Tag: social-engineering
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Strategien für eine sichere digitale Zukunft von der RSA
Tags: ai, ciso, conference, cyberattack, cyersecurity, google, governance, government, malware, openai, phishing, resilience, risk, social-engineering, threat, tool, vulnerabilityAuf der RSA Conference wurden zentrale Strategien diskutiert, wie Unternehmen KI sicher und wirkungsvoll einsetzen können.Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) wird künftig eine noch größere Rolle für CISOs spielen. Angesichts Herausforderungen wie dem Fachkräftemangel nutzen viele Unternehmen bereits KI in der Cybersicherheit. Deren sicherer und strategischer Einsatz ist jedoch komplex. Die RSA Conference in San Francisco bot…
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Microsoft sets all new accounts passwordless by default
Microsoft announced that all new accounts will be >>passwordless by default>passwordless by default,>As part of this simplified UX, we’re changing the default behavior for new accounts. Brand new Microsoft […] First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/177339/security/microsoft-sets-all-new-accounts-passwordless-by-default.html
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10 insights on the state of AI security from RSA Conference
Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, awareness, chatgpt, ciso, conference, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, endpoint, exploit, framework, google, government, intelligence, malicious, malware, penetration-testing, phishing, resilience, risk, skills, social-engineering, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerability -
Cyberkriminelle und staatliche Akteure Engineering-Kampagne ClickFix findet immer mehr Opfer
Tags: social-engineeringFirst seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/social-engineering-angriffswelle-clickfix-a-0f1d35d5c67d7e064b5bc9f74f6de5de/
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The state of intrusions: Stolen credentials and perimeter exploits on the rise, as phishing wanes
Tags: access, apt, attack, authentication, awareness, backdoor, breach, business, china, cloud, control, corporate, credentials, crypto, cyber, cyberespionage, cybersecurity, data, email, espionage, exploit, extortion, finance, fraud, group, Hardware, incident response, infection, ivanti, jobs, law, lockbit, malicious, malware, mandiant, mfa, middle-east, mobile, network, north-korea, oracle, password, phishing, ransom, ransomware, RedTeam, russia, social-engineering, software, theft, threat, tool, trainingFinancial gains, data theft, dwell time: Of the intrusions Mandiant investigated in 2024, 35% were financially motivated, with ransomware alone representing 21% of all intrusions, according to the company’s data.Financial gains were realized via data theft for the purpose of extortion, cryptomining, cryptocurrency theft, business email compromise, and cases in which attackers monetized their access…
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Cybercriminals switch up their top initial access vectors of choice
Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, breach, ciso, credentials, cyberattack, cybercrime, cyberespionage, cybersecurity, data, defense, email, espionage, healthcare, leak, login, malicious, malware, password, phishing, ransom, ransomware, risk, social-engineering, supply-chain, switch, tactics, training, update, vulnerabilityRansomware fiends target smaller businesses: The percentage of breaches involving third parties doubled to 30%, highlighting the risks associated with supply chain and partner ecosystems.The prevalence of ransomware attacks also increased, turning up as a factor in 44% of analyzed breaches (compared to 37% in 2024). Ransomware had a disproportionate impact of on small and…
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North Korean Hackers Use Russian IP Infrastructure
Tags: breach, crypto, hacker, infrastructure, Internet, jobs, north-korea, russia, scam, social-engineeringVoid Dokkaebi Campaigns Using Russia for Cryptocurrency Theft. North Korean hackers look north toward Russia for the internet infrastructure behind the many online scams that Pyongyang has built to funnel stolen cash into the rouge nation. Void Dokkaebi hackers participate in the North Korean scam of social engineering IT job seekers. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Attackers Capitalize on Mistakes to Target Schools
Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report highlighted dire, but not new, trends in the education sector. Without more help, faculty and staff continue to fall for social engineering campaigns and make simple security errors. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/attackers-capitalize-mistakes-target-schools
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State Sponsored Hackers now Widely Using ClickFix Attack Technique in Espionage Campaigns
Tags: attack, cyber, cybercrime, espionage, hacker, iran, korea, north-korea, russia, social-engineeringThe state-sponsored hackers from North Korea, Iran, and Russia have begunp deploying the ClickFix social engineering technique, traditionally associated with cybercriminal activities, into their espionage operations. This shift was first documented by Proofpoint researchers over a three-month period from late 2024 into early 2025 where these actors employed ClickFix in routine activities. The Emergence of…
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Staats-Hacker machen sich ClickFix-Technik zunutze
Staatlich unterstützte Hackergruppen übernehmen zunehmend neue Social-Engineering-Techniken, die ursprünglich von kommerziell motovierten Cyberkriminellen entwickelt wurden. So wird ClickFix inzwischen verstärkt auch von nordkoreanischen, iranischen und russischen Gruppen in Spionagekampagnen eingesetzt. Diese Methode nutzt gefälschte Fehlermeldungen oder vermeintliche Sicherheitswarnungen, um ahnungslose Nutzer dazu zu bringen, bösartige PowerShell-Befehle manuell in ihr System einzugeben. Diese direkte Interaktion der……
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State-Sponsored Hackers Weaponize ClickFix Tactic in Targeted Malware Campaigns
Multiple state-sponsored hacking groups from Iran, North Korea, and Russia have been found leveraging the increasingly popular ClickFix social engineering tactic to deploy malware over a three-month period from late 2024 through the beginning of 2025.The phishing campaigns adopting the strategy have been attributed to clusters tracked as TA427 (aka Kimsuky), TA450 (aka MuddyWater, First…
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Exploiting SMS: Threat Actors Use Social Engineering to Target Companies
Exploiting SMS: Threat Actors Use Social Engineering to Target Companies First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/exploiting-sms-threat-actors-use-social-engineering-to-target-companies/
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Hackers Target Investors Through Fraud Networks to Steal Financial Data
Hackers have launched sophisticated schemes designed to defraud investors and steal their financial data. Utilizing digital platforms, encrypted messaging apps, and crypto transactions, these criminals exploit the rise of online investment platforms to conduct their fraudulent activities. Fraudulent networks employ social engineering techniques to deceive investors, promising high returns with minimal risk. These schemes typically…
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In a Social Engineering Showdown: AI Takes Red Teams to the Mat
That AI has gotten much more proficient in social engineering is a revelation that’s not surprising, but still sets alarm bells ringing. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/in-a-social-engineering-showdown-ai-takes-red-teams-to-the-mat/
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KI-gestützte Cyberabwehr: Wie Sophos die KI zur Stärkung der IT-Sicherheit einsetzt
Gerade im Zeitalter von Ransomware-as-a-Service, Social Engineering und hochspezialisierten Angriffen auf kritische Infrastrukturen kann der strategische Einsatz von KI den entscheidenden Unterschied machen First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/ki-gestuetzte-cyberabwehr-wie-sophos-die-ki-zur-staerkung-der-it-sicherheit-einsetzt/a40497/
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New Malware ResolverRAT Targets Healthcare and Pharma Sectors
ResolverRAT targets healthcare organizations using advanced evasion techniques and social engineering First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/malware-resolverrat-targets/
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You’re always a target, so it pays to review your cybersecurity insurance
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, best-practice, cisa, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, edr, email, endpoint, google, Hardware, insurance, intelligence, Internet, login, malicious, malware, mfa, monitoring, network, password, phishing, phone, risk, scam, service, smishing, social-engineering, software, training, update, vpn, zero-trustMFA is a requirement most insurers insist upon: For example, they mandated that all remote access, including VPN access and all remote monitoring and management (RMM) solutions, such as remote desktop protocol (RDP), be protected by multifactor authentication (MFA), mandating that it should also be enforced on email access and any remote access to critical…
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Threat Actors Use ‘Spam Bombing’ Technique to Hide Malicious Motives
Darktrace researchers detailed spam bombing, a technique in which threat actors bombard targets with spam emails as a pretense for activity like social engineering campaigns. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/threat-actors-spam-bombing-malicious-motives
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Wenn Social Engineering zur Waffe wird
Cyberkriminelle Gruppen wie APT28 und Kimsuky setzen gezielt auf das Tool ClickFix, um mit raffiniertem Social Engineering Nutzer zur Ausführung von Schadcode zu verleiten. Besonders beliebt: Stealer-Malware wie Lumma Stealer, die vertrauliche Daten abgreifen, noch bevor Betroffene den Angriff bemerken. Aber die Erkennung und Behebung von ClickFix-Angriffen kann wirkungsvoll organisiert werden. First seen on itsicherheit-online.com…
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North Korean Hackers Use Social Engineering and Python Scripts to Execute Stealthy Commands
North Korean threat actors have demonstrated their adept use of social engineering techniques combined with Python scripting to infiltrate secure networks. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) operatives are leveraging the accessibility and power of Python to craft initial access vectors that are proving alarmingly effective. The Ingenious Use of Python The DPRK’s use…
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David Harley: Evolution von Betrügen und Social Engineering
Tags: social-engineeringBetrüge und Social Engineering sind schon lange ein wichtiger Teil von Cyberverbrechen aber innerhalb der letzten Jahre haben die Angreifer ihre Methoden so sehr perfektioniert, dass es sogar für geschulte Augen zuweilen immer schwieriger wird, die Betrüge als solche zu erkennen. First seen on welivesecurity.com Jump to article: www.welivesecurity.com/deutsch/2015/05/04/david-harley-evolution-von-betrugen-und-social-engineering/
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Lessons learned about cyber resilience from a visit to Ukraine
What to do when your partner in a fight disappears: What was evident at the conference was the reliability of Ukraine’s European partners and the very evident and self-declared step back taken by the United States. Indeed, it was repeatedly stated by the SBU (Ukrainian intelligence) that Signal had inexplicably stopped working with the Ukrainian…
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HollowQuill Malware Targets Government Agencies Globally Through Weaponized PDF Documents
In a disturbing escalation of cyber threats, a new malware campaign dubbed ‘HollowQuill’ has been identified targeting academic institutions and government agencies worldwide. This sophisticated attack leverages weaponized PDF documents to infiltrate systems, using a combination of social engineering and advanced malware deployment techniques to bypass traditional security measures. The Anatomy of Attack: Social Engineering…
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Cybercrime Trends Report 2025 – Besonders cleveres Social Engineering über mehrere Kanäle gleichzeitig
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/cyberkriminalitaet-multichannel-angriffe-ki-bedrohungen-a-908cc6b2b9af2423a6886b2d6a702be9/
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: VPN Exploits, Oracle’s Silent Breach, ClickFix Surge and More
Tags: breach, cloud, credentials, data-breach, exploit, Hardware, jobs, malware, oracle, password, service, social-engineering, supply-chain, vpnToday, every unpatched system, leaked password, and overlooked plugin is a doorway for attackers. Supply chains stretch deep into the code we trust, and malware hides not just in shady apps, but in job offers, hardware, and cloud services we rely on every day.Hackers don’t need sophisticated exploits anymore. Sometimes, your credentials and a little…
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: VPN Exploits, Oracle’s Silent Breach, ClickFix Comeback and More
Tags: breach, cloud, credentials, data-breach, exploit, Hardware, jobs, malware, oracle, password, service, social-engineering, supply-chain, vpnToday, every unpatched system, leaked password, and overlooked plugin is a doorway for attackers. Supply chains stretch deep into the code we trust, and malware hides not just in shady apps, but in job offers, hardware, and cloud services we rely on every day.Hackers don’t need sophisticated exploits anymore. Sometimes, your credentials and a little…
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Warnung vor Social Engineering-Kampagne ClickFix
ClickFix wird bereits von einer Reihe von nationalstaatlichen Akteuren wie APT 28 und Kimsuky genutzt. Besonders beliebt ist die Verbreitung von Stealer-Malware wie Lumma Stealer über die Social Engineering-Kampagne. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/social-engineering-kampagne-clickfix
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ClickFix: Logpoint warnt vor Social-Engineering-Kampagne
Tags: social-engineeringFirst seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/clickfix-social-engineering-kampagne-2025
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Logpoint warnt vor Social Engineering-Kampagne ClickFix
Diese Technik wurde erstmals Mitte 2024 entdeckt und wird seither immer häufiger eingesetzt. Neben Phishing wurden auch Malvertising und SEO-Poisoning als Verbreitungstechniken beobachtet. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/logpoint-warnt-vor-social-engineering-kampagne-clickfix/a40388/
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Social Engineering Just Got Smarter
Polices that forbid employees from divulging company details are worthless if the same information can be obtained from sources employees have no control over. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/social-engineering-smarter