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Software Will Become Agentic and the Security Lessons We Need To Learn

Ever since OpenAI publicly released ChatGPT in late 2022, people have been predicting the end of programmers.

Invoice or Impersonation? 36.5% Spike in Phishing Attacks Leveraging QuickBooks’ Legitimate Domain in 2025

A KnowBe4 Threat Lab Publication Authors: Martin Kraemer, James Dyer, and Lucy Gee Much like sending a phishing email from a compromised account, cybercriminals can boost the ...

AI Literacy: A New Mandate Under the EU AI Act - What Your Organization Needs to Know

The European Union's AI Act is ushering in a new era of workplace requirements, with AI literacy taking center stage. Under Article 4, organizations must now ensure their workforce is ...

Data at Risk: 96% of Ransomware Attacks Involve Data Theft

A new report from Arctic Wolf has found that 96% of ransomware attacks now involve data theft as criminals seek to force victims to pay up.

[Heads Up] Sophisticated Phishing Attack Uses New JavaScript Obfuscation Trick

Researchers at Juniper Threat Labs warn that phishing attacks are utilizing a new obfuscation technique to hide malicious JavaScript.

Q&A with Martin Kraemer on Information Sharing in Cybersecurity

Recently, Dr. Martin J. Kraemer, Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4, and Dr. William Seymour, Lecturer in Cybersecurity at King’s College London released a Whitepaper called: ...

Primary Refresh Tokens Aren’t Your Parent’s Browser Token

If you haven’t been paying attention closely enough, a new type of access control token, like a super browser token on steroids, is becoming hackers' theft target of choice.

School is in Session: Surge in Phishing Attacks Targeting the Education Sector

A KnowBe4 Threat Lab Publication Authors: Jeewan Singh Jalal, Anand Bodke, Daniel Netto and Martin Kraemer

Announcing: Audiocasts - A New Podcast-Like Training Content Type

We are very excited to announce the addition of audiocasts, a new content type now available in the ModStore to help strengthen your security culture through an engaging audio format.

Protect Yourself from Job Termination Scams

ESET warns of a wave of phishing attacks informing employees that they’ve been fired or let go. The emails are designed to make the user panic and act quickly to see if they’ve actually ...

Protect Your Devices: Mobile Phishing Attacks Bypass Desktop Security Measures

Zimperium warns of a surge in phishing attacks specifically tailored for mobile devices. These attacks are designed to evade desktop security measures in order to breach organizations ...

KnowBe4 Named #1 Security Product and #2 Overall Software Product in G2’s 2025 Best Software Awards

KnowBe4 has been recognized in G2’s 2025 Best Software Awards, earning the top spot as the #1 Security Product and ranking #2 Overall Software Product.

Chinese Hackers Target Hospitals by Spoofing Medical Software

A Chinese government-backed hacking group is using fake medical software to compromise hospital patients' computers, infecting them with backdoors, keyloggers, and cryptominers.

Phishing Attack Leads to Lateral Movement in Just 48 Minutes

Researchers at ReliaQuest have published a report on a phishing breach in the manufacturing sector that went from initial access to lateral movement in just 48 minutes.

Viral but Vulnerable: The Hidden Risks of Cybersecurity Misinformation on Social Media

It's no surprise that 18–29-year-olds are turning to social media for cybersecurity information. As digital natives, this age group naturally gravitates toward platforms where information ...

Warning: Russian Threat Actors Are Targeting Signal Accounts With Malicious QR Codes

Several Russian state-sponsored threat actors are using QR code phishing (quishing) to compromise Signal accounts, according to researchers at Google’s Threat Intelligence Group.

[NEW] KnowBe4 Interviews a Fake North Korean Employee

You would think with all the global press we have received because of our public announcement of how we mistakenly hired a North Korean fake employee in July 2024, followed by our ...

Phishing Kit Abuses Open Graph to Target Social Media Users

Researchers at Cyble warn that a phishing kit is abusing the Open Graph (OG) protocol to target social media users.


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