Security Through Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, social engineering has undergone significant transformations over the years, propelled by advancements in technology. This article delves into the historical shifts in social engineering tactics and explores how adversaries embrace new technologies to achieve their objectives.

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Heimadal Security

JANUARY 19, 2023

MailChimp announced it has been victim to a social engineering attack that threat actors successfully performed on the company`s employees and contractors. MailChimp detected the attack on January 11th, […] The post MailChimp Suffers Data Breach Due to Social Engineering Attack appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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ZoneAlarm

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Throughout the hundreds … The post What Does Social Engineering Have to Do with Ransomware? appeared first on ZoneAlarm Security Blog. So how is it possible that so many people and organizations continue to fall for whatever cybercriminals throw their way?

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The social engineering techniques used by callback phishing operations have developed: while they still use typical bogus subscription lures for the initial phase of the attack, they now flip to attempting to assist victims in dealing with a virus or hack.

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Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

But as it turns out, John was a victim of a phishing scam, a type of social engineering attack where the cybercriminal impersonated John’s IT department to gain his trust and trick him into revealing his login credentials. What is social engineering?

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Identity IQ

JUNE 20, 2023

What Are Social Engineering Scams? Thanks, Your CEO This common scenario is just one example of the many ways scammers may attempt to trick you through social engineering scams. Read on to learn how to recognize social engineering attacks, their consequences, and tactics to avoid falling for them.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In both cases, the attackers managed to social engineer employees into resetting the multi-factor login requirements for Okta administrator accounts. In March 2022, Okta disclosed a breach from the hacking group LAPSUS$, a criminal hacking group that specialized in social-engineering employees at targeted companies.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In this article, we will dive deep into the sea of phishing and vishing, sharing real-world stories and insights we’ve encountered during social engineering tests to highlight the importance of awareness. Run regular social engineering penetration tests. The customer didn’t provide any other information. .”

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Security Through Education

JUNE 21, 2023

Social engineering is defined as influencing someone to take an action that may or may not be in a person’s best interest. Written by: Rosa Rowles At Social Engineer LLC, our purpose is to bring education and awareness to all users of technology. The amygdala “hijacks” the frontal lobe.

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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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Troy Hunt

JULY 17, 2020

I'll try and put aside a day early next week to get on top of that one but for now, here's this week's: References Choosing what products to endorse is a thoughtful process (enough so that I wrote an entire blog post about it a few years ago) NDC Melbourne is nearly here! and isn't in Melbourne!) A brand new YouTube show from Varonis.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

. “A domain hosting provider ‘GoDaddy’ that manages one of our core domain names incorrectly transferred control of the account and domain to a malicious actor,” Liquid CEO Kayamori said in a blog post. ” In the early morning hours of Nov. GoDaddy said the outage between 7:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. PST on Nov.

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IT Security Guru

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

In this blog, well look at the concept of MFA fatigue, how bad actors exploit it, and what entities can do to strengthen defences against this cunning tactic. Other Ways Threat Actors Exploit Human Behaviour In addition to fatigue attacks, malefactors weaponise social engineering.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2022

Microsoft blogged about its attack at the hands of LAPSUS$, and about the group targeting its customers. ” Like LAPSUS$, these vishers just kept up their social engineering attacks until they succeeded. Most targeted employees are working from home or can be reached on a mobile device. .” ” SMASH & GRAB.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 20, 2024

In Social Engineering 101 , we shared the story of John, the well-meaning employee who fell victim to a phishing attack. In that blog, we also discussed the many ways Duo protects John, from strong authentication methods to pairing authentication with device trust policies.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 13, 2024

Adversaries are consistently employing tried-and-true methods of social engineering to gain personal and professional information or manipulate individuals into granting access to sensitive systems. The post Guest Blog: Ox Security on learning from the Recent GitHub Extortion Campaigns first appeared on IT Security Guru.

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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. Organizations should implement domain monitoring, enforce DMARC policies, and train employees to recognize social engineering methods.

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Javvad Malik

DECEMBER 16, 2024

I had the chance to present at Blackhat and also caught up with Quentyn Taylor, who somehow social-engineered me into agreeing to a 5k run in the new year The vendor area felt a bit smaller compared to previous years, but that wasnt necessarily a bad thing. Blackhat was held at the ExCeL and featured all the usual suspects.

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Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Todays sophisticated back-end technologies take phishing and social engineering to the next level. Hackers are now able to create not only better messages but also more […] The post Next-Gen Phishing Techniques – How Back-End Tech Made Scams More Effective appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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The State of Security

MAY 5, 2022

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued updated statistics on Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks which use a variety of social engineering and phishing techniques to break into accounts and trick companies into transferring large amounts of money into the hands of criminals.

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Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

Medical identity theft Medical identity theft happens when someone steals or uses your personal information like your name, Social Security number, or Medicare details, to get healthcare in your name. Social engineering attacks Social engineering attacks occur when someone uses a fake persona to gain your trust.

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 18, 2022

A warning about a new wave of social engineering cyberattacks that distribute the IcedID malware and employ Zimbra exploits for sensitive data theft purposes has been recently issued by the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA).

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 27, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore both the advantages and dangers of AI in cybersecurity, including examples of how cybercriminals could use AI to improve social engineering attacks and how cybersecurity companies can use AI to better protect users.

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 19, 2022

The hackers utilize social engineering to persuade employees […]. The post Lazarus Hackers Make Use of Fraudulent Crypto Apps, US Warns appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. It seems that the threat actors are using trojanized cryptocurrency applications in this wave of cyberattacks.

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Trend Micro

DECEMBER 12, 2024

In this blog entry, we discuss a social engineering attack that tricked the victim into installing a remote access tool, triggering DarkGate malware activities and an attempted C&C connection.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Hackers are using a social engineering approach called TOAD, also known as ‘telephone-oriented attack delivery’ that includes calling the victims and using information gathered from malicious websites. The post New Android Banking Malware Deployed Using Vishing appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. How […].

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Heimadal Security

MARCH 29, 2022

According to an Intezer report shared with The Hacker News, The emails use a social engineering technique of conversation hijacking (also known as thread hijacking). […]. The post Threat Actors Hijack Email Reply Chains on Vulnerable Exchange Servers to Deliver IcedID Malware appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

2022 that an intrusion had exposed a “limited number” of Twilio customer accounts through a sophisticated social engineering attack designed to steal employee credentials. 12 blog post , the attackers used their access to Mailchimp employee accounts to steal data from 214 customers involved in cryptocurrency and finance.

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Heimadal Security

MARCH 24, 2023

This form of social engineering attack is gaining popularity among cybercriminals eager to steal your data. Let’s dive in and learn about this latest threat in […] The post What Is Quishing: QR Code Phishing Explained appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. Are you aware of QR code phishing or “quishing”?

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Heimadal Security

AUGUST 16, 2024

“Multiple intrusion attempts” have been connected to an ongoing social engineering campaign purportedly tied to the Black Basta ransomware group, which aims to steal credentials and install a malware dropper named SystemBC. What Do We Know About the Operation?

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In the first part of this three-part blog series , we discussed the various methods available to MFA users. Because the numeric code must be entered by the user, there is no risk of the attacker phishing the code (though other forms of social engineering are possible, see below).

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CSO Magazine

MAY 22, 2023

BEC attacks stand apart in the cybercrime industry for their emphasis on social engineering and the art of deception,” said Vasu Jakkal, corporate vice president of security, in a blog post. Successful BEC attacks cost organizations hundreds of millions of dollars annually.” To read this article in full, please click here

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Security Through Education

MARCH 22, 2023

They all use psychology and social engineering skills to convince their victims to take an action that is detrimental to them. Prey on Emotions Scammers have become experts in using social engineering techniques to their advantage. What does a government scam, an IT support scam and a romance scam have in common?

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 3, 2022

PuTTY, KiTTY, TightVNC, Sumatra PDF Reader, and the muPDF/Subliminal Recording software installer have been backdoored to perform a wide range of social engineering campaigns that started in April 2022. Microsoft has published the full list of IoCs (indicators of compromise) observed during investigations in their blog post.

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Javvad Malik

APRIL 9, 2021

Yes, social engineering is a real thing and we need to be wary of it. Social engineered Graham into telling us what time the recording was taking place. FacebookPassword1, TwitterPassword1, then you can easily guess what your other passwords are. It would be a really poor world if we distrusted everyone and everything.

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Heimadal Security

JULY 15, 2022

Researchers have uncovered a new phishing kit that, under the guise of security controls, injects malware into legitimate WordPress sites and uses a fake PayPal-branded social engineering scam to trick targets into handing over their most sensitive data. This data includes government documents, photos, and even financial information.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Octo Tempest is believed to be a group of native English speaking cybercriminals that uses social engineering campaigns to compromise organizations all over the world. This can be done in a number of ways, but the most common ones involve social engineering attacks on the victim's carrier.

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