The Last Watchdog

JUNE 2, 2021

They outlined why something called attribute-based encryption, or ABE, has emerged as the basis for a new form of agile cryptography that we will need in order to kick digital transformation into high gear. PKI is the authentication and encryption framework on which the Internet is built. Attribute-based access.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Welcome to our October 2022 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. This suggests that a senior employee was tricked by a spear phishing or whaling scam. Fintech firm Revolut caught out by “highly targeted” scam.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Phishing attacks are nothing new, but scammers are getting savvier with their tactics. One example comes from Proofpoint, where a researcher began corresponding with an attacker posing as another researcher. Other Iranian-based cyberattacks have included hackers targeting Albanian government systems and spear phishing scams.

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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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IT Governance

APRIL 5, 2022

Welcome to our March 2022 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 their personal data. This month, we look at a new phishing technique that makes scams “invisible” and delve into a scam targeting British holidaymakers.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 18, 2024

QR Code Scams: What You Need to Know About This Phishing Tactic madhav Tue, 03/19/2024 - 06:10 In a world where individuals and organizations alike are increasingly dependent on digital processes, cybercriminals are constantly looking for and developing new ways to exploit technology to take advantage of their targets.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Welcome to our November review of phishing scams, in which we examine the latest campaigns and the tactics being used by cyber criminals to fool you into handing over your information. Phishing attacks are harder to spot on your smartphone. Phishing attacks are harder to spot on your smartphone.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 25, 2020

government properties and phishing pages. For example, the official U.S. Here’s a sobering statistic: According to PhishLabs , by the end of 2019 roughly three-quarters (74 percent) of all phishing sites were using SSL certificates. “It only indicates that the connection is encrypted. Image: PhishLabs.com.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

He’d been on the job less than six months, and because of the way his predecessor architected things, the company’s data backups also were encrypted by Zeppelin. “We’ve found someone who can crack the encryption.” Then came the unlikely call from an FBI agent. “Don’t pay,” the agent said.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 13, 2022

Welcome to the first review of phishing attacks for 2022, in which we explore the latest scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal information. Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users being duped by phishing campaign. NFT trader scammed out of £1.5

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Examples of AI chatbot platforms include: •Dialogflow: Developed by Google, Dialogflow is renowned for its comprehension capabilities. Malicious intent or manipulation: AI chatbots can be exploited to spread misinformation, execute social engineering attacks or launch phishing. Using MFA can prevent 99.9% of cyber security attacks.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 2, 2023

These company-specific Zoom links, which include a permanent user ID number and an embedded passcode, can work indefinitely and expose an organization’s employees, customers or partners to phishing and other social engineering attacks. Following the previous example, such a link might look something like this: zoom.us/j/5551112222/pwd=jdjsklskldklsdksdklsdkll

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Adapture

MAY 18, 2021

Is the Resurgence of Phishing Attacks A Cause For Concern? Easily one of the oldest attack vectors in the history of cybercrime, phishing attacks remain one of the most commonly used techniques for spreading malware, stealing credentials, infiltrating a network, or carrying out a range of nefarious acts on an organization.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 7, 2020

Want to stay up to date with the latest phishing scams ? Latest PayPal phishing scam goes for more than just your login details. It begins with a standard phishing email, but victims end up handing over financial and personal details in addition to their login credentials. Login vs log in.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

For example, data can be held on removable disks, laptops, servers, personal devices and physical records. Examples of information security. Criminals are far more likely to compromise information with cyber attacks – such as malware intrusion or phishing scams – because it can be done online. Examples of cyber security.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The spear phishing campaigns have targeted engineers and technical support operators, and the cybercriminals have pretended to be IT recruiters. Then they moved the conversation away from the platform to encrypted messaging apps like WhatsApp. These tools contained, for example, trojanized SSH clients (e.g.,

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

These techniques also attempt to mask the attackers’ actions by, for example, concealing or manipulating system data to try to hinder forensic investigations. Could you provide examples of anti-forensics techniques? Data encryption : Some threat actors encrypt files to help prevent access to critical evidence for an investigation.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2023

At a high level, DKIM enables an organization to provide encryption hash values for key parts of an email. Using public-private encryption key pairs, receiving email servers can compare the received email hash value against the received hash value to validate if any alterations took place in transit. For example the filename nashville._domainkey.exampledomain.com

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Encryption, data sovereignty, multifactor authentication and website cookies are all vital ideas and technologies to keep consumers’ personal data safe – but research released this month reveals widespread confusion. Encryption What is encryption? They are also phishing-resistant alternative to passwords.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

For example, if a criminal hacker stole payment card data, they could make bogus payments on victims’ cards for goods or services. The malicious software encrypts victims’ systems and forces them to pay money in return for the safe return of the data. Examples of cyber extortion. Then came the rise in ransomware.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, for example, governments have recently implemented QR codes to create Digital COVID Certificates for vaccination, tests status and other reasons. For example, in Python, you can use the QRcode package to make custom QR codes: Image: pip install qrcode && qr “Hello, esecurityPlanet”.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 1, 2021

It is an online scam attack quite similar to Phishing. The term Pharming is a combination of two words Phishing and Farming. Pharming vs phishing. Though Pharming and Phishing share almost similar goals, the approach to conduct Pharming is entirely different from Phishing. Related: Credential stuffing explained.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

12 Data Loss Prevention Best Practices 3 Real Examples of DLP Best Practices in Action How to Implement a Data Loss Prevention Strategy in 5 Steps Bottom Line: Secure Your Operations with Data Loss Prevention Best Practices When Should You Incorporate a DLP Strategy? Explore these real-life examples for additional insights.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 19, 2022

For example, the latest version of the Emotet botnet targets cookies and credentials stored by browsers, which include saved credit cards. According to the Sophos researchers, “Google’s Chrome browser uses the same encryption method to store both multi-factor authentication cookies and credit card data.”. How Users Can Protect Access.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

The FTC, for example, has an extremely broad regulatory reach (sometimes having overlapping jurisdiction with other agencies) and enforces many laws not mentioned here that affect data practices. for example, all 50 states (along with the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. In the U.S.,

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IT Governance

APRIL 5, 2023

For example, they can only spot known types of malware, and according to the AV-Test Institute , almost half a million new types of malware are detected each day. Ransomware spreads through a target’s systems, encrypting files as it goes. Malware is delivered in one of several ways, but the most common method by far is phishing.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2021

“According to this actor, he had originally intended to send his targets—all senior-level executives—phishing emails to compromise their accounts, but after that was unsuccessful, he pivoted to this ransomware pretext,” Hassold wrote. For example, the Lockbit 2.0 “Would you like to earn millions of dollars?

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IT Governance

MAY 24, 2021

A successful phishing attack does one of two things. Meanwhile, if the attacker uses a phishing scam to plant malware, the same damage will occur but in a different way. You can find out more about phishing and the effects it has by enrolling on our Phishing Staff Awareness Training Programme. Get started. Ransomware.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2023

For example, #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth, celebrating its 20th anniversary this October, aims to empower people and organizations across every sector to protect critical assets against cybercrime. For example, 37% of the Thales survey respondents are not confident they know where their sensitive data is stored. And only a mere 2.6%

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

To help clarify DNSSEC, we will explore both the DNSSEC features and benefits and compare it against DNS Security, DNS Crypt, and Encrypted DNS. DNSSEC adds data origin authentication and data integrity protection through the publishing of public encryption keys along with the IP address and URL directory.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2023

“Individuals’ personal information (PII) such as full names, dates of birth, emails, phone numbers, and home addresses can be exploited for identity theft, spear phishing attacks, and other sorts of fraud,” our researchers warned. For example, fraudsters could abuse such data to launch sham recruiting agencies.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

For example, some may target login credentials, while others may focus on financial data or intellectual property. Some info stealers may use encryption techniques to hide their communication with command-and-control servers, making it more challenging for security systems to detect malicious activities.

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Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2022

A large-scale phishing campaign leveraging the Anubis Network is targeting Brazil and Portugal since March 2022. A large-scale phishing campaign is targeting Internet-end users in Brazil and Portugal since March 2022. Figure 1: High-level diagram of the ANUBIS phishing network and its components (2020). The Phishing template.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 8, 2022

Without the more restrictive enforcement policy, organizations place an unnecessary burden on email security applications and increase the likelihood of a phishing attack successfully impersonating a brand. As an example, Microsoft’s DMARC.TXT file reads as: _dmarc.microsoft.com. See the Top Secure Email Gateway Solutions. What is SPF?

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2020

Hackers targeted suppliers of equipment and software for industrial enterprises with spear-phishing messages using malicious Microsoft Office documents. “Phishing emails, used as the initial attack vector, were tailored and customized under the specific language for each specific victim. ” continues the analysis.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2021

There was no need for a password or login credentials to access this information, and the data was not encrypted. Among these, 28 appeared to be properly configured (meaning they weren’t accessible), and 86 were accessible without any password nor encryption. Pictured: Example of Leaked Documents: Real Estate Tax Bill.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 27, 2021

The ethical hackers at WizCase recently disclosed another stunning example of sensitive consumer data left out in the open in the public cloud — for one and all to access. This latest high-profile example of security sloppiness was uncovered by a team of white hat hackers led by Ata Hakçil. based PeopleGIS.

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