Tag: social engineering tactics
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Cisco Talos Blog: Threat actors thrive in chaos
Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/threat-actors-thrive-in-chaos/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Threat actors thrive in chaos Feedly Summary: Martin delves into how threat actors exploit chaos, offering insights from Talos’ 2024 Year in Review on how to fortify defenses against evolving email lures and frequently targeted vulnerabilities, even amidst economic disruption. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…
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Krebs on Security: China-based SMS Phishing Triad Pivots to Banks
Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/04/china-based-sms-phishing-triad-pivots-to-banks/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: China-based SMS Phishing Triad Pivots to Banks Feedly Summary: China-based purveyors of SMS phishing kits are enjoying remarkable success converting phished payment card data into mobile wallets from Apple and Google. Until recently, the so-called “Smishing Triad” mainly impersonated toll road operators and shipping companies. But experts…
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ISC2 Think Tank: The Evolution of Email Threats: How Social Engineering is Outsmarting Traditional Defenses
Source URL: https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/5385/638538 Source: ISC2 Think Tank Title: The Evolution of Email Threats: How Social Engineering is Outsmarting Traditional Defenses Feedly Summary: A staggering 74% of all breaches involve the human element, proving that cybercriminals are relentlessly exploiting users through sophisticated email-based social engineering attacks. While organizations have invested in email authentication, advanced threat detection,…
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Simon Willison’s Weblog: A Sneaky Phish Just Grabbed my Mailchimp Mailing List
Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/4/a-sneaky-phish/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: A Sneaky Phish Just Grabbed my Mailchimp Mailing List Feedly Summary: A Sneaky Phish Just Grabbed my Mailchimp Mailing List In further evidence that phishing attacks can catch out the most sophisticated among us, security researcher (and operator of ‘;–have i been pwned?) Troy Hunt reports on…
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Simon Willison’s Weblog: A Sneaky Phish Just Grabbed my Mailchimp Mailing List
Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/4/a-sneaky-phish/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: A Sneaky Phish Just Grabbed my Mailchimp Mailing List Feedly Summary: A Sneaky Phish Just Grabbed my Mailchimp Mailing List In further evidence that phishing attacks can catch out the most sophisticated among us, security researcher (and operator of ‘;–have i been pwned?) Troy Hunt reports on…
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Cloud Blog: Cloud CISO Perspectives: How digital sovereignty builds better borders for the future
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/cloud-ciso-perspectives-digital-sovereignty-builds-better-borders-future/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cloud CISO Perspectives: How digital sovereignty builds better borders for the future Feedly Summary: Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for March 2025. Today, Archana Ramamoorthy, senior director of product management, Google Cloud, explains our approach to digital sovereignty and we believe strongly in meeting this vital…
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ISC2 Think Tank: The Evolution of Email Threats: How Social Engineering is Outsmarting Traditional Defenses
Source URL: https://www.isc2.org/professional-development/webinars/thinktank Source: ISC2 Think Tank Title: The Evolution of Email Threats: How Social Engineering is Outsmarting Traditional Defenses Feedly Summary: A staggering 74% of all breaches involve the human element, proving that cybercriminals are relentlessly exploiting users through sophisticated email-based social engineering attacks. While organizations have invested in email authentication, advanced threat detection,…
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Cloud Blog: BitM Up! Session Stealing in Seconds Using the Browser-in-the-Middle Technique
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/session-stealing-browser-in-the-middle/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: BitM Up! Session Stealing in Seconds Using the Browser-in-the-Middle Technique Feedly Summary: Written by: Truman Brown, Emily Astranova, Steven Karschnia, Jacob Paullus, Nick McClendon, Chris Higgins Executive Summary The Rise of Browser in the Middle (BitM): BitM attacks offer a streamlined approach, allowing attackers to quickly compromise sessions…
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Krebs on Security: ClickFix: How to Infect Your PC in Three Easy Steps
Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/03/clickfix-how-to-infect-your-pc-in-three-easy-steps/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: ClickFix: How to Infect Your PC in Three Easy Steps Feedly Summary: A clever malware deployment scheme first spotted in targeted attacks last year has now gone mainstream. In this scam, dubbed “ClickFix," the visitor to a hacked or malicious website is asked to distinguish themselves from…
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The Register: That ‘angry guest’ email from Booking.com? It’s a scam, not a 1-star review
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/13/bookingdotcom_phishing_campaign/ Source: The Register Title: That ‘angry guest’ email from Booking.com? It’s a scam, not a 1-star review Feedly Summary: Phishers check in, your credentials check out, Microsoft warns An ongoing phishing campaign disguised as a Booking.com email casts keystroke and credential-stealing malware into hospitality employees’ inboxes for financial fraud and theft, according…