IT Governance

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Ubisoft has confirmed that its popular video game series Just Dance has been targeted by cyber criminals. A statement from Ubisoft said that the breach was limited to “technical identifiers” including GameTags, profile IDs and device IDs, as well as recordings of Just Dance videos that were uploaded to a database accessible to other players.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The attackers impersonate established cryptocurrency investors and ask to schedule a video conference call. The investor expressed interest in financially supporting Doug’s startup, and asked if Doug could find time for a video call to discuss investment prospects. “We are actively working on fixing these problems.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2023

Experts warn of phishing attacks that are combining the use of compromised Microsoft 365 accounts and.rpmsg encrypted emails. Trustwave researchers have observed threat actors using encrypted RPMSG attachments sent via compromised Microsoft 365 accounts in a phishing campaign aimed at stealing Microsoft credentials.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Resecurity researchers discovered a new Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) called EvilProxy advertised on the Dark Web. Following the recent Twilio hack leading to the leakage of 2FA (OTP) codes, cybercriminals continue to upgrade their attack arsenal to orchestrate advanced phishing campaigns targeting users worldwide. How It Works?

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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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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Threat actors are exploiting the death of Queen Elizabeth II as bait in phishing attacks to steal Microsoft account credentials from victims. Researchers from Proofpoint are warning of threat actors that are using the death of Queen Elizabeth II as bait in phishing attacks. The phishing page (hxxps://auth[.]royalqueenelizabeth[.]com/?)

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Dark Reading

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Deepfake videos and audio of NFL players and phishing communications via ChatGPT-like tools are a worry, the NFL's CISO says.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2020

Crooks are using a fake Cisco “critical security advisory” in a new phishing campaign aimed at stealing victims’ Webex credentials. The Cofense’s phishing defense center has uncovered an ongoing phishing campaign that uses a Cisco security advisory related to a critical vulnerability as a lure.

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KnowBe4

OCTOBER 29, 2018

We often ask information security and privacy professionals what keeps them up at night. Nine out of 10 say it’s fear of Security Zombies. From clicking on phishing emails to leaving personal information unsecured, the video explores the variety of dangers a lack of security awareness can pose.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 6, 2023

This video from ICANN walks through how the system works. Meanwhile, security experts argue that even in cases where online abusers provide intentionally misleading or false information in WHOIS records, that information is still extremely useful in mapping the extent of their malware, phishing and scamming operations.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The top-level domain for the United States — US — is home to thousands of newly-registered domains tied to a malicious link shortening service that facilitates malware and phishing scams, new research suggests. domains as among the most prevalent in phishing attacks over the past year. US phishing domains.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 1, 2022

This raises the concerns of corporate data security in remote working that still stand as a key challenge that organizations are trying to navigate, workforce productivity being the second. Managing endpoints securely . Tools and best practices. Organizations can then seek out tools for driving innovation and engagement.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2024

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KnowBe4

JUNE 13, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #24 | June 13th, 2023 [The Mind's Bias] Pretexting Now Tops Phishing in Social Engineering Attacks The New Verizon DBIR is a treasure trove of data. The DBIR Figure 35 shows that Pretexting is now more prevalent than Phishing in Social Engineering incidents.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Employees forget the guidance given on phishing training courses within six months, new research has revealed. The findings, which were presented at the USENIX SOUPS security conference in August, were the result of a year-long investigation into the effectiveness of staff awareness training. What type of training works best?

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 11, 2019

and higher can now be used as Security Keys , an additional authentication layer that helps thwart phishing sites and password theft. But Google said starting this week, any mobile phone running Android 7.0+ (Nougat) can serve the same function as a USB-based security key. The company announced that all phones running Android 7.0

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2023

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2020

A vulnerability affecting the Zoom feature dubbed Vanity URL could have been exploited by hackers for phishing attacks. A vulnerability affecting the Zoom feature dubbed Vanity URLs could have been exploited by hackers for phishing attacks. This security issue has been fixed by Zoom, so the exploits described are no longer possible.”

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Threatpost

OCTOBER 19, 2020

"Nuke Bizzle" faces 22 years in prison after brazenly bragging about an identity-theft campaign in his music video, "EDD.".

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Threatpost

AUGUST 13, 2018

Mike Murray, vice president of security intelligence at Lookout, discusses how mobile is redefining phishing, taking it out of the traditional inbox and into SMS and Facebook messages.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2023

World-in-HD (WiHD), a French private video torrent community, left an open instance exposing the emails and passwords of all of its users and administrators. WiHD is a private tracker dedicated to distributing high-definition video content. WiHD is a private tracker dedicated to distributing high-definition video content.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2023

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2023

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 13, 2023

today released software updates to fix dozens of security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. CVSS score, and they all concern a widely-deployed component called the Windows Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM), which is used for delivering multicast data — such as video streaming or online gaming.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2022

video scam led Cybernews researchers into exposing threat actors who are poisoning Facebook. video scam has led Cybernews researchers to a cybercriminal stronghold, from which threat actors have been infecting the social media giant with thousands of malicious links every day. An investigation of the infamous “Is That You?”

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IT Governance

JUNE 8, 2020

Organisations often fall into the trap of lumping cyber security together with their other IT functions. Although they are obviously connected – anti-malware, firewalls and a host of other technologies are a core part of cyber security – there is a lot more to it. What they need is a wider understanding of cyber security.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

We’re back for another round-up of phishing scams that caught our eye over the past month. This series provides real-life examples of phishing emails, helping you understand how they work and what you should do to avoid falling victim. It’s never a surprise to hear that Yahoo is implicated in a cyber security scam.

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2019

Zoom video conferencing software for Mac is affected by a flaw that could allow attackers to take over webcams when users visit a website. Zoom is the leader in enterprise video communications, it is one of the most popular and reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars. .

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

North Korea-linked threat actors posed as Samsung recruiters in a spear-phishing campaign aimed at employees at South Korean security firms. According to the Google Threat Horizons report, the state-sponsored hackers sent fake job offers to employees at the security companies. ” reads the Google Threat Horizons report.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2020

” Crooks set up websites that look like related to the official movie, the websites are designed to deliver the malware or for phishing purposes. The post Crooks use Star Wars saga as bait in Phishing and malware attacks appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – Star Wars, hacking).

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2020

Almost everyone wants to know what the future has in store – particularly when it comes to cyber security. With that in mind, Geraint Williams, IT Governance’s chief information security officer, discusses his cyber security predictions in the upcoming year. Our predictions. Business email compromise attacks will increase.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The word deepfake, which originates from a combination of the terms “deep learning” and “fake,” refers to digital audio/video products created through artificial intelligence (AI) that could allow one to impersonate an individual with likeness and voice during a video conversation.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2019

Security researcher discovered a browser address bar spoofing flaw that affects popular Chinese UC Browser and UC Browser Mini apps for Android. Security researcher and bug hunter Arif Khan has discovered a browser address bar spoofing vulnerability that affects popular Chinese UC Browser and UC Browser Mini apps for Android.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 11, 2023

today released software updates to quash 130 security bugs in its Windows operating systems and related software, including at least five flaws that are already seeing active exploitation. The latest security update that includes the fix for the zero-day bug should be available in iOS/iPadOS 16.5.1 , macOS 13.4.1 , and Safari 16.5.2.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2023

Cyber researchers warn of a modified Zoom app that was used by threat actors in a phishing campaign to deliver the IcedID Malware. Cyble researchers recently uncovered a phishing campaign targeting users of the popular video conferencing and online meeting platform Zoom to deliver the IcedID malware. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2022

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. billion from cryptocurrency exchanges Crypto security breaches cause $4.25 billion from cryptocurrency exchanges Crypto security breaches cause $4.25 and beyond?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Unlike other surveillance software that attempts to exploit vulnerabilities on the device, PhoneSpy disguised itself as a harmless application with purposes ranging from learning Yoga to watching TV and videos, or browsing photos. The malware also allows an attacker to remotely control the infected mobile devices. .”

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