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September 14, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

The Evolution Of "Friendly Name" Spoofing During Phishing Attacks

Our friends at Bleepingcomputer had a great article written by Ionut Ilascu I think you will like: "While phishing continues to be the prevalent threat in malware-less email-based ...

September 14, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

WATCH IT - Current Events Will Be Misused for Phishing...AGAIN

Here are the latest Current Events phishes from the KnowBe4 team over the past few days, some prompted by warnings from US-CERT.

September 14, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Sixth Circuit Says Policyholder's Social Engineering Loss Covered By Computer Fraud Policy

Note: We blogged about a very similar 2nd Circuit case earlier this year in CyberheistNews, the first paragraph below refers to that case.

September 14, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Colleges Become Phishing Targets with Student Loans as the Payoff

Anytime there’s a transaction involving money, cybercriminals look for ways to hack in and intercept funds. Student Loans are the latest target.

September 14, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Your Users May Be Too Embarrassed to Report Email Scams

New research shows 25% of users falling victim to impersonation fraud were so ashamed they chose not to report it. Even worse, many don’t know how to spot the scam.

September 14, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

[ALERT] CEO Fraud Escalates. Bad Guys Now Go After Employee Personal Address And Phone Number

KnowBe4 is observing a serious escalation of CEO Fraud. They are now requesting street addresses and personal phone numbers of employees—an attempt to contact and manipulate employees ...

September 14, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Cyber Attacks Cost German Industry Almost $50 Billion: Study

BERLIN (Reuters) – Two thirds of Germany’s manufacturers have been hit by cyber-crime attacks, costing industry in Europe’s largest economy some 43 billion euros ($50 billion), according ...

September 14, 2018 Eric Howes

Phishing from Beyond the Grave...

By Eric Howes, KnowBe4 Principal Lab Researcher. It's no secret that the threat of phishing emails has been growing at an alarming rate for a number of years. Indeed, ZDNet recently ...

September 13, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

[VIDEO] Password Sharing Means Not Caring

How Fast Can Your Domain Admin Password Be Cracked? 19% of employees of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) share their passwords with coworkers, according to a study by Switchfast. ...

September 12, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Want to Know How to Break into a Henhouse? Hire a Fox

Red teaming starts with research. So does social engineering. Red teaming is the practice of thinking and acting like an attacker to test an organization’s defenses, according to security ...

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