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Kaspersky: Use of New QakBot Banking Trojan that Steals Emails Up 65%

Representing a new evolution of banking trojan, QakBot proves to be a formidable adversary against security defenses with its’ ability to steal emails – your users.

FBI Warns of Continued Ransomware Attacks Targeting the Food and Agriculture Sectors

Working to disrupt organizations involved with the United State’s food supply chain, ransomware gangs and their affiliates are the focus of the FBI’s latest warning to be vigilant.

Recent Cryptocurrency Scam Posed as “The Elon Musk Mutual Aid Fund”

A phishing campaign is pushing cryptocurrency scams posing as the “Elon Musk Mutual Aid Fund,” according to BleepingComputer. The emails have odd subject lines and content, but contain an ...

How to Run a Successful Security Awareness Training Program

As thinking about how to strengthen your security awareness training program is probably top of mind. Luckily, we've got you covered with helpful tips you can use to run a strong security ...

Over $100,000,000 Lost to Romance Scams in Seven Months

People in the US lost $133,400,000 to romance scams between January 1st and July 31st of 2021, according to the FBI. The average amount lost was in the tens of thousands of dollars. The ...

[NEW FEATURE] Admins Can Save and Schedule KnowBe4 Reports to Automatically Send on a Recurring Basis

We are excited to announce the availability of KnowBe4’s new ‘Save and Send’ Reporting feature. The 60+ predefined reports available in the KnowBe4 platform already give you a variety of ...

Enterprise Organizations Have as Much as an 85% Chance of Receiving a BEC Attack Every Week

Business Email Compromise is a multi-billion dollar business, representing 43% of all cybercrime last year. Despite it being dwarfed in the news by ransomware, it represents a growing ...

Probability of Experiencing a Vendor Email Compromise Attack Increases 96%

Vendor Email Compromise requires first taking control of a strategic email account within the victim organizations. According to new data, cybercriminals are getting really good at this.

New Phishing Attack on Microsoft 365 Users Leverages Open Redirects to Avoid Detection

The use of open redirects from legitimate domains makes phishing emails that much more believable and credible, obfuscating the dangerous nature of these attacks.