U.S. Utilities Face Phishing Attacks Intent on Gaining Remote Access

Aug 26, 2019 8:03:04 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Last month saw a number of utility sector businesses targeted with spear phishing attacks that utilize a new remote access Trojan (RAT) that provides attackers with admin access.

Georgia Gov. Kemp Orders Cybersecurity Training For State Employees After Crippling Attacks

Aug 24, 2019 8:19:42 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

StateScoop reports: "Citing several recent ransomware attacks at the state and local levels, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp this week issued an executive order instructing state employees to ...

A State-of-the-Art Spoof (or, Why Turning Your Users Into Grammar Nazis Won't Keep the Bad Guys Out)

Aug 24, 2019 6:59:38 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

By Eric Howes, KnowBe4 Principal Lab Researcher. Malicious actors are becoming very skilled at exploiting popular online services that enjoy the familiarity and trust of millions of ...

Please Vote For KnowBe4: Computing Security Awards

Aug 22, 2019 3:14:38 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

We're excited to be a finalist for the 2019 Computing Security Awards in the UK! They are inviting everyone to vote for their favorite vendors. It would be highly appreciated if you could ...

Lateral Phishing Affects One in Seven Organizations

Aug 22, 2019 6:58:11 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A survey by Barracuda found that one in seven organizations experienced lateral phishing attacks over the course of seven months, and that 42% of these attacks were not reported by ...

Social Engineering Used To Establish Shady Bulletproof Hosting

Aug 22, 2019 6:49:31 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Brian Krebs has reported that a dubious Internet provider, “Resnet,” was renting out tens of thousands of residential IP addresses to be used as proxies by fraudsters and spammers. ...

Ransomware Hits Fortnite Players

Aug 21, 2019 4:21:42 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

DarkReading reports: "Ransomware masquerading as game "cheats" is hitting Fortnite players. Fortunately, there are ways to recover without paying a ransom." Similar to phishing attacks on ...

Employee Error Behind Half of Industrial Network Incidents

Aug 21, 2019 2:17:38 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

A new report by Kaspersky shows that employee mistakes are the leading cause of industrial cybersecurity incidents. Last year, 52% of such incidents were the result of human error.

Is The Ransomware Debate Over? To Pay Or Not To Pay, The Conference Of Mayors Made Up Their Mind

Aug 21, 2019 6:59:56 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The long-standing argument over whether or not to pay may have come to an end, with a resolution from the U.S. Conference of Mayors calling on cities to not pay up.

Gift Cards Are Now the #1 Business Email Compromise Cash-Out Mechanism for Fraudsters

Aug 20, 2019 5:03:24 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Overtaking wire transfers and payroll diversion, gift cards have taken a material lead as one of the easiest and least recoverable ways to cash out of a fraud scam.

U.S. Government Stresses the Need for Cybersecurity Awareness and Education in Light of Ransomware Attacks on Government Entities

Aug 20, 2019 4:59:30 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

In light of the recent string of attacks that seem to be targeting government agencies and municipalities, a new multi-agency press release provides guidance on how to be resilient.

Game Phishing Scams Steal Steam Accounts

Aug 20, 2019 4:56:43 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

A phishing scam is stealing Steam accounts by promising free games to victims if they log in to a website with their Steam credentials, according to a recent post by BleepingComputer.

KnowBe4 Applauds Proposed Legislation for Cybersecurity Training Requirement for U.S. House Members

Aug 20, 2019 4:48:48 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

On May 10, 2019, U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice (D-NY) introduced legislation that will require House Members to partake in annual cybersecurity training. At this time, elected ...

[On-Demand Webinar] How to Prevent 81% of Phishing Attacks With DMARC

Aug 20, 2019 3:12:58 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Only ~20% of companies use DMARC, SPF, and DKIM, global anti-domain-spoofing standards, which could significantly cut down on phishing attacks. But even when they are enabled and your ...

CyberheistNews Vol 9 #34 [Heads Up] The Unusual Activity Would Be the Microsoft Warning Itself

Aug 20, 2019 10:11:27 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Blank Emails Come Before BEC Fraud Attack

Aug 19, 2019 4:59:03 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Business email compromise (or CEO fraud) has its reconnaissance phase, too. Researchers at Agari say they’ve found that blank, unsolicited emails are often an early sign that a BEC gang ...

The Wall Street Journal Just Published An Interview with Kevin Mitnick, KnowBe4's Chief Hacking Officer

Aug 17, 2019 7:46:14 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

August 16, 2019 - Randy Maniloff wrote about Kevin in the WSJ "Weekend Interview". It's a great article that covers his start as a teenage hacker, how he wound up in jail, and how he ...

Are Local Government and Municipalities Part of a Coordinated Attack on the U.S.?

Aug 15, 2019 3:17:12 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

There are too many ransomware attacks to ignore the similarities. It’s either government networks are easy prey, or someone is trying to cash out on the U.S., one attack at a time.

Social Engineering Testing is Necessary to Fend off Phishing Attacks

Aug 15, 2019 3:14:23 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The success of social engineering as part of phishing and spear phishing attacks has caused organizations to realize they need an effective tactic to make employees vigilant.

The Unusual Activity Would be the Warning Itself

Aug 15, 2019 7:01:40 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

BleepingComputer has come across a phishing campaign that’s spoofing “Unusual sign-in” warnings from Microsoft to steal users’ credentials. The emails look nearly identical to Microsoft’s ...

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