SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Last year saw a 110% rise in cybercrime in the lead up to Valentine's Day. 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.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 13, 2023

In its latest research , SlashNext—a provider of multi-channel phishing and human hacking solutions—delves into the emerging use of generative AI, including OpenAI's ChatGPT, and the cybercrime tool WormGPT, in Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks. Urgency is a key emotion that social engineers prey upon to induce actions."

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

What is social engineering? Social engineering is a manipulative technique used by criminals to elicit specific actions in their victims. Social engineering is seldom a stand-alone operation. money from a bank account) or use it for other social engineering types.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 18, 2025

The rise of these sophisticated road toll scams is catching many people off guard, highlighting the evolving nature of cybercrime. Traditional Security Awareness Training (SAT) models are no longer sufficient to address the complexities of todays threat landscape.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 19, 2024

The post Cybercrime Targeting Paris 2024 Olympic Games Gains Steam appeared first on Security Boulevard. The variety of tactics, from fake lotteries to impersonating officials, demonstrates the broad scope of threats targeting the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

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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. The kind that could throw off even your most security-aware employees. Carefully crafted emails like these containing a malicious link can fool even the most security-aware of employees.

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SecureList

MARCH 25, 2025

The attackers employed social engineering techniques to trick victims into sharing their financial data or making a payment on a fake page. ” scams to complex social engineering plots with fake stores and delivery tracking apps. Pay particular attention to security patches. Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Agent.rj

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BH Consulting

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Social engineering techniques, such as phishing, target not the systems but the people using them. The Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report tells us that 82 per cent of security incidents have a human component. . After all, it’s called social engineering for a reason. You are by far the best defence.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 17, 2022

Key takeaway #3: Social engineering is the most powerful attack vector against InfoSec protocols. Cybercrime today remains successful because of the ways it hijacks the people behind the keyboard. Krebs concluded: "I think the vast majority of cybercrime today is successful because it hijacks the people behind the keyboard.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The plummeting price of Bitcoin in 2018, combined with the growth of users’ overall security awareness and better protection practices, caused ransomware operators to rethink their strategies. Forward outlook Ransomware is a dynamic and increasingly hybrid segment of cybercrime. pharma giant ExecuPharm.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 27, 2021

If these things are true, how do we share information with others in a way that is proven to work and create a culture of security? Security awareness and how you talk about cybersecurity. Liebes points out that annual cybercrime losses, including unreported crimes, could total $380 billion. The reasons for that may vary.

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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. Hackers are routinely attempting novel ways to infiltrate corporate networks so it’s important to ensure that your employees are aware of how their online behavior can make them – and you – more vulnerable.

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IT Security Guru

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Awareness about the Importance of Cybersecurity Cybersecurity is vital in keeping safe both organisations and individuals. Attacks such as hacking, phishing, ransomware and social engineering are on the rise. In the eyes of many, the war on cybercrime is being lost. Cybercrime can leave devastating consequences.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 9, 2021

Javvad Malik, security awareness advocate at KnowBe4, said LinkedIn has become one of the most impersonated brands when it comes to phishing, and having access to such a treasure trove of information can help facilitate convincing phishing and social engineering attacks.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 1, 2023

Thinking like a fraudster can help create additional barriers for these social engineering tricks and form a foundation for effective security awareness training so that the human factor hardens an organization's defenses instead of being the weakest link. However, crooks are increasingly proficient in bypassing them.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 12, 2022

The FBI issued a warning that a group of threat actors from the FIN7 cybercrime group has resorted to an old trick—mailing USB sticks loaded with BadUSB malware to companies. The post FBI Issues Warning on FIN7 USB Stick Exploit appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 16, 2021

The group was able to steal the source code for FIFA 21 and the source code for the Frostbite engine that powers other popular games, such as Battlefield. The group was able to steal the data after socially engineering an EA employee to provide login credentials over a Slack channel.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

In our increasingly digital world, where technology permeates every aspect of our lives, cyber-security awareness has become an indispensable skill. This article will provide you with a comprehensive guide on how to create cybersecurity awareness and protect yourself and your digital assets from potential threats.

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Security Through Education

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The Security Impact of Burnout. In fact, cybercrime was reported as “thriving during the pandemic,” especially driven by a surge in phishing attacks and ransomware. In a recent UK survey , one in five workers report feeling more vulnerable to cybercrime since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Don’t Suffer in Silence.

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BH Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2023

Shedding the light of the law on cybercrime methods Today’s cybercrime landscape involves criminals operating across borders as business-like syndicates, says Europol. The agency’s ninth Internet Organised Crime Assessment (IOCTA) 2023 report gives a law enforcement perspective on current cybercrime techniques.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 20, 2022

On the other side, there are those who choose to use their skills in a less ethical way to profit off of organizations through ransomware attacks and other cybercrimes. This is certainly a reasonable explanation, considering how easy it would be for the savvy threat actor to social engineer these people.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Increased risk of cyberattacks The rising cost of living can lead to an increase in cybercrime, as people become more desperate to make money. Investing in security awareness training has a bottom line impact. Instead of downsizing amidst heightened cybercrime risks, consider a more innovative approach. trillion by 2025.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 9, 2025

Threat actors used AI tools to orchestrate highly convincing and scalable social engineering campaigns, making it easier to deceive users and infiltrate systems. This trend, among other AI-powered social engineering attacks, will amplify identity compromise, ransomware, and data exfiltration in 2025.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2023

(Source: IBM Security: Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023) According to recent research, the number of phishing attacks vastly outpaces all other cyber threats. Business Email Compromise (BEC), a type of phishing attack, results in the greatest financial losses of any cybercrime. billion USD globally.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 12, 2025

The post No, Elon X DDoS was NOT by Ukraine appeared first on Security Boulevard. X marks the botnet: Outage outrage was a Ukrainian cyberattack, implies our favorite African billionaire comedy villain.

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

.” If these executives are tricked into giving away their passwords via malicious phishing pages – which are hosted on legitimate sites – then the criminals can use those passwords “for the purpose of conducting additional phishing attacks, gaining access to sensitive information or conducting other social engineering attacks.”

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 16, 2021

The group was able to steal the source code for FIFA 21 and the source code for the Frostbite engine that powers other popular games, such as Battlefield. The group was able to steal the data after socially engineering an EA employee to provide login credentials over a Slack channel.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

This report provides intelligence and indicators of compromise (IOCs) that organizations can use to fight current attacks, anticipate emerging threats, and manage security awareness in a better way. In addition, the report highlights the threats, trends, and key takeaways of threats observed and reported into 0xSI_f33d.

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Security Affairs

JULY 4, 2022

This report provides intelligence and indicators of compromise (IOCs) that organizations can use to fight current attacks, anticipate emerging threats, and manage security awareness in a better way. In addition, the report highlights the threats, trends, and key takeaways of threats observed and reported into 0xSI_f33d.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

This report provides intelligence and indicators of compromise (IOCs) that organizations can use to fight current attacks, anticipate emerging threats, and manage security awareness in a better way. In addition, the report highlights the threats, trends, and key takeaways of threats observed and reported into 0xSI_f33d.

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SC Magazine

JULY 9, 2021

The abundance of personal information available online — including audio and video samples of business leaders — has already made it easier for threat actors to carry out social engineering attacks. However, by combining this data with deepfakes, cybercriminals can theoretically create almost undetectable phishing attacks.

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SC Magazine

MAY 5, 2021

Since the IC3 was created in 2000, it has consistently shined a light on forms of cybercrime – some new and evolving, others belligerently persistent – and has made laudable strides in stopping the fraudulent transfer of funds whenever possible. Tips for security leaders. Organizations must navigate cybercrime at all times.

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BH Consulting

MAY 23, 2023

Say it again, I double dare you Anyone familiar with phishing and social engineering will know scammers often use psychological tricks to get victims to divulge personal data. Repetition can lead people to over-disclose information, that could then put them at risk of identity theft and cybercrime.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Detective Inspector Gerard Doyle of the Garda Siochana National Cybercrime Bureau urged victims not to pay the ransom. Georgia Bafoutsou of ENISA, the EU’s information security agency, called on those attending to amplify messages about security awareness. Our position is, you shouldn’t pay a ransom.

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 29, 2023

If season 4 was a nod to 2021’s Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, season 5 takes a stab at the more political side of cybercrime. The season’s antagonist, Cyrus, sums the season – and his intentions – up perfectly: ‘Money? You think this is about money?

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Security Boulevard

MAY 24, 2024

appeared first on Security Boulevard. Inglorious Basta(rds): 16 days on, huge hospital system continues to be paralyzed by ransomware—and patient safety is at risk. The post Black Basta Ascension Attack Redux — can Patients Die of Ransomware?

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SecureWorld News

MAY 22, 2023

It was an old-school use of mirrored websites and social engineering to get USPS employees to enter their information into a fraudulent website. Fischer said: "The USPS matter is an example of how challenging it is to remove the human from cybersecurity. This was a not an incredibly technical attack.

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