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Dark Web Service Sells Access to Compromised Accounts and Browser Sessions

When we hear about compromised credentials, there’s always the question of “How are they used post-compromise?” In one case, they are fully on display for sale to the highest bidder.

Malicious Office Documents Jump to 37% of All Malware Downloads at the End of 2021

With the ubiquitous use of Microsoft Office today, it should come as no surprise that malicious macro-laden documents continue to reign, with PPT files delivering AgentTesla taking the ...

[Heads Up!] DHS Sounds Alarm on New Russian Destructive Disk Wiper Attack Potential

CNN just reported on a Jan 23 Intelligence Bulletin from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that warned state and local governments and critical infrastructure operators about ...

Ransomware Operators Try to Recruit Insiders

Sixty-five percent of organizations report that their employees have been contacted by ransomware attackers in an attempt to recruit insider threats, according to researchers at Pulse and ...

Irish Teaching Council Fined €60,000 for Phishing-Induced Breach

Ireland’s Teaching Council has been fined €60,000 by the country’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) over a breach of nearly ten thousand teachers’ data, the Irish Examiner reports. An ...

2022 Continues The New Decade of Privacy

Privacy issues came about all across the board in 2020, 2021, and 2022 will be no different. From WhatsApp updating their terms of service and losing millions of users to countless ...

[New Benchmarking Feature] Compare Your Organization’s Security Culture with Other Organizations in Your Industry

We are excited to announce that the KnowBe4 Industry Benchmarking feature has been expanded to now include industry benchmark comparison data for KnowBe4’s Security Culture Survey (SCS).

A Generational Divide Among Social Engineering Victims

Younger and older people differ in their susceptibility to different types of social engineering attacks, according to researchers at Avast. Younger people tend to fall for scams ...

FBI Warns of USB-Based Ransomware Attacks on Defense Firms

Using mailed out “BadUSB” drives as the initial attack vector, cybercriminals are attempting to infiltrate sensitive networks and infect them with BlackMatter or REvil ransomware strains.