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Apple, Netflix, and Yahoo Were the Most Impersonated Brands in Q1 2020

10% of all brand-impersonation phishing attacks spoofed Apple in the first quarter of 2020, according to a new report from Check Point. Netflix came in second with 9%, followed by Yahoo ...

[HEADS UP] DHS Deadline Notice of 56 Million Security Awareness Training Funding Opportunity

The Department of Homeland Security is providing $56,000,000.00 of grant money to states for cybersecurity and security awareness training.

New COVID-19 Malware Variants Render Your Endpoints Useless

Forget cybercriminals out to steal your money and credentials. Security researchers are now finding more malware intent on rewriting master boot records and wiping file systems.

Quarantine Text Scam Tricks U.K. Residents into Paying “Fine”

Because of the ambiguity of current lockdown restrictions, a new text scam pretending to be from the government feels a bit too real to U.K. residents, turning them into victims.

Zeus Sphinx Banking Trojan is Revived Under the Guise of COVID-19 Assistance

The 5-year old malware variant has reared its ugly head once again after a three-year hiatus – this time attempting to take advantage of the need for COVID-19 financial assistance.

Netflix Scams Target People Sheltering in Place

With people sheltering in place during the pandemic emergency, they’re both teleworking and finding their entertainment online. Google searches for Netflix jumped 142% since the advice to ...

It’s Look-Alike Day: While Doppelganger Humans Can Be Funny, Domains Are Not

On April 20, we celebrate National Look-Alike Day. It’s the perfect time to see which people have similar features as you, instead of that completely normal person you bumped into at the ...

Damage From Phishing Doubles For Dutch Banks

Dutch banks saw damage from phishing double last year compared to the previous year. This concerns both phishing for 2FA security codes and phishing for credit and debit card numbers, ...

[Heads-Up] Hacking Attacks Double Against Users Who Now Suddenly Work From Home

Reuters just reported that hacking activity against corporations in the United States and other countries more than doubled by some measures last month as digital thieves took advantage ...

Re-Opening the American Economy? Malicious Actors Have a Plan...

By Eric Howes, KnowBe4 Principal Lab Researcher. If you've been following the news over the past week or so then you know that a robust debate has opened at federal, state, and local ...