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New Qbot Phishing Attack Pretends to be Windows Defender to Trick Its Victims

One of the most dangerous pieces of malware is back with a new campaign that takes advantage of social engineering techniques to look convincing enough to fool your users.

Researchers Discover Most Microsoft 365 Admins Don't Enable Multi-Factor Authentication

Researchers from CoreView recently discovered that 97% of all total Microsoft 365 users do not utilize multi-factor authentication (MFA). A staggering 78% of Microsoft 365 admins do not ...

"Berserk Bear", The Russian Hackers Playing ‘Chekhov’s Gun’ With US Infrastructure

In an advisory warning published last week by the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the government notified the public of a ...

Could A Botched Ransomware Attack Have Caused The Massive Mauritius Oil Spill?

I found a super interesting and at the same time scary article at Forbes by Nishan Degnarain about the cyber vulnerabilities of these massive oil tankers and container ships. It's ...

[NEW BOOK] Hacking Multi-Factor Authentication

I’m excited to announce the release of my 12th book, Hacking Multifactor Authentication.

[HEADS UP] Remote Workers Disregard Security Awareness Training

According to new research from Mimecast, remote workers are increasingly putting their organizations at risk by failing to follow security awareness training best practices.

Couple Avoids Becoming a Victim to Publishers Clearing House Scam

An elderly couple in Tennessee avoided falling victim to a scam by recognizing the signs of social engineering, WREG reports. Kay and Bill Pritchett received six different phone calls ...

[HEADS UP] Cybercriminals Threaten Patients in Clinic Data Breach

In a recent report by BBC News, patients in a large clinic in Finland have been blackmailed using social engineering after their data was stolen.

[HEADS UP] Fraudsters are Exploiting High Demand Air Freight

Scammers are exploiting the high demand for air freight brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Loadstar reports. Charter veteran Steve Manser told the publication that fraudsters are ...