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Funeral home hacked; hackers use account for phishing scam

23

Oct

2017

Social engineering is one of the oldest tricks in the hacker book, used to target companies large and small. Psychological trickery to get employees to click on links, download infected documents or give away personal information via email is one of the top techniques still practiced by cybercriminals for fraud. Phishing schemes are common; they’ve […]

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IDG Contributor Network: What the good guys are up against: a roundup of popular attack vectors

09

Oct

2017

Defenders face creative adversaries who are constantly evolving their attack arsenal. To help the good guys know what they’re up against, here are some of the attack vectors that have been frequently used in recent months. Some of these vectors – like fileless malware attacks and ransomware – are likely well-known to security professionals. But […]

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IDG Contributor Network: Multi-stage spear phishing – bait, hook and catch

04

Oct

2017

Cybercriminals have an extensive history of conducting attacks that cast a wide net hitting as many people as possible. Nearly everyone has received emails from a wealthy foreign banker, a Nigerian prince offering to pay you an exorbitant sum of money, or from a sketchy drug company offering a new drug that promises to revolutionize […]

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