Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:23:01 +0000
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| We look at a phishing scam where the victims were customer support reps tricked into handing over control of player’s accounts. Categories: Social engineering Tags: authenticationemailfifa 22phishphishingscamscammersms |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2022 13:39:11 +0000
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| Uber didn’t think that this is much of a problem, even though several researchers already raised the grave possibility of phishing. Categories: Social engineering Tags: email phishingemail spoofingHTML injectionphishingSeif ElsallamyShiva MaharajSoufiane el HabtiUbervulnerable email serverYoussef Sammouda |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2021 12:16:11 +0000
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| You may have seen the accounts of deceased social media users hijacked – but have you seen someone alive have an account flagged as deceased? Categories: Social engineering Tags: deaddeathInstagrammemorialmemorialisememorialize |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2021 11:11:14 +0000
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| Researchers have found bots in Telegram that provide fraud support to other criminals and even bypass certain 2FA methods. Categories: Social engineering Tags: 2faBloodOTPbotIntel 147one-time passwordOTPphishingrobocallSIM swapSIM swappingSMS BusterSMSRangertelegram bottime-based one-time passwordtotptwo-factor authentication |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:54:14 +0000
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| “Ayesha Gaddafi” wants us to help her invest a cool $27 million. What’s the catch? Categories: Social engineering Tags: 419emailphishphishingspam |
The post No, Colonel Gaddafi’s daughter isn’t emailing to give you untold riches appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2021 16:13:46 +0000
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| The pandemic saw a surge in sextortion cases in 2020. Fast forward 12 months, and the numbers continue to rise significantly. Categories: Social engineering Tags: 2fafbiFederal Bureau of InvestigationsIC3Inernet Crime Complaint Centerpassword managersextortionsextortion kids and teenstwo-factor authentication |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:42:57 +0000
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| Microsoft warned about a massive credential phishing campaign using open redirects. Here’s how you can recognize these phishing mails. Categories: Social engineering Tags: CAPTCHAcredential phishingmicrosoftopen redirectzoom |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2021 16:24:10 +0000
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| Phishing scammers love well known brand names, particularly if you’re expecting to hear from them. Categories: Social engineering |
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