Phishing for Student Email Accounts

Oct 24, 2022 9:23:57 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

University student accounts are being exploited for business email compromise. Researchers at Avanan have observed a rise in attacks that compromise legitimate college student accounts in ...

BazarCall Expands Callback Phishing Campaigns to Include More Support Sites and Malicious Tactics

Oct 21, 2022 1:59:44 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The king of callback phishing campaigns has evolved their methods to include better phishing emails, phone call scams, and final payloads to ensure they achieve their malicious goals.

New Credential Harvesting Scam Impersonates Google Translate to Trick Victims

Oct 21, 2022 1:59:35 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

In an interesting twist, this latest scam identified by security researchers at Avanan attempts to establish legitimacy by making the victim think the logon page is being translated.

[INFOGRAPHIC] 10 Tips for Running a Successful Compliance Training Program

Oct 20, 2022 9:46:34 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Compliance training is often seen as a chore that organizations need to just get through. That said, compliance cannot simply be ignored. A recent report from software firm GlobalScape ...

New Phishing Attack Attempts to Steal Social Security Numbers

Oct 20, 2022 8:54:27 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A phishing campaign is impersonating the US Social Security Administration (SSA) in an attempt to steal Social Security numbers, according to researchers at INKY.

Phishing Targets US Election Workers

Oct 19, 2022 2:24:49 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Trellix warn of phishing attacks targeting election workers in advance of the US midterm elections. These attacks spiked ahead of the primary elections in Arizona and ...

Scary Metaverse - Cybersecurity Risk Implications

Oct 19, 2022 8:51:27 AM By Anna Collard

The Metaverse, while still mostly a concept at the moment, consists of the possibilities that arise when you combine the advances and affordability in extended reality (XR) space with the ...

New COVID-19 Phishing Wave Misuses Google Forms to Steal Victim Information

Oct 18, 2022 2:41:20 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

This new credential harvesting scam impersonates a real U.S. Government COVID-related grant program to harvest credentials and personal details using a blatantly obvious Google form.

91% of Organizations are Concerned About Ransomware Attacks in 2022

Oct 18, 2022 2:41:17 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

With ransomware attacks becoming more frequent, evasion getting more sophisticated, and ransoms increasing, new data shows organizations aren’t fighting for staff and budget.

[HEADS UP] South African Post Office Sends Warning of Targeted Phishing Attacks

Oct 18, 2022 1:31:01 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The South Africa Post Office (SAPO) recently warned customers of phishing emails to portray the post office. These cybercriminals are asking for outstanding customs fees that require ...

WSJ: "Cybersecurity Tops the CIO Agenda as Threats Continue to Escalate"

Oct 18, 2022 10:42:39 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Steven Rosenbush at the WSJ reported: "Chief information officers say cybersecurity once again will be their top investment priority in 2023, a sign of how companies are racing to manage ...

Name-and-Shame Scams on Discord

Oct 18, 2022 10:05:18 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scammers are sending Discord messages with phony accusations to trick users into clicking on phishing links, according to Shan Abdul at MakeUseOf. The messages are sent from compromised ...

CyberheistNews Vol 12 #42 [Heads Up] Almost 19% of Phishing Emails Bypass Microsoft Defender

Oct 18, 2022 9:30:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

How To Stop Job Scams

Oct 17, 2022 4:01:57 PM By Roger Grimes

I am reading and hearing about a ton of job scams these days. So many, I wondered how anyone could get a real job or employee, especially in these days of often full-time, work-from-home ...

Sloppy but Dangerous: Fake Ransomware

Oct 17, 2022 8:34:05 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Conventional ransomware encrypts the victims’ files and holds them hostage, unavailable to their owners, promising to provide a decryptor once the victims pay the ransom. In some cases ...

Cyberattacks are the biggest risk to the UK financial system – Bank of England research

Oct 15, 2022 9:38:11 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cyberattacks are the biggest risk to the UK financial system, according to new research from the Bank of England.

New Phishing Campaign Uses Office Docs to Install Cobalt Strike Beacon

Oct 14, 2022 9:03:08 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Under the guise of determining applicant eligibility for a U.S. federal government job, this latest phishing attack plants the seed for a future attack on the victim organization.

Cyber-Zombie Apocalypse: Ransomware Gangs Continue to Come Back from the Dead

Oct 14, 2022 9:03:02 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

With ransomware gangs making so much money and then dropping off the face of the earth, what’s the motivation to come back to life and potentially risk getting caught?

German Hackers Arrested for Stealing €4 Million in 7-Month Banking Phishing Scams

Oct 14, 2022 9:02:56 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The recent arrest demonstrates how very small and unsophisticated a cybercriminal team can be to launch a very successful phishing campaign that takes victims for millions.

Small Business Grants as Phishbait

Oct 13, 2022 9:10:04 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

INKY has published a report on the use of small business grants as phishing lures. Scammers are impersonating the US Small Business Administration (SBA) to distribute phony grant ...