Social engineering is a manipulation technique that exploits human error to gain private information, access, or valuables. In cybercrime, these “human hacking” scams tend to lure unsuspecting users into exposing data, spreading malware infections, or giving access to restricted systems. Attacks can happen online, in-person, and via other interactions. Scams based on social engineering areContinue reading “Social Engineering”
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What is a DDoS attack?
A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is a malicious attempt to disrupt the normal traffic of a targeted server, service or network by overwhelming the target or its surrounding infrastructure with a flood of Internet traffic. A DDoS attack is like an unexpected traffic jam clogging up the highway, preventing regular traffic from arriving at itsContinue reading “What is a DDoS attack?”
RED HAT HACKER ??
A red hat hacker is a hacker who takes aggressive steps to stop black hat hackers. While red hat hackers are not inherently evil, they do everything they can to stop the bad guys, including taking matters into their own hands. They go to the lengths of launching full-scale attacks to take down cybercriminals’ orContinue reading “RED HAT HACKER ??”
Google Drive Now Accounts for 50% of Malicious Document Downloads
A report has provided a glimpse of how widely Google Drive is exploited by attackers to spread malware. The report states that, in 2021, around 50% of malicious office documents were delivered using Google Drive. Until 2020, Microsoft OneDrive was the major source of malicious office documents, with a 34% share of all malicious documentContinue reading “Google Drive Now Accounts for 50% of Malicious Document Downloads”
Europe’s biggest car dealer hit with ransomware attack
>The company — which has about 3,000 employees — generated $3.29 billion in sales in 2020 thanks to a variety of automobile-related businesses. It was ranked as a number 1 car dealership in Europe based on revenue and the total number of vehicles for sale. The FBI alert explains how the ransomware corrupts systems and backupsContinue reading “Europe’s biggest car dealer hit with ransomware attack”
Millions of Android Users Targeted by Dark Herring
A fraudulent subscription campaign, called Dark Herring, has targeted over 100 million Android users around the world Diving into Dark Herring The Dark Herring campaign caused losses worth hundreds of millions of dollars by abusing millions of devices via their 470 Google Play Store apps. The apps subscribe users to premium services that charge $15Continue reading “Millions of Android Users Targeted by Dark Herring”
Bank executives mostly concerned about cybercrime
In the survey, which collected responses from 279 executives from financial institutions across the nation, bankers ranked cybersecurity threats (26% of respondents) and recruiting/retaining employees (21% of respondents) as their top issues in 2022. The results of this survey, with respondents representing diverse bank asset sizes, also provide new insight into how institutions plan toContinue reading “Bank executives mostly concerned about cybercrime”
Finland warns of Facebook accounts hijacked via Messenger phishing
Finland’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-FI) warns of an ongoing phishing campaign attempting to hijack Facebook accounts by impersonating victims’ friends in Facebook Messenger chats. In the alert, the NCSC-FI says that all Facebook users who received messages from online acquaintances asking for their phone numbers and a verification number delivered via SMS are theContinue reading “Finland warns of Facebook accounts hijacked via Messenger phishing”
2FA App Loaded with Banking Trojan Infests 10K Victims via Google Play
The Vultur trojan steals bank credentials but asks for permissions to do far more damage down the line. After remaining available for more than two weeks, a malicious two-factor authentication (2FA) application has been removed from Google Play — but not before it was downloaded more than 10,000 times. The app, which is fully functionalContinue reading “2FA App Loaded with Banking Trojan Infests 10K Victims via Google Play”
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