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Smishing Scams Abuse Name of Legitimate Ukrainian Charity

Researchers at Trend Micro have spotted yet another scam taking advantage of the crisis in Ukraine by impersonating a legitimate charity. In this case, the scammers are posing as the ...

CyberheistNews Vol 12 #15 [Heads Up] Hard-boiled Social Engineering by a Fake "Emergency Data Request"

CyberheistNews Vol 12 #15 | Apr. 12th., 2022 [Heads Up] Hard-boiled Social Engineering by a Fake "Emergency Data Request" Bloomberg has reported that forged "Emergency Data Requests" last ...

Business Email Compromise (BEC): the Costliest Cybercrime

Organizations in the US lost $2.4 billion to business email compromise (BEC) scams (also known as CEO fraud) last year, according to Alan Suderman at Fortune.

Microsoft Azure's Static Web Apps Service Becomes the New Home for Phishing Attacks

Taking advantage of the value of a legitimate web service, along with a valid SSL certificate, a new campaign of phishing attack targeting online Microsoft credentials is leveraging Azure.

KnowBe4 Named a Leader in the Spring 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 ...

KnowBe4's PhishER Platform Named a Leader in the Spring 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 Spring 2022 G2 Grid Report for Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) for the fourth consecutive ...

[On-Demand] The Ransomware Hostage Rescue Checklist: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Preventing and Surviving an Ransomware Attack

Skyrocketing attack rates, double and triple extortion, increasing ransom demands… cybercriminals are inflicting pain in every way imaginable when it comes to today’s ransomware attacks. ...

Phishbait Invokes Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (Road Safety Division)

A phishing campaign impersonating WhatsApp has targeted more than 27,000 mailboxes, according to researchers at Armorblox. It’s not clear who the attackers were, but they used an old ...

“Human Error” Ranked as the Top Cybersecurity Threat While Budgets Remain Misaligned

New insights into the state of data security show a clear focus on the weakest part of your security stance – your users – and organizations doing little to address it.

Multi-Million Dollar Scam Call Center Shut Down by Multinational Police Efforts

Last month, Latvian and Lithuanian police – in conjunction with Europol – coordinated a raid on 3 call centers responsible for an international effort to defraud victims worldwide.