Beyond the Scams: Unraveling the Dark Tactics of Real-World Kidnapping Scams and Virtual Extortion

Jan 10, 2024 2:53:03 PM By Roger Grimes

The world can be a scary and dangerous place. Its unethical scammers have no problem doing almost anything to make a buck, but sometimes, their plots seem to be extra messed up.

Pikabot Malware Spreading Through Phishing Campaigns

Jan 10, 2024 2:52:40 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Trend Micro warn that a threat actor known as “Water Curupira” is distributing the Pikabot malware loader via widespread phishing campaigns.

KnowBe4 Named a Leader in the Winter 2024 G2 Grid Report for Security Awareness Training

Jan 10, 2024 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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 ...

Cybercriminals Celebrate the Holidays with Dark Web Data Dumps, Dubbed “Leaksmas”

Jan 9, 2024 2:22:18 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Millions of data records and GBs of data from organizations around the globe were made freely available to cybercriminals to coincide with dates around Christmas of 2023.

Red Flags for Phishing: Verizon Outlines Latest Scams to Watch Out For

Jan 9, 2024 9:24:06 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Verizon has published an article outlining various forms of social engineering attacks, including SMS/text messaging phishing (smishing), voice phishing (vishing), and spear phishing ...

CyberheistNews Vol 14 #02 AI Breaks Free: New Insights Into The Latest Chatbot Jailbreak Hack

Jan 9, 2024 9:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Guarding the Cloud: Top 5 Cloud Security Hacks and How You Can Avoid Them

Jan 9, 2024 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Navigating the cloud security landscape is no walk in the park. It requires IT professionals like you to not only tackle traditional security threats, such as managing data access and ...

FBI Releases Blackcat Ransomware Decryption Tool to Victims, Disrupting Attacks

Jan 8, 2024 12:45:41 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

For the first time ever, the U.S. Justice Department announced the existence of an FBI-developed decryption tool that has been used to save hundreds of victim organizations attacked by ...

2024 Security Software Pricing Preference Survey

Jan 8, 2024 9:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

I need your help, I'm super interested to know what your current preferences are related to licensing and pricing models for security software. You may love or hate particular models and ...

Black Basta Ransomware Decryptor Released to Help Some Victims

Jan 5, 2024 1:19:14 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

A flaw found by security researchers in the encryption software allows victim organizations to use “Black Basta Buster” to recover some of their data – but there’s a catch.

Beware of Fraudulent Charge Messages

Jan 5, 2024 1:19:09 PM By Roger Grimes

Be careful of emails, SMS messages, or calls claiming to be from your bank about your card being used fraudulently. If this ever happens, call the phone number on the back of your card.

Phishing Reigns as the Most Likely and Most Feared Cyber Attack

Jan 5, 2024 9:00:05 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

With over half of organizations being the victim of password-based attacks in the last year, new data sheds light on the risk of phishing attacks and the use of password-based credentials.

[LIVE DEMO] Are Your Users Making Risky Security Mistakes? Deliver Real-Time Coaching in Response to Risky User Behavior with SecurityCoach

Jan 5, 2024 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Do you need an easy, automated way to provide real-time feedback the moment your users make risky mistakes to help reinforce the training campaigns you manage today?

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Beyond the Scams: Unraveling the Dark Tactics of Real-World Kidnapping Scams and Virtual Extortion

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KnowBe4 Named a Leader in the Winter 2024 G2 Grid Report for Security Awareness Training

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FBI Releases Blackcat Ransomware Decryption Tool to Victims, Disrupting Attacks

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