Phishing works so well because it relies on hacking the human psyche. We want to trust the stories we’re told – especially if they’re told by ostensibly trustworthy organizations or individuals. This is an admirable, but highly exploitable, trait. As technologies evolve, threat actors are continually refining the methods they use to take advantage of trusting end-users.
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The evolution of phishing: vishing & quishing | TechRadar
The reconnaissance phase at the beginning of an attack plays an even more important role in the defense strategy.
SecurityWeek: AT&T Data Breach: ‘Nearly All’ Wireless Customers Exposed in Massive Hack
AT&T on Friday said almost all its wireless subscribers were exposed in a massive hack that occurred between April 14 and April 25, 2024, where a hacker exfiltrated files containing “records of customer call and text interactions” between approximately May 1 and October 31, 2022, as well as on January 2, 2023.
Alabama education department still impacted by thwarted ransomware intrusion | SC Media
More ransomware news. Education and Health Care sectors seem to be popular targets lately. https://www.scmagazine.com/brief/alabama-education-department-still-impacted-by-thwarted-ransomware-intrusion
The US Wants to Integrate the Commercial Space Industry With Its Military to Prevent Cyber Attacks | WIRED
As space becomes more important to the world’s critical infrastructure, the risk increases that hostile nation-states will deploy cyberattacks on important satellites and other space infrastructure. Targets would include not just spy satellites or military communications satellites, but commercial spacecraft too.