First Half 2016 Top 10 Phone Scams Revealed

Jul 31, 2016 9:48:22 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

You may not have heard of Atlanta-based Pindrop Labs. They have developed an innovative way to detect fraudulent phone calls called a "phone print", and their solutions reduce fraud ...

New KnowBe4 Phishing Templates: A Summary 7/30/2016

Jul 30, 2016 11:26:31 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Over the past few weeks our Phishing Templates Mistress Katie and her team have added 17 new templates for use by customers in their simulated phishing campaigns.

Scam Of The Week: Illegal Game of Thrones Download

Jul 30, 2016 10:07:40 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Illegally downloading television shows and movies from a variety of torrent websites is done all the time. The HBO series, "Game of Thrones" is the #1 downloaded, not surprisingly. This ...

New Ransomware-as-a-Service Offering Goes Live

Jul 30, 2016 9:24:16 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The cybermafia behind the Petya/Mischa ransomware just launched their RaaS offering July 25th. It pays "distributors" a part of the ransom that gets extorted from victims and increases ...

Cyber Attack Maps...Accurate Or Just Eye Candy?

Jul 27, 2016 10:40:08 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Here are the top 5 Cyber Attack Maps found in Google. They all seem to show the cyber attacks in a slightly different perspective. This is the Norse attack map as an example:

Why does Kevin Mitnick recommend 20+ character passwords?

Jul 27, 2016 10:15:14 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The background is based on current state-of-the-art password cracking technology. In short, hackers penetrate the network, get access to a domain controller and pull the file with all ...

CyberheistNews Vol 6 #30 Celeb Hacker Who Phished Nude Images Gets Six Months In Prison

Jul 25, 2016 9:44:37 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scam Of The Week: RNC Attendees Get Hacked Through Fake Wi-Fi Networks

Jul 24, 2016 10:02:55 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The PR people at Avast decided to have some fun and created a series of fake Wi-Fi networks at various locations around the Republican National Congress in Cleveland. Avast’s team set up ...

Why take files hostage when you can take victim's private lives instead?

Jul 19, 2016 11:14:35 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A new malware strain dubbed "Delilah" is being sprung on unsuspecting victims visiting "popular adult and gaming sites." The goal of this malware, which is currently being classified as a ...

CyberheistNews Vol 6 #29 New Locky Ransomware Strain Encrypts Files Even When Machine Is Offline

Jul 19, 2016 9:43:53 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Criminal Ransomware Now Cheaper Than Standard Antivirus

Jul 18, 2016 2:12:38 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

For just $39 you, too, can have your very own ransomware with a lifetime license. What does a year's subscription to one of the major antivirus cost? Last I checked, much more than $39. ...

Scam Of The Week: Pokémon Malware, Muggings And Other Mayhem

Jul 16, 2016 11:20:22 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

In case you just came back from vacation, there literally is a new craze going on with an augmented-reality smartphone app called Pokémon Go. It's a geocaching game, meaning it's tied to ...

Locky Ransomware Encrypts Files Even When Machine Is Offline

Jul 16, 2016 10:28:40 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Locky is currently one of the top 3 ransomware threats, following closely behind CryptoWall. It's not surprising that this strain has undergone several updates since the beginning of the ...

The fine art of not being stupid - security awareness training

Jul 14, 2016 2:24:50 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Brian Honan wrote a GREAT post at HelpnetSecurity. This is a cross-post of his excellent article, nothing changed, all the internal links to helpnet security were left in place. "There is ...

Lazy Ransomware Bad Guys Just Delete Your Files - Never Mind Decrypting

Jul 12, 2016 12:56:26 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

There is a new strain of "ransomware" that does not bother with the whole encryption thing at all. These bad guys seem to think it's just an unnecessary distraction and too much work. ...

CyberheistNews Vol 6 #28 [ALERT] There Is A Nasty New MBR & File Encryption Ransomware Strain

Jul 11, 2016 9:47:29 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scam Of The Week: FBI Warns Against Data Breach Extortion

Jul 11, 2016 7:58:40 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The number of data breaches keeps going up. Last week it was more than 1,000 Wendy's where credit card records got ripped off. Fraudsters quickly use the news release of a high-profile ...

Personal security cameras hacked, stream live on websites

Jul 6, 2016 10:00:00 AM By TAMPA BAY, FL

Shocking video of people's private lives are streaming over the internet. Hackers are able to easily tap into personal security cameras and stream them on websites for the world to see, ...

July 2016 Ransomware Roundup: New Strains And New Nasty Features

Jul 5, 2016 11:18:11 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The ransomware market is rapidly maturing, we start seeing upgraded strains and rebranded versions sold cheaply in the Dark Web. And mainstream media have finally glommed on after years ...

CyberheistNews Vol 6 #27 Intel Thinks "Antivirus Is S#!+" And Dumps Useless McAfee

Jul 5, 2016 9:53:23 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

14 Ways A Cyberheist Hits Your Bottom Line: Total Cost Of A Hack

Jul 3, 2016 9:23:35 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

What is the true cost of a data breach? After analyzing a health plan breach, research firm Deloitte says the toll of a cyberheist is significantly underestimated. The firm in a report ...

Wow, the bad guys are moving fast with CEO Fraud!

Jul 2, 2016 9:41:53 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

KnowBe4 is expanding fast, we now have 120 employees and we just hired a new controller late May to help out our very busy CFO. Part of the KnowBe4 onboarding is getting through our ...

We need your help. Could you do a KnowBe4 review at Gartner?

Jul 1, 2016 4:09:21 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

NOTE: This is for KnowBe4 Customers only. Top IT analyst firm Gartner has just created a new "Peer Insights" review site. As a customer, we are inviting you to create a review of KnowBe4 ...

KnowBe4 has explosive year over year growth of 454% for Q2 2016

Jul 1, 2016 6:21:37 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

(Tampa Bay, FL) July 1, 2016 --- KnowBe4 announced its explosive year over year growth of 454% for Q2 2016, with a record number of 655 new corporate accounts in June alone, rising to ...

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