Troy Hunt

MARCH 30, 2025

On that note, stay tuned for the promised "Passkeys for Normal People" blog post, I hope to be talking about that in next week's video (travel schedule permitting).

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2024

The disclosure revealed a profitable network of phishing sites that behave and look like the real Privnote, except that any messages containing cryptocurrency addresses will be automatically altered to include a different payment address controlled by the scammers. A screenshot of the phishing domain privatemessage dot net.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 28, 2024

We’ll also look at increased phishing attacks, a couple of different Cisco flaws, and a Fortinet vulnerability that took some time to get its own CVE. Netskope Reports Increase in Webflow Phishing Pages Type of attack: Phishing and subsequent credential theft. webflow.io, which indicates a phishing site.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 14, 2022

Phishing itself is not a new or a particularly complicated threat. But the emergence of advanced phishing techniques – “DeepSea Phishing” – poses an entirely new challenge for enterprises. The financial impact of phishing attacks quadrupled over the past six years, with the average cost for U.S. companies rising to $14.8

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 17, 2023

You’ve probably never heard of “ 16Shop ,” but there’s a good chance someone using it has tried to phish you. A 16Shop phishing page spoofing Apple and targeting Japanese users. Image: Akamai.com. The INTERPOL statement says the platform sold hacking tools to compromise more than 70,000 users in 43 countries.

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Digital Shadows

JANUARY 22, 2025

In this blog, well preview the reports highlights and give insights into social engineering campaigns leveraging impersonating domains and our predictions for the threats shaping 2025. Use early detection tools like honeypots or CanaryTokens to counter attackers using tools like Nmap and Angry IP Scanner.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Once delivered, a phish typically wants to invoke emotion and prey on our natural desires to act and help fix a problem, such as “you have to do X, or else X will happen”. Phishing requires you to act with a specific set of instructions Don’t engage and trust nothing. Look beyond the email sender and website URLs used.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

This search via Urlscan reveals dozens of recent phishing attacks that have leveraged the Slinks feature. A recent phishing site that abused LinkedIn’s marketing redirect. A recent phishing site that abused LinkedIn’s marketing redirect. Urlscan also found this phishing scam from Jan. Image: Urlscan.io.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Attackers are capitalizing on public interest in these historical documents to launch potential malware campaigns, phishing schemes, and exploit attempts. Our research indicates that cybercriminals are quick to react to major public events, and [] The post Hackers Hijack JFK File Release: Malware & Phishing Surge appeared first on VERITI.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 15, 2025

Table of contents Overview Criminals impersonate Google Ads Lures hosted on Google Sites Phishing for Google account credentials Victimology Who is behind these campaigns? Figure 12: The actual phishing page that follows Finally, all the data is combined with the username and password and sent to the remote server via a POST request.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 31, 2025

Level Up Your Security: Embrace Passkeys and Phishing-Resistant 2FA andrew.gertz@t Fri, 01/31/2025 - 15:17 Celebrate Change Your Password Day and 2FA Day by embracing passkeys and phishing-resistant 2FA. of automated attacks and dramatically reduces the success of phishing attempts. Why Use Passkeys?

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ZoneAlarm

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This sophisticated phishing campaign used professional designs and search engine manipulation to target unsuspecting shoppers worldwide. These fraudulent websites … The post Fraud Network Operates 4,700 Fake Shopping Sites to Steal Credit Card Data appeared first on ZoneAlarm Security Blog.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

A recent spate of SMS phishing attacks from one cybercriminal group has spawned a flurry of breach disclosures from affected companies, which are all struggling to combat the same lingering security threat: The ability of scammers to interact directly with employees through their mobile devices. Image: Cloudflare.com. 2, and Aug.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

A new development in phishing is the “nag attack.” Nag attacks add to the litany of phishing techniques. Over the years, endless phishing variants have emerged, including: •Bulk phishing. Spear phishing. One must admire the ingenuity of cybercriminals. Related: Thwarting email attacks. Human nature.

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Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Phishing scams are no longer just poorly written emails full of typos. Todays sophisticated back-end technologies take phishing and social engineering to the next level. The era of messages from long-lost, wealthy relatives leaving fortunes to unknown heirs has passed its peak.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Phishing is one of the most common social engineering tactics cybercriminals use to target their victims. Cybersecurity experts are discussing a new trend in the cybercrime community called phishing-as-a-service. Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS). Ready-to-use phishing kits with all necessary attack items are available on the web.

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Troy Hunt

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Everything becomes clear(er) if I manually change the font in the browser dev tools to a serif version: The victim I was referring to in the opening of this blog post? Obviously, the image is resized to the width of paragraphs on this blog, give it a click if you want to check it out at 1:1 size. Poor Googie! More on that soon.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 10, 2024

But over the past 48 hours, dozens of new domain names have been registered that demonstrate how this change could be used to craft convincing phishing links — such as fedetwitter[.]com The domain mentioned at the beginning of this story — fedetwitter.com — redirects users to the blog of a Japanese technology enthusiast.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Top MITRE Technique: Spearphishing The construction sector is no stranger to phishing attacks, which topped the list of initial access techniques between October 1, 2023, and September 30, 2024. Phishing is favored by threat actors for its simplicity and effectiveness.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Don’t get pwned; get real-time alerts & prevent breaches #SecureYourSite LockBit got seriously taken down by a coalition of law enforcement agencies this week (that's a link through to vxunderground's Twitter profile which has had exellcent commentary) FedEx or Phish? (I've

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Graham Cluley

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Security researchers have discovered the latest evolution in call-back phishing campaigns. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The post The Urgent Call: How a Phishing Email Pushed Buckeye Elementary to Strengthen Cyber Defenses appeared first on ManagedMethods Cybersecurity, Safety & Compliance for K-12. The post The Urgent Call: How a Phishing Email Pushed Buckeye Elementary to Strengthen Cyber Defenses appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

QR code phishing attacks started landing in inboxes around the world about six months ago. Best practices So how do you defend your enterprise against QR code phishing attacks? In June, we started seeing these types of attacks amongst our customer base. Make sure to always check the waters before you swim (or in this case, scan).

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 6, 2020

That email would have been a reply to one you originally sent to me that would have sounded something like this: Hi, I came across your blog on [thing] and I must admit, it was really nicely written. I also have an article on [thing] and I think it would be a great addition to your blog. On a popular blog. Just the title.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 1, 2022

ConnectWise , which offers a self-hosted, remote desktop software application that is widely used by Managed Service Providers (MSPs), is warning about an unusually sophisticated phishing attack that can let attackers take remote control over user systems when recipients click the included link. Pyle’s blog were coincidental.

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 14, 2025

In recent webinar Preventing Helpdesk Phishing with Duo and Traceless , Duo PMM Katherine Yang sat down with Gene Reich, Co-founder of Traceless to discuss why stronger identity verification is critical for MSPs and helpdesk teamsespecially with the increased accessibility of AI technologies driving identity fraud.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Discover key phishing trends, tactics, and their impact on industries worldwide. The post Email Phishing and DMARC Statistics appeared first on Security Boulevard. Learn about the power of DMARC and how it can save your business.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

“Our team was able to access this server because it was completely unsecured and unencrypted,” announced VPN review website vpnMentor in a blog article describing their findings. . The contents of the database could also help hackers and cybercriminals target the same companies in other ways.

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Trend Micro

MAY 14, 2023

This blog will provide the structure of the campaign and how they work. Water Orthrus has been active recently with two new campaigns. CopperStealth uses a rootkit to install malware on infected systems, while CopperPhish steals credit card information.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Maybe it’s indelicate to celebrate the birthday of a cybercrime blog that mostly publishes bad news, but happily many of 2024’s most engrossing security stories were about bad things happening to bad guys. Image: Shutterstock, Dreamansions. KrebsOnSecurity.com turns 15 years old today!

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

In March, a voice phishing scam targeting GoDaddy support employees allowed attackers to assume control over at least a half-dozen domain names, including transaction brokering site escrow.com. 2019 that wasn’t discovered until April 2020. . ” In the early morning hours of Nov.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Introduction Following the 2024 ThreatLabz Phishing Report, Zscaler ThreatLabz has been closely tracking domains associated with typosquatting and brand impersonation - common techniques used by threat actors to proliferate phishing campaigns. Among the analyzed phishing domains, 48.4%

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 2, 2024

The FedEx phish post went up just after last week's video (still kinda nuts that's even a thing.)

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 27, 2025

Explore major data breaches and phishing attacks, their impact, and key lessons. The post Famous Data Breaches & Phishing Attacks: What We Can Learn appeared first on Security Boulevard. Learn how companies fell victim and how to protect against such threats.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

A search in Google for a string of text from that script turns up a December 2023 blog post from cryptocurrency security firm SlowMist about phishing attacks on Telegram from North Korean state-sponsored hackers. “When the project team clicks the link, they encounter a region access restriction,” SlowMist wrote.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2022

Microsoft blogged about its attack at the hands of LAPSUS$, and about the group targeting its customers. “Someone was trying to phish employee credentials, and they were good at it,” Wired reported. ” Twitter revealed that a key tactic of the group was “phone spear phishing” (a.k.a.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 4, 2024

With cyberattacks on operating systems, applications, and networks becoming more sophisticated, the tech giant formulated a strategy to enhance the protection of Windows systems, focusing strongly on phishing attacks. During the Ignite 2024 conference, Microsoft announced the Windows Resiliency Initiative to address these security concerns.

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