Apr 27, 2024NewsroomMalware / Software Security An ongoing social engineering campaign is targeting software developers with bogus npm packages under the guise of a job interview to trick them into downloading a Python backdoor. Cybersecurity firm Securonix is tracking the activity under the name DEV#POPPER, linking it to North Korean threat actors. “During these fraudulent […]
The Rise of Social Media as a Browser Security Challenge In the modern workspace the lines between professional and personal digital spaces are becoming increasingly blurred. Popular social media platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn and WhatsApp, once relegated to the realm of personal interaction, have long been integrated into the fabric of daily corporate communication and […]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warns that hackers are now using social engineering tactics to target IT help desks across the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) sector.
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Social Engineering Escalation of Cyberespionage Likely Tied to Upcoming European Elections Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • April 4, 2024 German agencies including the Federal Office for Information Security warned about an uptick in phishing emails targeting political parties. (Image: Shutterstock) German federal agencies warned that phishing attacks targeting political […]
Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime CoralRaider Looks for Social Media Accounts That Contain Payment Information Mihir Bagwe (MihirBagwe) • April 5, 2024 Cisco Talos traced the IP address of CoralRaider, financially motivated hackers, to Hanoi, Vietnam, pictured. (Image: Shutterstock) Vietnamese financially motivated hackers are targeting businesses across Asia in a campaign to […]
A persistent social engineering threat faced by enterprises involves attackers trying to obtain login credentials for identity and access management (IAM), cloud resources or single sign-on (SSO)-enabled systems. If successful, these entry points can allow broader access to an organization, leaving the potential for data theft and ransomware. We’ve observed a significant surge in 2024 […]
More than 95% of responding IT and security professionals believe social engineering attacks have become more sophisticated in the last year, according to LastPass. Recent AI advancements, particularly generative AI, have empowered cybercriminals to coordinate social engineering assaults with unprecedented precision and customization. Phishing and other social engineering attacks manipulate people into sharing information they […]
Mar 02, 2024NewsroomCybercrime / Social Engineering The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday unsealed an indictment against an Iranian national for his alleged involvement in a multi-year cyber-enabled campaign designed to compromise U.S. governmental and private entities. More than a dozen entities are said to have been targeted, including the U.S. Departments of the […]
The stolen data may include a wide range of personal information such as Social Security numbers, financial account details, medical information, and usernames and passwords.