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Product showcase: Free email security test by ImmuniWeb Community Edition

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Product showcase: Free email security test by ImmuniWeb Community Edition 14/08/2023 at 07:03 By Help Net Security According to an FBI report, in 2022, global losses from business email compromise (BEC) and email account compromise (EAC) attacks attained $43 billion, hitting a historic anti-record. Multiple cybersecurity vendors, including Microsoft and Trend Micro, reported a rapid […]

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Microsoft 365 accounts of execs, managers hijacked through EvilProxy

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Microsoft 365 accounts of execs, managers hijacked through EvilProxy 10/08/2023 at 14:48 By Helga Labus A phishing campaign leveraging the EvilProxy phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) tool has been spotted targeting Microsoft 365 user accounts of C-level executives and managers at over 100 organizations around the world. The rise of phishing-as-a-service As organizations increasingly employ multi-factor authentication (MFA),

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Utilization of Leaked Ransomware Builders in Tech-Related Scams

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Utilization of Leaked Ransomware Builders in Tech-Related Scams 09/08/2023 at 22:02 By rohansinhacyblecom Key Takeaways This blog sheds light on a new Tech Scam wherein scammers employ deceptive tactics to lure users into paying for non-existent antivirus solutions. Uncovering Tech Scammers possible involvement in different ransomware attacks. The IP address of a domain used in

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Sophisticated SiMay RAT Spreads Via Telegram Phishing Site

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Sophisticated SiMay RAT Spreads Via Telegram Phishing Site 09/08/2023 at 22:02 By rohansinhacyblecom Keylogger and Gh0st RAT Variant deployed to spy on Users Threat actors (TAs) have been relentlessly employing diverse techniques to propagate malware by leveraging counterfeit websites of renowned applications. Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) reported on a trojanized version

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Russian APT phished government employees via Microsoft Teams

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Russian APT phished government employees via Microsoft Teams 03/08/2023 at 15:17 By Zeljka Zorz An APT group linked to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service has hit employees of several dozen global organizations with phishing attacks via Microsoft Teams, says Microsoft. A social engineering attack to bypass MFA protection “To facilitate their attack, the actor uses Microsoft

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Salesforce Email Service Zero-Day Exploited in Phishing Campaign

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Salesforce Email Service Zero-Day Exploited in Phishing Campaign 03/08/2023 at 12:47 By Eduard Kovacs Threat actors have exploited a Salesforce email service zero-day vulnerability and abused Meta features in a sophisticated phishing campaign. The post Salesforce Email Service Zero-Day Exploited in Phishing Campaign appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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Shield and Visibility Solutions Target Phishing From Inside the Browser

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Shield and Visibility Solutions Target Phishing From Inside the Browser 02/08/2023 at 21:18 By Kevin Townsend Menlo Security introduced anti-phishing solutions that analyze what users see on a landing page rather than just analyzing the content of an email. The post Shield and Visibility Solutions Target Phishing From Inside the Browser appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Salesforce and Meta suffer phishing campaign that evades typical detection methods

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Salesforce and Meta suffer phishing campaign that evades typical detection methods 02/08/2023 at 17:18 By Help Net Security The Guardio research team discovered an email phishing campaign exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Salesforce’s legitimate email services and SMTP servers. Phishing email sample as was sent from the “@salesforce.com” email address The vulnerability allowed threat actors

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Google AMP Abused in Phishing Attacks Aimed at Enterprise Users

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Google AMP Abused in Phishing Attacks Aimed at Enterprise Users 02/08/2023 at 15:42 By Ionut Arghire Threat actors are using Google AMP URLs in phishing campaigns as a new detection evasion tactic. The post Google AMP Abused in Phishing Attacks Aimed at Enterprise Users appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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1 in 100 emails is malicious

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1 in 100 emails is malicious 02/08/2023 at 06:04 By Help Net Security BEC and phishing attacks soar by 20% and 41% respectively in H1 2023, according to Perception Point. Cyber attackers have continued to refine their methods, adopting more sophisticated techniques to exploit vulnerabilities across various sectors. With the ever-increasing reliance on workplace technologies,

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The gap in users’ identity security knowledge gives cybercriminals an opening

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The gap in users’ identity security knowledge gives cybercriminals an opening 01/08/2023 at 06:34 By Help Net Security With exponential growth in the number of human and machine actors on the network and more sophisticated technology in more places, identity in this new era is rapidly becoming a super-human problem, according to RSA. Paradoxically, even

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Zero trust rated as highly effective by businesses worldwide

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Zero trust rated as highly effective by businesses worldwide 26/07/2023 at 06:33 By Help Net Security Zero trust is here to stay, with 82% of experts currently working on implementing zero trust, and 16% planning to begin within 18 months, according to Beyond Identity. Over 90% of those working on zero trust cited that the

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Fabricated Microsoft Crypto Wallet Phishing Site Spreads Infostealer

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Fabricated Microsoft Crypto Wallet Phishing Site Spreads Infostealer 21/07/2023 at 19:19 By cybleinc Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs analyzes Threat Actors spreading Luca Stealer disguised as a beta version of Microsoft Crypto Wallet. The post Fabricated Microsoft Crypto Wallet Phishing Site Spreads Infostealer appeared first on Cyble. This article is an excerpt from Cyble View

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Human Cyber-Risk Can Be Demonstrably Mitigated by Behavior Changing Training: Analysis

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Human Cyber-Risk Can Be Demonstrably Mitigated by Behavior Changing Training: Analysis 20/07/2023 at 21:18 By Kevin Townsend While traditional security awareness teaches users how to recognize social engineering, new behavior changing trains the brain on the correct recognition and response to phishing. The post Human Cyber-Risk Can Be Demonstrably Mitigated by Behavior Changing Training: Analysis

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Famed Hacker Kevin Mitnick Dead at 59

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Famed Hacker Kevin Mitnick Dead at 59 20/07/2023 at 04:19 By SecurityWeek News Famed hacker Kevin Mitnick has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. At the time of his death, he was KnowBe4 Chief Hacking Officer. The post Famed Hacker Kevin Mitnick Dead at 59 appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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Security Awareness Training Isn’t Working – How Can We Improve It?

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Security Awareness Training Isn’t Working – How Can We Improve It? 19/07/2023 at 15:32 By Kevin Townsend Security awareness training isn’t working to the level it needs to. Social engineering, however, is getting better. Why doesn’t awareness training work, and how can we improve it? The post Security Awareness Training Isn’t Working – How Can

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Growing scam activity linked to social media and automation

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Growing scam activity linked to social media and automation 17/07/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security The average number of scam resources created per brand across all regions and industries more than doubled year-on-year in 2022, up 162%, according to Group-IB. Additionally, the total number of scam pages detected by Group-IB in 2022 was more

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Facebook and Microsoft remain prime targets for spoofing

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Facebook and Microsoft remain prime targets for spoofing 14/07/2023 at 06:36 By Help Net Security While trends in phishing frequently evolve, Facebook and Microsoft’s collective dominance as the most spoofed brands continues, according to Vade. Facebook and Microsoft’s collective dominance as the most spoofed brands continued into H1 2023, with the former accounting for 18%

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The Turkish Government Masqueraded Site Distributing Android RAT

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The Turkish Government Masqueraded Site Distributing Android RAT 10/07/2023 at 17:17 By cybleinc CRIL analyzes the phishing campaign masquerading Turkish Government to distribute Android RAT with VNC and Keylogging feature. The post The Turkish Government Masqueraded Site Distributing Android RAT appeared first on Cyble. This article is an excerpt from Cyble View Original Source React

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Number of email-based phishing attacks surges 464%

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Number of email-based phishing attacks surges 464% 10/07/2023 at 06:45 By Help Net Security The evolving cyberattack landscape reveals the increasing utilization of generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems, like ChatGPT, by cybercriminals for crafting malicious content and executing sophisticated attacks, according to Acronis. The biannual threat report highlights ransomware as the dominant risk to small

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