealing one-time passcodes or personal information. “KrebsOnSecurity profiled OTP Agency in a February 2021 story about arrests tied to another phishing-related service based in the U.K.

Banking 123

Banking Social Engineering Accountability Authentication 123

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The publicly available Amazon S3 bucket contained 5,302 files, including: 700 statement of work documents for targeted email and direct mail advertising campaigns stored in PDF files 59 CSV and XLS files that contained 38,765,297 US citizen records in total, of which 23,511,441 records were unique. What data is in the bucket?

Marketing 109

Marketing Media Advertising Identity Theft 109

Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2019

Employ training and awareness programs to educate users on the warning signs of a phishing or social engineering attack. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Firmware Social Engineering Advertising Malware 102