Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

The experts pointed out that crooks engaged in phishing activities have started to rely on the popular instant messaging platform more in recent months. On Telegram is possible to find channels that offer: Free phishing kits that can be used to target users of a large number of global and local brands. User personal data for sale.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

The Threat Report Portugal: H2 2022 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from July to December, H2, 2022. The Portuguese Abuse Open Feed 0xSI_f33d is an open-sharing database with the ability to collect indicators from multiple sources, developed and maintained by Segurança-Informática. in Q2 2022.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Internal Revenue Service website for months: Anyone seeking to create an account to view their tax records online would soon be required to provide biometric data to a private company in Virginia — ID.me. Super Bowl Sunday watchers are treated to no fewer than a half-dozen commercials for cryptocurrency investing.

Cryptocurrency 290

Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 290

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2022

RedLine is a malware service available for purchase on underground forums that specifically targets the theft of sensitive information: passwords, credit cards, execution environment data, computer name, installed software, and more recently, cryptocurrency wallets and related files. Data collection from FTP clients, IM clients.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Bots can collect valuable data from user interactions, which can be analyzed to gain insights into customer preferences and behaviors. At the same time, it creates a major risk in terms of data protection, as the data collected from users may reveal sensitive information due to personalized interactions.

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Social Engineering Risk Identity Theft Technology 121

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 23, 2023

As a portion of data belongs to the armed forces personnel and some government employees holding bureaucrat status- an enormous threat to national security as such, info is often used to launch phishing or other forms of social engineering attacks. Voter ID details weren’t leaked in the cyber-attack.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2021

While not highly sensitive, the data could still be used by threat actors to stage attacks against US business owners who the threat actors might see as being more affluent and potentially vulnerable to phishing and ransomware attacks. Our teams have investigated a set of alleged LinkedIn data that has been posted for sale.

Data breaches 103

Data breaches Social Engineering Data collection Media 103

Approachable Cyber Threats

AUGUST 2, 2021

Should TikTok be breached, like many companies before them, your data can be obtained by hackers and scammers. social engineer a mobile provider employee to facilitate a SIM swap). social engineer a mobile provider employee to facilitate a SIM swap).

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Data collection Media Mobile Identity Theft 98

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Attacks on bank customers: The decline of Android Trojans and the triumph of phishing. There has been a significant rise in the number of crimes committed using web phishing and fake websites of banks, payment systems, telecoms operators, online stores and famous brands. Using web phishing, criminals have managed to steal $3.7

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Additionally, we looked at the phishing activity around gaming, specifically that related to cybersports tournaments, bookmakers, gaming marketplaces, and gaming platforms, and found numerous examples of scams that target gamers and esports fans. Beware of phishing campaigns and unfamiliar gamers. Do not open files from strangers.

Mobile 133

Mobile Passwords Software Accountability 133

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The naming of ElasticSearch indices inside the Thomson Reuters server suggests that the open instance was used as a logging server to collect vast amounts of data gathered through user-client interaction. Either way, even if all of the data was essential, that doesn’t make it less sensitive if leaked. Media giant with $6.35

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Solutions like XDR, SIEM, and MDM platforms, apart from traditional anti-virus products, enable centralized data collection, accelerate analysis, and correlate security events from various sources, facilitating swift response to complex incidents.

Hacking 141

Hacking Energy and Utilities Media Malware 141

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In a recent security report, researchers revealed an unsecured archive of US voter data collected by Deep Root Analytics, a data firm connected to the Republican National Convention (RNC). Make sure your employees are prepared for “human attacks,” like phishing and social engineering.

Data breaches 52

Data breaches Social Engineering Internet Internet 52

SC Magazine

JULY 12, 2021

While there are plenty of security and privacy training providers to select from, Rakoski emphasized the importance of companies customizing their awareness programs to their unique privacy challenges and requirements, lest they overlook an important regulation that applies to their specific industry needs or data collection practices.

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Education Security Awareness Data privacy Social Engineering 109

SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

Making matters worse, the cameras employ facial recognition technology, which leads to questions as to whether an attacker could actually identify individuals caught on camera and then pursue them as targets for social engineering schemes or something even more nefarious. When surveillance leads to spying.

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SecureList

MAY 28, 2024

In other cases, they used data that was stolen before the incident began. Rounding out the top three is targeted phishing. Attackers continue to refine their multi-step schemes and social engineering methods, often using attached documents and archives containing malware to penetrate the network.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 1, 2025

Wizs agentless data collection was key to this unification: by scanning the entire stack via cloud APIs with no agents to deploy, Wiz quickly populates the graph with comprehensive metadata from multicloud environments ( The World is a graph: How Wiz reimagines cloud security using a graph in Amazon Neptune | AWS Database Blog ).

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Risk Internet Internet Cybersecurity 52

SecureList

JULY 27, 2023

We now have better visibility into the group’s tactics, particularly in the areas of lateral movement, data collection and exfiltration. Our analysis delved into BlindEagle’s most recent espionage campaign, covering the entire infection flow from the initial spear-phishing emails to the deployment of the njRAT implant.

Malware 98

Malware Government Phishing Social Engineering 98

SecureWorld News

JUNE 15, 2023

Verizon has released its 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), the 16th annual publication providing an analysis of real-world data breaches and security incidents. The report often includes recommendations and best practices to mitigate the risks identified in the data. These criminals' methods can be predictable.

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Data breaches Social Engineering Engineering Cryptocurrency 98

SecureList

MARCH 29, 2021

Where does your personal data end up?” ” , we mentioned that a cybercriminal could attack their victim by using targeted phishing e-mails to obtain access to the victim’s data. If an employee attempts to log in to this fake resource, this login information will end up in the hands of the phishing scammers.

Identity Theft 123

Identity Theft Phishing Accountability Banking 123

SecureList

AUGUST 13, 2024

The attackers used social engineering to gain prolonged access to the source/development environment, and extended that access by faking human interactions in plain sight to build credibility for introducing the malicious code. In May 2024, we discovered a new APT targeting Russian government entities.

Social Engineering 141

Social Engineering Malware Government Engineering 141

SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

On the other hand, we saw the repeal of Roe vs Wade and the subsequent controversy surrounding female reproductive health data in the US as well as investigations into companies selling fine-grained commercial data and facial recognition services to law enforcement.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Short-lived phishing sites often offered to see the premieres before the eagerly awaited movie or television show was scheduled to hit the screen. At the beginning of that year, we still observed phishing attacks that used the themes of infection and prevention as the bait.

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