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Scam Of The Week: Fortnite And League of Legends Phishing Attacks

This is an excellent opportunity to sit down with your young'uns and explain the risks of online scams.

Money Mules: How A Data Breach Turns Into Cash

Cybercriminals don’t want to be caught, so after a data breach, they use unsuspecting people as “mules” to launder money using a sophisticated shipping scam.

New Stuxnet Variant Allegedly Struck Iran

Our friends at Malwarebytes reported that a malware strain similar in nature to Stuxnet—but more aggressive and sophisticated—allegedly hit the infrastructure and strategic networks in ...

[On-Demand Webinar] The Pesky Password Problem: Battle of the Red and Blue Team featuring Kevin Mitnick

What really makes a “strong” password? And why are your end-users tortured with them in the first place? How do hackers crack your passwords with ease? And what can/should you do about ...

Successful Pretexting Attacks Have Nearly Tripled since 2017

Pretexting attacks are a growing threat to organizations, warn Chris Tappin and Simon Ezard from the Verizon Threat Research Advisory Centre. Verizon’s 2018 Digital Breach Investigation ...

Phishing Scam Is Targeting League of Legends Players

A phishing scam is using fake login pages to target League of Legends players, according to Avast Blog. At the moment, the attacks are taking place primarily in western Europe, mainly ...

Got A Chinese Vishing Scam Call in Mandarin

Howard, KnowBe4's HackBusters Discussion Forum Moderator reported on this very interesting phone call he got:

Has Microsoft Office 365 Beat Phishing?

By Roger A. Grimes, KnowBe4's Data-Driven Defense Evangelist. Microsoft recently announced a big update to their Microsoft Office 365 (O365) anti-phishing technical capabilities. ...

Scammers Target 21 Social Media Users Every Minute

According to a new survey, social media sharing – and oversharing – provides cybercriminals with important personal details to commit identity theft, fraud, and more.

KnowBe4 Fresh Content Update & New Features October 2018

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