• Security
  • By Sergiu Gatlan
  • September 28th, 2018
New Phishing Campaign Targets US Employees' Online Payrolls

New Phishing Campaign Targets US Employees' Online Payrolls

Crooks use stolen info to change bank account information

QRLJacking Attack Can Bypass Any QR Login System

QRLJacking Attack Can Bypass Any QR Login System

Attack works on WhatsApp, WeChat, Line, and more

Hackers Find Clever Way to Bypass Google's Two-Factor Authentication

Hackers Find Clever Way to Bypass Google's Two-Factor Authentication

Attackers take social engineering to a totally new level

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • January 25th, 2016
Belgian Bank Loses €70 Million to Classic CEO Fraud Social Engineering Trick

Belgian Bank Loses €70 Million to Classic CEO Fraud Social Engineering Trick

Crelan Bank loses big after it forgets to properly train employees against basic spear-phishing attacks

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 8th, 2015
Data on All Dutch Mobile Customers Is One Photo Away, Experiment Shows

Data on All Dutch Mobile Customers Is One Photo Away, Experiment Shows

Social engineering is a threat not to be underestimated

Software Bug in MetroPCS Website Dumps User Data in Cleartext

Software Bug in MetroPCS Website Dumps User Data in Cleartext

Data on every MetroPCS customer was easily accessible

Google Chrome Adds a Special Error Page for Social Engineering Attacks

Google Chrome Adds a Special Error Page for Social Engineering Attacks

Sites from where social engineering attacks are carried out now trigger a custom error page in Chrome

Operation Cleaver Hackers Return, Now Use LinkedIn to Target Victims

Operation Cleaver Hackers Return, Now Use LinkedIn to Target Victims

Hackers create a fake LinkedIn network around them so they can contact and infiltrate legitimate companies

Europol Cracks Down €6 Million Cyber Fraud Operation, Arrests 49 Suspects

Europol Cracks Down €6 Million Cyber Fraud Operation, Arrests 49 Suspects

Forged documents and electronics seized from 58 properties

Russian Twins Social-Engineer Victims for One-Time Bank Codes, Get Arrested

Russian Twins Social-Engineer Victims for One-Time Bank Codes, Get Arrested

Authorities spent three years collecting evidence

Company Employees Not Sufficiently Trained to Avoid Phishing, Study Finds

Company Employees Not Sufficiently Trained to Avoid Phishing, Study Finds

An assortment of devices and online services weaken security

Rogers Communications Hacked Using Simple Social Engineering

Rogers Communications Hacked Using Simple Social Engineering

Hackers pose as employee and get corporate email password

Fox Host Gets Hacked on Live Television

Fox Host Gets Hacked on Live Television

John McAfee spoofs a call to Stuart Varney's BlackBerry

Perp Snatches Customer Data of over 1,000, Receives a Slap on the Wrist

Perp Snatches Customer Data of over 1,000, Receives a Slap on the Wrist

No prospect of prison, just a higher fine

Fraudsters Pose as Police, Ask for Money to Solve Outstanding Warrant Issue

Fraudsters Pose as Police, Ask for Money to Solve Outstanding Warrant Issue

The money is hard to trace, scammers receive payment via pre-paid cards

Irish Credit Unions Hire Tracing Agents to Steal Private Customer Data

Irish Credit Unions Hire Tracing Agents to Steal Private Customer Data

Private investigators prosecuted by the Data Protection Commissioner

HeartBleed Virus Removal Tool Actually Carries a Trojan

HeartBleed Virus Removal Tool Actually Carries a Trojan

Beware of new spam campaign that uses social and scare tactics

 
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