Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

March is a time for leprechauns and four-leaf clovers, and as luck would have it, its also a time to learn how to protect your private data from cybercrime. Social engineering attacks Social engineering attacks occur when someone uses a fake persona to gain your trust.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2021

This week’s events are a very good, and rather alarming, illustration. A Latvian woman has been charged for their alleged role in a transnational cybercrime organisation. Money mules and spear phishing are thrown into the mix alongside social engineering and international theft of money, personal, and confidential information.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 14, 2025

The evolution of cybercrime is shifting into hyperdrive. With these insights, security personnel know which attack vectors to watch more closely, how to orchestrate the defenses, and what new phishing and social engineering trends to warn employees about. Internal data The first place to look is within.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 24, 2024

From the Stands to the Screen - Safeguarding Global Sporting Events with Cybersecurity josh.pearson@t… Thu, 07/25/2024 - 07:00 Global events like the Olympics attract an extraordinary amount of attention. Encryption Global events like the Olympics attract an extraordinary amount of attention. And how can we protect against them?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2025

The malware also supports advanced keylogger capabilities by capturing all Accessibility events and screen elements. Notifications & Social Engineering: Posts fake push notifications to trick users. ThreatFabric states that the malware primarily targets users in Spain and Turkey, with global expansion expected.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The attacker gained initial access to two employee accounts by carrying out social engineering attacks on the organization’s help desk twice. Leveraging its English proficiency, the collective uses social engineering for initial access. Within six hours, the attacker began encrypting the organization’s systems.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 26, 2020

For several years beginning around 2010, a lone teenager in Vietnam named Hieu Minh Ngo ran one of the Internet’s most profitable and popular services for selling “ fullz ,” stolen identity records that included a consumer’s name, date of birth, Social Security number and email and physical address.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This is the 11th edition of the annual report and analyzes events that took place between July 2022 and July 2023. During the reporting period, key findings include: DDoS and ransomware rank the highest among the prime threats, with social engineering, data related threats, information manipulation, supply chain, and malware following.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 23, 2021

Since 2017, host Jack Rhysider has investigated some of the most noteworthy stories related to the darkside of the internet, specifically hacking, data breaches, and cybercrime. It requires some baseline industry knowledge, but it’s a great way to stay on top of InfoSec current events. Malicious Life. 5 stars, 670 ratings.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Frank Abagnale, one of the world's most respected authorities on forgery, embezzlement, secure documents, cybercrime, and scams—and subject of the 2002 movie Catch Me If You Can — kicked off Vision 2023: Looking Ahead at Cyber Threats , a half-day educational event held live and recorded on December 13th.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 25, 2024

From the Stands to the Screen - Safeguarding Global Sporting Events with Cybersecurity josh.pearson@t… Thu, 07/25/2024 - 07:00 Global events like the Olympics attract an extraordinary amount of attention. Encryption Global events like the Olympics attract an extraordinary amount of attention. And how can we protect against them?

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SecureWorld News

MAY 31, 2023

Eastern, and will provide viewers with information they need to understand the future of cybercrime and give them tools to stop it. Rachel was also a winner of DEF CON's wild spectator sport, the Social Engineering Capture the Flag contest, three years in a row.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

This is the 10 th edition of the annual report and analyzes events that took place between July 2021 and July 2022. Social engineering: Phishing remains a popular technique but we see new forms of phishing arising such as spear-phishing, whaling, smishing and vishing. Cybercrime actors. social nature. Hacktivists.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Security researchers say the threat actor does not rely on current events or news in social engineering schemes, as so many cybercriminals typically do. Phishing in the transportation sector. Instead, they use keywords, or "lure themes," related to transportation, such as flight, aircraft, fuel, yacht, charter, etc.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The company notified federal law enforcement regarding the event and launched an investigation into the incident with the help of a third-party specialist. Card verification numbers (CVV) were not exposed, however, threat actors can obtain them from cardholders through social engineering attacks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The threat actor was able to use these session tokens to hijack the legitimate Okta sessions of 5 customers, 3 of whom have shared their own response to this event.” The three customers who shared their own responses to the event are Cloudflare, 1Password , and BeyondTrust. ” continues the update.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

SME Edge verifies all connections in and out of offices, disallows internet traffic that has not been approved for enterprise use, and closes all network traffic loopholes, protecting against phishing, social engineering, and zero-day attacks. SME Edge protects the Client’s traffic in real-time.

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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. It is imperative that organizations also have the technology to create a timeline of events to understand the security incident in sequential order.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

We can therefore expect that cybercrime groups from either block will feel safe to attack companies from the opposing side. We expect cyberthreats to rise in 2023, as unrest in the world contributes to an increase in cybercrimes. I believe cybercrime is the biggest threat to end-users, but mainly in an indirect fashion.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

remain the same, lures that fraudsters use vary greatly depending on the time of year, current major events, news, etc. Data from mental health apps will be used in accurately targeted social engineering attacks. Online education platforms will attract more cybercrime. Education platforms and the learning process.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Why doesn't Superman fight cybercrime? Social engineers! Check out our events page to get ready for 2021 SecureWorld virtual conferences with more cybersecurity information and the occasional laugh. Where did the cybersecurity team go the last few days? They ran-som-ware. He's afraid of Krypto Currency! Gone phishing.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Cybercrime is a growth industry like no other. Then, we’ll go over the basic, foundational techniques most scammers find themselves using, such as social engineering and phishing. Social Tactics. Basic phishing and social engineering techniques are still the most common starting point for cyber attacks.

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Herjavec Group

MAY 19, 2022

Conduct regular social engineering tests on your employees to actively demonstrate where improvements need to be made. Given the rising threat of cybercrime, it’s our responsibility as cybersecurity professionals to do our part in maintaining strong cyber hygiene practices and lead from the top down.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

Stay informed about the latest cyber threats, such as phishing, malware, ransomware, and social engineering attacks. Regularly review privacy settings on social media platforms to ensure that your personal information is not being exposed to potential threats.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 15, 2022

From the breach notice: After discovering the event, we quickly took steps to terminate the unauthorized party’s access to the employee’s emails. Maybe they dredged up specific background information on the affected employee via social networking, LinkedIn, or even the company website. The lurking menace of social engineering.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Our guests included: Cindy Liebes, Chief Program Officer for the Cybercrime Support Network; Jake Wilson, Security Awareness Evangelist for Western Governors University; and Gretel Egan, Senior Security Awareness and Training Strategist for Proofpoint. Make cybersecurity fun through games and voluntary events.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Threat actors behind the campaign used a valid domain to send this malicious email, the domain used by the sender received a reputation score of trustworthy and global threat history of zero security events. The phishing email, marked by Google as safe, was delivered to more than 16,000 users’ addresses.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 8, 2024

"A privileged access management (PAM) platform is essential for managing and securing privileged credentials, ensuring least privilege access and preventing lateral movement in the event of a breach." Knowledge is a powerful tool in protecting against cybercrime.

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Security Through Education

DECEMBER 8, 2021

66% said that the cancellation of events such as training sessions widened the skills gap. In fact, cybercrime was reported as “thriving during the pandemic,” especially driven by a surge in phishing attacks and ransomware. On the Social-Engineer Podcast, we have a series called the Security Awareness series.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 20, 2020

2020 DBIR cybercrime report and key statistics. Verizon says it sifted through more than 150,000 security events from the last year and that 3,950 of the confirmed data breaches met the quality standards necessary for the report. Who are the threat actors behind these cyber attacks? And what are key attacker motivations?

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 2, 2024

This past year set a profound stage, from the advent of stringent cyber regulations to the convergence of generative AI, social engineering, and ransomware. Last year, we witnessed the fast-evolving nature of social engineering attacks, and this evolution poses greater challenges for detection and defense.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Another important aspect is whether the collected user input will be retained for further training and whether such data will later be sanitized to minimize the disclosure of PII (Personally Identifiable Information) and other data that may impact user privacy in the event of a breach.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The subsidiary, ION Cleared Derivatives, which offers software for automating the trading cycle and the clearing process for derivatives, released a very short statement regarding the "cybersecurity event" on Tuesday. Shared service providers are being increasingly targeted by cybercrime cartels to manifest island hopping," he said.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2024

In an adaptive phishing campaign, attackers gather specific information about victims through various sources, such as social media, public websites, and previous data breaches. One of the key elements of these campaigns is social engineering, which aims to psychologically manipulate victims.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 5, 2023

Frequent SecureWorld speaker and PLUS Course instructor Shawn Tuma , Co-Chair of the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice at Spencer Fane, LLP, gives this commentary on the situation in Dallas: "This is a horrible event that will surely impact the lives of many people, and unfortunately it has become a fact of life in today's times.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 16, 2020

That is exponentially more expensive than other cyber events. “The scam is frequently carried out when a subject compromises legitimate business email accounts through social engineering or computer intrusion techniques to conduct unauthorized transfers of funds.” Follow up regularly on ic3.gov

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Spinone

OCTOBER 21, 2020

A cybersecurity threat is an event or software that can exploit a cyber vulnerability in the information system and bring damage to an organization. Social engineering. Malware, social engineering , and cyber attacks. What are the cybersecurity threats? By source: Physical damage. By source: Physical damage.

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