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Hacking the Hacker: Assessing and Addressing Your Organization’s Cyber Defense Weaknesses

Cybercriminals are out there, watching and waiting for the perfect opportunity. They are gathering information about your organization and users, devising the perfect plan to infiltrate ...

Cash App Scams Strikes Again With New Types of Attacks

TradeArabia has published a report about common scams on CashApp, explaining that scammers frequently take advantage of CashApp promotions, like the weekly money giveaway, “Super Cash App ...

New Research Shows Social Engineering and Phishing are the Top Threats

According to the CS Hub Mid-Year Market Report 2022, new findings shows that 75% of survey respondents believe that social engineering and phishing attacks are the top threat vector to ...

Twilio hacked by phishing campaign targeting internet companies

Communications giant Twilio has confirmed hackers accessed customer data after successfully tricking employees into handing over their corporate login credentials.

WSJ: "Cyber Insurance Prices Soar"

The WSJ reported Aug 8, 2020: It is becoming more expensive and difficult for companies to get or renew cyber insurance. The price of U.S. cyber insurance policies increased by 79% from a ...

Cybercriminals Go to College with New Phishing Attacks

The summer is winding up, and the traditional academic year is approaching. And amid the welcomes from the deans of students, the activities coordinators, the academic advisors and so on, ...

LinkedIn Continues its Reign as the Most-Impersonated Brand in Phishing Attacks

As cybercriminals look for novel and effective ways to gain entrance to a victim network, LinkedIn is proving to be fruitful enough to keep the attention of phishing scammers.

Ransomware Attack Downtime Costs in the U.S. Rise to Nearly $160 Billion

New data based on tracked, publicly-confirmed ransomware attacks shows that downtime – and the associated cost – is increasing at an alarming rate as nearly half of attacks see a ransom ...

Open Redirects Exploited for Phishing

Attackers are exploiting open redirects to distribute links to credential-harvesting sites, according to Roger Kay at INKY. The attackers are exploiting vulnerable American Express and ...