Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Though the reports guidance serves IT teams, its threats will impact individuals and small businesses everywhere. These attacks threaten not only individuals but small businesses, too, as a vulnerability in a persons device can become a malware attack on a network.

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WIRED Threat Level

MAY 3, 2018

By fine-tuning social engineering techniques and targeting small businesses, Nigerian scammers have kept well ahead of defenses.

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Chicago CyberSecurity Training

MAY 31, 2023

Image by jcomp on Freepik As the digital landscape continues to evolve, businesses of all sizes will face increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. While larger corporations may have dedicated IT departments, small businesses often lack the resources to implement effective cybersecurity measures.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Not to mention the heightened cyber awareness and risk mitigation across businesses and industries. With 85% of campaigns targeting victims with phishing emails containing malicious links, another form of a social engineering attack, education and cyber vigiliance remain a high priority. You should always stop and verify.

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Cytelligence

MAY 24, 2023

Securing your business data is crucial for the protection of your sensitive information and maintaining the trust of your customers. The post Cybersecurity for Small Businesses: 7 Best Practices for Securing Your Business Data appeared first on CYPFER.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 21, 2022

Moreover, people working in small businesses are targeted by 350% more social engineering attacks than large firms. As per Cyberwarfare in the C-suite Report, global cybercrimes are anticipated to grow by 15% year-over-year until 2025. This expands to $10.5 trillion annually, up from $3 million in 2015.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Trace Fooshee , a strategic advisor in the anti money laundering practice at Aite-Novarica , said the second stage requires banks to give the customer’s transfer order a kind of “sniff test” using “commercially reasonable” fraud controls that generally are not designed to detect patterns involving social engineering.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2023

The unauthorized actor conducted a social engineering attack on Mailchimp employees and contractors, and obtained access to select Mailchimp accounts using employee credentials compromised in that attack.” ” reads the notice published by the company. ” reads the post published by TechCrunch.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

IP theft has also become the cyber and technology risk for which businesses across the world feel least prepared, with more than one in four businesses (26%) reporting they feel ill-equipped to mitigate this risk.

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2021

Most of the victims are small businesses operating in North America across multiple industries, according to Microsoft crooks behind this campaign are part of an extensive network that appears to be based out of West Africa. MICROSOFT.COM vs. MICR0S0FT.COM) or an uppercase “I” and a lowercase “l” (e.g. MICROSOFT.COM vs. MlCROSOFT.COM).

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Appknox

AUGUST 7, 2022

According to a new (March 2022) report , small businesses are more frequent targets of cyberattacks. Reality Check: Neither small nor big companies are immune from cyber-attacks or data breaches. Also, penetration testing engineers hold expertise in using several tools such as: Network penetration testing tools.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

LockBit ransomware gang claims to have stolen data from PayBito crypto exchange FBI issued a flash alert on Lockbit ransomware operation CISA orders federal agencies to fix actively exploited CVE-2022-21882 Windows flaw Over 500,000 people were impacted by a ransomware attack that hit Morley Ransomware attack hit Swissport International causing delays (..)

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Hacker Combat

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The attacks target both large and small businesses alike. In some of the attacks, there was a clear indication of social engineering bait used for the deliberate targeting of the app developers. Stories of ransomware assaults are common in many headlines worldwide.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2020

.” The scammers impersonated business executives in the attempt to trick legitimate organizations into transferring them money, they also carried out romance fraud operations. The crooks exploited online tools and technology along with social engineering tactics to target the victims and steal usernames, passwords, and bank accounts.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2023

Microsoft Threat Intelligence reported that the cyberspies conducted highly targeted social engineering attacks using credential theft phishing lures sent as Microsoft Teams chat. The attackers use previously compromised Microsoft 365 tenants owned by small businesses to create new domains that appear as technical support entities.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2023

What started as notes from Nigerian princes that needed large sums of money to help them get home has evolved into bad actors that use refined social engineering tactics to convince the receiver to unknowingly share important information. 3 Small businesses are at risk. It’s not likely to stop there.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Hackers target large and small businesses alike, but small businesses may be easier ransomware targets – and more easily put out of business. The costs of ransomware attacks can be massive, including downtime, data loss, and significant psychological damages for the teams. Cyber extortion is a common concern.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2023

The unauthorized actor conducted a social engineering attack on Mailchimp employees and contractors, and obtained access to select Mailchimp accounts using employee credentials compromised in that attack.” reads the notice published by the company. “In reads the post published by TechCrunch.

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SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

Yet in reality, cybercriminals can target anyone, especially those who are less protected, while small businesses typically have smaller budgets and are not as securely protected as larger companies. That same year saw one of the worst ransomware incidents in history, the Kaseya VSA supply-chain attack.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

Other cyber incidents are common, including phishing attacks , business email compromise, exploitation of cloud and software vulnerabilities , social engineering , third-party exposures, and more. Others specialize in small businesses that are often targeted by ransomware these days.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 4, 2022

There is a common misconception that small businesses aren’t targeted by cybercriminals. They surmise, “I don’t have anything of value compared to a big business.” As a result, SMBs need to keep their guard up because the reality is that every business is a potential target for cybercriminals.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2023

Latest email security trends Phishing and spear-phishing attacks: Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where cybercriminals use deceptive emails to trick recipients into divulging sensitive information or downloading malware. These attacks often rely on social engineering tactics and email spoofing.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 30, 2022

is an American business software company that specializes in financial software. Intuit’s products include the tax preparation application TurboTax, personal finance app Mint, the small business accounting program QuickBooks, the credit monitoring service Credit Karma, and email marketing platform Mailchimp. Intuit Inc.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2022

With fewer budget dollars and expert resources dedicated to cybersecurity than their larger counterparts, small and mid-sized organizations often make easier targets, particularly in today’s increasingly complex and connected cloud environment. FACT: Phishing and social engineering are the number one attack vector for SMBs.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 13, 2023

BreachLock offers a wide range of services covering cloud , network , application , API , mobile, social engineering and third-party partner tests, and can help with SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and ISO 27001 regulatory requirements too. Like BreachLock, ScienceSoft also offers a mix of manual and automated testing.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Americans’ personal information, stolen en masse by state-backed actors and online gangs alike, is being weaponized via increasingly sophisticated social engineering or disinformation campaigns. Criminals and extremists similarly can threaten unprecedented levels of disruption and coercion.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Hackers aren’t only coders — they’re also social engineers. Ransomware Will Cost Businesses More. Ransomware costs small business an estimated $75 billion each year. But professional services companies should pay the closest attention to these five trends.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 3, 2022

It may sound bizarre, but it’s actually a fairly popular attack focused on small/self-run business owners selling their own creations. You’re a small business owner. If you’re a vendor who attends fairs to sell products, this is one multi-layered piece of social engineering that won’t go away.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Individuals are more susceptible to social engineering manipulation when they are pressed for urgent action. 15, has paralyzed operations at the Crown corporation, disrupting supply chains and dealing a significant blow to small businesses during the critical holiday season. According to the Financial Post article: ".

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Students will work with program advisors and technical experts using 21st century software to offer affordable cyber monitoring to municipalities, nonprofits, and small businesses that might not be able to afford ongoing threat detection services.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 10, 2022

This is the same as fixed rate, but with a single modifier based on the amount of perceived risk a business has (such as how much sensitive information is stored on its website). Again, typical for small businesses. How to save money on cyber insurance. Disable Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) services.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 13, 2023

Latest email security trends Phishing and spear-phishing attacks: Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where cybercriminals use deceptive emails to trick recipients into divulging sensitive information or downloading malware. These attacks often rely on social engineering tactics and email spoofing.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 28, 2023

When those users look up their tech troubles online, they’ll see results that display the scammers’ phone number, fooling them into calling what they think is a legitimate helpline, only to be led through a series of social engineering tricks to eventually hand over their money.

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Security Through Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

It can shift the tides in everything from negotiating small business transactions, to sealing a major corporate deal. Rapport is also a professional or aspiring social engineer’s best friend. Building rapport is a powerful tool that not only aids in forging relationships, but also in furthering one’s career.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2023

Such was related to a worldwide malware operation known as NullMixer, a controversial and widespread malware delivery maneuver based on SEO poisoning and social engineering technique to lure tech-savvy users, including IT personnel.

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Jane Frankland

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Bad actors continue to target all company sizes, from the smallest to the largest with employees at small companies (100 employees or less) seeing 350% more social engineering attacks than those at larger companies.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 6, 2024

This capability is particularly useful for devices or networks with frequently changing IP addresses, such as home networks, small businesses, or mobile devices. Social Engineering: Attackers may use various social engineering techniques to convince victims to run the malware.

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