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Contact Tracing: Real and Bogus

Scammers are posing as COVID-19 contact tracers and attempting to trick people into handing over their payment information, NPR reports. The scammers are using phone calls, texts, and ...

Phishing Attack Uses Compromised Vendor Account and Box

Using legitimate email accounts is a great way for phishing emails to avoid being identified. Hosting malicious files on Box is another. Put them together and this attack reaches your ...

[On-Demand] Stump the Shark: Ask Roger Grimes Your Most Burning IT Security Questions!

Have you ever wanted to pick the brain of one of the most prolific IT security experts? Now is your chance! In our “Ask Me Anything” session with Roger Grimes, Data-Driven Defense ...

Check Your Email Rules for Maliciousness

Email rules have been used maliciously for decades. Learn about email rules and what you need to do to defend your organization against their malicious misuse.

New Botnet Promising Free Shoes as Phishbait

Researchers at WhiteOps warn that a family of malicious Android apps are spreading a new ad-fraud botnet by promising free shoes and other products to users who install the apps. The ...

Most Orgs Not Prepared to Recover Active Directory Attacks

Cybercriminals are increasingly leveraging Active Directory to spread malware and even hold the organization for ransom. New data suggests you’re nowhere near ready for it.

DeathStalker's Powersing Implant Targets Financial Firms

Apparently focused on more intelligence gathering than taking direct malicious action against the organizations they compromise, this attack is filled with ingenuity.

August Fresh Content Updates from KnowBe4: Including New Disinformation Training Content for Your Users

Here are a few important feature and fresh content updates to share with you for the month of August.

CEO Fraud Wire Transfer Losses Soar 48% in Q2 2020

Business email compromise attacks—aka CEO Fraud— have taken shape this year, and according to Agari wire transfer losses have significantly increased by 48% in Q2 2020. The average losses ...

CyberheistNews Vol 10 #36 [FUN] What (Really) Happens When You Type in a URL in an Address Bar in a Browser?

CyberheistNews Vol 10 #36 [FUN] What (Really) Happens When You Type in a URL in an Address Bar in a Browser? I saw this post on Twitter with a fun and educational infographic that shows ...