Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 11, 2022

There’s been a lot of weird and frankly bizarre attacks over the course of 2022, nestled in amongst the usual ransomware outbreaks and data breaches. It’s time to forget about nation state attacks and the nagging sensation that every single piece of data ever created has ended up on a TOR site somewhere.

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Webroot

JULY 25, 2022

This is what prompted the FBI to issue a warning about the $43B impact of Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams. The growth in digital attack surfaces has added a new dimension to traditional data protection approaches in terms of compliance with emerging regulations. Cyber Resilience planning puts focus on recovery readiness.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 31, 2022

Many wireless phone providers have introduced spam protections to keep their customers from falling victim to vishing scams. You can also register your number on the federal Do Not Call list, but it doesn’t seem to have any actual effect on the number of scam calls received. Vishing Defenses. But it can’t just be a one-time thing.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 7, 2024

Episode 324 features discussions on a significant AT&T data breach affecting 73 million customers and a sophisticated thread jacking attack targeting a journalist.

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Herjavec Group

JANUARY 27, 2022

For the past two years, it’s been easy to brush off data privacy risks for the benefit of being able to access and/or purchase anything we needed without having to leave the comfort or safety of our homes. But in the rush to transition online, we were all made more vulnerable to cyber infiltrations and scams than ever before.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

In this episode, we explore the recent Okta breach where hackers obtained sensitive customer data via unauthorized access to the Okta support system. Next, we discuss the emerging threat of “quishing,” a combination of voice calls and phishing that preys on unsuspecting victims.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In February 2024, ALPHV conducted an exit scam against its affiliates and disbanded, leaving them searching for new partners. Infosec teams may have a false sense of security when critical servers are equipped with EDR technology and redundant logging. However, be aware that callbacks are not resistant to SIM-swapping attacks.

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Herjavec Group

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Data breaches and cybersecurity threats were at an all-time high this past year. Cybersecurity programs that educate your entire team on general information security tactics – including recognizing and addressing phishing scams – are essential.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Their CEO later explained it very succinctly: "We did have a reporter, try to contact us multiple times last week, you don't respond to some random person about a data breach. — Michael Kan (@Michael_Kan) February 28, 2017 Problem is, random people are precisely the sorts of people that find data breaches.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In February 2024, ALPHV conducted an exit scam against its affiliates and disbanded, leaving them searching for new partners. Infosec teams may have a false sense of security when critical servers are equipped with EDR technology and redundant logging. However, be aware that callbacks are not resistant to SIM-swapping attacks.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 23, 2023

But wait, there’s more to this […] The post Microsoft Lost Its Keys, Voice Cloning Scams, The Biden-Harris Cybersecurity Labeling Program appeared first on Shared Security Podcast. The post Microsoft Lost Its Keys, Voice Cloning Scams, The Biden-Harris Cybersecurity Labeling Program appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Herjavec Group

JULY 29, 2021

Cybersecurity programs that educate your entire team on general information security tactics – including recognizing and addressing phishing scams – are essential. Some of the largest data breaches in the past year have been carried out by RaaS providers REvil and Darkside. Ransomeware-as-a-Service. In the U.S.,

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