KnowBe4 Blog

Keeping you informed. Keeping you aware.
Stay on top of the latest in human and agent security including social and prompt engineering, ransomware and phishing attacks.

Your KnowBe4 Fresh Compliance Plus Content Updates from December 2025

“Gave me good things to consider that I had not thought about as we move forward and AI becomes a part of our work processes!” Mobile-First Module Employees master current cyberthreats — ...

ConsentFix Attacks Fake Cloudflare Prompts

ClickFix attacks have been around for decades; only the name is new. ClickFix attacks use social engineering to trick users into clicking on buttons and links that the user is told are ...

Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from December 2025

“It was really good. I liked that it covered a lot of important subjects, focused on how to spot red flags, and used an AI deepfake demonstration.” Training Module Employees master ...

Phishing Campaign Targets WhatsApp Accounts

Researchers at Gen warn that a phishing campaign is attempting to trick users into linking malicious devices to their WhatsApp accounts.

Defending Against Modern Email Threats With Layered, AI-Driven Security

Email has been the backbone of business communication for decades and as such, it remains the attacker’s favorite doorway into an organization.

North Korean Threat Actor Spreads Malware via QR Codes

The North Korean threat actor “Kimsuky” is using QR codes to trick users into installing malicious mobile apps, according to security researchers at ENKI. The phishing sites, which ...

When Seeing Isn’t Believing: AI Images, Breaking News and the New Misinformation Playbook

In the early hours following reports of a U.S. military operation involving Venezuela, social media feeds were flooded with dramatic images and videos that appeared to show the capture of ...

Amazon Warns of Fraudulent North Korean Job Applicants

Amazon has blocked more than 1,800 suspected North Korean applicants from joining the company since April 2024, TechRadar reports. Amazon’s Chief Security Officer, Stephen Schmidt, said ...

New ConsentFix Technique Tricks Users Into Handing Over OAuth Tokens

Researchers at Push Security have observed a new variant of the ClickFix attack that combines “OAuth consent phishing with a ClickFix-style user prompt that leads to account compromise.”