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Requests via Facebook Messenger lead to hijacked business accounts

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Requests via Facebook Messenger lead to hijacked business accounts 12/09/2023 at 13:32 By Zeljka Zorz Hijackers of Facebook business accounts are relying on fake business inquiries and threats of page/account suspension to trick targets into downloading password-stealing malware. Examples of phishing messages. (Source: Guardio Labs) The campaign Hijacked Facebook business accounts a great way to […]

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Associated Press Stylebook Users Targeted in Phishing Attack Following Data Breach

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Associated Press Stylebook Users Targeted in Phishing Attack Following Data Breach 11/09/2023 at 15:46 By Eduard Kovacs Cybercriminals breached an AP Stylebook website and obtained information on customers who were then targeted in phishing attacks. The post Associated Press Stylebook Users Targeted in Phishing Attack Following Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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Microsoft Teams users targeted in phishing attack delivering DarkGate malware

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Microsoft Teams users targeted in phishing attack delivering DarkGate malware 11/09/2023 at 13:31 By Helga Labus A new phishing campaign taking advantage of an easily exploitable issue in Microsoft Teams to deliver malware has been flagged by researchers. Delivering malware to Microsoft Teams users Late last month, Truesec researchers spotted two compromised Microsoft 365 accounts

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New Phishing Campaign Launched via Google Looker Studio

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New Phishing Campaign Launched via Google Looker Studio 08/09/2023 at 17:31 By Ionut Arghire Check Point has observed a wave of phishing attacks launched via Google Looker Studio to steal credentials and funds from intended victims. The post New Phishing Campaign Launched via Google Looker Studio appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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75% of education sector attacks linked to compromised accounts

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75% of education sector attacks linked to compromised accounts 08/09/2023 at 06:31 By Help Net Security 69% of organizations in the education sector suffered a cyberattack within the last 12 months, according to Netwrix. Phishing and account compromise threaten the education sector Phishing and user account compromise were the most common attack paths for these

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MacOS malware has a new trick up its sleeve

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MacOS malware has a new trick up its sleeve 07/09/2023 at 15:02 By Helga Labus A newer version of the Atomic Stealer macOS malware has a new trick that allows it to bypass the operating system’s Gatekeeper, Malwarebytes researchers have discovered. Mac malware delivered through Google ads The malware, which was first advertised in April

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Emerging threat: AI-powered social engineering

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Emerging threat: AI-powered social engineering 06/09/2023 at 07:32 By Help Net Security Social engineering is a sophisticated form of manipulation but, thanks to AI advancements, malicious groups have gained access to highly sophisticated tools, suggesting that we might be facing more elaborate social engineering attacks in the future. It is becoming increasingly evident that the

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AI-coded smart contracts may be flawed and ‘fail miserably’ when attacked: CertiK

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AI-coded smart contracts may be flawed and ‘fail miserably’ when attacked: CertiK 06/09/2023 at 06:02 By Cointelegraph By Brayden Lindrea CertiK’s security chief Kang Li thinks inexperienced programmers using AI tools such as ChatGPT to write smart contracts is a recipe for disaster. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React

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From unsuspecting click to data compromise

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From unsuspecting click to data compromise 06/09/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security Phishing is a pervasive and ever-evolving cyber threat that has become a primary concern for individuals, organizations, and cybersecurity experts worldwide. This deceptive practice involves cybercriminals using various tactics to trick individuals into divulging sensitive information, such as passwords, financial data, or

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MetaMask scammers take over government websites to target crypto investors

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MetaMask scammers take over government websites to target crypto investors 05/09/2023 at 13:02 By Cointelegraph By Arijit Sarkar Official government websites from India, Nigeria, Egypt, Colombia, Brazil, Vietnam and other jurisdictions have been found redirecting to fake MetaMask websites. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Connected cars and cybercrime: A primer

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Connected cars and cybercrime: A primer 05/09/2023 at 08:02 By Help Net Security Original equipment suppliers (OEMs) and their suppliers who are weighing how to invest their budgets might be inclined to slow pedal investment in addressing cyberthreats. To date, the attacks that they have encountered have remained relatively unsophisticated and not especially harmful. Analysis

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Spam is up, QR codes emerge as a significant threat vector

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Spam is up, QR codes emerge as a significant threat vector 04/09/2023 at 07:31 By Help Net Security 85% of phishing emails utilized malicious links in the content of the email, and spam emails increased by 30% from Q1 to Q2 2023, according to a VIPRE report. Information technology organizations also overtook financial institutions (9%)

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How Ducktail capitalizes on compromised business, ad accounts

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How Ducktail capitalizes on compromised business, ad accounts 01/09/2023 at 12:04 By Helga Labus Quite some money can be made from selling compromised business and ad accounts on social media platforms, and the Ducktail threat actor has specialized in just that. “We observed that an account deemed ‘low-grade’ sells for around 350,000 Vietnamese dong (~$15

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Is the cybersecurity community’s obsession with compliance counter-productive?

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Is the cybersecurity community’s obsession with compliance counter-productive? 29/08/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security Does anyone think the chances of surviving a plane crash increase if our tray tables are locked and our carry-on bags are completely stowed under our seats? That we’ll be OK if the plane hits a mountain if we have

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Kroll SIM-swap attack: FTX, BlockFi and Genesis clients’ info exposed

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Kroll SIM-swap attack: FTX, BlockFi and Genesis clients’ info exposed 28/08/2023 at 14:48 By Helga Labus Financial and risk advisory firm Kroll has suffered a SIM-swapping attack that allowed a threat actor to access files containing personal information of clients of bankrupt cryptocurrency platforms FTX, BlockFi and Genesis. The Kroll SIM-swapping attack On Saturday, August

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Open redirect flaws increasingly exploited by phishers

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Open redirect flaws increasingly exploited by phishers 23/08/2023 at 12:49 By Helga Labus Phishing attacks using open redirect flaws are on the rise again, according to Kroll’s Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) team, which means organizations should consider refreshing employees’ awareness and knowledge on how to spot them. Malicious URL redirection Open redirect vulnerabilities in web

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Cybercriminals turn to AI to bypass modern email security measures

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Cybercriminals turn to AI to bypass modern email security measures 23/08/2023 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Cybercriminals employ artificial intelligence (AI) to create complex email threats like phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks, while modern email security systems use AI to counter these attacks, according to Perception Point and Osterman Research. AI’s role

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Zimbra users in Europe, Latin America face phishing threat

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Zimbra users in Europe, Latin America face phishing threat 18/08/2023 at 11:04 By Help Net Security ESET researchers have uncovered a mass-spreading phishing campaign aimed at collecting Zimbra account users’ credentials. Zimbra Collaboration is an open-core collaborative software platform, a popular alternative to enterprise email solutions. About the Zimbra phishing campaign The campaign has been

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30% of phishing threats involve newly registered domains

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30% of phishing threats involve newly registered domains 18/08/2023 at 05:31 By Help Net Security Phishing remains the most dominant and fastest growing internet crime, largely due to the ubiquity of email and the ceaseless issue of human error that is preyed upon by today’s threat actors, according to Cloudflare. While business email compromise (BEC)

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Malicious QR Codes Used in Phishing Attack Targeting US Energy Company

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Malicious QR Codes Used in Phishing Attack Targeting US Energy Company 17/08/2023 at 19:02 By Ionut Arghire A widespread phishing campaign utilizing malicious QR codes has hit organizations in various industries, including a major energy company in the US. The post Malicious QR Codes Used in Phishing Attack Targeting US Energy Company appeared first on

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