SecureWorld News

JANUARY 7, 2025

Beware the Poisoned Apple: Defending Against Malware and Social Engineering Just like Snow White was tricked into accepting a poisoned apple from the Evil Queen, malware and social engineering attacks exploit trust to deliver harmful payloads. Check out our full slate of in-person and virtual events for 2025.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 3, 2022

Getting these products in front of real world audiences at an event is sure to boost sales. Soon after paying, the organiser vanishes and you realise you’re £60 to £75 out of pocket for a three day event. October 2021 to February 2022 : Spokane County discovered a fake event claiming to be the Spokane County Interstate Fair.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Identity Providers (IdP) and Event Controls: Use IdPs like Okta or Azure AD to create role-based access controls (RBAC). Using a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system consolidates logs and detects anomalies, triggering alerts for the Security Operations Center (SOC) to triage incidents and respond to threats in real-time.

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Adam Levin

AUGUST 26, 2020

Since email addresses and phone numbers are sensitive personal information that can be used in social engineering, you may want to consider the adoption of these email security tips. Create backup lesson plans: It’s common practice for teachers to create backup lesson plans for students in the event of their absence.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

ISO 22317: Focuses on Business Impact Analysis (BIA), detailing the processes for identifying and evaluating the impact of different events on business operations. Collect and safeguard critical artifacts such as event logs, system logs, and authentication records from corporate systems.

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Javvad Malik

DECEMBER 12, 2022

My presentation on navigating the social engineering jungle. As I stumbled through the cold on Saturday morning, I made my way to the one event that started it all for me: BSides London. I had signed up as a mentor at the event, with the goal of encouraging first-time speakers to sign up as “rookies.”

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 15, 2024

Originating from the conference’s events situated at the Anaheim Marriott ; and via the organizations YouTube channel. Permalink The post USENIX Security ’23 – TRIDENT: Towards Detecting and Mitigating Web-based Social Engineering Attacks appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

The event is sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and other participating agencies include the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), AARP , and the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Social engineering attacks Social engineering attacks occur when someone uses a fake persona to gain your trust.

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 19, 2021

My Definitions of Event, Alert, and Incident. A definitions reminder: Incident : A security event that compromises the integrity, confidentiality or availability of an information asset. Top three patterns in breaches were: social engineering, basic web application attacks, and system intrusion. Content extraction.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The risks are real, and the impact of cybersecurity events continues to grow. A cyber catastrophe may seem inevitable, but there are basic practices and actionable steps any healthcare organization can take to begin reducing the clear and present risk of being impacted by a cybersecurity event. Scheduling? Develop plans and playbooks.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 25, 2024

During the investigation, we discovered a wider trend: a campaign of escalated social engineering tactics originally associated with the ransomware group “Black Basta.” After mass email spam events, the targeted users were added to Microsoft Teams chats with external users. What Happened?

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Security incident statistics for 2024 In 2024, the MDR infrastructure received and processed on average 15,000 telemetry events per host every day, generating security alerts as a result. What methods are they using today? How can their activities be effectively detected? User Execution and Phishing remain top threats.

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Security Through Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

It has been the official home for all things social engineering for 12 years straight. Our flagship event, the SECTF, has been joined by other events over the years, such as the SECTF4Kids, and SECTF4Teens. SEVillage is also the home for all social engineering speeches at DEF CON. What was their objective?

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IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Phishing and Social Engineering: These tactics manipulate individuals to disclose sensitive information. The effects of rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and resource shortages contribute to instability worldwide.

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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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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Organizations face rising risks of AI-driven social engineering and personal device breaches. Key applications include automated phishing detection, real-time behavior analysis, and intelligent event correlation across channels, enhancing efficiency and impact.

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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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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Generative AI Impact : Generative AI will have a big role in cyber security, especially in areas like email protection and fighting social engineering attacks. Recent Security Events Recent cyber security events have highlighted the persistent and evolving nature of online threats.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 17, 2025

The timing of the attack, just ahead of a major promotional event, appears designed to disrupt critical revenue streams and shake consumer confidence. You must equip your staff with the knowledge to recognize phishing attempts, social engineering ploys, and other common cyber threats through regular, targeted training sessions.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

This practice is said to be leading to social engineering based cyber attacks like online fraud and phishing attacks. Dark world is filled with cyber crooks who often prey on such events to exploit executives of multi-national firms.

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

A new attack campaign has targeted the gaming and gambling sectors since at least September 2022, just months prior to the ICE London 2023 gaming industry trade fair event that's scheduled next week.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 21, 2025

Tools like Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems, endpoint monitoring, and network traffic analysis help identify "digital pest trails," like unusual login patterns or unexpected data transfers, so threats can be neutralized quickly. This visibility helps them identify problem areas and apply the treatment more effectively.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2024

KrebsOnSecurity sought comment from Mr. Buchanan, and will update this story in the event he responds. One of the more popular SIM-swapping channels on Telegram maintains a frequently updated leaderboard of the most accomplished SIM-swappers, indexed by their supposed conquests in stealing cryptocurrency.

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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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SecureList

APRIL 24, 2024

High-end APT groups perform highly interesting social engineering campaigns in order to penetrate well-protected targets. While this highly targeted and interactive social engineering approach might not be completely novel, it is extraordinary. It’s highly recommended reading. It’s highly recommended reading.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Teodoro ordered “to refrain from using AI photo generator applications and practice vigilance in sharing information online” At this time, it remains unclear whether the order was issued in response to a specific event or to address potential attacks aimed at exploiting the data collected by these applications.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Microsoft and OpenAI warn that nation-state actors are using ChatGPT to automate some phases of their attack chains, including target reconnaissance and social engineering attacks. ” reads the report published by Microsoft.

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SecureList

AUGUST 17, 2022

Of course, these actual events have been and will be spun up into misinformation content, which is unfortunate, but the legitimate discussion must be held. Amongst all the village dazzle , DEF CON included a social engineering village, and talks included policy discussion, panels on getting a start in social engineering, and more.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2021

The content of the 204GB-database included a total of 1,148,327,940 records containing aggregate data and event data, production records that exposed visitor ID, session ID, and device information (ie: iPhone, Android, iPad etc.). The researchers responsible disclosed to CVS Health which promptly secured the archive the same day.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 9, 2024

19, a group of cybercriminals that allegedly included the couple’s son executed a sophisticated phone-based social engineering attack in which they stole $243 million worth of cryptocurrency from a victim in Washington, D.C. This story will be updated in the event that anyone representing the Chetal family responds.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

Also, one of the top ways attackers can target individuals is via social engineering or phishing. Mellen: What’s most important for consumers to remember is that no matter what technology you use, it will not provide you with a ‘get out of jail free’ card in the event of a successful attack.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Verizon’s 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) [1], an industry publication that analyzes cybersecurity incident and data breach event data from around the world, found that over 99% of all events fall into one of eight major categories: Patterns over time in cybersecurity incidents. What do these categories mean?”

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

But a hallmark of the event since it was first held in 2009 is visiting speakers who aren’t afraid to challenge popular narratives. Phillip Larbey, associate director for EMEA at Verizon, said the vast majority of cyber incidents involve at least one of three elements – human error, social engineering and ransomware.

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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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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) [1] , an industry publication that analyzes cybersecurity incident and breach event data from around the world, found that over 99% of all incident and breach events fall into one of eight major categories. Source: DBIR [1]. But that wasn’t what the DBIR data had shown.

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Activities during this week include engaging workshops, informative webinars, and community events, all designed to empower individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate today’s cyber threats effectively. This practice minimizes the impact of data loss, especially in the event of ransomware attacks or hardware failures.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

By bringing Microsoft 365 security events into Reveal(x) 360, you can reduce this friction and help your security team detect advanced threats faster so you can respond quickly and effectively. You can now view Microsoft 365 detections and investigate threats directly in the Reveal(x) 360 console. 90 days of transaction records.

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