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Voice phishing: protect yourself from vishing Phishing remains one of the main vectors for cyberattacks today, but a new variant is rapidly gaining ground: vishing. Also known as voice phishing or telephone phishing, vishing involves manipulating a victim over the phone in order to extract sensitive information from them. Although the use of...
Vishing: how Hucency invented the first mnemonic device to combat this type of attack Vishing, or voice phishing, is an increasingly widespread and sophisticated social engineering attack. It aims to trap users over the phone in order to obtain sensitive information or encourage them to take urgent action for the benefit of...
The facts One of the largest fuel pipelines in the United States, Colonial Pipeline, which connects gas stations, refineries, and airports in the eastern United States, recently suffered a large-scale cyberattack. The attack The company was forced to shut down all its systems following this digital attack. It says it has hired a team...
Lise Charmel Hit by a Phishing Cyberattack On November 8, 2019, 1,150 employees of the Lise Charmel Group—including 400 in the Lyon area—found their files, data, and workstations “encrypted in France and abroad,” as CEO Olivier Piquet explained. Indeed, the French manufacturer of underwear, nightgowns,…
First Phishing Cyberattack The first attack took place in late May 2016. An employee of the National Bank of Blacksburg, located in the state of Virginia in the United States, clicked on a targeted phishing email. According to the investigation, this email allowed the attacker to install malware on the victim’s computer. Then…
Ransomware at Eurofins? Eurofins, a well-known group of analytical laboratories specializing in the food industry, pharmaceuticals, the environment, and medical biology, fell victim to a ransomware attack in early June 2019. This type of cyberattack involves locking the organization’s data and then demanding a ransom for its release. The group did not…
Cyberattack: Ransomware In its December 19, 2017, edition, the newspaper La Côte reports on the misfortune of a medical-social facility in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. These facilities are equivalent to our nursing homes. After being hit by a ransomware attack in November, the facility had to pay a ransom. The amount remains undisclosed. This allowed it to…
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