social engineering
Malware you can “live with”, but shouldn’t
The main symptom of a computer being infected with the ZeroAccess (or Sirefef) malware is that online searches via Google Search often lead to unhelpful pages filled with ads …
UK banks targeted with Trojans and social engineering
According to Etay Maor, Fraud Prevention Solutions Manager for Trusteer, “The security industry has a common saying: “Your system is only as secure as its weakest …
The Social-Engineer Toolkit 5.0 released
TrustedSec released the Social-Engineer Toolkit (SET) 5.0 codename: The Wild West. This version is a culmination of six months of development, bug squashing, and user …
Spear-phishing emails targeting energy companies
Information over-sharing can lead to cleverly executed and dangerous spear-phishing campaigns, warns the US Department of Homeland Security and the ICS-CERT. According to an …
My very own personal privacy training
I remember a time – and it wasn’t even that long ago – when the government, companies and organizations weren’t this hell-bent on collecting citizen, …
Ransomware uses browser history to persuade users to pay up
A new ransomware variant dubbed Kovter has been spotted trying out a brand new approach for convincing targeted users of the legitimacy of its claims. According a malware …
Cloud-based tool simulates social engineering
TraceSecurity launched the TraceSecurity Phishing Simulator, a secure, cloud-based solution that allows organizations to safely perform on-demand social engineering tests that …
Xbox Live accounts hack performed by attackers that hit Krebs and Honan?
Microsoft has confirmed that a number of Xbox Live accounts of their current and former employees have been compromised by attackers using “several stringed social …
(IN)SECURE Magazine issue 37 released
(IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Issue 37 has been released today. Table of contents: …
Yahoo Mail accounts still hijacked daily
Email account hijacking has been a big problem for Yahoo Mail users since the beginning of the year, as a number of vulnerabilities have been discovered, shared online and …
Warning from “Mark Zurckerberg” leads to account hijacking
If you get an email sent by “Mark Zurckerberg”, saying your Facebook account might be permanently suspended because of violations of the social network’s …
Real world social engineering challenge at HITBSECCONF2013
Global IT services provider Sogeti will launch their social engineering challenge during the Hack In The Box Amsterdam conference in April. The challenge will be to social …
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