Just when you thought scammers couldn't get more tricky in their attacks, this example will prove you wrong. One of our KnowBe4 colleagues shared this LinkedIn post on a recent very ...
The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack of 2021 put infrastructure operators on notice that they were directly in the crosshairs of big ransomware gangs. The reaction of law enforcement ...
Investigative reporter Brian Krebs reported today that U.S. state and federal investigators are being inundated with reports from people who’ve lost hundreds of thousands or millions of ...
Cryptocurrency investors have lost nearly $43 million to fraudulent cryptocurrency investment apps, according to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
With so many Boards focused on operations, revenue, strategy, and execution, they completely are forgetting the simple fact that a single cyberattack can bring all that to a screeching ...
While multi-factor authentication (MFA) significantly reduces an organization’s threat surface by making the stealing of credentials much harder, a new attack takes advantage of phone ...
The latest iteration in Copyright Claim scams is an evolution of this repeated attack method that has proven to get the attention – and response – of victims over the last few years.
Researchers at Akamai have discovered a PayPal phishing kit that attempts to steal victims’ identities as well as their financial information. The phishing page looks identical to ...
A new wave of social media phishing attacks are now using scare tactics to lure victims into sending their logins.
In less than 2 years, the most successful ransomware group to date has reached new levels of campaign and individual attack effectiveness, targeting over 160 industries worldwide.
Cybercriminals almost always need to leverage credentials as part of just about any kind of cyberattack. To no surprise, phishing and social engineering play a dominant role.
A creative mix of phishing emails, solid social engineering, use of Facebook Messenger, brand and site impersonation, and a sense of urgency all add up to a believable attack.
You may want to be careful about clicking on a student loan forgiveness ad. The Tech Transparency Project reviewed the top Google searches with 'student loan forgiveness' and found almost ...
Scammers are continuing to abuse the QuickBooks tax accounting software to send phishing scams, according to Roger Kay at INKY.
The average person believes using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) makes them significantly less likely to be hacked. That is simply not true! Hackers can bypass 90-95% of MFA solutions ...
Scammers stole $8 million worth of Ethereum from users of the Uniswap cryptocurrency exchange, according to Sujith Somraaj at Decrypt. Notably, the attackers relied purely on social ...
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A recent phishing scam impersonating the Heineken beer brand demonstrates how very little effort is needed by scammers to convince victims to give up all kinds of personal information.
New data from IBM shows how attackers are leveraging more than just email to elevate their chances of reaching their malicious goals – and their victims are helping them do it.
