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fromThe Hacker News
6 hours agoNo Exploit Needed: How Attackers Walk Through the Front Door via Identity-Based Attacks
Stolen credentials remain the primary entry point for attackers, despite advancements in cybersecurity.
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fromCointelegraph
11 hours agoFake Police Raid Scam Forces Victim to Send $1M in Bitcoin
The French case illustrates how attackers used a fake police raid and violence to force a Bitcoin transfer worth $1 million, bypassing encryption entirely by compelling the victim to authorize the transaction.
Cryptocurrency
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fromSecuritymagazine
18 hours agoSecurity Leaders Discuss the Vercel Breach
The Vercel data breach highlights the risks of targeted account takeovers and the importance of effective communication during security incidents.
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 hours agoFidelity National Financial appeals ruling upholding FinCEN AML rule
The rule requires title firms to report specific details on all-cash home purchase transactions, including names, addresses, dates of birth, citizenship status, and ID numbers of all people involved, including minors.
Law
fromStreetsblog Empire State
4 days agoTalk About Insurance Fraud! Big Tech Floods Pols' In-Boxes With Fake Emails In Support Of Hochul's Car Premium Ploy - Streetsblog Empire State
Several state lawmakers have reported receiving hundreds of form emails generated by Citizens For Affordable Rates, an organization funded by Uber, supporting Gov. Hochul's auto insurance proposal. One email was sent from Leslie Jenkins, who died in 2015, raising questions about the legitimacy of these communications.
California
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fromSecurityWeek
1 month agoTycoon 2FA Phishing Platform Dismantled in Global Takedown
Europol and Microsoft led a coordinated takedown of Tycoon 2FA, a phishing-as-a-service platform responsible for 62% of phishing attempts blocked by Microsoft and affecting 96,000 victims worldwide.
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fromSecurityWeek
1 month agoTycoon 2FA Phishing Platform Dismantled in Global Takedown
Europol and Microsoft led a coordinated takedown of Tycoon 2FA, a phishing-as-a-service platform responsible for 62% of phishing attempts blocked by Microsoft and affecting 96,000 victims worldwide.
fromSecurityWeek
1 week agoMITRE Releases Fight Fraud Framework
"These incidents involve the intentional use of deceptive or illegal practices to fraudulently obtain money, assets, or information from individuals or institutions, and include actions carried out over cyber channels."
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fromSecurityWeek
1 month agoSecurity Firm Executive Targeted in Sophisticated Phishing Attack
A C-level executive at Outpost24 was targeted by a sophisticated phishing attack using the Kratos phishing-as-a-service kit that exploited legitimate services like Cisco and Nylas to bypass security defenses.
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fromSecuritymagazine
1 month agoTargeted Phishing Attack Breaches Biotech Company Data
Intuitive Surgical suffered a phishing attack compromising employee credentials, exposing customer and corporate data, though operational systems and customer networks remained unaffected due to network segmentation.
fromPCWorld
1 month agoPhishing scammers weaponize ICE ragebait
The email seen by at least some customers of the Emma email platform was a phishing scam. Hackers hoped to inspire instant panic with the words, 'As part of our commitment to supporting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), we will be adding a Support ICE donation button to the footer of every email sent through our platform.'
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fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month agoTycoon2FA phishing platform dismantled in major operation | Computer Weekly
Europol-led operation dismantled Tycoon2FA, a phishing service with 2,000 subscribers that bypassed multifactor authentication by intercepting credentials and session cookies across 24,000 domains.
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