BH Consulting

JUNE 13, 2023

Almost three-quarters of breaches (74 per cent) involve the human element through error, social engineering, stolen credentials or misusing privileges. Half of all social engineering attacks involve ‘pretexting’, where criminals fabricate a story to trick the victim.

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Cytelligence

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In addition, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, Business Email Compromise (BEC), and phishing scams continue to pose significant threats. Attackers often exploit employees’ lack of awareness through social engineering techniques.

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SC Magazine

MAY 20, 2021

Social engineering, phishing scams, ransomware, DDoS attacks , and software vulnerabilities are just some of the threats facing overloaded security professionals with limited budgets.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data.

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NopSec

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

The year 2016 will be remembered for some big moments in the world of cybersecurity: the largest known distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, a phishing attack on a United States presidential candidate’s campaign, and ransomware attacks on major healthcare organizations are just a few. For a preview, read on.

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 19, 2021

A cyberattack such as a ransomware attack or a DDoS attack could halt business functions, resulting in indirect loss of earnings via downtime or a situation in which you’re being extorted. . These attacks rely on busy or untrained employees missing the little details which give the scam away. . The reputational effects .

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Scams could present themselves in many forms. For instance, financially-motivated threat actors often plant in malicious URLs spoofing these events to fraudulent sites, hoping to maximize their chances of scamming naive internet users for a quick (illicit) profit.

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

They can also use the dark web to launch attacks on a company’s systems, such as a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, which can cripple a company’s online operations.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 7, 2025

AI-powered attacks, like deepfake video scams, have been limited to date. One example of an AI-powered attack is the use of deepfakes to scam individuals. AI can also be used to automate social engineering attacks by engaging with targets on social media, building trust, and gathering information to personalize attacks 8.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

For more information about protecting your organization against deepfakes: “ How to prevent deepfakes in the era of generative AI ” (TechTarget) “ Deepfake scams escalate, hitting more than half of businesses ” (Cybersecurity Dive) “ The AI Threat: Deepfake or Deep Fake? critical infrastructure Boost the integrated cyber defenses of the U.S.

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Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

It serves as a warning to regularly backup company data and train every employee on how to identify phishing and social engineering attacks. The attack is one of a long line of ransomware attacks targeting healthcare institutions.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

DDoS (denial-of-service attack) – a type of a cyber attack which makes the site user wants to visit unusable by flooding it with malicious traffic. Hacking and Social Engineering Attack vector – a specific method used by a hacker to accomplish his malicious goal.

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Spinone

MAY 8, 2020

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are another familiar type of attack that can prevent businesses from carrying out operations. Other low-level scams have emerged using SPAM emails claiming to have a cure for the Coronavirus or asking for money or financial information for imparting the so-called medical advice.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In 2025, we anticipate more vishing (voice phishing) and fake IT helpdesk scams targeting English-speaking firms. In late 2024, Russian ransomware groups began collaborating with native English speakers, boosting their social engineering capabilities. These could include DDoS attacks, mass email bombings, and data leaks.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In 2025, we anticipate more vishing (voice phishing) and fake IT helpdesk scams targeting English-speaking firms. In late 2024, Russian ransomware groups began collaborating with native English speakers, boosting their social engineering capabilities. These could include DDoS attacks, mass email bombings, and data leaks.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

For instance, one recent attack observed in this area was a DDoS attack targeting Israel’s credit card payment system. The attackers employed social engineering techniques to gain persistent access to the software development environment and remained undetected for years.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

” According to ID.me, a major driver of phony jobless claims comes from social engineering, where people have given away personal data in response to romance or sweepstakes scams, or after applying for what they thought was a legitimate work-from-home job. The amount of fraud we are fighting is truly staggering.”

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Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

ChatGPT can be trained to identify and mitigate network security threats like DDoS attacks when used in conjunction with other technologies. In addition, OpenAI has safety protocols that explicitly prohibit the use of its models for malware development, fraud (including spam and scams), and invasions of privacy.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Other highlights were: more than 60 per cent of affected organisations may have paid ransom demands; while the largest Denial of Service (DDoS) attack ever was launched in Europe last July. There were 66 zero-day vulnerabilities disclosed during the reporting period between July 2021 and July 2022. Visit our website to find out more.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2024

billion data records with Social Security numbers Disrupting Russian Cybercrime: WWH-Club Admins Arrested International Investigation Leads to Shutdown of Ransomware Group Six ransomware gangs behind over 50% of 2024 attacks Kootenai Health Data Breach Unconfirmed Hack of 2.9

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