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September 9, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

The Dangerous Attraction of Original Gangsters

Users need to be mindful of the ways in which hackers can take over their accounts, according to Brian Krebs. Krebs says his experience as the owner of an “OG” Gmail address made him ...

September 9, 2020 Eric Howes

They're Back: Bad Guys Spoof KnowBe4 Again

Earlier this week customers using the Phish Alert Button (PAB) began reporting yet another round of spoofed KnowBe4 security awareness training emails. The emails reported are fairly ...

September 8, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Extradited Member of a U.K. Scammer Highlights How His Gang Took Banks for $2 Million

Details on how this global gang of cybercriminals used spoofing and impersonation methods to social engineer banks time and time again shows how effective these tactics are.

September 8, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 10 #37 [Heads Up] How to Check Your Email Rules for Maliciousness. Do This Now.

CyberheistNews Vol 10 #37 [Heads Up] How to Check Your Email Rules for Maliciousness. Do This Now. Roger Grimes wrote: "Email rules have been used maliciously for decades. Learn about ...

September 8, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Email and SMS Phishing Campaign Impersonates Lloyds Bank

A convincing phishing campaign is targeting customers of Lloyds Bank, Infosecurity Magazine reports. Law practice Griffin Law warns that more than 100 people have reported receiving ...

September 8, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Legitimate Services, but still Hook, Line, and Sinker

A malware distribution campaign is abusing organizations’ contact forms to send malicious emails designed to catch the attention of companies’ customer support personnel. The attackers ...

September 8, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

The New Version of Qbot Trojan Steals Damn Near Everything, Hijacks Email Threads to Spread Infection

Originally seen all the way back in 2008, this banking trojan is continuously being developed. Its latest iteration is downright nasty and has already infected 5% of all organizations ...

September 8, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Users Are Still Falling for Phishing Attacks. Want to Know Why?

With phishing and spear phishing so prevalent as the primary initial attack vector for malware, ransomware, and data breach attacks, why aren’t users getting wise.

September 8, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

[On-Demand] Think Like a Hacker: Learn How to Use Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) to Defend Your Organization

In today's digital age we are surrounded by massive amounts of data every day. This makes it ridiculously easy to gather shockingly detailed information about anyone… even your ...

September 5, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

[Heads Up] My Name Is Being Used In Criminal Identity Theft Attacks At The Moment

There is an old Dutch expression: "High trees catch a lot of wind". Well. once you get in the public eye there is definitely the effect you become a bigger target of identity theft. In ...