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$1Million Cyberheist From Leavenworth Hospital

Kevin Mitnick sent me an article that illustrates why it is needed to train all employees not to fall for hacker tricks: "Friday, April 26, 2013 - WENATCHEE — Hackers stole more than $1 ...

LivingSocial Hacked. Make sure that password is not shared!

Fraud-as-a-service Goes Mainstream

CyberheistNews Vol 3, 18

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 18

CyberheistNews Vol 3, 17

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 17

10 Tips To Secure Funding For A Security Program

Over at the CSO site, Dominic Nessi, CIO for Los Angeles World Airports, outlines ten essential tips for getting your financial team on board with your security funding requests.

CyberheistNews Vol 3, #16

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 16

Why Your Tax Return Isn't Safe

That's the title of a Wall Street Journal opinion piece today by Cyrus R. Vance, Manhattan District Attorney.

NEW! KnowBe4 Launches Kevin Mitnick Home Internet Security Course

We have some very exciting news for you.

CyberheistNews Vol 3, 15

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 15

Phishing Confusion Example

So, yesterday I received this email from my Identity Theft Provider. Been with them since 2008 so I know how their emails look. Normally I get the "all clear" signal once a month, but ...

Knowbe4 - CyberheistNews Vol 3, #14

Automated Twitter DM Spear Phishing

Automated Twitter DM Spear Phishing. It was to be expected. Cyber criminals now are able to scrape your followers from Twitter, and send you a Direct Message (DM) supposedly coming from ...

Security Awareness Training Controversy

The Problem With Our Security Models

CyberheistNews Vol 3, #12

Georgia Tech Researchers Try To Stop Spear-phishing

Georgia Tech correctly identified that the most challenging threat facing corporate networks today is “spear phishing.” “Spear phishing is the most popular way to get into a corporate ...

CyberheistNews Vol 3, #11

How Phishing Attacks Are Evolving

28 Percent of Data Breaches Lead to Fraud


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