As we do more and more on our mobile devices it’s clear that the front line of cyber defense isn’t […]
Tag: social engineering
Google discovered a new scam—and also fell victim to it
Google said that its Salesforce instance was among those that were compromised. The breach occurred in June, but Google only […]
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What’s behind the recent rise in identity-based attacks? [Q&A]
Cybercriminals are increasingly using sophisticated identity-based attacks (phishing, social engineering, leveraging compromised credentials) to gain access as trusted users and […]
IRONSCALES launches deepfake protection to combat social engineering attacks
Deepfake-driven social engineering attacks continue to gain momentum but technical solutions to the issue have so far been slow to […]
“The girl should be calling men.” Leak exposes Black Basta’s influence tactics.
A leak of 190,000 chat messages traded among members of the Black Basta ransomware group shows that it’s a highly […]