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KnowBe4 Fresh Content and Feature Update - August 2019

Check out the content and feature updates in the KnowBe4 platform for the month of August!

Thousands Of Servers Infected With New Lilocked (Lilu) Ransomware

Thousands of web servers have been infected and had their files encrypted by a new strain of ransomware named Lilocked (or Lilu).

Advanced Android SMS Phishing

Attackers can launch SMS phishing attacks to remotely change settings on a victim’s Android device, researchers at Check Point have found. These attacks take advantage of weak ...

Why Do People Keep Falling For Facebook Hoaxes?

Falling for social media hoaxes indicates a deeper underlying need for online awareness, according to Ben Yelin from the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security.

Connecting Security Awareness Training Data to your Security Operations

Highlighting the value of connecting user security awareness trainings to the critical resources those users can access

Email Account Takeover and Lateral Phishing Attacks Increase Risk to Enterprises

The latest method of attack uses sender familiarity to lower victim defenses and increase the potential for scams, attacks, or fraud to succeed.

New Ursnif Malware Attacks Use Phishing, Social Engineering and Microsoft Word

The decade-old malware traditionally used to capture banking details has been given new life and spotted in the wild, being distributed via malicious Word documents.

Phishing for Cloud Providers A New Supply Chain Threat

Attackers are going after cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) providers in order to launch unusually convincing phishing campaigns, KrebsOnSecurity reports.

Watch Out For Hurricane Dorian Phishing Scams. We have Templates Ready For You.

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns users to remain vigilant for malicious cyber activity targeting Hurricane Dorian disaster victims and potential ...

Multistage Phishing Attacks Target Financial Information

Trend Micro researchers have published details about a sophisticated phishing campaign they’ve named “Heatstroke.” The attackers behind Heatstroke go after victims’ private email ...