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June 29, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

[ALERT] NotPetya Is a Cyber Weapon, Not Ransomware

Yesterday morning, after monitoring this new outbreak for 24 hours, I came to the conclusion we were dealing with cyber warfare , and not ransomware . Two separate reports coming from ...

June 28, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

We Are Dealing With Cyber Warfare Here

OK, after 24 hours of monitoring this new Petya ransomworm outbreak, I am calling it. This has been brewing under the surface for a few years, but now we are dealing with open cyber ...

June 27, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

APWG Cybercrime Report: Phishers’ Command of Domain Name System Reaches All-Time High in 2016

Criminalization of DNS for Phishing Advanced Most Every Year Since 2012 CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- The APWG's latest study has found that cybercriminals have been shifting their tactics markedly, ...

June 27, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

[ALERT] Looks Like A New Worldwide Ransomware Outbreak

Motherboard reported: "A quickly-spreading, world-wide ransomware outbreak has reportedly hit targets in Spain, France, Ukraine, Russia, and other countries. This strain is deadlier than ...

June 25, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

Scam Of The Week: Real Estate Wire Transfer Phishing Fraud

According to the NY Daily News, State Supreme Court Justice Lori Sattler was in the process of selling her apartment and buying another, when she received an email that seemed like it was ...

June 25, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

Security Awareness Training Can Lower Your Cyberinsurance Premium

New-school security awareness training might even pay for itself from Day 1! How? Call your cybersecurity insurance carrier or agent and specifically ask if you get a discount on the ...

June 25, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

Windows 10 Stops Ransomware Cold? Not So Fast!

Recently, Microsoft claimed that no known ransomware could penetrate the new Win10 Creators Update.

June 24, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

Global Cyber Alliance: "Few U.S. Hospitals Secure Their Email Against Phishing"

Shaun Waterman at the quite useful CyberScoop site wrote: "Fewer than one-third of the largest 98 public and private hospitals in the United States secure their email against phishing and ...

June 24, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

FBI: "Extortion And CEO Fraud Are The Top Online Fraud Complaints"

And victims aren't reporting ransomware attacks... Online extortion, tech support scams and phishing attacks that spoof the boss (CEO Fraud) were among the most damaging and expensive ...

June 21, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

July 4th and Current Events Phishing Templates

For KnowBe4 customers, we have some new templates available in Current Events and Holiday: Three July 4th-related templates in the Holiday category Five new Current Events templates ...

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