The IRS Warns of a 60% Increase in Phishing Attacks Targeting Tax Professionals

Dec 21, 2018 6:19:56 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

As part of National Tax Security Awareness Week this month, the IRS notes a surge in phishing scams aimed at stealing money or tax-related data.

Children’s Full Personal Data and SSNs Are Being Sold on the Dark Web

Dec 21, 2018 11:46:13 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Real Estate Transactions are Increasingly Vulnerable to CEO Fraud

Dec 20, 2018 3:30:07 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The real estate industry is a particularly attractive target for BEC (Business Email Compromise—also known as CEO Fraud—attacks, according to FBI spokesman David Fitz. Fitz told The ...

Gartner's Neil Wynne: "Email Phishing is a Growing Threat"

Dec 20, 2018 3:21:41 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Email phishing is a top threat to organizations because it works so well, according to Neil Wynne, principal and analyst for secure business enablement at Gartner. Wynne told Stephanie ...

93% of Phishing Sites Leverage Encryption to Establish Credibility and Improve Attack Success

Dec 20, 2018 3:13:04 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The site safety and credibility represented by the green padlock in your browser is being taken advantage of by cybercriminals looking to lull users into a false sense of security.

Is that phone call really from Amazon?

Dec 20, 2018 1:35:51 PM By Eric Howes

By Eric Howes, KnowBe4 Principal Lab Researcher. Now that it's the holiday season, malicious parties across the globe are exploiting Amazon's good name and popularity with consumers to ...

APWG: Phishing Remains a Constant and Effective Means of Attack

Dec 20, 2018 11:45:13 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The latest report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) highlights the prevalence of phishing and how it’s changing to remain an effective attack method.

How Wellcome Trust Executives Got Whaled By Oldest Trick In The Phishing Playbook

Dec 19, 2018 5:07:47 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Forbes contributor Davey Winder wrote an excellent comment: "It hasn't been the greatest week for the non-profit sector with the revelation that two well-known charities have fallen ...

New Deloitte Threat Study Shows The Fantastic ROI of Cyber Crime Operations

Dec 19, 2018 9:49:19 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Deloitte estimates that some common criminal businesses can be operated for as little as $34 month and could return $25,000, while others may routinely require nearly $3,800 a month and ...

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Dec 18, 2018 9:33:29 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

UK Companies Cite a Lack of Cybersecurity Support from the Government

Dec 18, 2018 6:58:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

With cyberattacks occurring at such a regular frequency, UK organizations are desiring for the government to provide guidance and support on how to prepare for and address attacks.

Organizations Managing Critical Infrastructure Face a New Global Phishing Attack

Dec 18, 2018 6:54:22 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

According to McAfee’s Advanced Threat Research team and McAfee Labs Malware Operations Group, a new global campaign is underway, targeting key industries, potentially for espionage ...

Scumbag hackers lift $1m from children's charity

Dec 17, 2018 3:39:06 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Register reported on some scumbag criminals that stole a million bucks from a charity. The editors got very upset with these criminals and freely spoke their mind. The resulting copy ...

Malicious Memes Trigger Malware Functions

Dec 17, 2018 10:39:59 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cybercriminals are using steganography to deliver commands to malware via malicious memes, according to researchers at Trend Micro. Steganography is the art of hiding messages inside ...

Mimecast: "Your Filters Are Missing 12 Percent Of The Unwanted Emails"

Dec 15, 2018 4:07:47 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Mimecast said: "Is a false negative rate of 12% a large number or a small one? I suppose it depends on your perspective. If your email security system lets in 12 unwanted emails—whether ...

CrowdStrike: Compelling Stories From The Cyber Intrusion Casebook 2018

Dec 15, 2018 2:51:34 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

From the Front Lines of Incident Response, the CrowdStrike Services Cyber Intrusion Casebook 2018 offers some compelling stories how threat actors are continuously adopting new means to ...

These Incredibly Realistic Fake Faces Show How AI Can Now Mess With Us

Dec 15, 2018 10:14:50 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

This starts to be more than a bit concerning. The faces in this post look like pretty normal humans. They could be social media shots. However, they were generated by a recent type of ...

New "Secured" Phishing Site Goes Up Every Two Minutes

Dec 14, 2018 1:42:01 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

SC Mag had an exclusive: Threat actors are "playing by the rules", or at least tricking your browser into thinking they are, in order to deliver more effective attacks.

Kanye West Tops Dashlane’s List of 2018’s “Worst Password Offenders”

Dec 14, 2018 10:00:06 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Dashlane today announced its third annual list of the “Worst Password Offenders.” The list highlights the high-profile individuals and organizations that had the most significant ...

[Heads-up] New Email Extortion Scam Bomb Threat Demands Bitcoin

Dec 13, 2018 5:34:15 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

A new email extortion scam is making the rounds, threatening that someone has planted bombs within the recipient's building that will be detonated unless a hefty bitcoin ransom is paid by ...

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