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Android Trojan Goes After Facebook Accounts

A new Android Trojan has hijacked more than 10,000 Facebook accounts by stealing session cookies, according to researchers at Zimperium. The malware uses social engineering to trick users ...

Spear Phishing Becomes a Bigger Problem as the Average Organization is Targeted 700 Times a Year

With threat actors honing their trickery skills to craft the perfect email used to fool a would-be victim recipient, new data shows cybercriminals are stepping up their game on a number ...

DarkSide Ransomware Returns as BlackMatter After Sudden Shutdown of Operations

Probably the world’s most notorious ransomware gang disappears completely and subsequently reappears with new branding in an attempt to separate themselves from the types of attacks that ...

Cyber Insurance Rates Climb 30% as Ransomware Attacks Rise

In a case of “I told you so”, it seems that cyber insurance costs have risen this year as organizations fail to properly protect themselves from rampant ransomware attacks.

Cyber Insurance Industry Wrongly Hedging Its Bets on MFA

Because of ransomware attacks, I have been covering the cybersecurity insurance industry for a few years, including here. I even have a whole chapter dedicated to cybersecurity insurance ...

FTC Warns of Unemployment Insurance Phishing Scheme

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a warning about scams targeting unemployed people via text messages.

Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from July

With 25 new pieces of training content added this month, check out the always fresh content update highlights and new features from the month of July.

12 Steps to a Security Ignorance Program

Most people working for organisations have been exposed at some point in their careers to security awareness programs. Some of these programs are well-executed and delivered, while others ...

BEC Attacks Are Targeting Lower-Level Employees

A new report from Barracuda found that most business email compromise (BEC) attacks are now targeting employees who aren’t in executive or financial roles.