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Let’s face it, very few organizations thought they’d still be in workforce limbo as we near the six-month mark of the pandemic. This situation has stretched many organizations to adopt ...

Argentinian Telecom Company is the Latest Victim of REvil Ransomware, with 18,000 Endpoints Infected

The ransom in excess of $7.5 Million is only one of many remediation issues Argentina’s largest ISP has to address, with it appearing that the entire network was compromised in the ...

I Testified Before U.S. Congress About COVID-19 Phishing Scams

Yesterday, July 21, 2020 I testified before U.S. congress about COVID-19 phishing scams. I was invited by the Senate Commerce Committee's subcommittee on manufacturing, trade, and ...

KnowBe4 Releases New Training Module: Face Masks At Work: 8 Essential Tips

Our team has been working on building a whole new course library of new compliance topics that will likely release sometime in 2021.

“Service Desk” Phishes in Enterprise Waters

A phishing campaign is impersonating an IT help desk and abusing legitimate cloud services to fool users, according to Ax Sharma at BleepingComputer. The emails are sent from the ...

Brand-New Tool: Browser Password Inspector Helps Find Risky Passwords Your Users Save in the Browser

Cybercriminals are always looking for easy ways to hack into your network and steal your users’ credentials.

Emotet Returns Using Familiar Phishing Tactics

Emotet, the venerable commodity banking Trojan, is being actively distributed again, according to researchers at Malwarebytes. Emotet’s botnets began sending out phishing emails on July ...

New “servicedesk.com” Phishing Attack Uses Microsoft, IBM Cloud Services to Add Legitimacy

Focused on stealing victim credentials, this new attack uses a number of tactics to establish credibility, avoid raising red flags, and ensure they get the victim’s real credentials.

Phishing Attack in Finland Uncovers Sophisticated Smishing Scheme

The Helinski Police Department is investigating a sophisticated smishing scheme in which attackers were able to steal more than 200,000 euros (US$228,736), Yle reports. The scammers sent ...