SideWinder Targets Pakistani Entities With Phishing Attacks
The India-aligned APT SideWinder is using a variety of social engineering techniques to target Pakistani government and military entities, according to researchers at Group-IB. The...
Category : Social Engineering
Phishing Campaign Targets QuickBooks Users
Accounting software provider Intuit has warned of a phishing scam targeting its customers, BleepingComputer reports. The phishing campaign affected users of Intuit’s QuickBooks product, informing...
We Do Not Talk Enough About Social Engineering and It’s Hurting Us
One of the most important things I have tried to communicate to audiences since at least the 1990s is how prevalent a role social engineering...
The $44 Billion Smishing Problem and How to Not Be a Victim
Consumer Affairs reported on how big of a problem SMS phishing scams have become, and how it’s about to get a lot worse. According to...
Collaring the (Alleged) Leader of a BEC Gang
A joint operation by INTERPOL and the cybercrime unit of the Nigeria Police Force have concluded a yearlong investigation into the SilverTerrier business email compromise...
That’s Not Actually Elon Musk
Scammers are using deepfake videos of Elon Musk in an attempt to trick people into handing over cryptocurrency, BleepingComputer reports. The scammers set up a...
FBI Director Warns of “Unprecedented” Cyberespionage Attacks Originating in China
FBI Director Christopher Wray highlighted China’s role in cyberespionage in a recent 60-Minutes news segment, saying the level of attacks the U.S. is seeing is...
Social Engineering by “Emergency Data Request”
Bloomberg has reported that forged “Emergency Data Requests” last year induced Apple and Meta to surrender “basic subscriber details, such as a customer’s address, phone...
Cisco: Web 3.0 Will be the Next Frontier for Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks
A look at what makes up Web 3.0 and how it may be used includes insight into what kinds of cyberattacks may plague it, as...
Cost of Internet Crimes in 2021 Increase 64% Exceeding $6.9 Billion
New data from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) shows a massive increase in the cost of internet crimes, with phishing and BEC topping...