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	2024-03-14 14:20:00	Bien qu'il se sente préparé pour les attaques basées sur l'image, la plupart des organisations ont été compromises par eux Despite Feeling Prepared for Image-Based Attacks, Most Organizations Have Been Compromised by Them (lien direct)			APT 3	★★★
	2023-10-02 16:29:11	Lazarus Attack contre Spanish Aerospace Company a commencé avec des messages de Phony Meta Recruiters Lazarus Attack on Spanish Aerospace Company Started with Messages from Phony Meta Recruiters (lien direct)	Une récente attaque contre une entreprise aérospatiale espagnole non divulguée a tous commencé avec des messages aux employés de l'entreprise qui semblaient provenir de méta recruteurs, via la messagerie LinkedIn. chercheurs ESET à découvertL'attaque et l'attribué au groupe Lazare, en particulier une campagne surnommée Opération Dreamjob.Cette campagne du groupe Lazare était destinée aux entreprises de défense et aérospatiale dans le but de réaliser un cyberespionnage. & Nbsp; A recent attack on an undisclosed Spanish aerospace company all started with messages to the company\'s employees that appeared to be coming from Meta recruiters, via LinkedIn Messaging. ESET researchers uncovered the attack and attributed it to the Lazarus group, particularly a campaign dubbed Operation DreamJob. This campaign by the Lazarus group was aimed at defense and aerospace companies with the goal of carrying out cyberespionage.		APT 38	★★★
	2023-06-29 17:18:11	Acteur de menace iranienne Chichette Chichette à l'aide de la campagne de phishing de lance pour distribuer des logiciels malveillants Iranian Threat Actor Charming Kitten Using Spear Phishing Campaign To Distribute Malware (lien direct)		Malware Threat	APT 35	★★
	2023-06-13 13:00:00	CyberheistNews Vol 13 # 24 [Le biais de l'esprit \\] le prétexage dépasse désormais le phishing dans les attaques d'ingénierie sociale CyberheistNews Vol 13 #24 [The Mind\\'s Bias] Pretexting Now Tops Phishing in Social Engineering Attacks (lien direct)	CyberheistNews Vol 13 #24 \| June 13th, 2023 [The Mind\'s Bias] Pretexting Now Tops Phishing in Social Engineering Attacks The New Verizon DBIR is a treasure trove of data. As we will cover a bit below, Verizon reported that 74% of data breaches Involve the "Human Element," so people are one of the most common factors contributing to successful data breaches. Let\'s drill down a bit more in the social engineering section. They explained: "Now, who has received an email or a direct message on social media from a friend or family member who desperately needs money? Probably fewer of you. This is social engineering (pretexting specifically) and it takes more skill. "The most convincing social engineers can get into your head and convince you that someone you love is in danger. They use information they have learned about you and your loved ones to trick you into believing the message is truly from someone you know, and they use this invented scenario to play on your emotions and create a sense of urgency. The DBIR Figure 35 shows that Pretexting is now more prevalent than Phishing in Social Engineering incidents. However, when we look at confirmed breaches, Phishing is still on top." A social attack known as BEC, or business email compromise, can be quite intricate. In this type of attack, the perpetrator uses existing email communications and information to deceive the recipient into carrying out a seemingly ordinary task, like changing a vendor\'s bank account details. But what makes this attack dangerous is that the new bank account provided belongs to the attacker. As a result, any payments the recipient makes to that account will simply disappear. BEC Attacks Have Nearly Doubled It can be difficult to spot these attacks as the attackers do a lot of preparation beforehand. They may create a domain doppelganger that looks almost identical to the real one and modify the signature block to show their own number instead of the legitimate vendor. Attackers can make many subtle changes to trick their targets, especially if they are receiving many similar legitimate requests. This could be one reason why BEC attacks have nearly doubled across the DBIR entire incident dataset, as shown in Figure 36, and now make up over 50% of incidents in this category. Financially Motivated External Attackers Double Down on Social Engineering Timely detection and response is crucial when dealing with social engineering attacks, as well as most other attacks. Figure 38 shows a steady increase in the median cost of BECs since 2018, now averaging around $50,000, emphasizing the significance of quick detection. However, unlike the times we live in, this section isn\'t all doom and	Spam Malware Vulnerability Threat Patching	Uber APT 37 ChatGPT ChatGPT APT 43	★★
	2023-02-28 14:00:00	CyberheistNews Vol 13 #09 [Eye Opener] Should You Click on Unsubscribe? (lien direct)	CyberheistNews Vol 13 #09 \| February 28th, 2023 [Eye Opener] Should You Click on Unsubscribe? By Roger A. Grimes. Some common questions we get are "Should I click on an unwanted email's 'Unsubscribe' link? Will that lead to more or less unwanted email?" The short answer is that, in general, it is OK to click on a legitimate vendor's unsubscribe link. But if you think the email is sketchy or coming from a source you would not want to validate your email address as valid and active, or are unsure, do not take the chance, skip the unsubscribe action. In many countries, legitimate vendors are bound by law to offer (free) unsubscribe functionality and abide by a user's preferences. For example, in the U.S., the 2003 CAN-SPAM Act states that businesses must offer clear instructions on how the recipient can remove themselves from the involved mailing list and that request must be honored within 10 days. Note: Many countries have laws similar to the CAN-SPAM Act, although with privacy protection ranging the privacy spectrum from very little to a lot more protection. The unsubscribe feature does not have to be a URL link, but it does have to be an "internet-based way." The most popular alternative method besides a URL link is an email address to use. In some cases, there are specific instructions you have to follow, such as put "Unsubscribe" in the subject of the email. Other times you are expected to craft your own message. Luckily, most of the time simply sending any email to the listed unsubscribe email address is enough to remove your email address from the mailing list. [CONTINUED] at the KnowBe4 blog:https://blog.knowbe4.com/should-you-click-on-unsubscribe [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense. Join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, March 1, @ 2:00 PM (ET), for a live demo of how KnowBe4 introduces a new-school approac	Malware Hack Tool Vulnerability Threat Guideline Prediction	APT 38 ChatGPT	★★★
	2023-01-30 13:52:25	Russian and Iranian Spear Phishing Campaigns are Running Rampant in the UK (lien direct)	The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has described two separate spear phishing campaigns launched by Russia's SEABORGIUM threat actor and Iran's TA453 (also known as Charming Kitten). The NCSC says both threat actors have targeted entities in the UK, including “academia, defence, governmental organisations, NGOs, think-tanks, as well as politicians, journalists, and activists."	Threat Conference	APT 35	★★
	2022-05-17 13:30:09	Spear Phishing a Diplomat (lien direct)	Researchers at Fortinet observed a spear phishing attack that targeted a Jordanian diplomat late last month. The researchers attribute this attack to the Iranian state-sponsored threat actor APT34 (also known as OilRig or Helix Kitten). The body of the phishing email isn't particularly detailed, but the attackers put a significant amount of effort into impersonating an employee at the targeted individual's organization.	Threat	APT 34
	2022-04-20 12:49:57	TraderTraitor: When States do Social Engineering (lien direct)	North Korea's Lazarus Group is using social engineering attacks to target users of cryptocurrency, according to a joint advisory from the US FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the US Treasury Department.	Medical	APT 38 APT 28
	2022-02-21 19:50:06	Phishing Campaign Targets NFT Speculators (lien direct)	Scams follow fashion because money follows fashion. So it's no surprise that non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which have become a hot speculative property, have drawn scam artists for phishing campaigns. They're not so much interested in the NFTs themselves as they are in the speculators' cash. OceanSea, a leading NFT marketplace, has responded to panicky tweets from users to reassure them that it's on top of rumors of “an exploit” connected to the smart contracts traders use.	Guideline	APT 32
	2022-02-08 14:23:51	CyberheistNews Vol 12 #06 [Heads Up] Beware of New Quickbooks Payment Scams (lien direct)	[Heads Up] Beware of New QuickBooks Payment Scams Email not displaying? \| CyberheistNews Vol 12 #06 \| Feb. 8th., 2022 [Heads Up] Beware of New QuickBooks Payment Scams Many small and mid-sized companies use Intuit's popular QuickBooks program. They usually start out using its easy-to-use base accounting program and then the QuickBooks program aggressively pushes other complimentary features. One of those add-on features is the ability to send customers' invoices via email. The payee can click on a “Review and pay” button in the email to pay the invoice. It used to be a free, but less mature, feature years ago, but these days, it costs extra. Still, if you are using QuickBooks for your accounting, the ability to generate, send, receive and electronically track invoices all in one place is a pretty easy sell. Unfortunately, phishing criminals are using QuickBooks' popularity to send business email compromise (BEC) scams. The emails appear as if they are coming from a legitimate vendor using QuickBooks, but if the potential victim takes the bait, the invoice they pay will be to the scammer. Worse, the payment request can require that the payee use ACH (automated clearing house) method, which requires the payee to input their bank account details. So, if the victim falls for the scam, the criminal now has their bank account information. Not good. Note: Some other QuickBooks scam warnings will tell you that QuickBooks will never ask for your ACH or banking details. This is not completely true. QuickBooks, the company and its support staff, never will, but QuickBooks email payment requests often do. Warn your users in Accounting. CONTINUED at the KnowBe4 blog with both legit and malicious example screenshots: https://blog.knowbe4.com/beware-of-quickbooks-payment-scams	Malware Hack Threat Conference	APT 35
	2022-01-18 16:59:26	North Korean Cryptocurrency Theft Relies on Social Engineering (lien direct)	A North Korean threat actor being called “BlueNoroff,” a subunit of Pyongyang's Lazarus Group, has been targeting cryptocurrency startups with financially motivated attacks, researchers at Kaspersky have found. The campaign, “SnatchCrypto,” is using malicious documents to gain access to internal communications, then using social engineering to manipulate employees.	Threat Medical	APT 38 APT 28

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