Dataconomy

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A tailgating attack in cybersecurity is a type of social engineering attack in which an unauthorized person gains access to a secure system or facility by following closely behind an authorized person. Tailgating, specifically, is a social engineering tactic used in physical security breaches.

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Dataconomy

JUNE 27, 2023

Use antivirus software Installing reputable antivirus software helps protect your system from various types of malware, including viruses, ransomware, and spyware. Malware, including viruses, ransomware, or spyware, can infiltrate devices and networks, causing significant damage. Stick to trusted and secure devices whenever possible.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

In some of the stories around spyware companies , the most worrying version of this is where they get full access to your phone. There was just a story in the LA Times a few weeks ago about a predator who was using social engineering get access to women’s backups just to try to look through their photos. Yes, absolutely.

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Victus pro Scientia Opus -- Food for the Knowledge

MAY 11, 2007

I run a feet-on-the-street IT MSP which serves this market so I'm closely familiar with how many valuable documents of financial data are just left lying in inboxes and temp folders on someone's Spyware infested home computer. Enterprise 2.0 Pour out the Kool Aide my friend, Google's on the right track.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

The SyTech projects exposed included social media monitoring solutions and TOR deanonymization tools. Reports suggest that smishing is one possible attack vector for the spyware. Joe Carrigan: [00:18:32] Which is more likely - that the ad engine is so good that which - actually, it's pretty likely, but (laughter).

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

The SyTech projects exposed included social media monitoring solutions and TOR deanonymization tools. Reports suggest that smishing is one possible attack vector for the spyware. Joe Carrigan: [00:18:32] Which is more likely - that the ad engine is so good that which - actually, it's pretty likely, but (laughter).

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

The SyTech projects exposed included social media monitoring solutions and TOR deanonymization tools. Reports suggest that smishing is one possible attack vector for the spyware. Joe Carrigan: [00:18:32] Which is more likely - that the ad engine is so good that which - actually, it's pretty likely, but (laughter).

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Cloud Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2014

The majority of these attacks are due to hacking, fraud and social engineering. Social engineering is a methodology that enables a perpetrator to persuade or induce an individual to provide sensitive information or access to the unauthorized perpetrator. For example, in the first half of 2014, 84.6%

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Although the tech giant's engineers are regularly uncovering and foiling black hat SEO stratagems, malicious actors lay the groundwork for smarter schemes that make the pendulum swing back in their favor. Under the guise of account hacking tools, the malefactors were mostly distributing a spyware program known as Emotet.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Some of those who bought the spyware were allegedly able to see live locations of the devices, view the targets emails, photos, web browsing history, text messages, video calls, etc. I am a coordinator, the Coalition Against Spyware. What about social media? So here's the thing, SpyPhone is not an isolated incident.

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Dataconomy

DECEMBER 16, 2024

QiAnXin XLab uncovers Glutton backdoor used in cyberattacks Glutton, discovered in late April 2024 but believed to have been deployed as early as December 2023, is engineered to gather sensitive system information and execute malicious code on popular PHP frameworks like Laravel, ThinkPHP, and Yii.

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The Verge

JULY 15, 2020

To speculate much further would be irresponsible, but Cox’s reporting suggests that this is not a garden-variety hack in which a bunch of people reused their passwords, or a hacker used social engineering to convince AT&T to swap a SIM card. The spyware was made by Israel’s NSO Group. Sensor Tower).

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The Verge

JULY 21, 2020

Finally, if you break us up, a giant technology company from China will likely emerge as the world’s dominant social network, creating a beachhead for the expansion of Chinese soft power — and, along with it, censorship and authoritarianism. Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land ). Perhaps you’ve heard of ByteDance? Mike Allen / Axios ).

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