Data Breach Today

MAY 19, 2022

Review of 2021 Ransomware Attacks Also Finds Average Ransom Demand Was $247,000 Attackers who successfully infect targets with ransomware primarily first gain access by exploiting poorly secured remote desktop protocol or VPN connections or by using malware-laden phishing emails, reports security firm Group-IB, based on more than 700 attacks it investigated (..)

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Data Breach Today

MAY 29, 2020

Configure Defenses to Block Attackers, Security Experts Advise Ransomware-wielding attackers are typically breaking into victims' networks using remote desktop protocol access, phishing emails or malware that's sometimes used in drive-by attacks against browsers, experts warn, advising organizations to make sure they have the right defenses in place. (..)

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 18, 2022

” A copy of the phishing message included in the PayPal.com invoice. While the phishing message attached to the invoice is somewhat awkwardly worded, there are many convincing aspects of this hybrid scam. Both the email and the invoice state that “there is evidence that your PayPal account has been accessed unlawfully.”

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Data Breach Today

MAY 14, 2021

Microsoft: Attackers Are Spreading Remote Access Trojans A spear-phishing campaign is targeting aviation companies, using malicious documents that deliver information-stealing malware, according to alerts from Microsoft Security Intelligence.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 22, 2024

Joe Toomey of Cyber Insurer Coalition Details Rise in Attacks Targeting Weak MFA Adversaries seeking easy access to enterprise networks continue to probe for weak multifactor authentication deployments, oftentimes via nontargeted attacks that lead to phishing pages designed to steal one-time codes, said Joe Toomey, head of security engineering at cyber (..)

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

However, healthcare data ranks at the top of the list for needing improvements in security and privacy protections. Healthcare data security and privacy is a problem that continues to grow. The vast majority of breaches are the result of poorly managed access controls. Dealing with policy-based access.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 21, 2024

Researchers at Fortinet are tracking a phishing campaign that’s distributing a new version of the VCURMS remote access Trojan (RAT).

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 31, 2020

Fake Messages Offer Surgical Masks and Other PPE A global phishing campaign that purports to offer information about surgical masks and other personal protective equipment for use during the COVID-19 pandemic is infecting victims' devices with the AgentTesla remote access Trojan, according to researchers at Area 1 Security.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 17, 2023

New data looking back at the cyber attacks observed in 2022 shows that phishing continues to dominate as initial access brokers seem to be growing their business using backdoors.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 19, 2020

What You Need to Know for Modern, Distributed Security Best Practices View this webinar to learn ways to use identity-driven security to mitigate both immediate and long-term risk of common cyberattacks, such as phishing.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Related: Utilizing humans as security sensors. Phishing is one of the most common social engineering tactics cybercriminals use to target their victims. Cybersecurity experts are discussing a new trend in the cybercrime community called phishing-as-a-service. Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS). Rising popularity.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

Spear phishing is a more targeted and effective phishing technique that attempts to exploit specific individuals or groups within an organization. While phishing uses a broader range of tactics, such as mass emailing to random recipients, spear phishing is often well-researched and tailored to high-value targets.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

The Royal Malaysian Police announced the seizure of the notorious BulletProftLink phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform. The Royal Malaysian Police announced to have dismantled the notorious BulletProftLink phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform. The operation was first documented on OSINT Fans by Gabor Szathmari in October 2020.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Remote access security is critical for protecting increasingly distributed work environments, ensuring that only authorized users can access your valuable information regardless of their location. We’ll cover a range of best practices for remote access security, from the simple and the practical to the more advanced.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2018

Google has not had any of its 85,000+ employees successfully phished on their work-related accounts since early 2017, when it began requiring all employees to use physical Security Keys in place of passwords and one-time codes, the company told KrebsOnSecurity. A YubiKey Security Key made by Yubico. a mobile device).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2024

carmaker with spear-phishing attacks. In late 2023, BlackBerry researchers spotted the threat actor FIN7 targeting a large US automotive manufacturer with a spear-phishing campaign. OpenSSH is also used for external access. BlackBerry reported that the financially motivated group FIN7 targeted the IT department of a large U.S.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Messages Use an OAuth-Based Consent App to Gain Office 365 Access Fraudsters are sending phishing emails with messages about the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange to Microsoft Office 365 users in an attempt to take over their inboxes and gain access to data, according to the security firm KnowBe4.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2020

A spear-phishing attack this week hooked a customer service employee at GoDaddy.com , the world’s largest domain name registrar, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. 49 (that domain is hobbled here because it is currently flagged as hosting a phishing site). It was starting to look like someone had gotten phished.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 7, 2020

Late last year saw the re-emergence of a nasty phishing tactic that allows the attacker to gain full access to a user’s data stored in the cloud without actually stealing the account password. The phishing lure starts with a link that leads to the real login page for a cloud email and/or file storage service.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Dropbox disclosed a security breach, threat actors gained unauthorized access to 130 of its source code repositories on GitHub. File hosting service Dropbox announced that threat actors gained unauthorized access to 130 of its source code repositories on GitHub. ” reads the advisory published by the company.

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Security Affairs

JULY 12, 2022

A large-scale phishing campaign used adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing sites to hit more than 10,000 organizations. In AiTM phishing, threat actors set up a proxy server between a target user and the website the user wishes to visit, which is the phishing site under the control of the attackers.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 23, 2022

Access Management is Essential for Strengthening OT Security. Attacking OT systems presents a major threat not only to business disruption, but also to national economy and security. Identity and access management can play an essential role into strengthening the security posture of critical infrastructure.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 5, 2022

Let’s walk through some practical steps organizations can take today, implementing zero trust and remote access strategies to help reduce ransomware risks: •Obvious, but difficult – get end users to stop clicking unknown links and visiting random websites that they know little about, an educational challenge.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 6, 2024

But researchers at Leviathan Security say they’ve discovered it’s possible to abuse an obscure feature built into the DHCP protocol so that other users on the local network are forced to connect to a rogue DHCP server. VPNs work by creating a virtual network interface that serves as an encrypted tunnel for communications.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 19, 2019

Researchers Say Campaign Uses Email Hyperlink Splits to Evade URL Filters Researchers have uncovered a new type of phishing campaign that is targeting American Express card users.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Welcome to our September 2023 catches of the month feature, which examines recent phishing scams and the tactics criminals use to trick people into compromising their data. Storm-0324’s phishing lures “typically reference invoices and payments, mimicking services such as DocuSign, Quickbooks, and others”.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The FBI published a PIN alert warning of ransomware operators compromising third-party vendors and services for initial access to target environments. The FBI also reported, as of June 2023, that the Silent Ransom Group (SRG), also known as Luna Moth, had been observed conducting callback phishing data theft and extortion attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

A new development in phishing is the “nag attack.” Wham: the attackers gain unauthorized access — and a foothold to probe deeper into the breached network. Nag attacks add to the litany of phishing techniques. Over the years, endless phishing variants have emerged, including: •Bulk phishing. Spear phishing.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2023

Microsoft warns of large-scale phishing attacks orchestrated with an open-source adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing kit available in the cybercrime ecosystem Adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing kits are becoming an essential technology in the cybercrime ecosystem that is used by multiple threat actors to launch phishing attacks.

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KnowBe4

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

a data-centric cloud security company, is warning employees and businesses that phishing attacks are expected to more than double this week , based on historical data. Another day, another warning about holiday scams! Lookout Inc.,

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Krebs on Security

MAY 29, 2019

Would your average Internet user be any more vigilant against phishing scams if he or she faced the real possibility of losing their job after falling for one too many of these emails? based firm that helps companies educate and test employees on how not to fall for phishing scams. ” Rohyt Belani , CEO of Leesburg, Va.-based

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2022

The threat actors behind a large-scale adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing campaign now target Google G Suite users. The threat actors behind a large-scale adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing campaign targeting enterprise users of Microsoft email services were spotted targeting Google G Suite users.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2023

Microsoft researchers warn of banking adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) phishing and BEC attacks targeting banking and financial organizations. Microsoft discovered multi-stage adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks against banking and financial services organizations.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Researchers from threat intelligence Cyble have discovered threat actors abusing the Ngrok platform in a fresh phishing campaign. Researchers at the threat intelligence firm Cyble discovered a new wave of phishing attacks targeting multiple organizations that are abusing the ngrok platform, a secure and introspectable tunnel to the localhost.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2022

Threat actors gained access to internal tools of the email marketing giant MailChimp to conduct phishing attacks against crypto customers. Trezor WARNING: Elaborate Phishing attack. Trazor also took the phishing domain used by threat actors offline and launched an investigation to determine how many users have been impacted.

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IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2023

Welcome to our April 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. YouTube warns of monetisation scam Content creators on YouTube are being warned about a phishing campaign regarding an apparent “new monetisation policy”.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 2, 2024

It’s a digital swindle as old as the internet itself, and yet, as the data tells us, the vast majority of security incidents are still rooted in the low-tech art of social engineering. Related: AI makes scam email look real Fresh evidence comes from Mimecast’s “The State of Email and Collaboration Security” 2024 report.

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