ProCircular has been monitoring a troubling uptick in ClickFix attacks—a sneaky form of social engineering that tricks users into running harmful scripts on their systems. This type of attack is particularly clever, masquerading as legitimate interactions to catch users off guard.
ClickFix: The Latest Twist in Social Engineering Scams
Topics: Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Security Awareness Training, MXDR, social engineering
Protect Your Organization with Advanced Phishing Simulations
In today's evolving digital landscape, ensuring the security of your organization’s sensitive information is more critical than ever. Traditional security measures, including Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), are essential but not foolproof.
Topics: Cybersecurity, Information Security, Data Security, Data Protection, cybersecurity plan, Passwords, social engineering, MFA
Rolling the Dice on Cybersecurity: Lessons from the MGM Breach
You may have seen it in the news, but another major company has been a victim of a nasty ransomware attack that disrupted services and customers for over ten days. This time, the victim was MGM Resorts in Las Vegas.
What separates this major incident from others is that the hackers pulled the malicious attack off using one of the oldest tricks in the book: social engineering. So, what happened, and what can we learn from this?
Topics: Cybersecurity, Network Security, Data Breach, Data Security, security incident handling, risk, Ransomware, social engineering