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Scammers Can Be Victims Too

There are thousands of people worldwide trying to scam you, hoping they can make you a victim, steal your money, and harm you in some way. While some of it is done by individuals or small ...

Phishing Attacks Abuse Microsoft 365 to Bypass Security Filters

Threat actors are abusing Microsoft’s infrastructure to launch phishing attacks that can bypass security measures, according to researchers at Guardz.

Be Vigilant: BEC Attacks Are on the Rise

Business email compromise (BEC) attacks rose 13% last month, with the average requested wire transfer increasing to $39,315, according to a new report from Fortra.

Agentic AI: Why Cyber Defenders Finally Have the Upper Hand

My two previous recent postings on AI covered “Agentic AI” and how that impacts cybersecurity and the eventual emergence of malicious agentic AI malware.

The Cybersecurity Confidence Gap: Are Your Employees as Secure as They Think?

Our recent research reveals a concerning discrepancy between employees' confidence in their ability to identify social engineering attempts and their actual vulnerability to these attacks.

Booking.com Phishing Scam Targets Employees in the Hospitality Sector

A phishing campaign is impersonating travel agency Booking.com to target employees in the hospitality industry, according to researchers at Microsoft.

98% Spike in Phishing Campaigns Leveraging Russian (.ru) Domains

A KnowBe4 Threat Lab publication Authors: Martin Kraemer, Jeewan Singh Jalal, Anand Bodke, and James Dyer EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: We observed a 98% rise in phishing campaigns hosted on Russian ...

Make Your Real Emails Less Phishy

I infrequently get emails from customers who are frustrated because their employer sent out some legitimate mass email to all employees that unfortunately had all the hallmarks of a ...

Protect Yourself: Social Engineering Fuels SIM Swapping Attacks

Group-IB has published a report on SIM swapping attacks, finding that attackers continue to use social engineering to bypass technical security measures.

245% Increase in SVG Files Used to Obfuscate Phishing Payloads

A KnowBe4 Threat Labs Publication Authors: James Dyer and Cameron Sweeney The KnowBe4 Threat Research team has observed a sustained increase in the use of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) ...

AI and AI-agents: A Game-Changer for Both Cybersecurity and Cybercrime

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just a tool—it is a game changer in our lives, our work as well as in both cybersecurity and cybercrime.

Beware: Malvertising Campaign Hits Nearly a Million Devices

Microsoft warns that a widespread malvertising campaign hit nearly one million devices around the world. The campaign, which began on illegal streaming sites, impacted both consumer and ...

U.S. Justice Department Charges China’s Hackers-for-Hire Working IT Contractor i-Soon

The U.S. Justice Department has charged ten Chinese nationals for acting as hackers-for-hire for the Chinese government.

The Myth of Geographic Immunity in Cybersecurity

In the realm of cybersecurity, perception often diverges from reality. A common misconception is that nation-state cybercriminals primarily target the United States.

Your KnowBe4 Compliance Plus Fresh Content Updates from February 2025

Check out the February updates in Compliance Plus so you can stay on top of featured compliance training content.

Autonomous Agentic AI-Enabled Deepfake Social Engineering Malware is Coming Your Way!

I’ve been in the cybersecurity industry for over 36 years. Surprisingly, hackers and malware haven't changed all that much.

Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from February 2025

Check out the 58 new pieces of training content added in February, alongside the always fresh content update highlights, new features and events.

Warning: Ransomware Threats Increased Fourfold in 2024

Researchers at Barracuda observed a fourfold increase in ransomware threats last year, driven by increasingly sophisticated ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operations.


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