That Email Isn’t from the New Jersey Attorney General
Earlier this month, state employees in the US state of New Jersey began receiving emails that falsely represented themselves as originating with the state’s attorney general.
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[Arm and a Leg] Cyber Insurers Are Worried About The Long-tail Cost of Attacks
[BUDGET AMMO] James Rundle at the The Wall Street Journal today published a very interesting article about the long-term costs of cyber attacks and the fact that cyber insurers are getting more and more worried that their models do not cover t…
London NatWest Bank Warns Customers of Alarming Impersonation Scams
National Westminster Bank, the London-based bank familiarly known as NatWest, has warned its customers to be on the alert for emails pretending to be from NatWest, but which in fact are from scammers trying to bubble the unwary out of their sa…
Pre-pandemic techniques are fueling record fraud rates
Within the largest financial institutions, insurers, and retailers, the rise and adoption of AI, an impending recession, and the return of pre-pandemic fraud techniques are driving record rates of fraud attacks for consumers and enterprises alike, acco…
Indian Rail Passenger Ticketing Platform Warns of Online Fraud
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), described as “a popular platform used by a significant number of Indians for booking train tickets,” has cautioned users about a malicious Android application that’s being used to co…
[Head Start] Effective Methods How To Teach Social Engineering To An AI
Remember The Sims? Well Stanford created a small virtual world with 25 ChatGPT-powered “people”. The simulation ran for 2 days and showed that AI-powered bots can interact in a very human-like way.
Zelle users targeted with social engineering tricks
Cybercriminals have been leveraging social engineering techniques to impersonate the popular US-based digital payments network Zelle and steal money from unsuspecting victims, according to Avanan. The fake Zelle email (Source: Avanan) The phishing emai…
Affinity Phishing Attacks Use Social Engineering Tactics to Prey on Victims
Affinity phishing scams are ones in which criminals cultivate trust in their prospective victims by trading on common background, either real or feigned. Thus a fraudster might claim a common religion, a shared military background, membership …
Ukrainian Hackers Breach Email of APT28 Leader, Who’s Wanted by FBI
By Waqas
APT28, or Fancy Bear, is a Russian government-backed nefarious hacking group known for using spear-phishing campaigns against its targets.
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Why it’s time to move towards a passwordless future
Adversaries don’t need to use sophisticated methods to gain access to enterprise systems or to deploy ransomware – they can just buy or steal credentials and log in. By burdening users with the near-impossible task of maintaining “secure password…