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New Multi-Factor Authentication Prompt “Bombing” Attacks Give Access to Laptops, VPNs, and More

While multi-factor authentication (MFA) significantly reduces an organization’s threat surface by making the stealing of credentials much harder, a new attack takes advantage of phone ...

Copyright Claim Email is a LockBit Ransomware Phishing Attack in Disguise

The latest iteration in Copyright Claim scams is an evolution of this repeated attack method that has proven to get the attention – and response – of victims over the last few years.

Phishing Kit Imitates PayPal

Researchers at Akamai have discovered a PayPal phishing kit that attempts to steal victims’ identities as well as their financial information. The phishing page looks identical to ...

New Phishing Attacks Shame, Scare Victims into Surrendering Twitter, Discord Credentials

A new wave of social media phishing attacks are now using scare tactics to lure victims into sending their logins.

Ransomware Group Conti Reaches 40 Successful Attacks in a Single Month

In less than 2 years, the most successful ransomware group to date has reached new levels of campaign and individual attack effectiveness, targeting over 160 industries worldwide.

Phishing Attacks are the Most Prevalent Source of Identity-Related Breaches

Cybercriminals almost always need to leverage credentials as part of just about any kind of cyberattack. To no surprise, phishing and social engineering play a dominant role.

Facebook-Themed Scam Aims to Steal Your Credentials

A creative mix of phishing emails, solid social engineering, use of Facebook Messenger, brand and site impersonation, and a sense of urgency all add up to a believable attack.

Hovering Over Links Will Protect You More Than MFA

Microsoft Security recently released a report which detailed a widely successful phishing attack technique used against over 10,000 of its customers…a phishing attack that worked even if ...

Watchdog: 12% of Student Loan Relief Google Ads Are Malicious

You may want to be careful about clicking on a student loan forgiveness ad. The Tech Transparency Project reviewed the top Google searches with 'student loan forgiveness' and found almost ...

QuickBooks Phishing Scam is Back

Scammers are continuing to abuse the QuickBooks tax accounting software to send phishing scams, according to Roger Kay at INKY.