Social engineering – Page 20 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2018 16:07:39 +0000

A roundup of the security news from July 30 – August 5, including cryptomining, big data, social engineering, and more.

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MalwareBytes Security

August 2, 2018 admin

Social engineering attacks: What makes you susceptible?

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2018 15:00:00 +0000

Cybercriminals will do what it takes to get what they want, whether that’s breaching a corporate network or stealing credentials with malware. But what do we do if hackers are hacking us instead of our computers? Here’s how to tell if you’re susceptible to social engineering attacks, and what to do to combat them.

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MalwareBytes Security

July 31, 2018 admin

What’s in the spam mailbox this week?

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 15:00:27 +0000

We take a look at a few of the most notable spam emails in circulation over the last week, including a money muling scam, Apple phishes, and a sexploitation message featuring old, but real, passwords.

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QuickHeal Security

July 30, 2018 admin

Beware of the ‘Free Cycle Distribution Yojana’ WhatsApp message. It’s fake!

Credit to Author: Ganesh Lakariya| Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2018 09:24:29 +0000

As India’s Independence Day (15th of August) approaches, messages about free distribution schemes are doing the rounds on WhatsApp. Just recently, Quick Heal Security Labs detected a widespread circulation of one such message claiming that the Indian government will distribute free cycles to students on Independence Day, under the Free…

QuickHeal Security

July 10, 2018 admin

What is the price of your stolen identity on the online black market?

Credit to Author: Rajiv Singha| Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 10:00:04 +0000

If you thought there is only a black market for stolen mobile phones, drugs, pirated software, etc., then you could be wrong. There is a black market that exists on the Internet and its most lucrative commodity is your personally identifiable information (PII – sensitive information that can be used…

Microsoft Security

July 8, 2018 admin

Machine learning vs. social engineering

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2018 13:00:56 +0000

Machine learning is a key driver in the constant evolution of security technologies at Microsoft. Machine learning allows Microsoft 365 to scale next-gen protection capabilities and enhance cloud-based, real-time blocking of new and unknown threats. Just in the last few months, machine learning has helped us to protect hundreds of thousands of customers against ransomware,

Kaspersky Security

July 6, 2018 admin

Rakhni Trojan: To encrypt and to mine

Credit to Author: Julia Glazova| Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2018 09:00:43 +0000

The Rakhni encrypting ransomware, known since 2013, is now trying its hand at mining Monero.