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CyberheistNews Vol 12 #28 [Eye Opener] Lessons Learned From a Big Hotel's Recent Data Breach Caused by Social Engineering

Callback Malware Campaigns Impersonate CrowdStrike and Other Cybersecurity Companies

CrowdStrike sent the following Tech Alert to their customers

All it Takes is “Free” Beer to Steal Your Personal Data

A recent phishing scam impersonating the Heineken beer brand demonstrates how very little effort is needed by scammers to convince victims to give up all kinds of personal information.

Multi-Medium Phishing Tactics Increase Attack Effectiveness by 300%

New data from IBM shows how attackers are leveraging more than just email to elevate their chances of reaching their malicious goals – and their victims are helping them do it.

Amazon Prime Day Phishing

Check Point Research (CPR) observed a 37% increase in Amazon-themed phishing attacks during the first week of July, ahead of Amazon Prime day this week. The emails come in a variety of ...

KnowBe4 Named a Leader in the Summer 2022 G2 Grid Report for Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)

We are excited to announce that KnowBe4 has been named a leader in the Summer 2022 G2 Grid Report for Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) for the PhishER platform for ...

KnowBe4 Named a Leader in the Summer 2022 G2 Grid Report for Security Awareness Training

We are thrilled to announce that KnowBe4 has been named a leader in the latest G2 Grid Report that compares Security Awareness Training (SAT) vendors based on user reviews, customer ...

[Scam of the Week] Amazon Prime Day or Amazon Crime Day? Don’t Fall Victim to Phishing

As Amazon Prime Day approaches, Checkpoint research is sending a warning that Amazon Prime Day scams will ramp up very soon.

[Eye Opener] Lessons Learned from a Big Hotel's Recent Data Breach Caused By Social Engineering

This week Marriott International, one of the largest hotel chains, suffered their second data breach of 2022. The attack by a group named 'Group with No Name' (GNN) took place in early ...

One Employee’s Desire for a New Job Cost His Employer $540 million

A “Fake Job” scam allows cybercriminals to gain entrance to the network at Sky Mavis, makers of the game Axie Infinity, and eventually take the company for half a billion dollars in ...