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Spear Phishing Campaign Targets the US Military

Researchers at Zscaler warn that a spear phishing campaign is targeting the US military and other sectors with phishing emails that purport to be voicemail notifications. The emails ...

FBI Warns of Fraudsters on LinkedIn

The US FBI has warned that scammers on LinkedIn are a “significant threat,” CNBC reports. Sean Ragan, the FBI’s special agent in charge of the San Francisco and Sacramento field offices, ...

KnowBe4 June 2022 Perspective

Information Security is mission-critical today. The global risk situation is higher than ever. Your employees are still your largest attack vector. New-school security awareness training ...

Smishing Text Scams Have Doubled in the Last Three Years

New data shows a rise in the use of text messages as an effective vehicle to connect with potential victims for social engineering scams as Americans increase their preference of the ...

PDF Phishing Attacks: Sneaky New Office Document Obfuscation

Security researchers have discovered a cunning PDF-based phishing attack that leverages social engineering and PDF prompt specifics to trick users into opening malicious Office docs.

Over 2000 Social Engineering Scammers Arrested in Multi-Country Crackdown on Fraud, BEC, and Money Laundering

Thousands of members of cybercriminal groups were arrested in a sting that lasted 2 months and involved coordinated efforts of the law enforcement departments of 76 countries.

Vishing Attacks Increase 550% Over Last Year as the Financial Sector Continues to be a Primary Target

Cybercriminals are continuing to bypass the use of malware in favor of response-based and credential-centric social engineering attacks, according to new data from Agari and PhishLabs.

142 Million Customer Records From MGM Resorts Leaked for Free Download

The availability of such a massive number of records at no cost to any cybercriminal interested is a recipe for countless phishing campaigns using the data itself as a means of ...

New Phishing Campaign Uses ChatBot Functionality to Build Trust and Steal Credit Card Details

Rather than go for the phishing jugular and point the victim immediately to a webpage to steal credentials or personal details, a new phishing campaign uses a chatbot to lower victim ...

The Next Evolution in Cyberattacks You Need to Worry About: AI

New testimony to U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Cybersecurity by Microsoft’s Chief Scientific Officer sheds light on AI-powered cyberattacks.