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Face off: New Banking Trojan steals biometrics to access victims’ bank accounts

Venturebeat had the scoop on a fresh Group-IB report. They discovered the first banking trojan that steals people’s faces. Unsuspecting users are tricked into giving up personal IDs and ...

Nearly One in Three Cyber Attacks In 2023 Involved The Abuse of Valid Accounts

Thirty percent of all cyber incidents in 2023 involved abuse of valid credentials, according to IBM X-Force’s latest Threat Intelligence Index. This represents a seventy-one percent ...

Data Breach at French Healthcare Payment Processor Puts 20 Million Policyholders at Risk

A single account being phished caused millions of French healthcare policyholder records to be breached.

Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from February 2024

Check out the 29 new pieces of training content added in February, alongside the always fresh content update highlights, events and new features.

Exposed: Global Espionage Unleashed by China's Police in Groundbreaking Leak

[DEVELOPING STORY] I get my news from a very wide variety of sources. One is the venerable SpyTalk news that lives in Substack. They just reported something pretty astounding. Here are ...

QR-Code Attacks Target the C-Suite 42 Times More than Standard Employees

QR-code attacks leveraging QR-codes are kicking into high gear and becoming a common method used in phishing attacks, according to new data from Abnormal Security.

Anyone Can Be Scammed and Phished, With Examples

I recently read an article about a bright, sophisticated woman who fell victim to an unbelievable scam. By unbelievable, I mean most people reading or hearing about it could not believe ...

Malware Delivered Through Phishing Surges 276%

Researchers at VIPRE Security observed a 276% increase in malware delivered by phishing between Q1 and Q4 of 2023.

[INFOGRAPHIC] KnowBe4’s Learner App by the Numbers

The KnowBe4 Learner App enables your users to complete their security awareness and compliance training conveniently from their smartphones and tablets.

The Unsettling Leap of AI in Video Creation: A Glimpse Into Sora

In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI), the launch of Sora by OpenAI marks an unnerving milestone in video synthesis.