Tag: phishing
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Why you should purple team your SOC
Tags: attack, blueteam, breach, compliance, detection, metric, penetration-testing, phishing, powershell, PurpleTeam, service, soc, threat, tool, training. In theory, it’s about collaboration and continual improvement. In practice, it’s often a transactional service run by penetration testing firms focused on two things: proving they can bypass defences and producing a report that looks good in a board pack.That mindset doesn’t help with SOC effectiveness. A single purple team engagement doesn’t build real…
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Why you should purple team your SOC
Tags: attack, blueteam, breach, compliance, detection, metric, penetration-testing, phishing, powershell, PurpleTeam, service, soc, threat, tool, training. In theory, it’s about collaboration and continual improvement. In practice, it’s often a transactional service run by penetration testing firms focused on two things: proving they can bypass defences and producing a report that looks good in a board pack.That mindset doesn’t help with SOC effectiveness. A single purple team engagement doesn’t build real…
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NDSS 2025 Investigating The Susceptibility Of Teens And Adults To YouTube Giveaway Scams
SESSION Session 2C: Phishing & Fraud 1 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Elijah Bouma-Sims (Carnegie Mellon University), Lily Klucinec (Carnegie Mellon University), Mandy Lanyon (Carnegie Mellon University), Julie Downs (Carnegie Mellon University), Lorrie Faith Cranor (Carnegie Mellon University) PAPER The Kids Are All Right: Investigating the Susceptibility of Teens and Adults to YouTube Giveaway Scams Fraudsters…
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Lost iPhone? Don’t fall for phishing texts saying it was found
The Swiss National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning iPhone owners about a phishing scam that claims to have found your lost or stolen iPhone but is actually trying to steal your Apple ID credentials. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lost-iphone-dont-fall-for-phishing-texts-saying-it-was-found/
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NDSS 2025 Qualitative Study On Boards’ Cybersecurity Risk Decision Making
Tags: ciso, conference, cyber, cybersecurity, data-breach, fraud, Internet, network, phishing, risk, strategySESSION Session 2C: Phishing & Fraud 1 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Jens Christian Opdenbusch (Ruhr University Bochum), Jonas Hielscher (Ruhr University Bochum), M. Angela Sasse (Ruhr University Bochum, University College London) PAPER “Where Are We On Cyber?” – A Qualitative Study On Boards’ Cybersecurity Risk Decision Making Boards are increasingly required to oversee the cybersecurity…
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New Microsoft Teams Feature Exposes Users to Phishing and Malware Risks
Microsoft is poised to roll out a significant update to Teams, enabling users to initiate chats with anyone using just an email address”, even if the recipient isn’t a Teams user. While the feature, launching in targeted releases by early November 2025 and globally by January 2026, promises expanded connectivity across Android, desktop, iOS, Linux,…
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Phishing-Kampagne zielt auf Führungskräfte
In letzter Zeit scheinen Führungskräfte und leitende Angestellte aus unterschiedlichen Branchen verstärkt ins Visier von Cyberkriminellen zu geraten. Diese versuchen die Adressaten mittels Phishing-Mails zur Herausgabe von Daten zu überlisten. Jedenfalls schlagen Sicherheitsforscher Alarm und warnen vor einer gezielten Welle von … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/11/08/phishing-kampagne-zielt-auf-fuehrungskraefte/
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NDSS 2025 SCAMMAGNIFIER: Piercing The Veil Of Fraudulent Shopping Website Campaigns
SESSION Session 2C: Phishing & Fraud 1 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Marzieh Bitaab (Arizona State University), Alireza Karimi (Arizona State University), Zhuoer Lyu (Arizona State University), Adam Oest (Amazon), Dhruv Kuchhal (Amazon), Muhammad Saad (X Corp.), Gail-Joon Ahn (Arizona State University), Ruoyu Wang (Arizona State University), Tiffany Bao (Arizona State University), Yan Shoshitaishvili (Arizona State…
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NDSS 2025 SCAMMAGNIFIER: Piercing The Veil Of Fraudulent Shopping Website Campaigns
SESSION Session 2C: Phishing & Fraud 1 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Marzieh Bitaab (Arizona State University), Alireza Karimi (Arizona State University), Zhuoer Lyu (Arizona State University), Adam Oest (Amazon), Dhruv Kuchhal (Amazon), Muhammad Saad (X Corp.), Gail-Joon Ahn (Arizona State University), Ruoyu Wang (Arizona State University), Tiffany Bao (Arizona State University), Yan Shoshitaishvili (Arizona State…
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Phishing Campaign “I Paid Twice” Targets Booking.com Hotels and Guests
Cybercriminals are exploiting hotel booking platforms in a global phishing scheme that tricks guests into paying for reservations twice. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/phishing-campaign-i-paid-twice-targets-booking-com-hotels-and-guests/
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Inside the Adversary’s Playbook: Credential Abuse, Cloud Intrusions, and Lateral Movement
Most cyber breaches begin quietly, with a simple mistake. A misconfigured cloud bucket, a phishing email that looks just real enough, or an employee who forgets to revoke access when leaving the company. The ColorTokens Threat Advisory team highlighted how these small cracks turn into serious breaches. There were insider threats in the financial sector,……
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Inside the Adversary’s Playbook: Credential Abuse, Cloud Intrusions, and Lateral Movement
Most cyber breaches begin quietly, with a simple mistake. A misconfigured cloud bucket, a phishing email that looks just real enough, or an employee who forgets to revoke access when leaving the company. The ColorTokens Threat Advisory team highlighted how these small cracks turn into serious breaches. There were insider threats in the financial sector,……
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Inside the Adversary’s Playbook: Credential Abuse, Cloud Intrusions, and Lateral Movement
Most cyber breaches begin quietly, with a simple mistake. A misconfigured cloud bucket, a phishing email that looks just real enough, or an employee who forgets to revoke access when leaving the company. The ColorTokens Threat Advisory team highlighted how these small cracks turn into serious breaches. There were insider threats in the financial sector,……
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“I Paid Twice” Scam Infects Booking.com Users with PureRAT via ClickFix
Cybersecurity firm Sekoia reports a widespread fraud where criminals compromise hotel systems (Booking.com, Expedia and others) with PureRAT malware, then use stolen reservation data to phish and defraud guests. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/i-paid-twice-scam-booking-com-purerat-clickfix/
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“I Paid Twice” Scam Infects Booking.com Users with PureRAT via ClickFix
Cybersecurity firm Sekoia reports a widespread fraud where criminals compromise hotel systems (Booking.com, Expedia and others) with PureRAT malware, then use stolen reservation data to phish and defraud guests. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/i-paid-twice-scam-booking-com-purerat-clickfix/
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“I Paid Twice” Scam Infects Booking.com Users with PureRAT via ClickFix
Cybersecurity firm Sekoia reports a widespread fraud where criminals compromise hotel systems (Booking.com, Expedia and others) with PureRAT malware, then use stolen reservation data to phish and defraud guests. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/i-paid-twice-scam-booking-com-purerat-clickfix/
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Nikkei-Daten über Slack-Konto eines Mitarbeiters geleakt
Tags: access, computer, cyberattack, data-breach, finance, hacker, mail, password, phishing, ransomware, usa, virusEin kompromittierter Rechner und schon hatten Kriminelle alles Nötige, um auf Nikkeis Slack-Plattform zuzugreifen.Unbefugte hatten Zugang zur Messaging-Plattform Slack von Nikkei, einem der größten Medienkonzerne weltweit, zu dem unter anderem die Financial Times gehört. Wie das Unternehmen bekannt gab, wurden dabei möglicherweise Daten von über 17.000 Mitarbeitenden und Geschäftspartnern gestohlen.Darunter können sich Namen, E-Mail-Adressen und…
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Nikkei-Daten über Slack-Konto eines Mitarbeiters geleakt
Tags: access, computer, cyberattack, data-breach, finance, hacker, mail, password, phishing, ransomware, usa, virusEin kompromittierter Rechner und schon hatten Kriminelle alles Nötige, um auf Nikkeis Slack-Plattform zuzugreifen.Unbefugte hatten Zugang zur Messaging-Plattform Slack von Nikkei, einem der größten Medienkonzerne weltweit, zu dem unter anderem die Financial Times gehört. Wie das Unternehmen bekannt gab, wurden dabei möglicherweise Daten von über 17.000 Mitarbeitenden und Geschäftspartnern gestohlen.Darunter können sich Namen, E-Mail-Adressen und…