Social Engineering - Security Boulevard https://securityboulevard.com/category/blogs/social-engineering/ The Home of the Security Bloggers Network Fri, 29 Mar 2024 18:55:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://securityboulevard.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/android-chrome-256x256-1-32x32.png Social Engineering - Security Boulevard https://securityboulevard.com/category/blogs/social-engineering/ 32 32 133346385 ‘Darcula’ PhaaS Campaign Sinks Fangs into Victims https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/darcula-phaas-campaign-sinks-fangs-into-victims/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 18:55:00 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2013455 phishing cybersecurity

A sprawling phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) campaign that has been running since at least last summer is using more than 20,000 fake domains to target a wide range of organizations in more than 100 countries, illustrating the capabilities of an increasingly popular tool among threat actors. The unknown hackers are using a platform called “Darcula” (sic) that..

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PyPI Goes Quiet After Huge Malware Attack: 500+ Typosquat Fakes Found https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/pypi-suspended-500-fakes-richixbw/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 17:19:26 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2013426 Closeup of person going “Shhh!”

Emergency stop button: The Python Package Index was drowning in malicious code again, so they had to shut down registration for cleanup.

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Apple OTP FAIL: ‘MFA Bomb’ Warning — Locks Accounts, Wipes iPhones https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/mfa-bomb-apple-otp-richixbw/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 18:46:58 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2013312 Multiple, unskippable notifications

Rethink different: First, fatigue frightened users with multiple modal nighttime notifications. Next, call and pretend to be Apple support.

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Revealed: Facebook’s “Incredibly Aggressive” Alleged Theft of Snapchat App Data https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/ghostbusters-facebook-theft-snapchat-richixbw/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:14:37 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2013174 Smokey Bear / This-is-fine crossover

Meta MITM IAAP SSL bump: Zuck ordered “Project Ghostbusters”—with criminal consequences, says class action lawsuit.

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Telegram Privacy Nightmare: Don’t Opt In to P2PL https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/telegram-privacy-nightmare-p2pl-richixbw/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 17:29:25 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2012982 Scary skeletons

Scary SMS shenanigans: Avoid Telegram’s new “Peer-To-Peer Login” program if you value your privacy or your cellular service.

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China Steals Defense Secrets ‘on Industrial Scale’ https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/china-steals-secrets-f5-connectwise-richixbw/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 17:08:40 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2012892 a PRC flag flies in a stiff breeze

UNC5174 ❤ UNC302: CVSS 10 and 9.8 vulnerabilities exploited by Chinese threat actor for People’s Republic.

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Tax Scams Ramping Up as the April 15 Deadline Approaches https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/tax-scams-ramping-up-as-the-april-15-deadline-approaches/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 12:49:52 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2012842 Tax season scams

With the IRS deadline only weeks away, businesses and individuals are racing to get their taxes filed, and bad actors are doing what they can to keep pace with them. Both Microsoft and Malwarebytes in recent days have outlined various scams being used to steal sensitive information, drop malicious payloads, or make payments to fake..

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Apple M-Series FAIL: GoFetch Flaw Finds Crypto Keys https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/apple-m-gofetch-richixbw/ Fri, 22 Mar 2024 18:56:32 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2012710 A green worm on a juicy red apple

GoFAIL: Researchers worm their way into broken cache-filling microcode in most Macs and iPads.

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Evolving Cyber Threats: Insights and Strategies from the 2023 FBI IC3 Report https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/evolving-cyber-threats-insights-and-strategies-from-the-2023-fbi-ic3-report/ https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/evolving-cyber-threats-insights-and-strategies-from-the-2023-fbi-ic3-report/#respond Thu, 21 Mar 2024 10:00:53 +0000 https://slashnext.com/?p=55060 Latest FBI IC3 Report shows a record year for cybercrime: record-setting $12.5 billion in losses The 2023 FBI IC3 report reveals not just numbers but narratives that underscore the adaptability and cunning of today’s cyber adversaries. With a record-setting $12.5 billion in losses, a 22% increase from the previous year, the report is a wake-up […]

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EPA and White House Raise Alarm on Water Cybersecurity https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/water-cybersecurity-richixbw/ Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:22:50 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2012433 Public washroom faucets

Iran and China fingered: Biden admin. chides governors: Water infra. lacks “even basic cybersecurity precautions.”

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