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CyberheistNews Vol 12 #06 [Heads Up] Beware of New Quickbooks Payment Scams

[Heads Up] Beware of New QuickBooks Payment Scams Email not displaying? | View Knowbe4 Blog CyberheistNews Vol 12 #06 | Feb. 8th., 2022 [Heads Up] Beware of New QuickBooks Payment Scams ...

QR Codes in the Time of Cybercrime

QR codes have been around for many years. While they were adopted for certain niche uses, they never did quite reach their full potential. They are a bit like Rick Astley in that regard, ...

As Tax Season Starts, So Do IRS Scams - Here’s What to Look For

It’s that time again, when we all dread finding out if we owe money or not. And cybercriminals are banking on it with a wide range of scams that all impersonate the IRS.

KnowBe4 Named a Leader in the Winter 2022 G2 Grid Report for Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)

We are excited to announce that KnowBe4 has been named a leader in the Winter 2022 G2 Grid Report for Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) for the PhishER platform for ...

Phone Number Only Phishing on the Rise

I do not have the data to support my conclusion, but myself and others have noticed the sharp increase in email phishing attempts that include only a phishing message and a phone number ...

The 4 Things You Should Be Doing Right Now To Best Improve Your Cybersecurity

The key to really good cybersecurity is to concentrate on just 4 things. Master them first before you begin to try and do the other hundreds of things that everyone else is going to tell ...

The Benefits of Paranoia

Security professionals can often be perceived as being overly paranoid. Don’t click this or the criminals will get into the system, always have at least 3 firewalls to prevent the nuclear ...

U.K. Snack Manufacturer Expects Months of Delays After Ransomware Attack

Orders of top-selling snack brands from KP Snacks are on hold in the aftermath of a Conti ransomware attack that includes data theft of confidential information.

Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from January 2022

Check out the 20 new pieces of training content added in January, alongside the always fresh content update highlights and new features.

Web Trackers Collect Much More Info About Your Users’ Browsing Activity Than Previously Believed

Researchers at Norton LifeLock have found that web trackers are collecting much more information about users’ browsing activity than had previously been believed. Such trackers can follow ...

[New Feature] Give Your Users Additional Learning Opportunities Driven By AI with New AI-Recommended Optional Learning Feature

We are excited to announce that the power of AI has been brought to the KnowBe4 Optional Learning feature to offer users suggestions for additional training opportunities.

1 in 7 Ransomware Extortion Leaks Include Sensitive Operational Technology Details

New analysis of published data from ransomware attacks puts the spotlight on the potential that some of your most critical data stolen puts you materially at risk of another attack.

Opinion: Is Your Cyber Insurance Going To Cover “Cyber War”?

With the lines increasingly blurred between whether a cyber attack is “state sponsored” or just a malicious group of individuals, we’re likely going to see more denials of claims.

KnowBe4 Unveils Official Trailer for ‘The Inside Man’ Season 4

We’re excited to announce the release of the official trailer for Season 4 of the award-winning Knowbe4 Original Series - ‘The Inside Man’!

COVID-19 Test-Related Phishing Scams Jump 521% Into January

New data shows a massive increase between October 2021 and January 2022 in phishing attacks focusing on one of the world’s current concerns for home and in-office testing.

8 New Malware Payloads Spotted As Part of Attacks Against Ukrainian Targets

Security Threat Researchers at Symantec have published details about malware being put out by the “Gamaredon” threat group (who have been tied to Russian Federal Security Service), ...

New Phishing Campaign is Impersonating Zoom to Steal Credentials

A phishing campaign is impersonating Zoom in order to steal users’ Microsoft credentials, according to Lauryn Cash at Armorblox. The emails landed in about 10,000 inboxes, and targeted “a ...

CyberheistNews Vol 12 #05 [Heads Up] DHS Sounds Alarm on New Russian Destructive Disk Wiper Attack Potential

CyberheistNews Vol 12 #05 | Feb. 1st., 2022 [Heads Up] DHS Sounds Alarm on New Russian Destructive Disk Wiper Attack Potential CNN just reported on a Jan 23 Intelligence Bulletin from the ...

Beware of QuickBooks Payment Scams

Many small and mid-sized companies use Intuit’s very popular QuickBooks program. They usually start out using its easy-to-use base accounting program and then the QuickBooks program ...

Increased “Shipping Delays” Now Served as Phishbait

Attackers are exploiting pandemic-related supply-chain disruptions to launch phishing campaigns, according to Troy Gill, senior manager of threat intelligence at Zix. In an article for ...


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