Tag: social engineering

CERT-UA Warns of Cyber Scams Using Fake AnyDesk Requests for Fraudulent...

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) is warning of ongoing attempts by unknown threat actors to impersonate the cybersecurity agency by sending...

New Banshee Stealer Variant Bypasses Antivirus with Apple’s XProtect-Inspired Encryption

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new, stealthier version of a macOS-focused information-stealing malware called Banshee Stealer. "Once thought dormant after its source code leak in...

Neglected Domains Used in Malspam to Evade SPF and DMARC Security...

Cybersecurity researchers have found that bad actors are continuing to have success by spoofing sender email addresses as part of various malspam campaigns. Faking the...

North Korean Hackers Pull Off $308M Bitcoin Heist from Crypto Firm...

Japanese and U.S. authorities have formerly attributed the theft of cryptocurrency worth $308 million from cryptocurrency company DMM Bitcoin in May 2024 to North...

INTERPOL Pushes for “Romance Baiting” to Replace “Pig Butchering” in Scam...

INTERPOL is calling for a linguistic shift that aims to put to an end to the term "pig butchering," instead advocating for the use...

Attackers Exploit Microsoft Teams and AnyDesk to Deploy DarkGate Malware

A new social engineering campaign has leveraged Microsoft Teams as a way to facilitate the deployment of a known malware called DarkGate. "An attacker used...

New Investment Scam Leverages AI, Social Media Ads to Target Victims...

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new kind of investment scam that leverages a combination of social media malvertising, company-branded posts, and artificial...

DeceptionAds Delivers 1M+ Daily Impressions via 3,000 Sites, Fake CAPTCHA Pages

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a previously undocumented aspect associated with ClickFix-style attacks that hinge on taking advantage of a single ad network...

Gamaredon Deploys Android Spyware “BoneSpy” and “PlainGnome” in Former Soviet States

The Russia-linked state-sponsored threat actor tracked as Gamaredon has been attributed to two new Android spyware tools called BoneSpy and PlainGnome, marking the first...

Fake Recruiters Distribute Banking Trojan via Malicious Apps in Phishing Scam

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a sophisticated mobile phishing (aka mishing) campaign that's designed to distribute an updated version of the Antidot banking...

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