Hacking Humans
The report discusses a new phishing scam that uses blank images to trick users into clicking on malicious links. Blank-image phishing works by embedding a malicious link in a blank image that is attached to an email. When the user opens the email, the image loads and the malicious link is executed. This can lead…
Check out the “update” link below for a superb case study on this attack. Though we’re not sure the admission by CoinsPad will make their cyber insurance provider happy, if they have one. [See cyber insurance news here.] “The hackers gained access to an employee’s computer by contacting them with what turned out to be…
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CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is one of the places you really don’t want to see successful social engineering attacks. The organization describes the efforts of its scientists: “They use the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments to study the basic constituents of matter – the fundamental particles. The particles are made…
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A new report released by Hush, the cyberprivacy platform that reduces social engineering and phishing risks for companies and all levels of their employees, has found that the largest 100 banks in the U.S. are at major risk for cyberattacks. The report, which was released at the Black Hat USA cybersecurity conference, analyzed billions of…