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From the Phishing Archives: Just How Far Will Cybercriminals Go for a Scam? Apparently into Outer Space.

The Nigerian Prince scam was found taking a turn upwards to the stars, seeking your help to bring a poor lonely astronaut home.

Do You Have A Millennial Security Awareness Training Gap?

Unlike previous generations, millennials have used (and trusted) technology all their lives. So, does it cause a gap in your organization’s Security Awareness Program?

North Korea Brings Light to a “Cool” Way to Spread Malware

In the midst of all the political talk about the recent summit between the United States and North Korea, one particular gift caught the eye of security experts.

Sextortion Phishing Campaign Uses Recipient's Hacked Passwords

Krebs on Security has posted a new item: "Here's a clever new twist on an old email scam that could serve to make the con far more believable. The message purports to have been sent from ...

[Heads-Up] New Deceptive Strains Of Payroll Phishing: "Because that's where the money is..."

Most readers will probably be familiar with the story of bank robber Willie Sutton who, after being nailed by the cops, was asked why he robbed the bank. His answer (undoubtedly delivered ...

Court Ruling: Chubb Insurance Unit Crime Policy Covers ‘Spoofed’ Phishing Wire Transfer

Very interesting article in the Insurance Journal. In a closely-watched case on insurance coverage in an age of expanding cyber risk, a federal appeals court in New York has upheld a ...

Don’t Catch a Case of the (Gand)Crabs!

As irritating as a real case of the crabs can be, organizations now have to deal with GandCrab v4 – a more dangerous and invasive newly released strain of the notorious ransomware. If you ...

CyberheistNews Vol 8 #27 [Heads-up] Employees Sue Company for W-2 Phishing Scam. Federal Court Decides Triple Damages

"What Exactly Are The Risks Of Breached Passwords?"

First of all, the term means that a particular password is available in a data breach on the dark web–and there are billions of breached passwords out there. KnowBe4 just released a free ...

Context is the Key to Phishing Success

According to the latest report from NIST, one of the most critical factors around whether a user clicks a phishing email or not is context.