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A week in security (August 1 – 7)

August 8, 2022 admin a week in security, arris, blog recap, blog roundup, cisco vpn, FCC, justalk, lock and code, lock and code podcast, malwarebytes edr, managed service providers, mick foley, MSP, netstandard, ps5 scam, ransomware, Rat, robotext, sextortion, smishing, sms phishing, Twitter, twitter compromise, VMware, Week in security, weekly blog roundup, woody rat

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2022 11:38:31 +0000

The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week.

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FCC warns of steep rise in phishing over SMS

August 5, 2022 admin FCC, Federal Communications Commission, personally identifiable information, PII, Robokiller, robotexts, smishing, sms phishing, Social engineering, stir/shaken

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2022 12:39:42 +0000

Smishing attacks, or phishing attempts via SMS, are on the rise, and Americans are fighting off billions of spam messages each month.

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“A little gift for you” SMS spam appears to come from your own phone number

March 30, 2022 admin allison mcdaniel, chris welch, number spoofing, smishing, sms spam, Social engineering, Verizon Wireless, visible

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 12:55:25 +0000

The message reads “Free Msg: Your bill is paid for March. Thanks, here’s a little gift for you”, but it appears to come from your own number.

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Android malware BRATA can wipe devices

February 2, 2022 admin Android, Android banking Trojan, Android malware, android rat, brata, brazilian remote access tool android, cleafy, gps tracking, keylogging, persistent c2 communication, phishing, smishing, vnc

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2022 11:23:04 +0000

The BRATA Android RAT has some alarming new capabilities.

Categories: Android

Tags: Android banking Trojan android malware android rat BRATA Brazilian Remote Access Tool Android Cleafy GPS tracking keylogging persistent C2 communication phishing smishing vnc

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Spear phishing 101: what you need to know

January 29, 2020 admin 101, Business, malspam, organisation, organization, organizations, phish, phishing, SCAM, smishing, Social engineering, spam, spear phish, spear phishing, whaling

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 18:50:01 +0000

We look at the threat of spear phishing, why it’s such a problem, and what organizations can do to lessen the chance of a successful attack.

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Social engineering

Tags: 101 business malspam organisation organization organizations phish phishing scam smishing Social Engineering spam spear phish spear phishing whaling

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Something else is phishy: How to detect phishing attempts on mobile

December 10, 2018 admin 101, ad-networking phishing, homograph attacks, How-tos, https, iOS, Mobile, phishing, phishing apps, Punycode, smishing, Social Phishing, unicode, url padding, vishing

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 15:00:56 +0000

Phishing is more problematic on smartphones than on desktops. Not only that, approaches to handling phishing attacks on mobile are quite different because their techniques are also different. So, how can users sniff out a mobile phish? Let us count the ways.

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Tags: ad-networking phishing homograph attacks HTTPS iOS Mobile phishing phishing apps Punycode smishing Social Phishing unicode url padding vishing

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6 sure signs someone is phishing you—besides email

September 20, 2018 admin 101, FYI, iOS phishing, phishing, phishing scam, smishing, sms phishing, Social engineering, vishing

Credit to Author: Kayla Matthews| Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Beyond the medium used to reach you (which is most often email), what are some of the common signs and behaviors of phishing? Conversations that focus on the inbox only leave users with an inadequate understanding of how to protect against this ubiquitous threat.

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Tags: iOS phishing phishing phishing scam smishing sms phishing Social Engineering vishing

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3 common types of phishing attacks and tips to avoid them

June 26, 2018 admin email, identiy theft, internet fraud, online scan, phishing, phishing email, phishing websites, smishing, Social engineering, vishing

Credit to Author: Rajiv Singha| Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2018 10:51:01 +0000

Phishing is one of the oldest tricks in the book of hackers. But as old as it might be, phishing still remains the most lucrative tool for cybercriminals; as they say, old is gold. This post tells you about the 3 common types of phishing attacks and tips to avoid…