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U.K.’s National Health Service Becomes the Latest Victim of a Credential Harvesting Phishing Operation

Part of a six-month attack, email accounts on the NHS’ Microsoft 365 instance were compromised, resulting in over 1,100 targeted email attacks used to obtain more credentials.

Phishing Attacks Rise 54% as the Initial Attack Vector Across All Threat Incidents

As cybercriminal groups hone their craft, one analysis shows them shying away from zero-day exploits, use of valid accounts, and third-party vulnerabilities to gain initial access during ...

The Business (and Success) of Ransomware Explained as a Simple Funnel

The rise of Ransomware-as-a-Service has given rise to a number of more successful groups who have their “business” down to a simple exercise of playing the numbers.

Phishing Campaign Targets QuickBooks Users

Accounting software provider Intuit has warned of a phishing scam targeting its customers, BleepingComputer reports. The phishing campaign affected users of Intuit’s QuickBooks product, ...

We Do Not Talk Enough About Social Engineering and It’s Hurting Us

One of the most important things I have tried to communicate to audiences since at least the 1990s is how prevalent a role social engineering plays in cybersecurity attacks. I have ...

The $44 Million Smishing Problem and How to Not Be a Victim

Consumer Affairs reported on how big of a problem SMS phishing scams have become, and how it's about to get a lot worse. According to a recent FBI report, more than 320,000 Americans were ...

Collaring the (Alleged) Leader of a BEC Gang

A joint operation by INTERPOL and the cybercrime unit of the Nigeria Police Force have concluded a yearlong investigation into the SilverTerrier business email compromise gang by ...

Verizon: Ransomware Involved in 25% of Data Breaches as Credentials and Phishing are Seen as “Key Paths” for Attack Success

With the much-anticipated annual Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report finally released, we get a view of ransomware from the data breach perspective that points to a common weakness ...

That’s Not Actually Elon Musk

Scammers are using deepfake videos of Elon Musk in an attempt to trick people into handing over cryptocurrency, BleepingComputer reports. The scammers set up a phony cryptocurrency ...

New Scam Uses Fraud Support Social Engineering to Take Victims for Thousands of Dollars

A new scam borrows a page from the tech support scams that target older victims telling them potential fraud has been found, offering to “help” solve the issue and ultimately asking for ...

Phishing Scammers Benefit from Shady SEO Practices to Rank Better Than Legitimate Domains

So-called “Black Hat SEO” services have popped up on Dark Web forums bringing advantageous search results to anyone willing to pay a small monthly fee.

New IRS Phishing Scam Uses Fake Notices to Steal Microsoft 365 Credentials

Scammers use an “overdue tax bill” along with a sophisticated and obfuscated javascript-based “invoice” attachment to identify targeted victims, validate credentials, and transmit them ...

FBI Director Warns of “Unprecedented” Cyberespionage Attacks Originating in China

FBI Director Christopher Wray highlighted China’s role in cyberespionage in a recent 60-Minutes news segment, saying the level of attacks the U.S. is seeing is “unprecedented in history.”

New Phishing Attack Uses Malicious Chatbot For Real Time Social Engineering

Researchers at Trustwave have observed a phishing campaign that uses a chatbot to add legitimacy to the scam. The chatbot is on a harmless website, and is designed to convince the user to ...

Don't Just Have a Compliance Season, Have a Culture of Compliance

“We want compliance training to be impactful like your security awareness training.”

Phishing Attacks Increase by 54% as Initial Attack Vector for Access and Extortion Attacks

New analysis of threat activity for the first quarter of this year shows anyone with access to corporate email is a now on the front lines of modern cyberattacks of all kinds.

It's More Than Phishing; How to Supercharge Your Security Awareness Training

Tell people not to click a link, pat each other on the back, and ride off into the sunset. If only security awareness training was that simple in Europe.

Phishing Campaign Impersonates Shipping Giant Maersk

Researchers at Vade Secure warn of a large phishing campaign that's impersonating shipping giant Maersk to target thousands of users in New Zealand.


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