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Phishing Trends Show Adult Themes Have Skyrocketed 974%

Phishing lures with adult themes have spiked over the past year, according to researchers at GreatHorn. The researchers explain that these emails are effective at getting people to click, ...

KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from May: Including New Mobile-First Training Modules

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

Ransomware Attacks Run Rampant as Fujifilm Becomes the Next Victim

We just covered a recent story today that there was a ransomware attack on Steamship Authority. And like clockwork, another company becomes the next victim.

[REUTERS BREAKING NEWS] U.S. to give ransomware hacks similar priority as terrorism

June 3, 2021 - 3:30PM EDT -- The U.S. Department of Justice is elevating investigations of ransomware attacks to a similar priority as terrorism in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack ...

Everyone Has It Wrong. It Is Not Double Extortion, It Is Quintuple Extortion!

I keep seeing a new ransomware term, “double extortion” being discussed. It is the hot, new buzzword surrounding ransomware. This term attempts to summarize how ransomware is no longer ...

Ransomware's Impact Highlights the Threat of Social Engineering

Ransomware actors are continuing to shift their focus to disrupting operations that affect people’s daily lives, according to the Wall Street Journal. A ransomware attack on Wednesday ...

REvil Ransomware Behind Attack on the World's Largest Meat Producer

As ransomware gangs continue to target large organizations, and in the wake of several high-profile companies, this latest news demonstrates how effective and impactful cybergangs are.

Fake Positive Reviews Mask Spoofed Browser Extensions

Malicious browser extensions often have fake positive reviews to garner trust from users, according to Brian Krebs. Krebs describes a phony Microsoft Authenticator extension in the Google ...

[On-Demand Webinar] Learn to Detect and Defend Against Supply Chain Attacks Before They Compromise Your Network

Your job is to safeguard your organization and its assets from bad actors trying to infiltrate your network. But what do you do when the threat is coming from what looks like a trusted ...