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The Evolution of Phishing: A WatchGuard Real-World Example

November 10, 2021 By Ryan Estes

Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where threat actors attempt to trick users into providing sensitive information via email. Typically, this involves creating a phishing campaign where threat actors will send the same phishing email to a large batch of recipients in an attempt to trick at least a small subset of these potential victims. Not to be confused with … [Read more...]

Social Engineering and Scams – Cyber Security Awareness Month

October 22, 2018 By Corey Nachreiner

For the third week of Cyber Security Awareness Month I talk about social engineering and scams. In this video, I talk about some of the common psychological tactics social engineers employ in their scams, and share basic tips to avoid them. Watch the video below for more details.  Episode Runtime: 5:28 Direct YouTube … [Read more...]

CWA Teens Arrested – Daily Security Byte EP. 216

February 16, 2016 By Corey Nachreiner

Just a few days after the DoJ data leak, UK authorities arrest two teenagers associated with the group CWA. Watch the video to learn more. (Episode Runtime: 2:13) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82c3nvMibWg EPISODE REFERENCES: UK authorities arrest two teens in association with DoJ hacks - Motherboard "Cracka" from CWA arrested - Motherboard CWA … [Read more...]

DoJ, FBI, and DHS Pwned? – Daily Security Byte EP. 215

February 12, 2016 By Corey Nachreiner

A Hacker (likely Hacktivist) claims to have breached the Department of Justice's network, and has dumped FBI and DHS employee records to prove it. If you think he used some advanced attack to crack the government's systems, you'd be wrong. Watch today's episode to learn how claims to have done it, and how you could protect yourself. (Episode Runtime: 3:34) Direct YouTube … [Read more...]

Malicious WhatsApp Spam – Daily Security Byte EP. 200

January 11, 2016 By Corey Nachreiner

Today, a few media outlets picked up on a new malicious spam campaign that masquerades  as a missed WhatsApp message to deliver malware. However, this isn't the first time cyber criminals have tried this trick. Watch today's episode to learn how to identify this malicious email and avoid it. (Episode Runtime: 2:56) Direct YouTube … [Read more...]

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