Now here is something new! What The Heck Is War Shipping?

Oct 9, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Our friends at Malwarebytes have a great article about this written by Pieter Arntz. This is a cross-post with grateful acknowledgement! :-D

The Massive Data Breach Of Australia's Largest University Began With A Spear Phishing Attack

Oct 9, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Casbaneiro is the Hook in Alt-Coin Phishing

Oct 9, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Casbaneiro banking Trojan is going after Latin American victims’ cryptocurrency, Verdict reports. It’s being distributed via phishing emails which trick victims into downloading a ...

Fall LinkedIn Job Postings Are a Prime Vehicle for Job Scams, Cyber Attacks

Oct 9, 2019 6:56:31 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

LinkedIn says the Fall hiring season is very hot right now. With more than 20 million jobs posted, LinkedIn is the perfect way for scammers to trick users into becoming victims.

CyberheistNews Vol 9 #41 [Heads up] FBI Warns About Attacks That Bypass Your Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Oct 8, 2019 9:52:22 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[Heads up] FBI Warns About Attacks That Bypass Your Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)

Oct 8, 2019 7:01:47 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Last month, the FBI sent a special alert called a Private Industry Notification (PIN) to industry partners about the rising threat of attacks that bypass their multi-factor authentication ...

Ransomware is Having Its Best Year Ever

Oct 8, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The recent rash of successful ransomware attacks against municipalities, state and local government, and school districts is bad for organizations and great for cybercriminals.

The Cost of a Data Breach is Expected to Rise by Two-Thirds Over the Next Five Years

Oct 8, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The increase in attack effectiveness and remediation costs, along with new compliance fines are causing the cost of a data breach to rise significantly.

77% Of UK Workers Admit That They Have Never Received Any Form Of Cyber Security Training

Oct 7, 2019 9:53:15 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

77 per cent of UK workers admit that they have never received any form of training cyber skills training from their employer, according to a new study from Centrify, a leading provider of ...

So What Happens When Kevin Mitnick Meets Joe Perry?

Oct 7, 2019 7:40:24 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

So, Kevin Mitnick Meets Joe Perry from Aerosmith in Australia and someone asks him:

Disruption of Production Due To Malware at Rheinmetall Automotive Costs $4 Million Per Week

Oct 7, 2019 7:26:43 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

In a press release the very large EU company revealed: "The IT infrastructure of Rheinmetall Automotive plants in Brazil, Mexico and the USA has been affected by malware attacks since ...

Phishing Awareness: Considerations for Schools

Oct 7, 2019 7:14:14 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Educating students and staff about phishing attacks is essential to protecting schools, according to Matt Britland, Director of IT and digital strategy at Alleyn’s School in London. In an ...

Amazon, Paypal, and Gmail Users are the Latest Target in a Sophisticated Multistage Phishing Attack

Oct 7, 2019 7:08:20 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The latest attack, dubbed “Heatstroke” uses new target-specific phishing kits that may be sold as a “phishing-as-a-service” using new techniques to avoid leaving a trail.

More Than 2.2 Billion Stolen Account Credentials Have Been Made Available on the Dark Web

Oct 7, 2019 7:05:04 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

2019 is looking to be the year of the “data dump”, with more exposed records than any other year, empowering further credential stuffing attacks, according to McAfee.

Crime Sometimes Pays: $1.1M Recovered from U.K. Phishing Scammer 2 Years After Being Caught

Oct 7, 2019 7:00:53 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

We don’t often hear enough stories of cybercriminals being caught and paying back what they’ve stolen, but in the case of scammer Grant West, that’s exactly what has happened.

New Instagram Phishing Scam Uses Familiar (But Fake) 2FA Codes to Trick Victims

Oct 7, 2019 6:55:43 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scammers use familiar verification methods to establish credibility and lull the victim into a false sense of security to compromise Instagram accounts.

FBI Issues ‘High-Impact’ Ransomware Attack Warning—What You Need To Know

Oct 4, 2019 7:36:24 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The FBI has issued a new warning that healthcare organizations, industrial companies, and the transportation sector are being targeted with ransomware. The attack methodologies continue ...

Cybersecurity Awareness Is Not Just For October!

Oct 4, 2019 6:59:02 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

By Joanna Huisman, KnowBe4's new SVP Strategic Insights & Research. I have a big birthday coming up, and as you can probably guess, I’m less than thrilled about it. I tell myself it’s ...

[VIDEO] CEO Stu Sjouwerman Interviewed by Dark Reading

Oct 3, 2019 4:15:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

This year at Black Hat 2019, our CEO Stu was interviewed by Dark Reading on regularly training users. Take a look at what we have in store in this video:

KnowBe4 Has A Blow-Out Third Quarter

Oct 3, 2019 12:56:12 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

In the third quarter of 2019, KnowBe4 reached 55% growth over Q3 2018, increasing customer accounts to well over 28,000.

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Now here is something new! What The Heck Is War Shipping?

The Massive Data Breach Of Australia's Largest University Began With A Spear Phishing Attack

Casbaneiro is the Hook in Alt-Coin Phishing

Fall LinkedIn Job Postings Are a Prime Vehicle for Job Scams, Cyber Attacks

CyberheistNews Vol 9 #41 [Heads up] FBI Warns About Attacks That Bypass Your Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

[Heads up] FBI Warns About Attacks That Bypass Your Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)

Ransomware is Having Its Best Year Ever

The Cost of a Data Breach is Expected to Rise by Two-Thirds Over the Next Five Years

77% Of UK Workers Admit That They Have Never Received Any Form Of Cyber Security Training

So What Happens When Kevin Mitnick Meets Joe Perry?

Disruption of Production Due To Malware at Rheinmetall Automotive Costs $4 Million Per Week

Phishing Awareness: Considerations for Schools

Amazon, Paypal, and Gmail Users are the Latest Target in a Sophisticated Multistage Phishing Attack

More Than 2.2 Billion Stolen Account Credentials Have Been Made Available on the Dark Web

Crime Sometimes Pays: $1.1M Recovered from U.K. Phishing Scammer 2 Years After Being Caught

New Instagram Phishing Scam Uses Familiar (But Fake) 2FA Codes to Trick Victims

FBI Issues ‘High-Impact’ Ransomware Attack Warning—What You Need To Know

Cybersecurity Awareness Is Not Just For October!

[VIDEO] CEO Stu Sjouwerman Interviewed by Dark Reading

KnowBe4 Has A Blow-Out Third Quarter

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