Method of infection: Water-holing
OSIRIS used a Social Engineering method called “water holing” to attack German IP addresses.
How does water holing attack work?
- The victim enters the infected website.
- The website checks if the target IP is German.
- If it’s a German IP – few evasion techniques are used to bypass EDR
- And then the virus connects to its command server through the Darknet
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Exposing the Mind Games: How Social Engineers Exploit Human Psychology
🧠 Social Engineering: The Invisible Threat Exploiting Human Psychology
🎭 Cybercriminals are bypassing technical defenses by targeting the human mind, using tactics like authority impersonation and fear induction.
🚨 Urgent requests and fear-based messages are designed to prompt immediate, uncritical responses, leading to security breaches.
🎁 Enticing offers exploit curiosity and the desire for rewards, luring individuals into divulging sensitive information.
🤝 Trust is manipulated as attackers pose as colleagues or trusted entities to gain access to confidential data.
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