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Phishing for New Bait on Social Media in This Cyber Safety Pulse Report

Taylor Graham — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 21:11:04 +0000

NortonLifeLock’s global research team, Norton Labs, published its quarterly Consumer Cyber Safety Pulse Report, detailing the top consumer cybersecurity insights and takeaways from April through June 2022. Leveraging the company’s global threat telemetry, the analysis includes new findings on how cybercriminals are using social media phishing attacks to steal people’s private information.

Norton Labs analyzed a full year of phishing attacks on the top social media platforms, and while plenty of fake login pages designed to trick victims into inputting their login credentials were found, the diversity and complexity of lures went far beyond that one technique.

“Threat actors use social media for phishing attacks because it’s a low-effort and high return way to target billions of people around the world,” said Darren Shou, head of technology, NortonLifeLock. “As social media is intertwined in our daily lives, it’s key to know how to spot the signs of a scam, and keep a sharp eye on where requests for your information are coming from. Even better, consider strong, multi-layered security that can be on the lookout for you.”

Norton Labs uncovered the top tactics cybercriminals use to get victims to reveal personal information, and while classic login phishing pages are still the most common ploy, cybercriminals are finding new ways to deceive social media users. Tactics include account lockouts – making it seem that a victim’s account has been locked luring victims to reveal login credentials or install malware on the promise of increasing follower count; and verified badge scams – prompting users to login to obtain, or not to lose, their verified status on the platform.

Another phishing campaign tactic aims to intercept temporary codes to break into profiles with two-factor authentication enabled. These tokens are generally tied to the victim’s device and allow the scammer to perform privileged operations such as modifying personal details or login credentials.

This quarter, Norton also found that it’s never too early for scammers to take advantage of the back-to-school season. As school-aged children enjoy their summer, cybercriminals are already at work, using the back-to-school time to inspire a variety of financial scams, such as bogus offers of scholarships and financial aid.

By the Numbers

From April through June 2022, Norton thwarted over 900 million threats, or around 10 million threats per day. Norton blocked:

22.6 million phishing attempts
103.7 million file threats
302 thousand mobile threats
78 thousand ransomware attacks

For more information and Cyber Safety guidance, visit the Norton Internet Security Center.

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Norton Family Plan Adds New Features to Boost Safety as Parents Send Their Children Back to School

Taylor Graham — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 21:12:55 +0000

NortonLifeLock, a global leader in consumer Cyber Safety, introduced new features to Norton Family that provide an easy, safe and secure way for parents to remotely supervise their children with location-based boundaries and alerts.

“As children of all ages return to school in-person, many parents will want to be aware of their kids’ whereabouts as they spend more time outside the home,” said Gagan Singh, chief product officer at NortonLifeLock. “We’ve added new personalized features to our Norton Family product to help make it easier and more secure for parents to be connected with their children who are on the go.”

Norton has added new features to Norton Family, including:

Favorite Locations: Helps parents establish approved geographic locations as favorite locations. Once set, parents will receive notifications when their child’s device arrives or departs those set locations.
Alert Me: Automatically allows parents to easily stay informed about their child’s location. Parents can set specific dates and times to receive automatic check-in alerts from the location of their child’s device.

With parental controls to address Cyber Safety risks and establish healthy online habits, Norton Family provides a truly holistic solution for parents to help ensure their children are protected and staying safe online. As the school year begins across the country, these parental controls and safety measures are even more important as children spend an increasing amount of time online across multiple devices for education purposes. To help children of all ages stay safe this school year, Norton has provided the following tips for parents to manage cyber risks:

Talk About Cyber Safety Early: A recent study conducted online by The Harris Poll found that Americans think conversations about online safety should start young, with more than 4 in 5 Americans (84%) feeling it’s absolutely essential or very important for parents to teach their children about Cyber Safety. As young children enter school and start to establish their independence, it’s important to provide a basic understanding of online safety by addressing topics like:

The dangers of the internet, including suspicious activity, phishing scams and what to do if something seems unusual. Make it clear that laptops and devices should never be left unattended and that lock screens should be used to add further protection.
Cyberbullying and the dangers of online predators. Parents can set rules that their young children can only chat or game online with people whom they’ve already met in real life.
The importance of creating strong passwords that are not recycled for multiple accounts or are easy to guess.

Digitally-savvy Tweens and Teens Still Need Guidance: Tweens and teens may be more digitally advanced than ever before, but that doesn’t mean they have the best judgment when it comes to staying safe online. Parents of children in this age group can further protect their kids by educating them on the following:

The importance of protecting their identity. It’s important to remind children not to reveal too much information about themselves online. For example, a teen may not think twice about sharing a picture of their license after passing their driver’s test, but that could provide a treasure trove of sensitive and valuable information for identity thieves and cybercriminals.
The importance of keeping privacy settings on to ensure personal information isn’t intercepted by a hacker.
Mitigating risks when connecting to public Wi-Fi. As teens may go to coffee shops or public libraries to complete school assignments individually or in a group setting, make it clear that cybercriminals consider public Wi-Fi an easy access point to get hold of sensitive data and encourage them to take steps to protect their online privacy and security by using a VPN.

Norton Family is available at Norton.com as well as through retail partners including Amazon, Best Buy, NewEgg, and Staples Canada.

To learn more about Norton Family and additional Cyber Safety tips for parents, visit https://us.norton.com/norton-family.

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NortonLifeLock Unveils Norton Crypto

Taylor Graham — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 09:09:20 +0000

NortonLifeLock, a global leader in consumer Cyber Safety, announced the launch of Norton Crypto, a new feature designed to enable consumers to safely and easily mine cryptocurrency through its trusted Norton 360 platform. Select Norton 360 customers in Norton’s early adopter program will be invited to mine for Ethereum.

“As the crypto economy continues to become a more important part of our customers’ lives, we want to empower them to mine cryptocurrency with Norton, a brand they trust,” said Vincent Pilette, CEO of NortonLifeLock. “Norton Crypto is yet another innovative example of how we are expanding our Cyber Safety platform to protect our customers’ ever-evolving digital lives.”

For years, many coinminers have had to take risks in their quest for cryptocurrency, disabling their security in order to run coinmining and allowing unvetted code on their machines that could be skimming from their earnings or even planting ransomware. Earnings are commonly stored directly on miners’ hard drives, where their digital wallet could be lost should it fail.

Norton Crypto delivers a secure, reliable way for consumers to mine for Ethereum without opening themselves and their devices up to these pitfalls. Once cryptocurrency has been earned, customers can track and transfer earnings into their Norton Crypto Wallet, which is stored in the cloud so it cannot be lost due to hard drive failure.

“We are proud to be the first consumer Cyber Safety company to offer coinminers the ability to safely and easily turn the idle time on their PCs into an opportunity to earn digital currency,” said Gagan Singh, chief product officer at NortonLifeLock. “With Norton Crypto, our customers can mine for cryptocurrency with just a few clicks, avoiding many barriers to entry in the cryptocurrency ecosystem.”

Norton Crypto is expected to become available to all Norton 360 customers¹ in the coming weeks.

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New Norton™ 360 App Brings Comprehensive Cyber Safety to Android and iOS Devices

Taylor Graham — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 14:47:26 +0000

NortonLifeLock, a global leader in consumer Cyber Safety, introduced the new Norton 360 app that allows Norton 360 customers to access their device security, online privacy and identity features in a single, easy-to-use app. Available now in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, Norton 360 app brings together features previously accessible through multiple Norton and LifeLock apps, making it easier for customers to access and manage their Cyber Safety tools from one portal.

“We want to provide our customers with a seamless, easy to use, complete experience to help them manage their Cyber Safety,” said Gagan Singh, chief product officer, NortonLifeLock. “Historically, customers would need to visit multiple apps to have access to all of the device security, online privacy and identity features they are entitled to, but with our new Norton 360 app, it’s all in one place.”

Norton 360 app provides powerful, multi-layered protection for Android and iOS devices to help protect your device against vulnerabilities and other online threats cybercriminals may take advantage of. ¹ With select plans, users can browse, bank and shop with bank-grade encryption from Norton Secure VPN, which helps block cybercriminals from accessing personal information sent and received when connecting to home and public Wi-Fi. Norton 360 app also provides access to Dark Web Monitoring, which continuously searches the dark web and private forums for personal information and notifies users should it be found.

Norton 360 app includes access to the following features depending on your plan and mobile device:

Dark Web Monitoring ²: Monitors the dark web and notifies you if we find your personal information.
App Advisor for Google Play: Scans Android apps before you download them to help protect against mobile threats like malware, ransomware, adware and privacy leaks.
App Advisor for existing apps: Scans your existing apps on Android and app updates for online threats like malware, ransomware and privacy leaks.
Device Security: Protects against vulnerabilities cybercriminals may use to take control of your device or steal your personal information.
Wi-Fi Security Alerts: Notifies about Wi-Fi networks under attack by cybercriminals who might eavesdrop on your Wi-Fi connection to steal or glean personal information or infect your device with malware.
Secure VPN²: Allows you to access your favorite apps and websites when connecting to Wi-Fi at home or on-the-go with the reassurance of bank-grade encryption.
Web Protection: Helps protect your device and your personal data from malicious sites that install ransomware, trojans and other cyberthreats.
Password Manager: Helps you take control in protecting your online passwords.

Norton 360 is available as a standalone app or as part of Norton 360 plans. For more information and product terms and conditions, please visit norton.com.

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