A growing Ransomware-as-a-Service model uses affiliate attackers with proven track records to spread the malware, offering a percentage of the ransom.
Two top-level executives of movie chain Pathé—the Managing Director and the CFO—were fired recently, after it became clear that they fell for a massive CEO Fraud attack that could have ...
The latest from UK insurer Beazley‘s Breach Response Services division shows an increase in ransomware from attackers with little ability to decrypt ransomed data.
Here's some brand new footage about KnowBe4 and how things look behind the scenes ! October 2018, Our Series A Venture Capital investor Elephant Partners asked us if it was OK to shoot ...
SecurityWeek reported about a Palo Alto Networks warning: "A malicious group known as the “Inception” attackers has been using a year-old Office exploit and a new backdoor in recent ...
A new variant of ransomware, CommonRansom, is asking for RDP access to the victim’s computer in order to decrypt files. CommonRansom is the latest attempt to extend the ransomware attack ...
We've seen this before, and it's worth noting again. A tweet from a blue-checked Elon Musk is all it takes to set a Bitcoin giveaway frenzy into motion. The only problem is that it’s just ...
According to ISACA and the CMMI Institute, organizations continue to invest heavily in security technology while neglecting security training to create the appropriate corporate culture.
We've blogged about other recent studies of security. They're in substantial agreement. Here's one from Gemalto, and it reports that more than 4.5 billion digital records, each with an ...
(Tampa Bay, FL) Nov 7, 2018 -- KnowBe4 is the world's largest new-school security awareness training company with over 21,000 customers. In an aggressive move, KnowBe4 announced a unique ...
A 65-year-old woman from North Carolina, Roxanne Reed, is in jail for allegedly plotting to kill her mother for the insurance money. Roxanne Reed had swallowed a catphishing scam, one in ...
The latest data from CSO’s 2018 U.S. State of Cybercrime report highlights the risk users create, and how little organizations are doing to address it.
Compromised websites focused on tomorrow’s midterm elections serve as the hunting ground for cybercriminals looking to take advantage of unsuspecting visitors.
The average American cannot reliably distinguish between fake and legitimate election campaign emails, according to a study by Valimail. In the weeks leading up to the US midterm ...
This is an excellent opportunity to sit down with your young'uns and explain the risks of online scams.
Cybercriminals don’t want to be caught, so after a data breach, they use unsuspecting people as “mules” to launder money using a sophisticated shipping scam.
Our friends at Malwarebytes reported that a malware strain similar in nature to Stuxnet—but more aggressive and sophisticated—allegedly hit the infrastructure and strategic networks in ...
What really makes a “strong” password? And why are your end-users tortured with them in the first place? How do hackers crack your passwords with ease? And what can/should you do about ...
