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Fake Court Order Used to Take Over Domains

Motherboard reports that a scammer used a phony court order to trick a domain registrar into giving them control over a domain that posted links to dark web drug markets. The scammer then ...

[ALERT] Time to Truly Reckon with the Dark Reality of Ransomware’s Critical Costs

By now, I’m sure you’ve already been inundated with all the news about the US’s largest gasoline pipeline being shut down and restarted because of a ransomware attack. As reported by the ...

Student’s Attempt to Pirate Software Leads to Ryuk Ransomware Attack

Bleeping Computer recently reported that a student attempted to pirate expensive data visualization software, which resulted in a Ryuk ransomware attack.

KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from April: Including New AI-Driven Phishing Feature

Here are important fresh content updates and new features to share with you that happened in the month of April.

[NEW FEATURE] AI-Driven Phishing Helps Admins Deliver a Personalized Simulated Phishing Experience to Each User

We are excited to announce the availability of KnowBe4’s new AI-Driven Phishing feature. The KnowBe4 phishing platform now leverages machine learning to recommend and deliver informed and ...

Strange Chinese APT Interest in Buying Batches of AV Products

The Chinese military unit was recently accused of carrying out a years-long cyber espionage. The accusation from Japanese authorities was due to China's People Liberation Army buying ...

New IceID Phishing Attack Targets Website Owners Using Image Copyright Infringement as The Hook

Spotted by the Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team, this new phishing attack threatens legal action to trick victims into installing information-stealing malware.

W-2 Form Office 365 Credential Scam Creatively Uses Typeform Service to Bypass Security Checks

By creating phishing site pages using an online service for building surveys and forms, scammers figured out an original way to trick users out of their Office 365 credentials.

Cybersecurity Spend Is Now More Than 20% of the Average IT Budget

The latest data from the Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report highlights how organizations are experiencing cyber threats and how they are responding to increase their readiness for next time.