Inside A Massive Spam Operation, And Shutting It Down

Apr 3, 2019 6:50:01 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

We’ve blogged before about spammers using publicly accessible databases to help them with large-scale spam campaigns. Here’s what one such recent campaign looks like from the insider. ...

Business Email Compromise (BEC) Attacks Go Mobile Using SMS to Increase Attack Success

Apr 2, 2019 11:26:59 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Compromise-by-Text turns out to be an even better medium for cybercriminals to fool users into becoming victims. A new article from security vendor Asigra demonstrates how and why.

New York Launches a Cybercrime Brigade

Apr 2, 2019 11:15:13 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The WSJ in their Opinion section reported about a NY citywide initiative that aims to coordinate all digital law-enforcement efforts. The op ed was written by Cy Vance, Manhattan district ...

Scaring People with GDPR

Apr 2, 2019 10:56:02 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Criminals are taking advantage of misunderstandings surrounding the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to exploit gullible employees and organizations, according ...

CyberheistNews Vol 9 #14 AV-Test compares 19 Antivirus Tools: Windows Defender Reaches Maximum Detection Score

Apr 2, 2019 10:02:10 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Brand-New Tool: Phishing Reply Test Identifies Users Likely to Fall Victim to Fraudsters

Apr 2, 2019 10:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Highly targeted phishing attacks, known as Business Email Compromise or CEO fraud scams have exceeded $12.5 billion in total known losses worldwide. These social engineering attacks are ...

vxCrypter Is the First Ransomware to Delete Duplicate Files

Apr 1, 2019 2:23:12 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Our friend Larry Abrams at bleepingcomputer wrote: "The vxCrypter Ransomware could be the first ransomware infection that not only encrypts a victim's data, but also tidies up their ...

The Famous Fall Victim To Phishing, Too

Apr 1, 2019 2:00:47 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

A Georgia resident has taken a guilty plea to charges of hacking numerous Apple accounts belonging to high-profile athletes and musicians and stealing their credit card information, ...

AV-Test compares 19 Antivirus Tools: Windows Defender Reaches Maximum Detection Score

Apr 1, 2019 6:50:16 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The German AV-Test lab compared 19 antivirus products, including the free Windows Defender which comes with the Win10 OS. Defender reached the max detection score, which was better than ...

Cyber Security is About Culture and People, not Technology

Apr 1, 2019 6:18:14 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Security isn’t just IT’s problem, but everyone’s problem within the organization. The key isn’t “yet another security solution”, but a changing of the way the organization thinks about ...

ISACA Recommends Phishing Simulations and Measurement as Appropriate Defense to Reduce Risk of Successful Phishing Attacks

Apr 1, 2019 6:08:11 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Organizations are working to limit the effectiveness of phishing attacks using both internal and external collateral and programs. According to ISACA, the important thing is to have ...

Mobile Devices Rise as a Top Attack Vector for Cybercriminals; Malware and Phishing Remain Primary Concerns

Apr 1, 2019 6:04:54 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cybercriminals are using every means available to reach their victims. According to Verizon’s latest data, attacks on mobile devices are increasing while security efforts fall behind.

90% of large tech companies vulnerable to email spoofing

Mar 29, 2019 11:28:37 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Most companies have not implemented standards for authenticating emails and preventing hackers from successful phishing attacks, according to Valimail.

Which Employees are the Cyber Criminals After?

Mar 28, 2019 10:30:33 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Lower-level employees are the workers most likely to face highly-targeted attacks, according to the online marketing firm Reboot. Citing information from Proofpoint’s most recent ...

Microsoft Takes Control Of 99 Phishing Domains Operated By Iranian State Hackers

Mar 27, 2019 3:36:49 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The domains had been used as part of spear-phishing campaigns aimed at users in the US and across the world. Court documents unsealed today revealed that Microsoft has been waging a ...

NotPetya act of war exclusion spreads to second insurer

Mar 27, 2019 11:36:26 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A second insurer has refused to pay out over the NotPetya cyberattack based on an act of war exclusion, prompting growing concerns for businesses relying on cybersecurity insurance to ...

Cybercriminals Double-Down on What Works, Nearly Doubling the Number of Phishing Attacks in 2018

Mar 27, 2019 10:49:47 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Using a combination of old and new tactics and distribution channels, cybercriminals continue to seek to compromise endpoints and obtain online credentials. The targets haven’t ...

[New Comedy Series] KnowBe4's Popcorn Training Releases 8-Episode Security Awareness Videos - 'Standups 4 Security'

Mar 27, 2019 8:29:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

We’re excited to announce the release of this new security awareness video series for our customers called ‘Standups 4 Security’ from our team at Popcorn Training. In this new 8-episode ...

Insurers Creating a Consumer Ratings Service for Cybersecurity Industry

Mar 27, 2019 7:06:25 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The WSJ reported on news that a Collaborative effort led by Marsh & McLennan would score the best cyber security products for reducing hacking risk, and provide potential discounts on ...

Find out which of your users' emails are exposed before the bad guys do

Mar 27, 2019 6:46:15 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Do you know how big your email attack surface really is? Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is the collection of information from public sources on the Internet that both red teams and bad ...

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Inside A Massive Spam Operation, And Shutting It Down

Business Email Compromise (BEC) Attacks Go Mobile Using SMS to Increase Attack Success

New York Launches a Cybercrime Brigade

Scaring People with GDPR

CyberheistNews Vol 9 #14 AV-Test compares 19 Antivirus Tools: Windows Defender Reaches Maximum Detection Score

Brand-New Tool: Phishing Reply Test Identifies Users Likely to Fall Victim to Fraudsters

vxCrypter Is the First Ransomware to Delete Duplicate Files

The Famous Fall Victim To Phishing, Too

AV-Test compares 19 Antivirus Tools: Windows Defender Reaches Maximum Detection Score

Cyber Security is About Culture and People, not Technology

ISACA Recommends Phishing Simulations and Measurement as Appropriate Defense to Reduce Risk of Successful Phishing Attacks

Mobile Devices Rise as a Top Attack Vector for Cybercriminals; Malware and Phishing Remain Primary Concerns

90% of large tech companies vulnerable to email spoofing

Which Employees are the Cyber Criminals After?

Microsoft Takes Control Of 99 Phishing Domains Operated By Iranian State Hackers

NotPetya act of war exclusion spreads to second insurer

Cybercriminals Double-Down on What Works, Nearly Doubling the Number of Phishing Attacks in 2018

[New Comedy Series] KnowBe4's Popcorn Training Releases 8-Episode Security Awareness Videos - 'Standups 4 Security'

Insurers Creating a Consumer Ratings Service for Cybersecurity Industry

Find out which of your users' emails are exposed before the bad guys do

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