Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2024

An international law enforcement operation led to the disruption of the prominent phishing-as-a-service platform LabHost. An international law enforcement operation, codenamed Nebulae and coordinated by Europol, led to the disruption of LabHost, which is one of the world’s largest phishing-as-a-service platforms.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

DarkBeam, a digital risk protection firm, left an Elasticsearch and Kibana interface unprotected, exposing records with user emails and passwords from previously reported and non-reported data breaches. Threat actors might target affected users with crafted phishing campaigns using their personal information. billion records.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In February, KrebsOnSecurity wrote about a novel cybercrime service that helped attackers intercept the one-time passwords (OTPs) that many websites require as a second authentication factor in addition to passwords. An ad for the OTP interception service/bot “SMSRanger.”

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Here’s a look at a fairly elaborate SMS-based phishing scam that spoofs FedEx in a bid to extract personal and financial information from unwary recipients. One of dozens of FedEx-themed phishing sites currently being advertised via SMS spam. ” Attempting to visit the domain in the phishing link — o001cfedeex[.]com

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2021

Bad ops of operators of a phishing campaign exposed credentials stolen in attacks and made them publicly available through Google queries. . Check Point Research along with experts from cybersecurity firm Otorio shared details on their investigation into a large-scale phishing campaign that targeted thousands of global organizations.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 23, 2021

A phishing attack last week gave attackers access to email and files at the California State Controller’s Office (SCO), an agency responsible for handling more than $100 billion in public funds each year. And spear-phishing others that frequently interact with the SCO via email could land the bad guys even more access to state systems.

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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

JANUARY 22, 2024

Adaptive phishing campaigns are emerging as an increasingly sophisticated threat in the cybersecurity landscape. The phenomenon This phenomenon represents an evolution of traditional phishing tactics, as attackers seek to overcome defenses using more personalized and targeted approaches.

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KnowBe4

JANUARY 5, 2024

With over half of organizations being the victim of password-based attacks in the last year, new data sheds light on the risk of phishing attacks and the use of password-based credentials.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Inquiry Posing Interview Questions Designed to Steal Credentials In a recently discovered phishing campaign, hackers attempted to steal victims' passwords and credentials by posing as a former Wall Street Journal reporter and sending documents with potential interview questions, according to security firm Certfa.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2023

This post analyzed the numerous phishing campaigns targeting users and organizations in Italy. Phishing is a ploy to trick users into revealing personal or financial information through an e-mail, Web site, and even through instant messaging. Phishing can also be used as a precursor attack to drop malware. Just to name a few.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 26, 2024

Several Apple customers recently reported being targeted in elaborate phishing attacks that involve what appears to be a bug in Apple’s password reset feature. “It was like this system notification from Apple to approve [a reset of the account password], but I couldn’t do anything else with my phone. .

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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

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Stopping Cyberattacks by Moving Away From Password-Based Authentication The January memorandum from President Biden’s Office of Management and Budget calls for adopting multifactor authentication that includes the verification of device-based security controls, continuous monitoring, and authentication and mandates a switch to phishing-resistant MFA (..)

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2019

If you bank online and choose weak or re-used passwords, there’s a decent chance your account could be pilfered by cyberthieves — even if your bank offers multi-factor authentication as part of its login process. Crooks are constantly probing bank Web sites for customer accounts protected by weak or recycled passwords.

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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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IT Governance

AUGUST 7, 2023

Welcome to our August 2023 catches of the month feature, in which we explore the latest phishing scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. Check Point credits this rise to an extensive phishing campaign that told victims that there has been suspicious activity on their Microsoft account.

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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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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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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

But it’s worth revisiting how this group typically got in to targeted companies: By calling employees and tricking them into navigating to a phishing website. But we do know the March 2020 attack was precipitated by a spear-phishing attack against a GoDaddy employee. In a filing with the U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Group-IB cybersecurity researchers recently identified several Russian-speaking cybercrime groups offering infostealing malware-as-a-service (MaaS), resulting in the theft of more than 50 million passwords thus far. ” Also read: Complete Guide to Phishing Attacks: What Are the Different Types and Defenses? Last month, the U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 8, 2022

The average internet user has somewhere around 100 accounts, according to NordPass research, meaning they have to track 100 different passwords or risk using the same one over and over. Users can share password files securely with encrypted transmissions. Vault health reports Directory sync Secure password sharing.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Resilient Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) and Strong Passwords. Awareness events foster to shape human attitude, enhance a positive culture against cyber threats, and educate businesses and people about protective measures they can take to secure their sensitive personal data: Enable MFA.

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KnowBe4

JULY 18, 2022

Researchers at Akamai have discovered a PayPal phishing kit that attempts to steal victims’ identities as well as their financial information. The phishing page looks identical to Paypal’s login page, and asks users to solve a captcha before entering their username and password.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Welcome to our February 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal information. Facebook Messenger users are being warned about a phishing campaign in which fraudsters impersonate your friends and hijack your account.

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 9, 2023

A phishing simulation is a cybersecurity exercise that tests an organization’s ability to recognize and respond to a phishing attack. During a phishing simulation, employees receive simulated phishing emails (or texts or phone calls) that mimic real-world phishing attempts. million phishing sites.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Phishing attacks are nothing new, but scammers are getting savvier with their tactics. Other Iranian-based cyberattacks have included hackers targeting Albanian government systems and spear phishing scams. Here are four new phishing trends keeping businesses on their toes. Spear phishing. Phishing via texting.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 22, 2019

Some of the most convincing email phishing and malware attacks come disguised as nastygrams from a law firm. Note: The password for the document is 123456. Also part of the phishing kit was a text document containing some 100,000 business email addresses — most of them ending in Canadian (.ca)

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 13, 2023

October is both Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the US and European Cyber Security Month in the EU – twin campaigns on either side of the Atlantic that aim to improve awareness of the importance of cyber security both at work and at home, and provide tips on how to stay secure.

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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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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Cybersecurity firm Armorblox discovered a new phishing campaign aimed at American Express customers. Armorblox researchers uncovered a new phishing campaign that is targeting American Express customers. The page was crafted to request the victims to enter their user ID and password. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 25, 2022

Here’s a phishing campaign that uses a man-in-the-middle attack to defeat multi-factor authentication: Microsoft observed a campaign that inserted an attacker-controlled proxy site between the account users and the work server they attempted to log into.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 24, 2023

Accessing vital information to complete day-to-day tasks at our jobs still requires using a password-based system at most companies. Today, bad actors are ruthlessly skilled at cracking passwords – whether through phishing attacks, social engineering, brute force, or buying them on the dark web.

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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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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

Shortly after that disclosure, the security firm Group-IB published a report linking the attackers behind the Twilio intrusion to separate breaches at more than 130 organizations, including LastPass , DoorDash , Mailchimp , and Plex. Multiple security firms soon assigned the hacking group the nickname “ Scattered Spider.”

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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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