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Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from June 2022

Check out the 68 new pieces of training content added in June, alongside the always fresh content update highlights and new features.

Breaches & Cyberwar Driving Security Culture

Cybersecurity Culture is a hot topic amongst many organisations and security professionals. But what are organisations doing to build a strong security culture?

FBI Issues Warning on China for Attempting to 'Ransack' Western Companies

Bloomberg recently reported that FBI Director Christopher Wray issued a warning to Western companies that China wants to 'ransack' their IP. The goal of this attack would be to dominate ...

Phishing Campaign Impersonates the UAE

Researchers at CloudSEK have observed a financially motivated phishing campaign that’s impersonating the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Human Resources. The large-scale campaign ...

Expect More Travel-Themed Phishing Scams as 80% of Americans Plan to Travel

The lure of last-minute deals to get away after staying home for the last 2 years is so strong, scammers are using it to their advantage with scams intent on stealing online credentials.

New WhatsApp Scam Uses Call Forwarding Social Engineering to Hijack Accounts

This is a great example of how even the simplest of social engineering tactics can be used as the first step in a likely-larger scam. In a recent short post on LinkedIn, Rahul Sasi, CEO ...

New Phishing Campaign is Targeting TrustWallet With Impersonation Emails

Vade Secure warns that a phishing campaign is targeting TrustWallet cryptocurrency wallet users with phony verification emails.

Ransomware Gang Creates “User-Friendly” Stolen Data Search Site for Employee Victims

In an interesting extortion twist to get ransomware victims to pay up, one gang has created a search site to allow employees to see if their own private information has been made public.

Phishing Emails Top the List as the Initial Attack Vector for Ransomware Attacks

The latest data on ransomware trends from backup vendor Veeam demonstrate the impact these attacks have on backups and an organization’s ability to recover.