Social engineering – Page 30 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 14:00:21 +0000

A new tech support scam campaign is being pushed in lieu of exploit kits. We take a look at its distribution method and how it is able to bring browsers to their knees.

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Tags: eitest exploit kit malvertising scam Social Engineering tech support tech support scam TSS

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June 12, 2017 admin

A week in security (Jun 05 – Jun 11)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 16:58:27 +0000

A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from the 5th of June to the 11th. We touched on topics like HTTPS, a nasty adware, LatentBot, and other fighters against tech support scams.

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Tags: cybersecurity exploit kit fireball malware Pieter Arntz recap security Social Engineering weekly blog roundup

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June 9, 2017 admin

Please stop posting your X-rays to social media

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2017 14:00:36 +0000

Many people post unredacted medical images to Twitter and Instagram. They shouldn’t because the details included on the image often can compromise personal identity online and in rare instances, lead to a possible attack on an exposed piece of medical IT infrastructure.

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Tags: doxxing hacking health records medical records MRI privacy Social Engineering social media X-Ray

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June 7, 2017 admin

Tech support scams: what are other people doing?

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2017 14:00:38 +0000

We’ve talked a lot about tech support scams over the past few years, typically focused on what we see ourselves, and the scammers who like to pose as Malwarebytes. But tech support scams are much bigger than that, targeting every tech company under the sun. So what are other people doing about it? Let’s take a look at some of the other players working to keep you safe.

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Tags: Fatsecurity.com IT Advocate microsoft scam symantec tech support scam Threat Intel TSS

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May 3, 2017 admin

Google Docs App spam goes phishing

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 03 May 2017 19:51:53 +0000

There’s a very clever phishing scam going around at the moment involving Google Docs App. Originally thought to be targeting journalists given the sheer number of them mentioning it on their Twitter feeds, it’s also been slinging its way across unrelated mailboxes – from orgs to schools/campuses.

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Tags: Google google docs Mailnator phish phishing spam

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April 26, 2017 admin

A story of fonts by the EITest HoeflerText campaign

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 19:45:58 +0000

The HoeflerText campaign is known for a fake font download that delivers the Spora ransomware. But did you know it also uses special characters in the dropper’s file name?

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Tags: chrome eitest font hoeflertext malware ransomware Spora Ransomware