There’s a fine but clear line between ethical and unethical persuasion, says Joe Gray, a security consultant from the “Advanced Persistent Security” blog and podcast. Gray recently ...
Our friends at Bleepingcomputer had a great article written by Ionut Ilascu I think you will like: "While phishing continues to be the prevalent threat in malware-less email-based ...
Here are the latest Current Events phishes from the KnowBe4 team over the past few days, some prompted by warnings from US-CERT.
Note: We blogged about a very similar 2nd Circuit case earlier this year in CyberheistNews, the first paragraph below refers to that case.
Anytime there’s a transaction involving money, cybercriminals look for ways to hack in and intercept funds. Student Loans are the latest target.
New research shows 25% of users falling victim to impersonation fraud were so ashamed they chose not to report it. Even worse, many don’t know how to spot the scam.
KnowBe4 is observing a serious escalation of CEO Fraud. They are now requesting street addresses and personal phone numbers of employees—an attempt to contact and manipulate employees ...
BERLIN (Reuters) – Two thirds of Germany’s manufacturers have been hit by cyber-crime attacks, costing industry in Europe’s largest economy some 43 billion euros ($50 billion), according ...
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How Fast Can Your Domain Admin Password Be Cracked? 19% of employees of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) share their passwords with coworkers, according to a study by Switchfast. ...
Red teaming starts with research. So does social engineering. Red teaming is the practice of thinking and acting like an attacker to test an organization’s defenses, according to security ...
When you think of cyber-espionage, you might be surprised it’s far less “Mission: Impossible” and a lot more basic phishing tactics.
Cybercriminals are already looking to take advantage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Are you thinking years out? The bad guys are.
Students from Plattsburgh State and SUNY Adirondack were targeted by several types of scams over the summer, causing Plattsburgh State officials to send out warnings to the student body. ...
And just one mistake can compromise an entire organisation. Danny Palmer at ZDNet wrote: "One in every one hundred emails sent round the globe has malicious intent, likely to deliver ...
If you ever wondered if those iTunes gift card phishes really work, see the below email exchange.
Just in time before October's Cybersecurity Awareness Month, DomainTools released its second annual Cybersecurity Report Card in which infosec pros were surveyed about their security ...
The Korea JoonGang Daily reported that despite warnings from financial authorities, an average of 116 people fall victim to what is called "voice phishing" scams every day in Korea.
