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Where Hackers Find Your Weak Spots

April 22, 2024 by Xynik

April 22, 2024 at 10:10AM Cyber scammers frequently use social engineering to infiltrate organizations through four phases: information gathering, relationship development, exploitation, and execution. Attackers gather intelligence from OSINT, SOCMINT, ADINT, DARKINT, and AI-INT to launch targeted social engineering scams. Businesses can lower the risk by training staff, drafting AI-use policies, and leveraging the same … Read more

DarkGate Operator Uses Skype, Teams Messages to Distribute Malware

October 12, 2023 by Xynik

October 12, 2023 at 04:59PM A threat actor is using compromised Skype and Microsoft Teams accounts to distribute DarkGate, a malware associated with information theft, keylogging, cryptocurrency mining, and ransomware. The campaign targets organizations in the Americas, and the developer of DarkGate is advertising it on underground forums and leasing it out as a service … Read more