Phishing attacks are evolving to use QR codes to trick users into entering their credentials on malicious websites, which can be designed to look like legitimate login pages and may even prefill the username field to increase believability.
Category: Vulnerabilities
The FIA has been hacked after workers fell for a phishing attack | TechRadar
In a short press release, the FIA confirmed recent phishing attacks resulted in “unauthorized access to personal data contained in two email accounts belonging to the FIA.”
RockYou2024: 10 billion passwords leaked in the largest compilation of all time | Cybernews
“In its essence, the RockYou2024 leak is a compilation of real-world passwords used by individuals all over the world. Revealing that many passwords for threat actors substantially heightens the risk of credential stuffing attacks,” researchers said.
Types of Cyber Crime: A Guide to Prevention & Impact
From individual cybercriminals to organized groups, cyber crime has become a social epidemic that knows no borders. Cyber criminals use psychological manipulation, phishing, and malware to exploit individuals and organizations, causing financial losses and disrupting business operations.
Hackers Using Weaponized Docs In QR Code Phishing Attacks
Threat actors embed malicious QR codes in emails, documents, and public places, using them to mask destinations.
The biggest data breaches in 2024: 1B stolen records and rising | TechCrunch
These breaches not only affect the individuals whose data was irretrievably exposed, but also embolden the criminals who profit from their malicious cyberattacks.
Criminals are using surveillance cameras to stake out homes.
Multiple reports from neighborhoods across Southern California have come in of folks finding cheap cameras with small battery packs lovingly packaged in camouflage tape and pointed at their homes.
From Phish to Phish Phishing: How Email Scams Got Smart – Check Point Blog
In short, malicious emails will become easier to create and more difficult to stop.
Arkansas AG lawsuit claims Temu’s shopping app is ‘dangerous malware’ – The Verge
The AG claims that Temu collects far more data than necessary to run a shopping app, including sensitive or personally identifiable information.