What is social engineering? Social engineering refers to the act of influencing a person. It involves attempting to gain the victim’s trust in order to obtain personal data or confidential information. This includes passwords, addresses, or account details, which hackers can use to make transfers without the victim being able to do anything about it….
Affected? What now? Report an incident You should report the incident to your supervisor or the IT department immediately. The sooner you notice and report the incident, the faster specialists can be called in to try to limit the damage as much as possible. Even though it may seem embarrassing to fall for a phishing…
In its latest report, Europol describes how the theft and trade of personal data has developed into a highly professional criminal industry. Data has become a currency in its own right in the cybercrime ecosystem. Cybercriminals are tapping into access data, passwords, authenticated sessions, and sensitive personal information on a large scale and selling it…
In a recent case, cybercriminals exploited security vulnerabilities in well-known brands such as Bose and Panasonic to spread malware via seemingly trustworthy Internet addresses. The trick: the attackers took over old Internet addresses (known as subdomains) that companies no longer actively use but which are still technically accessible. This makes these sites appear legitimate at…