SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Evolution of social engineering Social engineering exploits human psychology to manipulate individuals into revealing sensitive information or taking harmful actions. Deepfakes are revolutionizing social engineering attacks, making them more deceptive and harder to detect.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 6, 2022

There are two main types of online fraud aimed at stealing user data and money: phishing and scams. Phishers primarily seek to extract confidential information from victims, such as credentials or bank card details, while scammers deploy social engineering to persuade targets to transfer money on their own accord. Distribution.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

But one increasingly brazen group of crooks is taking your standard phishing attack to the next level, marketing a voice phishing service that uses a combination of one-on-one phone calls and custom phishing sites to steal VPN credentials from employees. A phishing page (helpdesk-att[.]com) com) targeting AT&T employees.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2022

In some ways, the attacks from LAPSUS$ recall the July 2020 intrusion at Twitter , wherein the accounts for Apple, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Kanye West, Uber and others were made to tweet messages inviting the world to participate in a cryptocurrency scam that promised to double any amount sent to specific wallets. ” SMASH & GRAB.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 20, 2022

So, let’s cut through the marketing fluff and understand what Zero Trust is – and, even before that that, what Zero Trust Is not. And, in many (if not most cases), the term is being misused – even by the very vendors who claim to be the ones delivering zero trust to the world. Zero Trust is not something that you can achieve overnight.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 30, 2020

In addition, many crooks are finding the outbreak has helped them better market their cybercriminal wares and services. He said while the Coronavirus has forced reshipping operators to make painful shifts in several parts of their business, the overall market for available mules has never looked brighter.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

AI chat tools like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Claudefrom OpenAI competitor Anthropiccan brainstorm ideas for marketing materials, write book reports, compose poems, and even review human-written text for legibility. They can even mimic the styles of famous artists, like Van Gogh, Rembrandt, and Picasso.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Cybersecurity awareness training helps staff recognize phishing scams , social engineering attempts, and other threats. Regularly backing up data to a secure, offline location can mitigate the damage if a ransomware attack occurs, allowing you to recover data without succumbing to ransom demands.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

This deal reads like to the epilogue to a book titled The First 20 Years of the Supremely Lucrative Antivirus Market. NortonLifeLock and Avast appear to be betting on the next iteration of the huge and longstanding consumer antivirus market. So NortonLifeLock has acquired Avast for more than $8 billion. billion in 2016, for instance.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 20, 2025

FTC Surveillance Pricing Study Indicates Wide Range of Personal Data Used to Set Individualized Consumer Prices Federal Trade Commission FTC launched a "surveillance pricing market study" which concluded that specific captured details and data is used to target consumers with different prices for the same goods and services. CVE-2025-21308.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 20, 2023

Related: How Google, Facebook enable snooping In fact, a majority of scams occur through social engineering. The rise of social media has added to the many user-friendly digital tools scammers, sextortionists, and hackers can leverage in order to manipulate their victims.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Amini Pedram Amini , Chief Scientist, Opswat The sophistication and abuse of AI are escalating as costs drop, driving a surge in ML-assisted scams and attacks on physical devices. Organizations face rising risks of AI-driven social engineering and personal device breaches.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 2, 2021

Internet scams are everywhere, inflicting billions of dollars in reported losses from victims each year. Anyone can fall for online scams, as tactics are tailored to the interests of all age groups. Let’s take a closer look at some of the most common scams: Coronavirus-related scams. IRS and Bank-related scams.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 22, 2020

These individuals said they were only customers of the person who had access to Twitter’s internal employee tools, and were not responsible for the actual intrusion or bitcoin scams that took place that day. “Without the buyers and the resellers, there is no incentive to hack into all these social media and gaming companies.”

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Hot for Security

MAY 24, 2021

While the ongoing pandemic and vaccination campaigns ushered in a new wave of creative scams, some malicious actors prefer to stick to old-fashioned scams that have proven efficient in the past. 79.72% of scam emails appear to be sent from IP addresses in Germany, targeting users in Europe and North America.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The fraudster commences the social engineering by irritating the targeted victim, and then follows up with an an offer to alleviate the annoyance. The second part of the attack is the scam. Audian Paxson is Director of Technical Product Marketing at Ironscales , an Atlanta-based email security company.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

In one case, researchers found a file titled “Amazon Gift Tool.exe” that was being marketed on a publicly available file repository site as a free Amazon gift card generator. 3 gift card scams to watch out for this Black Friday appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs. Stay safe, everyone! The post Please don’t buy this!

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 14, 2021

This gang of cybercriminals targets individuals within an organization with social engineering tactics designed to fool them into opening a document from a ZIP file attached to an email. How do hackers use social engineering? How to spot their scam and protect yourself. OnePercent Group attacks. ” Conclusion.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The goal of this scam is to get unsuspecting people on the phone with someone pretending to be working for Apple. From there, fraudulent call center agents will social engineer their victims in order to extract money from them. Microsoft is usually highly targeted by scammers due to its dominance in the computer market share.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

On July 20, the attackers turned their sights on internet infrastructure giant Cloudflare.com , and the intercepted credentials show at least five employees fell for the scam (although only two employees also provided the crucial one-time MFA code). Image: Cloudflare.com. On that last date, Twilio disclosed that on Aug. In an Aug. ”

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Security Through Education

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Expert Chris Hadnagy advises us, “Unless you’re in the security business or law enforcement, you won’t be familiar with every new scam that pops up. Social-Engineer, LLC saw an almost 350% increase in recognition of phishing emails when using a similar training platform in 2020. Cybersecurity First at Home.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 12, 2022

For example, both the COVID-19 pandemic and 2008 financial crisis created increased fraud and financial scams targeting both businesses and consumers. Here are a few predictions and recommendations to help them get started: Bad actors will take advantage of growing economic fears with new scams.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

It emerges that email marketing giant Mailchimp got hacked. The unknown intruders gained access to internal Mailchimp tools and customer data by social engineering employees at the company, and then started sending targeted phishing attacks to owners of Trezor hardware cryptocurrency wallets.

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Digital Shadows

JANUARY 27, 2025

Streamlined RaaS Operations: The ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) ecosystem has become more efficient, with affiliates adopting new, more specialized strategies like help-desk scams to accelerate and refine their attacks. The success of these help-desk scams hinges on the abuse of standard IT practices, particularly remote management sessions.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 28, 2022

A little more than a week later, cybersecurity firm Armorblox outlined an account takeover attack that leveraged malicious phishing and social engineering. In Armobox’s research, hackers used email with a socially engineered payload. Social Engineering Not Going Away. Spoofed Zoom email.

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SC Magazine

MAY 4, 2021

Infosec’s Choose Your Own Adventure training game “Deep Space Danger” tests employees on their knowledge of social engineering. “B” is obviously the correct choice, but not all companies succeed in motivating their workers to learn the ins and outs of phishing, social engineering and other cyber threats.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Although the main types of threats (phishing, scams, malware, etc.) Sony’s PlayStation Plus is starting to compete with Microsoft’s subscription service, GamePass, and offers to play subscription games not only on consoles, but also on the PC, to increase the market share. The consumer threat landscape constantly changes.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Digital activities provide a fuller picture of your preferences and personality and are often used by companies for targeted marketing or to help improve user experience. Social media activity: likes, shares, comments and posts. Awareness of Phishing Scams. ID numbers. Passport details. Digital Activities. Purchase history.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Canadians are facing a surge in scams as fraudsters exploit confusion around the Canada Post strike to target individuals with phishing, smishing, and deepfake scams. These scams have ranged from fake package delivery notifications to highly convincing deepfake phone calls designed to steal personal and financial information.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Counteracting the clichés One common storyline we see in cybersecurity marketing is how criminals’ use of AI is a major threat. How AI assists financial fraud One area where AI can be effective in helping criminals is in creating scams using impersonation. We overestimate AI,” she said. Many of these attacks are preventable, he added.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2021

What’s more, Hodson observed, the email addresses and phone numbers in the leak can easily be leveraged for email or phone scams, spam campaigns, and identity theft. ” If so, there’s still a market for that information. As reports have stated, this is likely scraped instead of a breach.” “Bottom line? .

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2023

Zscaler ThreatLabz publishes this report year after year to help organizations recognize the social engineering tactics and sophisticated coding used in phishing attacks to prevent costly data breaches.

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Security Through Education

MAY 21, 2024

Whether you’re planning a vacation, gearing up for outdoor activities, or simply enjoying some downtime, it’s crucial to remain vigilant against the wide array of scams that tend to surge during this time of the year. The sense of urgency created by limited time offers can lure unsuspecting victims into being scammed.

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SecureList

JUNE 10, 2024

This article examines methods that rely on social engineering, where attackers manipulate the victim into giving away the OTP, and tools that they use to automate the manipulations: so-called OTP bots and administration panels to control phishing kits. What is an OTP bot?

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Robust security measures can build trust with users and regulators alike, potentially opening up new markets and opportunities. Fraud: Sophisticated scams, including bonus abuse and account takeovers, pose significant financial risks. Messaging apps and in-app messages on social apps are great for these.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 16, 2022

It involved 76 countries taking social engineers and telecommunications fraudsters to task, with multiple wins for those involved. Interpol also mentions 8 suspects arrested in Singapore for “Ponzi-like” job scams. In the example given, victims were lured with the promise of high-paying online marketing jobs.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 12, 2021

Verified accounts on Twitter continue to be favourites for account compromise / fake Elon scams. There are other Elon scams out there, though. This isn’t a recent marketing technique; sites giving away free stuff and “just” charging shipping have been around for years. Those often turn out to be Bitcoin related.

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