Tag: social engineering
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Hacker News: A Day in the Life of a Prolific Voice Phishing Crew
Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/01/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-prolific-voice-phishing-crew/ Source: Hacker News Title: A Day in the Life of a Prolific Voice Phishing Crew Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text delves into the disturbing and sophisticated tactics utilized by voice phishing gangs, primarily focusing on a group known as “Crypto Chameleon.” It highlights how these criminals…
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Krebs on Security: A Day in the Life of a Prolific Voice Phishing Crew
Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/01/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-prolific-voice-phishing-crew/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: A Day in the Life of a Prolific Voice Phishing Crew Feedly Summary: Besieged by scammers seeking to phish user accounts over the telephone, Apple and Google frequently caution that they will never reach out unbidden to users this way. However, new details about the internal operations…
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The Register: It’s only a matter of time before LLMs jump start supply-chain attacks
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/29/llm_supply_chain_attacks/ Source: The Register Title: It’s only a matter of time before LLMs jump start supply-chain attacks Feedly Summary: ‘The greatest concern is with spear phishing and social engineering’ Interview Now that criminals have realized there’s no need to train their own LLMs for any nefarious purposes – it’s much cheaper and easier…
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Hacker News: How to Lose a Fortune with Just One Bad Click
Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/12/how-to-lose-a-fortune-with-just-one-bad-click/ Source: Hacker News Title: How to Lose a Fortune with Just One Bad Click Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text highlights the alarming rise of sophisticated phishing scams utilizing social engineering tactics, particularly targets involving Google accounts and cryptocurrency wallets. This case study demonstrates the vulnerabilities inherent…
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CSA: How Can Financial Services Enhance Cybersecurity?
Source URL: https://www.dazz.io/blog/10-facts-about-cybersecurity-for-financial-services Source: CSA Title: How Can Financial Services Enhance Cybersecurity? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the increasing cyber threats faced by financial services organizations and the strategies being implemented to enhance their security posture, specifically focusing on automated security posture management (ASPM) as a solution for vulnerability…
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The Register: Don’t fall for a mail asking for rapid Docusign action – it may be an Azure account hijack phish
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/19/docusign_lure_azure_account_takeover/ Source: The Register Title: Don’t fall for a mail asking for rapid Docusign action – it may be an Azure account hijack phish Feedly Summary: Recent campaign targeted 20,000 folk across UK and Europe with this tactic, Unit 42 warns Unknown criminals went on a phishing expedition that targeted about 20,000 users…
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Krebs on Security: How to Lose a Fortune with Just One Bad Click
Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/12/how-to-lose-a-fortune-with-just-one-bad-click/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: How to Lose a Fortune with Just One Bad Click Feedly Summary: Adam Griffin is still in disbelief over how quickly he was robbed of nearly $500,000 in cryptocurrencies. A scammer called using a real Google phone number to warn his Gmail account was being hacked, sent…
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CSA: Why Are Cyberattacks on Transportation Surging?
Source URL: https://abnormalsecurity.com/blog/transportation-industry-email-attack-trends Source: CSA Title: Why Are Cyberattacks on Transportation Surging? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text addresses the rising cyber threats targeting the transportation industry, emphasizing the increase in various forms of cyberattacks, including phishing, business email compromise (BEC), and vendor email compromise (VEC). It highlights the critical vulnerabilities…
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Slashdot: Yearlong Supply-Chain Attack Targeting Security Pros Steals 390,000 Credentials
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/12/13/2220211/yearlong-supply-chain-attack-targeting-security-pros-steals-390000-credentials?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Yearlong Supply-Chain Attack Targeting Security Pros Steals 390,000 Credentials Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a sophisticated supply-chain attack targeting security personnel through Trojanized open-source software, revealing significant vulnerabilities in software distribution methods. This ongoing campaign is notable for its multi-faceted approach, including the…
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Cloud Blog: Cloud CISO Perspectives: Our 2025 Cybersecurity Forecast report
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/cloud-ciso-perspectives-our-2025-cybersecurity-forecast-report/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cloud CISO Perspectives: Our 2025 Cybersecurity Forecast report Feedly Summary: Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for December 2024. Today, Nick Godfrey, senior director, Office of the CISO, shares our Forecast report for the coming year, with additional insights from our Office of the CISO colleagues.As with…