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Hackers send fake attack reports to Colonial Pipeline via email to distribute Cobalt Strike malware

On: June 4, 2021

In: Data Breach

Tagged: Cobalt Strike, Colonial Pipeline, Cyberattack, cybersecurity, email security, Hacking, malware, phishing, ransomware, social engineering

It’s been a couple of weeks since the attack on Colonial Pipeline and the cybersecurity community is still finding evidence of malicious activity related to this incident. A new reportRead More →

How new cloned Instagram accounts attacks works?

On: August 24, 2020

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: cybersecurity, Hacking, Instagram, social engineering

A recent trend of digital fraud is the cloning of accounts, in which criminals create social media accounts, mainly Instagram, using screenshots of the target account to try to trickRead More →

Woman used social engineering cancer tricks to collect $55,000 in Instagram

On: May 4, 2020

In: Data Breach

Tagged: cybersecurity, Hacking, social engineering

A woman accused of faking a positive cancer diagnosis to receive thousands of dollars in donations was responsible for a significant violation of the trust of hundreds of people, AustralianRead More →