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According to a recent study conducted by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, recent threat activity throughout its customers’ networks has shown more intrusion attempts within the first half ...
The Insider reported that QAnon is co-opting a USPS phishing scam, and claim the Vishing text messages are linked to human trafficking. "A viral [text] phishing scheme is targeting people ...
The US Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an advisory regarding threat actors associated with China’s Ministry of State ...
Our security awareness advocate Kai Roer recently did an interview with Cybercrime Magazine. Kai discusses the history of CLTRe (now KnowBe4 Research) and his background on security ...
A phishing campaign is using the recent Twitter hack as phishbait, HackRead reports. In mid-July, hackers used social engineering against Twitter employees to gain access to more than a ...
With reported losses from thousands of dollars to well over $1 million, funds transfer fraud represents 27% of cyber insurance claims in 2020.
Involved in 60% of cybersecurity insurance claims, Business Email Compromise (BEC) is growing in interest by cybercriminals as the initial malicious action as part of a larger attack.
The US Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published an advisory on best practices to thwart email-based phishing attacks. The ...
Just-released data from cyber insurer Coalition shows massive increases in both the frequency of ransomware attacks and the ransom demand with Maze and Ryuk leading the way.
Mobile tech support scams are on the rise, according to researchers at Sophos. These scams are similar to traditional desktop tech support scams, in that they try to frighten the user ...
Users need to be mindful of the ways in which hackers can take over their accounts, according to Brian Krebs. Krebs says his experience as the owner of an “OG” Gmail address made him ...
Earlier this week customers using the Phish Alert Button (PAB) began reporting yet another round of spoofed KnowBe4 security awareness training emails. The emails reported are fairly ...
Details on how this global gang of cybercriminals used spoofing and impersonation methods to social engineer banks time and time again shows how effective these tactics are.
CyberheistNews Vol 10 #37 [Heads Up] How to Check Your Email Rules for Maliciousness. Do This Now. Roger Grimes wrote: "Email rules have been used maliciously for decades. Learn about ...
A convincing phishing campaign is targeting customers of Lloyds Bank, Infosecurity Magazine reports. Law practice Griffin Law warns that more than 100 people have reported receiving ...
A malware distribution campaign is abusing organizations’ contact forms to send malicious emails designed to catch the attention of companies’ customer support personnel. The attackers ...
Originally seen all the way back in 2008, this banking trojan is continuously being developed. Its latest iteration is downright nasty and has already infected 5% of all organizations ...
With phishing and spear phishing so prevalent as the primary initial attack vector for malware, ransomware, and data breach attacks, why aren’t users getting wise.
In today's digital age we are surrounded by massive amounts of data every day. This makes it ridiculously easy to gather shockingly detailed information about anyone… even your ...
