IT Sec News updates – Phishing Attacks

March 14, 2024
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Phishing Threats Rise as Malicious Actors Target Messaging Platforms – Security Boulevard

As messaging apps like Telegram gain popularity, cybercriminals are increasingly finding they are an attractive vector for phishing attacks.

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Patient Data Exposed in Phishing Attack on UC San Diego Health – The HIPAA Journal

Two Hillcrest Medical Center employees responded to the phishing emails and disclosed their credentials, which allowed their email accounts to be …

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Five tax scams and how to avoid them – WCVB-TV

1) Phishing · 2) People posing as IRS agents · 3) Phony tax preparers · 4) Scamming tax preparation businesses · 5) Offer in Compromise mills.

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How AI helped in a 40% rise in phishing attacks in 2023 – Times of India

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky's anti-phishing system claims to have stopped 709 million attempts from phishing and scam websites in 2023, The company …

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New Phishing Campaign Delivers Remote Access Trojans (RATs) – Security Boulevard

Sophisticated phishing campaign leverages public services, where remote access Trojans are being delivered via malicious Java downloader A new …

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Hackers Abuse Dropbox In Phishing Attack To Steal Logins – Cyber Security News

Darktrace, a leading AI-powered threat detection company identified a sophisticated phishing attempt targeting one of its customers in.

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Alert: Cybercriminals Deploying VCURMS and STRRAT Trojans via AWS and GitHub

A new phishing campaign uses a Java-based downloader to distribute VCURMS & STRRAT RATs, leveraging public services like AWS & GitHub for malware …

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Phishing Scammers Stole $47 Million From 57000 Victims in February Alone — Report

Nearly $47 million was stolen from approximately 57,000 crypto users by criminals who use phishing scams to lure victims.

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Phishing scammers stole $47million from 57000 Crypto users in February alone -Report

phishing scams to lure their victims. According to a report by Scam Sniffer, a Web 3 anti-scam project most of the phishing scams occurred on the …

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RCMP warning public of phishing scams | Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Phishing scams have gained in popularity in recent years, and are ploys by fraudsters to obtain an unsuspecting person's personal or financial …

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