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Facebook Scam…
It’s been seen all over Facebook, really highlighting those who are probably gullible enough to fall for Phishing and Spearphishing attacks.
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Tagged 2015, Facebook Scam, phishing, scam, Security Awareness, social engineering, spearphishing
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Fake Profiles on LinkedIn, a Gateway to SpearPhishing Attacks
Posing as recruiters, the LinkedIn fake accounts allow hackers to map the networks of business professionals and gain the trust of those in them. Symantec has worked with LinkedIn to remove all of the fake accounts it identified. By making … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, fraud, phishing, privacy, Security Awareness, spear phishing, spearphishing
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Scottrade Breach
“Cybercriminals had unauthorized access to our network for a period of several months between late 2013 and early 2014” According to a Cyber Security Alert page on Scottrade, Federal investigators found indicators that prove Scottrade’s network and systems was used. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, 2014, 2015, breach, cybercrime, hacked, information security, phishing, Scottrade, social engineering
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Hijacked Satellite (Download Links) used to Steal Data From Thousands of Computers
The Turla APT group (we think), who are responsible for the Epic Turla cyber-espionage operation, pushing malware to hundreds of computers in more than 45 countries, have hijacked downstream links from satellites to hide their command and control servers. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, APT, command and control, phishing, satellite, social engineering, Turla, watering hole
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You Won’t Believe What Makes This Beautiful Pattern Underwater!!!
The image in the title was created by the pufferfish, but more importantly, this is how some people try to get you to click on links. It’s called Click-Baiting. A cool picture, maybe some cool information you might not know, … Continue reading
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Tagged click-bait, phishing, Security Awareness
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Security Awareness Training Evolution
The lesson here, is that you shouldn’t make security awareness training; dull, boring, and strictly compliance based. Keep it: Fun Fresh Measurable
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Tagged 2015, phishing, Security Awareness
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Business Email Compromise Leads to $737,000 Transfer to China
The FBI classifies “phishing that leads to loss” as Business Email Compromise (BEC). In a recently released story that closely matches the BEC hack in Omaha I wrote about back in February, another company fell victim to a spearphishing attack … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, cybercrime, FBI, fraud, phishing, Security Awareness, social engineering, vishing
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SpearPhish Your Phamily and Phriends!
I tried InfoSec Institute’s Phishing service, and here is how it played out! Over the past couple of days, while having some discussions regarding social engineering at work, I stumbled across this service. The InfoSec Institute provides phishing as a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, aware, education and awareness, fun, learning, phishing, Security Awareness, spear phishing, spearphishing
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Your Data From Ashley Madison Was Leaked
A new phishing scam, to out cheaters, is being played out by bad actors. A phishing scam like the one below is being sent in mass in both phishing and spear phishing. Unfortunately, your data was leaked in the recent … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Ashley Madison, phishing, Security Awareness, spear phishing, spearphishing
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Phishing and Vishing Attacks are Up
With the recent OPM hack… I use hack loosely because of this. A lot of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) was stolen. About 32 million records. The PII consisted of Names, Addresses, Social Security Numbers, Dates of Birth, places one lived … Continue reading
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Tagged malware, OPM, phishing, Security Awareness, social engineering, vishing
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