The Verge

JANUARY 26, 2021

Government-backed hackers based in North Korea are targeting individual security researchers through a number of means including a “novel social engineering method,” Google’s Threat Analysis Group is reporting. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 27, 2023

A new study from Uptycs has uncovered an increase in the distribution of information stealing malware. Newly discovered stealer families include modules that specifically steal logs from MFA applications, like the Rhadamanthys malware. Examining the dark web reveals that infostealer malware has become increasingly widespread.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 21, 2023

According to a recent blog post : "Operation DreamJob is the name for a series of campaigns where the group uses social engineering techniques to compromise its targets, with fake job offers as the lure. Zero-click malware is usually easily detected and patched, so as long as your system is up to date, you should be safe.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

MAY 13, 2021

Those that impact Apple’s mobile OS particularly stood out, as they show the increasing sophistication of malware authors. The research looks at 167 counterfeit apps used to scam iOS and Android users. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

MARCH 20, 2017

Social engineering is the strongest method of attack against the enterprise’s weakest vulnerability, its people. In 2015, social engineering became the No. These successful social engineering methods often use phishing and malware. Criminal hackers recognize this fact.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Identity-based and social engineering attacks still take center stage, according to the CrowdStrike 2024 Global Threat Report.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 25, 2023

In our inaugural episode, Michael “Siko” Sikorski, CTO and VP of Engineering and Threat Intelligence at Unit 42 answers that question and speaks to the profound influence of artificial intelligence in an interview with David Moulton, Director of thought leadership for Unit 42. What’s Sikorski’s critical concern?

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Doctor Chaos

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

I recently came across a classic malware which I thought was long gone and forgotten. Rombertik is a self-destructing malware that has been making a lot of news. This malware leverages vulnerabilities through a Web browser’s operation of collecting user data from sites being visited by the victim. What We Learned.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 16, 2021

Now you can add this one: nation-state cyber actors using the platform to distribute malware and conduct espionage operations. This group used various malicious tactics to identify its targets and infect their devices with malware to enable espionage.". They are as follows: Social engineering. "In Privacy violations?

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Forrester IT

MAY 18, 2016

New social media scams and marketing #fails are common fodder for water cooler banter today - even a recent episode of HBO's Veep ran a joke where the President blames a Chinese cyberattack for sending an ill-advised tweet. But social media cybersecurity issues are far from a laughing matter, and it's time we all take notice.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 21, 2024

"March Madness is a prime opportunity for cybercriminals to deploy phishing lures, malicious apps, and social engineering tactics," warns Krishna Vishnubhotla, VP of Product Strategy at mobile security firm Zimperium. These can be vehicles for delivering malware, committing fraud, or harvesting valuable data.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 16, 2021

Now you can add this one: nation-state cyber actors using the platform to distribute malware and conduct espionage operations. This group used various malicious tactics to identify its targets and infect their devices with malware to enable espionage.". They are as follows: Social engineering. "In Privacy violations?

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 16, 2023

I also emphasized that companies need to urgently review their employee access protocol, writing that companies must “ make it a point to do continuous employee training to help your teams avoid being duped by phishing and malware tactics.” It sounds simple, but it could be a hedge against similar social engineering and phishing hacks.

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Tech Republic Big Data

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

A November report from Google Cloud details possible nation-state malware tactics in 2024 and new angles of cyberattacks.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

Malvertising acts as a vessel for malware propagation. At its core, this tactic revolves around gaming the trust users put in reputable internet services, including search engines, and the familiarity they have with online advertising per se. One way or another, the fact persists that search engine abuse can amplify the problem.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 6, 2023

Malware and attackers can "break in" in various ways. These attacks can come from malicious instructions, social engineering, or authentication attacks, as well as heavy network traffic. Social engineering has its tells, though. As far as this software goes, though, its effectiveness can be limited.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Winning a prize is one of life’s sweetest rewards—unless that prize is malware in disguise. This social engineering trick is exceptionally successful, considering users might feel more comfortable sharing information to a website in their local language,” reads the report. More than 200 apps were infected.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

Common Types of Cyber Attacks Common techniques that criminal hackers use to penetrate systems include social engineering, password attacks, malware, and exploitation of software vulnerabilities. Malware can be delivered through email attachments, malicious websites, or compromised software.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In fact, CIO has reported that it takes only a few minutes for experienced hackers to set up a social engineering attack against enterprises (and their managed service providers) that consider themselves to be secure and protected. Deploy email authentication standards on enterprise email servers to check and verify inbound emails.

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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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Dataconomy

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Social engineering, malware dissemination, advanced persistent threat (APT), watering hole assaults, and spear phishing are a few. Cyber espionage is evolving and spreading on the domestic and international levels.

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Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Types of Cyber Attacks Ransomware A potent malware, Ransomware is now the preferred tool for cybercriminals. Malware Malware, or malicious software, includes viruses, worms, and Trojans, harming computers and networks for cybercrime. A common tactic, loader attacks, employs innocent-looking programs to covertly deliver malware.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 29, 2023

There needs to be more training aimed at mobile threats; for example, downloading apps from non-approved sources (this was noted as how the vast majority of Android malware is planted) should be something organizations can train their employees on to reduce the number of incidents."

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 15, 2023

The DBIR typically includes statistics, analysis, and case studies of various types of incidents, such as data breaches, network intrusions, malware infections, phishing attacks, and more. No surprise, social engineering is mentioned right off the bat. These criminals' methods can be predictable.

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Network World

APRIL 9, 2017

A former FireEye engineer has kicked off a startup whose machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies will compete against his former employer’s threat-prevention platforms.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Social engineering – with social engineering, the cyber criminal will “trick” a victim into releasing confidential information, such as passwords and other logins. This delivers superior protection against kernel-level malware through to browser-based attacks.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 1, 2023

Thinking like a fraudster can help create additional barriers for these social engineering tricks and form a foundation for effective security awareness training so that the human factor hardens an organization's defenses instead of being the weakest link. Yet another step in prepping for the attack is to proofread the email.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Their activities focused on using AI for reconnaissance, social engineering, scripting, and evading detection. Crimson Sandstorm used our services for scripting support related to app and web development, generating content likely for spear-phishing campaigns, and researching common ways malware could evade detection."

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Cloud Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2014

The majority of these attacks are due to hacking, fraud and social engineering. The resulting breaches occur primarily through malware, including Trojan horses, adware, worms, viruses and downloaders [6]. Malware is malicious software created for egregious objectives. Most Active Malware Today.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Money laundering, social engineering scams, and identity theft are all examples of attacks that can be used against financial institutions. Social Engineering Attacks: Social engineering attacks leverage human psychology to deceive individuals into divulging sensitive information or undertaking actions that jeopardize security.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 2, 2021

Here is how the company describes the threat of phishing emails: "Phishing is a common way scammers try to trick you into giving them personal information such as an account username and password, Social Security number, or other personal information. These frequently contain malware that can infect your device.

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Dataconomy

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A tailgating attack in cybersecurity is a type of social engineering attack in which an unauthorized person gains access to a secure system or facility by following closely behind an authorized person. Tailgating, specifically, is a social engineering tactic used in physical security breaches.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 20, 2020

The Verizon DBIR says tactics utilized or involved in confirmed data breaches are as follows: • 45% of breaches featured hacking • 22% included social engineering • 22% were made possible by errors • 17% involved malware • 8% of breaches involved misuse by authorized users. Why is this?

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SecureWorld News

MAY 30, 2023

Users with bad intent are capable of developing and spreading malware, creating phishing emails, conducting social engineering attacks, and generating scams in seconds.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 28, 2020

Social media accounts associated only with personal, non-business usage. is an electronic cyberattack that targets a user by email and falsely poses as an authentic entity to bait individuals into providing sensitive data, corporate passwords, clicks on a malicious web link, or execute malware. Social media.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 26, 2021

Can security researchers be socially engineered? A third technique in play relies on social engineering, where the bad actors ask a researcher if they want to collaborate on vulnerability research and then provide a Visual Studio Project.

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Dataconomy

JUNE 27, 2023

Neglecting cyber hygiene can make individuals and organizations more vulnerable to cyberattacks, such as malware infections, data breaches, and identity theft ( Image credit ) There is a cyber hygiene checklist you need to follow Cyber hygiene is not merely an option but a necessity in our digital age.

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