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Scammers Are Exploiting the Holiday Shopping Season

Users should be particularly wary of holiday-themed scams over the next few weeks, according to researchers at Malwarebytes. “Mobile-first shopping has become second nature, and during ...

Phishing Campaign Uses Fake Party Invites to Deliver Remote Access Tools

A large phishing campaign is using phony seasonal party invites to trick users into installing remote management and monitoring (RMM) tools, according to researchers at Symantec.

One-Size-Fits-All Security Training Fits Nobody

Here's a curious thing about people, sometimes we crave the familiar, and sometimes we demand the novel.

Blurred Chats, Bigger Risks

Think about your digital spaces. You’ve got your corporate email, which we all treat a bit like a high-security bank vault. We approach it with caution, we're suspicious of unfamiliar ...

EMEA Finance and Banking: A Sector Under Siege

The finance and banking sector across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) faces extraordinary cybersecurity challenges, according to KnowBe4’s Cyber Risk in Finance and Banking ...

UK’s New Cyber Security and Resilience Bill: What Does It Mean For Critical Infrastructure Organisations?

In recent weeks, the UK government has announced the introduction of its new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill.

What Happens When Cybercriminals Compromise a Sportswear Giant?

Lead analysts: Louis Tiley, Lucy Gee and James Dyer Between 1:48pm ET on October 29 and 6:53pm ET on October 30, 2025, KnowBe4 threat analysts observed a high volume of phishing emails ...

Report: Deepfake Attacks Are on the Rise

A new report from Entrust warns of an increase in deepfake attacks, which now account for one in five biometric fraud attempts. Additionally, instances of deepfaked selfies have increased ...

Be Prepared: Mobile Phishing Expected to Surge Fourfold During the Holiday Season

Users and organizations should be prepared for a surge in phishing attacks over the next several weeks, as attackers take advantage of the holiday shopping season, according to a new ...

Report: Ransomware Attacks Surged Globally in October

Ransomware attacks spiked in October 2025, with more than 700 organizations sustaining attacks, according to a new report from Cyfirma.

How KnowBe4 Uses AI Efficiently to Get the Best Results

Using the right tool for the job is always better. Anyone who does DIY projects around the home knows how using the right tool can dramatically make the job you are doing far easier. Use ...

Warning: New Phishing Kit Targets Italian Entities

A new phishing kit is impersonating the Italian IT and web services provider Aruba, according to researchers at Group-IB. The kit is designed to trick users into entering their Aruba ...

New Android Malware Platform Targets Bank Accounts

Researchers at Zimperium are tracking a new malware-as-a-service platform designed to target Android phones with banking Trojans. The platform, dubbed “Fantasy Hub,” allows unskilled ...

2025 Cybersecurity Awareness Month by the Numbers

Organizations rely on KnowBe4 to educate millions of people each month on security awareness and compliance topics, and every October, during Cybersecurity Awareness Month, engagement ...

Your KnowBe4 Compliance Plus Fresh Content Updates from October 2025

We’re thrilled to announce KnowBe4 Studios, uniting our world-class creative teams under one powerful brand for our Compliance Plus library. Leveraging the latest AI technologies and the ...

Tycoon 2FA Phishing Kit Grows More Sophisticated

Cybereason warns that the Tycoon 2FA phishing kit continues to receive upgrades, allowing unskilled cybercriminals to launch sophisticated social engineering attacks. The platform is ...

Introducing KnowBe4 Studios | Fresh Content Updates from October 2025

We’re thrilled to announce KnowBe4 Studios, uniting our world-class creative teams under one powerful brand. Leveraging the latest AI technologies and the expertise of our global content ...

Warning: ClickFix Attacks are Growing More Sophisticated

Researchers at Push Security warn of an extremely convincing ClickFix attack posing as a Cloudflare verification check. ClickFix is a social engineering technique that tricks the victim ...


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