The Hacker News

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The operators behind the BazaCall call back phishing method have continued to evolve with updated social engineering tactics to deploy malware on targeted networks.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Social engineering attacks have long been a threat to businesses worldwide, statistically comprising roughly 98% of cyberattacks worldwide. Given the much more psychologically focused and methodical ways that social engineering attacks can be conducted, it makes spotting them hard to do.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 29, 2021

Social engineering is a common technique that cybercriminals use to lure their victims into a false sense of security. As social engineering tactics become more advanced, it’s important to know how to identify them in the context of cybersecurity. Social engineering in cybersecurity attacks.

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Security Through Education

JANUARY 4, 2023

Social engineering has become a larger threat to the healthcare industry in recent years. Clearly, we need to take notice of how social engineering attacks are targeting our vital healthcare systems. So, what exactly is social engineering? What is Social Engineering? In one case, $3.1

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 8, 2023

Researchers warn of a social engineering campaign by the North Korean APT group known as Kimsuky that attempts to steal email credentials and plant malware. Operating since at least 2012, the group often employs targeted phishing and social engineering tactics to gather intelligence and access sensitive information."

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 1, 2019

Social engineering, especially phishing, continues to trigger the vast majority of breach attempts. Lucy’s’s software allows companies to easily set-up customizable mock attacks to test employees’ readiness to avoid phishing, ransomware and other attacks with a social engineering component. Talk more soon.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 1, 2023

Both Staffin and his employer were victims of business email compromise (BEC) , also known as CEO fraud, a type of social engineering attack. Social engineering attacks are cyberattacks where a criminal tricks a victim into doing something against their interests, such as revealing sensitive information of making a bank transfer.

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Penetration Testing

MARCH 6, 2024

Threat actors (TAs) are weaponizing a combination of social engineering, phishing infrastructure, and an advanced Android banking trojan to... The post Copybara Fraud Campaign Leverages On-Device Fraud and Social Engineering Tactics appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2023

North Korea-linked APT Kimsuky has been linked to a social engineering campaign aimed at experts in North Korean affairs. SentinelLabs researchers uncovered a social engineering campaign by the North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky that is targeting experts in North Korean affairs. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

A massive social engineering campaign targeting banks has been delivered in the last two years in several countries. A massive social engineering campaign has been delivered in the last two years in several countries, including Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, the UK, and France. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 12, 2021

The post Propaganda as a Social Engineering Tool appeared first on Security Boulevard. Now, the mantra should be, “don’t automatically believe what you see.” Deep fakes, propaganda, misinformation and disinformation campaigns are.

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Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The New Glove Stealer malware has the ability to bypass Google Chrome’s Application-Bound (App-Bound) encryption to steal browser cookies.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 18, 2023

Experts are worried that ChatGPT’s ability to source recent data about an organization could make social engineering and phishing attacks more effective than ever. The post When ChatGPT Goes Phishing appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 22, 2024

One of the most concerning tactics currently on the rise is the ClickFix campaign — a sophisticated phishing scheme targeting unsuspecting Google Meet users. These malware scams lure individuals with fake conference invitations designed to mimic legitimate meeting requests and exploit users’ trust.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2024

ESET researchers detailed a phishing campaign against mobile users that uses Progressive Web Applications (PWAs). The technique allows the installation of a phishing application from a third-party website without requiring the user to enable third-party app installations. ” reads the report published by ESET.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 27, 2023

In its H1 2023 Report: Cybersecurity Trends & Insights , Perception Point reported an overall increase in social engineering attacks, including a 20% growth in the prevalence of Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks along with a 41% surge in phishing attacks from H2 2022 to H1 2023.

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Mitnick Security

JULY 13, 2021

You’ve been told you need social engineering training , but as soon as you start researching what social engineering is, you’re hit with all these confusing terms and abbreviations.

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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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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Socially engineered SMS messages are being used to install malware on Android devices as part of a widespread phishing campaign that impersonates the Iranian government and social security services to make away with credit card details and steal funds from victims' bank accounts.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Palo Alto’s Unit 42 has investigated several incidents linked to the Luna Moth group callback phishing extortion campaign targeting businesses in multiple sectors, including legal and retail. Luna Moth removes malware portion of phishing callback attack.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Web hosting giant GoDaddy made headlines this month when it disclosed that a multi-year breach allowed intruders to steal company source code, siphon customer and employee login credentials, and foist malware on customer websites. But we do know the March 2020 attack was precipitated by a spear-phishing attack against a GoDaddy employee.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 11, 2022

Famed hacker Kevin Mitnick learned early on to use emotion to manipulate and socially engineer his targets. At the time, his targets were typically sysadmins, and the social engineering started with a phone call. Hacker targets victims with fear. Mitnick says his favorite emotional tool was fear.

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Heimadal Security

JULY 15, 2022

Researchers have uncovered a new phishing kit that, under the guise of security controls, injects malware into legitimate WordPress sites and uses a fake PayPal-branded social engineering scam to trick targets into handing over their most sensitive data. Researchers from Akamai said that the attackers […].

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Phishing scams continue to top the list of cybercrimes. Unfortunately, it’s likely 2022 will continue this trend as these types of social engineering attacks become more sophisticated. Phishing attacks account for more than 80% of reported security incidents. have experienced a successful phishing.

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Penetration Testing

JULY 31, 2024

Microsoft OneDrive users are being targeted in a new and sophisticated phishing campaign that leverages social engineering to trick victims into executing malicious PowerShell scripts.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 6, 2023

In our most recent Remote Sessions webcast, Roger Grimes, computer security expert and Data-Driven Defense Evangelist for KnowBe4, gave a deep dive on phishing and how to properly mitigate and prevent phishing attacks. What is phishing? Also known as spamming, phishing is typically done through email, SMS, and phone attacks.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 13, 2022

New research conducted by a Dutch mobile security company recently discovered a network of phishing websites targeting Italian online-banking users to get a hold of their credentials. The post New Android Banking Malware Deployed Using Vishing appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. How […].

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 7, 2022

Spear phishing definition. Spear phishing is a targeted email attack purporting to be from a trusted sender. In spear phishing attacks, attackers often use information gleaned from research to put the recipient at ease. To read this article in full, please click here

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 18, 2022

A warning about a new wave of social engineering cyberattacks that distribute the IcedID malware and employ Zimbra exploits for sensitive data theft purposes has been recently issued by the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Trickbot Malware that started just as a banking malware has now emerged into a sophisticated data stealing tool capable of injecting malware like ransomware or serve as an Emotet downloader. The post Trickbot Malware hits 140,000 victims appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

What Is Spear Phishing and How to Avoid It IdentityIQ Have you ever clicked a suspicious link or opened an unexpected attachment, only to realize it was a scam? That’s where spear phishing comes in – a particularly cunning form of online deception. What Is Spear Phishing?

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Security Boulevard

JULY 10, 2024

Google and Apple look to give users better protections against social engineering attacks like phishing, with Google giving high-risk users access to the APP service with a passkey and Apple educating users about the threats with a detailed support document in the wake of a recent smishing campaign.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Phishing Threats Are Increasing in Scale and Sophistication Phishing remains one of the most dangerous and widespread cybersecurity threats. Phishing is now the most common initial attack vector, overtaking stolen or compromised credentials. Phishing attacks are becoming more difficult to detect. billion USD globally.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

A Cookie Theft malware was employed in phishing attacks against YouTube creators, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns. Financially motivated threat actors are using Cookie Theft malware in phishing attacks against YouTube creators since late 2019. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Heimadal Security

MARCH 29, 2022

A new email phishing operation has been noticed employing the conversation hijacking strategy to distribute the IcedID banking trojan-type malware onto compromised computers via unpatched and publicly-exposed Microsoft Exchange servers.

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The Hacker News

APRIL 21, 2022

A new set of phishing attacks delivering the more_eggs malware has been observed striking corporate hiring managers with bogus resumes as an infection vector, a year after potential candidates looking for work on LinkedIn were lured with weaponized job offers.

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