π Romance Scam Victims Surge in 2023 π
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New data from Lloyds found that romance scam victims increased by 22 in 2023, with the average amount lost per incident 6937.π Read more.
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Infosecurity Magazine
Romance Scam Victims Surge in 2023
New data from Lloyds found that romance scam victims increased by 22% in 2023, with the average amount lost per incident Β£6937
𧨠Beat Robocallers at Their Game π§¨
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Some scams make a telltale soundrinnng, rinnng! Yup, the dreaded robocall. But you can beat them at their game. Maybe its a call about renewing... The post Beat Robocallers at Their Game appeared first on McAfee Blog.π Read more.
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How to Beat Robocallers at Their Game | McAfee Blog
Some scams make a telltale soundβrinnng, rinnng! Yup, the dreaded robocall. But you can beat them at their game. Maybe itβs a call about renewing an
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π΅οΈββοΈ Why Gen Z Is the New Force Reshaping OT Security π΅οΈββοΈ
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Modernizing legacy operational technology OT systems to align with younger workers' technology habits, skills, and expectations can enhance security and resiliency.π Read more.
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Dark Reading
Why Gen Z Is the New Force Reshaping OT Security
Modernizing legacy operational technology (OT) systems to align with younger workers' technology habits, skills, and expectations can enhance security and resiliency.
π Teen Dating App Wizz Removed from Apple and Google Stores for Sextortion Concerns π
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π Via "Infosecurity Magazine"
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The Tinderlike app has countered claims of being a hot spot for sextortion scammers.π Read more.
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Infosecurity Magazine
Wizz Removed from Apple and Google Stores for Sextortion Concerns
The Tinder-like app has countered claims of being a hot spot for sextortion scammers
ποΈ Russian APT28 Hackers Targeting High-Value Orgs with NTLM Relay Attacks ποΈ
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Russian statesponsored actors have staged NT LAN Manager NTLM v2 hash relay attacks through various methods from April 2022 to November 2023, targeting highvalue targets worldwide. The attacks, attributed to an "aggressive" hacking crew called APT28, have set their eyes on organizations dealing with foreign affairs, energy, defense, and transportation, as well as those involved with.π Read more.
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π΅οΈββοΈ Google Play Used to Spread 'Patchwork' APT's Espionage Apps π΅οΈββοΈ
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π Via "Dark Reading"
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The Indian statesponsored cyberattackers lurked in Google's official app store, distributing a new RAT and spying on Pakistanis.π Read more.
π Via "Dark Reading"
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Dark Reading
Google Play Used to Spread 'Patchwork' APT's Espionage Apps
The Indian state-sponsored cyberattackers lurked in Google's official app store, distributing a new RAT and spying on Pakistanis.
π΅οΈββοΈ South African Railways Lost Over $1M in Phishing Scam π΅οΈββοΈ
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Just over half of the stolen funds have been recovered.π Read more.
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Dark Reading
South African Railways Lost Over $1M in Phishing Scam
More than half of the stolen funds have been recovered.
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π΅οΈββοΈ Interpol's 'Synergia' Op Nabs Dozens of Cybercriminals, Zaps Global C2s π΅οΈββοΈ
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The largest number of takedowns in Africa were in South Sudan and Zimbabwe.π Read more.
π Via "Dark Reading"
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Dark Reading
Interpol's 'Synergia' Op Nabs Dozens of Cybercriminals, Zaps Global C2s
The largest number of takedowns in Africa were in South Sudan and Zimbabwe.
π΅οΈββοΈ macOS Malware Campaign Showcases Novel Delivery Technique π΅οΈββοΈ
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π Via "Dark Reading"
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Threat actor behind the Activator macOS backdoor is using pirated apps to distribute the malware in what could be a botnetbuilding operation.π Read more.
π Via "Dark Reading"
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Darkreading
macOS Malware Campaign Showcases Novel Delivery Technique
Threat actor behind the Activator macOS backdoor is using pirated apps to distribute the malware in what could be a botnet-building operation.
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π¦Ώ Botnet Struck U.S. Routers; Hereβs How to Keep Employees Safe π¦Ώ
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The FBI spotted this statesponsored attack that highlights how home office setups can be overlooked when it comes to employees cybersecurity.π Read more.
π Via "Tech Republic"
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Botnet Attack Targeted Routers: A Wake-Up Call for Securing Remote Employees' Hardware
The FBI spotted this attack that highlights how home office setups can be overlooked when it comes to employeesβ cybersecurity.
π’ Financial services should look to processor-level data protections, report suggests π’
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π Via "ITPro"
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Processors with security functions to secure data no matter where it is in use could help financial institutions with digital transformations.π Read more.
π Via "ITPro"
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ITPro
Financial services should look to processor-level data protections, report suggests
Processors with security functions to secure data no matter where it is in use could help financial institutions with digital transformations
π΅οΈββοΈ Myanmar Hands Over Mob Bosses in Cyber-Fraud Bust π΅οΈββοΈ
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Heads of top crime syndicates extradited to China are implicated in pigbutchering "fraud dens," but four individuals on China's mostwanted list still remain at large.π Read more.
π Via "Dark Reading"
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Dark Reading
Myanmar Hands Over Mob Bosses in Cyber-Fraud Bust
Heads of top crime syndicates extradited to China are implicated in pig-butchering "fraud dens," but four individuals on China's most-wanted list still remain at large.
π΅οΈββοΈ CISO Corner: Gen Z Challenges, CISO Liability & Cathay Pacific Case Study π΅οΈββοΈ
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π Via "Dark Reading"
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Dark Reading's roundup of strategic cyberoperations insights for chief information security officers.π Read more.
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Darkreading
CISO Corner: Gen Z Challenges, CISO Liability & Cathay Pacific Case Study
Dark Reading's roundup of strategic cyber-operations insights for chief information security officers.
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π΅οΈββοΈ Forget Deepfakes or Phishing: Prompt Injection is GenAI's Biggest Problem π΅οΈββοΈ
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π Via "Dark Reading"
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With prompt injection, AI puts new spin on an old security problem.π Read more.
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Forget Deepfakes or Phishing: Prompt Injection is GenAI's Biggest Problem
With prompt injection, AI puts new spin on an old security problem
ποΈ AnyDesk Hacked: Popular Remote Desktop Software Mandates Password Reset ποΈ
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Remote desktop software maker AnyDesk disclosed on Friday that it suffered a cyber attack that led to a compromise of its production systems. The German company said the incident, which it discovered following a security audit, is not a ransomware attack and that it has notified relevant authorities. "We have revoked all securityrelated certificates and systems have been remediated or replaced.π Read more.
π Via "The Hacker News"
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π Grandoreiro banking malware disrupted β Week in security with Tony Anscombe π
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π Via "ESET - WeLiveSecurity"
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The banking trojan, which targeted mostly Brazil, Mexico and Spain, blocked the victims screen, logged keystrokes, simulated mouse and keyboard activity and displayed fake popup windows.π Read more.
π Via "ESET - WeLiveSecurity"
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Welivesecurity
Grandoreiro banking malware disrupted β Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Law enforcement in Brazil has taken action to disrupt the Grandoreiro banking malware in a joint effort that was also supported by the ESET research team
ποΈ Mastodon Vulnerability Allows Hackers to Hijack Any Decentralized Account ποΈ
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The decentralized social network Mastodon has disclosed a critical security flaw that enables malicious actors to impersonate and take over any account. "Due to insufficient origin validation in all Mastodon, attackers can impersonate and take over any remote account," the maintainers said in a terse advisory. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE202423832, has a severity rating of 9.4 out of.π Read more.
π Via "The Hacker News"
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ποΈ U.S. Sanctions 6 Iranian Officials for Critical Infrastructure Cyber Attacks ποΈ
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The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control OFAC announced sanctions against six officials associated with the Iranian intelligence agency for attacking critical infrastructure entities in the U.S. and other countries. The officials include Hamid Reza Lashgarian, Mahdi Lashgarian, Hamid Homayunfal, Milad Mansuri, Mohammad Bagher Shirinkar, and Reza Mohammad Amin.π Read more.
π Via "The Hacker News"
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ποΈ New Mispadu Banking Trojan Exploiting Windows SmartScreen Flaw ποΈ
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The threat actors behind the Mispadu banking Trojan have become the latest to exploit a nowpatched Windows SmartScreen security bypass flaw to compromise users in Mexico. The attacks entail a new variant of the malware that was first observed in 2019, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said in a report published last week. Propagated via phishing mails, Mispadu is a Delphibased information stealer.π Read more.
π Via "The Hacker News"
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ποΈ Pegasus Spyware Targeted iPhones of Journalists and Activists in Jordan ποΈ
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The iPhones belonging to nearly three dozen journalists, activists, human rights lawyers, and civil society members in Jordan have been targeted with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware, according to joint findings from Access Now and the Citizen Lab. Nine of the 35 individuals have been publicly confirmed as targeted, out of whom had their devices compromised with the mercenary.π Read more.
π Via "The Hacker News"
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π UK Court Backlog Blocks Attempts to Fight Fraud Epidemic π
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π Via "Infosecurity Magazine"
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KPMG research finds a similar number of highvalue UK fraud cases heard in 2023 to previous year.π Read more.
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Infosecurity Magazine
UK Court Backlog Blocks Attempts to Fight Fraud Epidemic
KPMG research finds a similar number of high-value UK fraud cases heard in 2023 to previous year
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