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Gang arrested for SIM-swapping celebrities, stealing $100 million

February 15, 2021 admin 2fa, matthew miller, paul creffield, sim jackiing, SIM swap, SIM swapping, Social engineering, two-factor authentication

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2021 12:44:19 +0000

The attacks targeted thousands of people and netted some high-profile victims, such as online influencers, sports stars, and musicians.

Categories: Social engineering

Tags: 2fa Matthew Miller Paul Creffield SIM jackiing SIM swap SIM swapping two-factor authentication

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Update now! Chrome patches zero-day that was exploited in the wild

February 5, 2021 admin C&C, chrome, cve-2021-21148, Exploits and vulnerabilities, heap buffer overflow, security researchers, Social engineering, solarwinds, watering hole

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2021 12:14:04 +0000

The successfully exploited vulnerability is suspected of being used in targeted attacks against security researchers.

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities Social engineering

Tags: C&C chrome cve-2021-21148 heap buffer overflow security researchers solarwinds watering hole

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“I have full control of your device”: Sextortion scam rears its ugly head in time for 2021

January 7, 2021 admin bitcoin blackmail email 2020, BitCoin Scam, Bitcoin sextortion, mfa, multi-factor authentication, sextortion scams, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2021 16:38:51 +0000

It’s the new year, and a fresh Bitcoin sextortion scam email has been making rounds.

Categories: Social engineering

Tags: bitcoin blackmail email 2020 BitCoin Scam Bitcoin sextortion mfa multi-factor authentication sextortion scams

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Retrohunting APT37: North Korean APT used VBA self decode technique to inject RokRat

January 6, 2021 admin apt37, hangul, korea, office, rokrat, Social engineering, Threat analysis, VBA

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2021 15:14:45 +0000

A North Korean threat group has swapped the usual Hangul Office lures for a cleverly packed Office macro.

Categories: Social engineering Threat analysis

Tags: APT37 Hangul korea Office rokrat VBA

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Beware: not so festive social media scams

December 22, 2020 admin cybercrime, fake, privacy, SCAM, scammers, Social engineering, social networks

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2020 14:04:00 +0000

Social networks are rife with scams leading up to Christmas. We shine a light on some of the worst offenders.

Categories: Cybercrime Privacy

Tags: fake scam scammers Social Engineering social networks

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Get a head start on defending against tax scams

December 8, 2020 admin 2fa, HMRC, Money Laundering, phish, phishing, Social engineering, Tax, tax fraud, wire fraud

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:01:04 +0000

We look at a major tax scam bust in the US, and think about ways to keep tax details safe for the next tax season.

Categories: Social engineering

Tags: 2fa HMRC money laundering phish phishing tax tax fraud wire fraud

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November spam roundup: Stalkers, property tips, porn, stern words and PayPal

November 30, 2020 admin cybercrime, email, mail, phish, phishing, roundup, Social engineering, spam

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 11:11:07 +0000

We look at some of the more recent spam mails taking up space in mailboxes.

Categories: Cybercrime Social engineering

Tags: email mail phish phishing roundup spam

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