The Last Watchdog

MAY 1, 2019

Social engineering, especially phishing, continues to trigger the vast majority of breach attempts. In 2015, penetration tester Oliver Münchow was asked by a Swiss bank to come up with a better way to test and educate bank employees so that passwords never left the network perimeter. Talk more soon.

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Social Engineering Engineering Phishing Banking 166

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

. “We’re tracking an active credential phishing attack targeting enterprises that uses multiple sophisticated methods for defense evasion and social engineering,” reads a message published by Microsoft via Twitter. pic.twitter.com/YpUVEfmlUH — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) November 16, 2020.

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Phishing Social Engineering Passwords Security Intelligence 142

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 16, 2021

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Home routers are being hijacked using a vulnerability disclosed just 2 before Ransomware turncoat leaks Conti data, lifts the lid on the ransomware business Check your passwords!

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Social Engineering Scams VPN Phishing 108

Malwarebytes

JULY 5, 2021

Other cybersecurity news.

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Cyber Insurance Social Engineering Scams Insurance 108

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Yesterday, security intelligence firm, Intel 147, revealed it had noticed an uptick of activity in threat actors providing access to services in Telegram that circumvent two-factor authentication (2FA) methods. But if companies start using better authentication methods, such as Time-Based One-Time Password (TOTP) codes—e.g.

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Social Engineering Banking Authentication Passwords 105

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Learn more from this blog summarizing these trends, as presented at #CyberWarCon : [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) November 16, 2021. Threat actors are launching extensive password spraying attacks aimed at the target organizations, the malicious campaign was first spotted in July 2021.

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VPN Accountability Social Engineering Media 134

Lenny Zeltser

MAY 3, 2019

Use a password vault, avoiding password reuse. Many of the attack tactics involved elements of social engineering–persuasion tactics that take advantage of human psychology to trick victims into taking actions that have aided the adversaries. Change default passwords for devices and apps. government.

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Cybersecurity Social Engineering Authentication Software 111