Tag: social-engineering
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Logpoint warnt vor Social Engineering-Kampagne ClickFix
Diese Technik wurde erstmals Mitte 2024 entdeckt und wird seither immer häufiger eingesetzt. Neben Phishing wurden auch Malvertising und SEO-Poisoning als Verbreitungstechniken beobachtet. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/logpoint-warnt-vor-social-engineering-kampagne-clickfix/a40388/
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Social Engineering Just Got Smarter
Polices that forbid employees from divulging company details are worthless if the same information can be obtained from sources employees have no control over. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/social-engineering-smarter
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Lazarus Group Targets Job Seekers With ClickFix Tactic to Deploy GolangGhost Malware
The North Korean threat actors behind Contagious Interview have adopted the increasingly popular ClickFix social engineering tactic to lure job seekers in the cryptocurrency sector to deliver a previously undocumented Go-based backdoor called GolangGhost on Windows and macOS systems.The new activity, assessed to be a continuation of the campaign, has been codenamed ClickFake Interview by…
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DarkCloud Stealer Uses Weaponized .TAR Archives to Target Organizations and Steal Passwords
Tags: cyber, cyberattack, email, international, malicious, office, password, social-engineering, tacticsA recent cyberattack campaign leveraging the DarkCloud stealer has been identified, targeting Spanish companies and local offices of international organizations across various industries. The attackers are spoofing a legitimate Spanish company specializing in mountain and skiing equipment to deliver malicious payloads via email. The emails, which use billing-themed social engineering tactics, feature subjects such as…
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AI disinformation didn’t upend 2024 elections, but the threat is very real
Tags: ai, attack, authentication, business, ceo, ciso, control, corporate, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, disinformation, election, email, endpoint, finance, fraud, group, hacking, identity, incident, incident response, intelligence, international, jobs, login, malware, network, phishing, ransomware, RedTeam, risk, scam, soc, social-engineering, tactics, threat, tool, trainingAttackers are using AI to distort and undermine threat intelligence: AI-powered disinformation has moved beyond external influence, it is now reshaping adversary tactics inside compromised networks. Attackers can generate false system logs, fabricate network traffic, and manipulate forensic evidence, forcing incident response teams to chase misleading anomalies while real intrusions progress undetected. AI-assisted malware is also…
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New Malware Targets Magic Enthusiasts to Steal Logins
A newly discovered malware, dubbed Trojan.Arcanum, is targeting enthusiasts of tarot, astrology, and other esoteric practices. Disguised as a legitimate fortune-telling application, this Trojan infiltrates devices to steal sensitive data, manipulate users through social engineering, and even deploy cryptocurrency mining software. The malware is distributed via websites dedicated to mystical practices, masquerading as a harmless…
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Serial Entrepreneurs Raise $43M to Counter AI Deepfakes, Social Engineering
Adaptive is pitching a security platform designed to replicate real-world attack scenarios through AI-generated deepfake simulations. The post Serial Entrepreneurs Raise $43M to Counter AI Deepfakes, Social Engineering appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/serial-entrepreneurs-raise-43m-to-counter-ai-deepfakes-social-engineering/
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Malicious actors increasingly put privileged identity access to work across attack chains
Tags: access, ai, api, apt, attack, authentication, best-practice, breach, cisa, cisco, cloud, corporate, credentials, cybercrime, cyberespionage, data, detection, email, endpoint, exploit, framework, group, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, login, malicious, malware, mfa, microsoft, network, open-source, password, phishing, phone, ransomware, service, social-engineering, strategy, threat, tool, vpn, windowsLateral movement: Leveraging privileged access to act in plain sight: Once situated on the corporate network, compromised credentials also allow attackers to expand access to other internal systems with a reduced likelihood of being discovered or triggering malware detection.According to Talos, nearly half of investigated identity attacks targeted Active Directory, with another 20% targeting cloud…
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Only 1% of malicious emails that reach inboxes deliver malware
99% of email threats reaching corporate user inboxes in 2024 were response-based social engineering attacks or contained phishing links, according to Fortra. Only 1% of … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/02/email-attacks-social-engineering/
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Wiz’s Security GraphDB vs. DeepTempo’s LogLM
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, best-practice, breach, business, cisa, cloud, container, credentials, cve, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, exploit, flaw, framework, guide, iam, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, jobs, kev, leak, LLM, login, malicious, mitre, ml, network, phishing, risk, social-engineering, strategy, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-dayHow can a friendly Eye of Sauron help the Wizards? Cloud security is evolving beyond silos. Wiz’s meteoric rise has been powered by a fresh approach: an agentless, graph-based view of risk context across the cloud stack that supplanted a number of point solutions and created the Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform category (CNAPP). If you want…
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Lazarus APT Jumps on ClickFix Bandwagon in Recent Attacks
A continuation of the North Korean nation-state threat’s campaign against employment seekers uses the social engineering attack to target CeFi organizations with the GolangGhost backdoor. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/lazarus-apt-clickfix-bandwagon-attacks
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Gen Z’s Rising Susceptibility to Social Engineering Attacks
Gen Z, or individuals born between 1997 and 2012, have certain types of lifestyles, upbringings and character traits that make them ideal for social engineering exploitation. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/03/gen-zs-rising-susceptibility-to-social-engineering-attacks/
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Die Zukunft von Social Engineering KI, Wearables und VR kurbeln Cyberkriminalität an
Der neue Bericht von Trend Micro zeigt auf, wie Cyberkriminelle KI, Wearables, Virtual Reality (VR) und Augmented Reality (AR) sowie Chatbots nutzen werden, um Opfer präziser denn je zu manipulieren [1]. Die Bedrohungsforschern von Trend Micro analysierten, wie Angreifer diese Technologien nutzen, um ihre Taktiken zu verfeinern und ihre Täuschungsmanöver weiterzuentwickeln. »Social Engineering, also… First…
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Die Zukunft von Social Engineering KI, Wearables und VR kurbeln Cyberkriminalität an
Der neue Bericht von Trend Micro zeigt auf, wie Cyberkriminelle KI, Wearables, Virtual Reality (VR) und Augmented Reality (AR) sowie Chatbots nutzen werden, um Opfer präziser denn je zu manipulieren [1]. Die Bedrohungsforschern von Trend Micro analysierten, wie Angreifer diese Technologien nutzen, um ihre Taktiken zu verfeinern und ihre Täuschungsmanöver weiterzuentwickeln. »Social Engineering, also… First…
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>>Crocodilus<< A New Malware Targeting Android Devices for Full Takeover
Researchers have uncovered a dangerous new mobile banking Trojan dubbed Crocodilus actively targeting financial institutions and cryptocurrency platforms. The malware employs advanced techniques like remote device control, stealthy overlays, and social engineering to steal sensitive data, marking a significant escalation in mobile threat sophistication. Early campaigns focus on banks in Spain and Turkey, but experts…
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The Trump administration made an unprecedented security mistake you can avoid doing the same
Tags: access, attack, business, communications, control, cybersecurity, data, defense, government, group, intelligence, international, malicious, military, mobile, network, office, resilience, risk, russia, social-engineering, technology, threat, ukraine, unauthorized, usa, vulnerability, wormfaux pas of senior administration personnel went from bad to worse to the gutter in the span of 24 hours. If you haven’t read The Atlantic writeup, you should (there are two pieces, the revelation from Goldberg and then the subsequent release of the contents of the Signal chat). There is no getting around it,…
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MailChimp Under Attack: How Cybercriminals Are Exploiting Email Marketing Platforms
At Constella, we’ve spent years analyzing how cybercriminals execute attacks that affect organizations of all sizes, whether they’re startups, local businesses, or global enterprises. One of the most revealing recent cases involves the abuse of Email Marketing Platforms like MailChimp, whose accounts are being compromised through account takeover (ATO), phishing, and social engineering tactics. These……
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MailChimp Under Attack: How Cybercriminals Are Exploiting Email Marketing Platforms
At Constella, we’ve spent years analyzing how cybercriminals execute attacks that affect organizations of all sizes, whether they’re startups, local businesses, or global enterprises. One of the most revealing recent cases involves the abuse of Email Marketing Platforms like MailChimp, whose accounts are being compromised through account takeover (ATO), phishing, and social engineering tactics. These……
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MailChimp Under Attack: How Cybercriminals Are Exploiting Email Marketing Platforms
At Constella, we’ve spent years analyzing how cybercriminals execute attacks that affect organizations of all sizes, whether they’re startups, local businesses, or global enterprises. One of the most revealing recent cases involves the abuse of Email Marketing Platforms like MailChimp, whose accounts are being compromised through account takeover (ATO), phishing, and social engineering tactics. These……
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MailChimp Under Attack: How Cybercriminals Are Exploiting Email Marketing Platforms
At Constella, we’ve spent years analyzing how cybercriminals execute attacks that affect organizations of all sizes, whether they’re startups, local businesses, or global enterprises. One of the most revealing recent cases involves the abuse of Email Marketing Platforms like MailChimp, whose accounts are being compromised through account takeover (ATO), phishing, and social engineering tactics. These……
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MailChimp Under Attack: How Cybercriminals Are Exploiting Email Marketing Platforms
At Constella, we’ve spent years analyzing how cybercriminals execute attacks that affect organizations of all sizes, whether they’re startups, local businesses, or global enterprises. One of the most revealing recent cases involves the abuse of Email Marketing Platforms like MailChimp, whose accounts are being compromised through account takeover (ATO), phishing, and social engineering tactics. These……
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MailChimp Under Attack: How Cybercriminals Are Exploiting Email Marketing Platforms
At Constella, we’ve spent years analyzing how cybercriminals execute attacks that affect organizations of all sizes, whether they’re startups, local businesses, or global enterprises. One of the most revealing recent cases involves the abuse of Email Marketing Platforms like MailChimp, whose accounts are being compromised through account takeover (ATO), phishing, and social engineering tactics. These……
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MailChimp Under Attack: How Cybercriminals Are Exploiting Email Marketing Platforms
At Constella, we’ve spent years analyzing how cybercriminals execute attacks that affect organizations of all sizes, whether they’re startups, local businesses, or global enterprises. One of the most revealing recent cases involves the abuse of Email Marketing Platforms like MailChimp, whose accounts are being compromised through account takeover (ATO), phishing, and social engineering tactics. These……
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MailChimp Under Attack: How Cybercriminals Are Exploiting Email Marketing Platforms
At Constella, we’ve spent years analyzing how cybercriminals execute attacks that affect organizations of all sizes, whether they’re startups, local businesses, or global enterprises. One of the most revealing recent cases involves the abuse of Email Marketing Platforms like MailChimp, whose accounts are being compromised through account takeover (ATO), phishing, and social engineering tactics. These……
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MailChimp Under Attack: How Cybercriminals Are Exploiting Email Marketing Platforms
At Constella, we’ve spent years analyzing how cybercriminals execute attacks that affect organizations of all sizes, whether they’re startups, local businesses, or global enterprises. One of the most revealing recent cases involves the abuse of Email Marketing Platforms like MailChimp, whose accounts are being compromised through account takeover (ATO), phishing, and social engineering tactics. These……
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MailChimp Under Attack: How Cybercriminals Are Exploiting Email Marketing Platforms
At Constella, we’ve spent years analyzing how cybercriminals execute attacks that affect organizations of all sizes, whether they’re startups, local businesses, or global enterprises. One of the most revealing recent cases involves the abuse of Email Marketing Platforms like MailChimp, whose accounts are being compromised through account takeover (ATO), phishing, and social engineering tactics. These……
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MailChimp Under Attack: How Cybercriminals Are Exploiting Email Marketing Platforms
At Constella, we’ve spent years analyzing how cybercriminals execute attacks that affect organizations of all sizes, whether they’re startups, local businesses, or global enterprises. One of the most revealing recent cases involves the abuse of Email Marketing Platforms like MailChimp, whose accounts are being compromised through account takeover (ATO), phishing, and social engineering tactics. These……
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MailChimp Under Attack: How Cybercriminals Are Exploiting Email Marketing Platforms
At Constella, we’ve spent years analyzing how cybercriminals execute attacks that affect organizations of all sizes, whether they’re startups, local businesses, or global enterprises. One of the most revealing recent cases involves the abuse of Email Marketing Platforms like MailChimp, whose accounts are being compromised through account takeover (ATO), phishing, and social engineering tactics. These……
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Banking Malware Infects 248,000 Mobile Users Through Social Engineering Techniques
In 2024, the number of users affected by mobile banking malware skyrocketed to nearly 248,000, a staggering 3.6-fold increase from the previous year’s 69,000 affected users. This dramatic rise in malicious activity was particularly pronounced in the latter half of the year, indicating an evolving threat landscape in the mobile finance sector. Mamont Emerges as…
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Charm Security Emerges From Stealth With $8 Million in Funding
Charm Security has emerged from stealth mode with $8 million in funding for AI-powered scams and social engineering prevention. The post Charm Security Emerges From Stealth With $8 Million in Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/charm-security-emerges-from-stealth-with-8-million-in-funding/