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Warning: Social Engineering is a Growing Threat to the Industrial Sector

Social engineering attacks are a growing threat to operational technology (OT) environments, Industrial Cyber reports.

Phishing Attacks Target Brokerage Accounts to Manipulate Stock Prices

Professional phishing groups are targeting customers of brokerage firms in order to manipulate stock prices, KrebsOnSecurity reports. The attackers use a technique called “ramp and dump” ...

New Homoglyph Phishing Campaign Impersonates Booking.com

Attackers are using a Japanese Unicode character to replace forward slashes in phishing URLs, BleepingComputer reports.

Quishing & Encrypted SVG Payloads in HR Phishing Attacks

In this series, we first explored the psychology that makes HR phishing so effective, then showcased the real-world lures attackers use to trick your employees. Now, we’re going under the ...

HR Phishing Tactics: Why 'Urgent Payroll Update' Emails Are a Trap

Phishing attacks impersonating HR are on the rise. Between January 1 – March 31, 2025, our Threat Lab team observed a 120%surge in these attacks reported via our PhishER product versus ...

Cybersecurity Human Resources Risk: Why HR Is Targeted

We all trust HR - or at least we do when we think they’re emailing us! Data from the KnowBe4 Platform reveals that phishing simulations with internal subject lines dominate the list of ...

North Korean Threat Actor Delivers Ransomware Via Phishing Emails

The North Korean threat actor ScarCruft has incorporated ransomware into its arsenal, according to researchers at South Korean security firm S2W.

How KnowBe4 Defend Seamlessly Integrates with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Quarantine—And Why SOC Teams Should Care

Modern Security Operations Centers (SOCs) face a persistent challenge: managing threats across multiple security tools while maintaining operational efficiency.

[FREE RESOURCE KIT] Cybersecurity Awareness Month Kit 2025 Now Available

In the never-ending battle against cyber villains, your users are on the front lines.