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Spear phishing 101: what you need to know

January 29, 2020 0 Comments 101, Business, malspam, organisation, organization, organizations, phish, phishing, Scam, smishing, Social engineering, Spam, spear phish, spear phishing, whaling

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 18:50:01 +0000

We look at the threat of spear phishing, why it’s such a problem, and what organizations can do to lessen the chance of a successful attack.

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How to prevent a rootkit attack

January 14, 2020 0 Comments application rootkits, bootloader, firmware rootkits, hardware rootkits, how-tos, kernel rootkits, phishing, rootkit, rootkit attacks, Social engineering, virtualized rootkits

Credit to Author: Gilad Maayan| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 17:31:55 +0000

Rootkit attacks are considered one of the most dangerous cyberthreats today. Learn what they are, how they infect systems, and how to protect against them.

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Tags: application rootkits bootloader firmware rootkits hardware rootkits kernel rootkits phishing rootkit rootkit attacks Social Engineering virtualized rootkits

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Security resolutions for 2020 to stay safe online!

December 31, 2019 0 Comments Cyber safety, data breach, Mobile Security, new year resolution, online fraud, online privacy, online safety tips, phishing, resolution 2020, Security, Social engineering, social engineering frauds, windows update

Credit to Author: Pavan Thorat| Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 12:31:33 +0000

As we are about to enter the new year, it’s ritualistic to reflect on our experiences from the passing year and make resolutions for the New Year. Most people make resolutions around good heath, their life goals, etc. Here is a different angle to our routine resolutions’ list – Security…

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Spelevo exploit kit debuts new social engineering trick

December 18, 2019 0 Comments EK, exploit kit, gozi, malvertising, qakbot, Qbot, Social engineering, Spelevo, Threat analysis, ursnif

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 16:00:00 +0000

In order to maximize infection rate, threat actors are now launching the Spelevo exploit kit with a decoy adult site, social engineering users into downloading a malicious video player.

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Tags: EK exploit kit Gozi malvertising Qakbot Qbot Social Engineering Spelevo Ursnif

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Sextortion scammers getting creative

November 26, 2019 0 Comments bitcoin, Cybercrime, Scam, sextortion scams, Social engineering, Spam

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 17:09:34 +0000

We’ve covered sextortion before, focusing in on how the core of the threat is an exercise in trust. The threat actor behind the campaign will use whatever information available on the target that causes them to trust that the threat actor does indeed have incriminating information on them. (They don’t.) But as public awareness of…

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