Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2022

“Someone was trying to phish employee credentials, and they were good at it,” Wired reported. “They were calling up consumer service and tech support personnel, instructing them to reset their passwords. ” Twitter revealed that a key tactic of the group was “phone spear phishing” (a.k.a.

Social Engineering 281

Social Engineering Phishing Engineering Accountability 281

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

OneRep provides a consumer service that scrubs your personal information from Google and dozens of privacy-breaching websites. Byron: The economic impact of phishing, ransomware, business logic hacking, Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks continues to be devastating.

Cyber threats 203

Cyber threats Cyber Insurance Threat Detection Cybersecurity 203

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Compromised logins continue to facilitate cyber attacks at all levels, from phishing ruses to credential stuffing to enabling hackers to probe deep inside of a breached network. Username and password logins emerged as the go-to way to control access to network servers, business applications and Internet-delivered consumer services.

Passwords 164

Passwords Authentication Data breaches Internet 164

SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

The ransomware is now distributed mainly through compromised RDP accesses, phishing, and software vulnerabilities. The largest share of victims fell into the category Engineering & Manufacturing (30%), followed by Finance (14%), Professional & Consumer Services (9%), Legal (7%), and IT & Telecommunications (7%).

Ransomware 145

Ransomware Encryption Malware Cybercrime 145

SecureList

APRIL 23, 2021

In certain cases, they used spear-phishing campaigns to install Cobalt Strike RAT, while other attacks involved exploiting a vulnerable internet-facing service (e.g., 7.60% of targeted ransomware attacks affected professional and consumer services companies, and 7.09% targeted financial firms. Conclusion.

Ransomware 140

Ransomware Mobile Malware Encryption 140