Credit to Author: Katie McCafferty| Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0000
In recent months, Microsoft detected weaponization of legitimate open-source software by an actor the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) tracks as ZINC, targeting employees at media, defense and aerospace, and IT service provider organizations in the US, UK, India, and Russia.
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: cryptojackers Tags: CISA Tags: Reddit Tags: social engineering Tags: Google Tags: PLex Tags: Hikvision Tags: patch management Tags: ChromeOS Tags: Twitter Tags: Binance Tags: Gitlab Tags: TrickBot Tags: LastPass The important security news of this week |
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Read moreCategories: News Categories: Social engineering Scammers subject their victims to a whirlwind of emotions so they can achieve their end goal: money. |
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Read moreCategories: News Categories: Social engineering Not all phishing campaigns are after your bank details. In the case of the Twilio breach, attackers were after three particular Signal accounts. |
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Read moreCategories: News Categories: Social engineering Tags: Twilio Tags: text messages Tags: sso Tags: okta Tags: linkedin Twilio says it has fallen victim to a breach after an attacker sent text messages to a large number of employees. |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2022 09:41:12 +0000
We take a look at a wave of scams involving people’s fears of increasing energy prices, and how to avoid being caught out.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2022 12:39:42 +0000
Smishing attacks, or phishing attempts via SMS, are on the rise, and Americans are fighting off billions of spam messages each month.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2022 17:15:09 +0000
We take a look at a scam attempt which makes great use of the fraudulent bank payment phone call. Here’s what to look out for.
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