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Report: Shadow AI Poses an Increasing Risk to Organizations

The use of “shadow AI” is an increasing security risk within organizations, according to a new report from Netskope.

"Yep, I got pwned. Sorry everyone, very embarrassing."

In essence, that is the disclosure and notification message that the open-source developer "qix" sent to the world when he was social engineered to give up access credentials to his ...

Smishing Campaign Targets California Taxpayers With Phony Refund Offers

The State of California’s Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has warned of an ongoing SMS phishing (smishing) campaign targeting residents, Malwarebytes reports.

Advanced Educational Competition – Ask Your Employees To Submit Their Best Phishing

I occasionally get human risk management (HRM) administrators asking me to help them with ideas of “contests” to better educate their end-users.

Warning: New Spear Phishing Campaign Targets Executives

Researchers at Stripe warn of a wave of spear phishing attacks targeting C-suite employees and senior leadership across a wide range of industries.

Hospitals Need to Prepare for AI-Powered Phishing Attacks

Healthcare organizations need to be prepared for an increase in AI-assisted phishing attacks, according to Zack Martin, Senior Policy Advisor at Venable.

A Warrant Is Out for Your Arrest

A super common voice phone call phishing scam (i.e., vishing) is when the scammer calls you and pretends to be a law enforcement official with a warrant for your arrest for not answering ...

Report: AI Can Now Automate Entire Attack Chains

Threat actors can now use AI tools to automate entire attack operations, according to a new report from Anthropic.

Beyond the Audit Box: Building Security That Works in the Real World

Many years ago, a friend of mine worked as a security director at a firm and had what they called an “audit box.” It was a pre-prepared box filled with policies, network diagrams, ...

Your KnowBe4 Compliance Plus Fresh Content Updates from August 2025

Check out the August updates in Compliance Plus so you can stay on top of featured compliance training content.

One of the Biggest Mysteries in Cybersecurity: Why Don’t We Demand This?

“The problem is much, much worse than most people acknowledge.” One of the biggest enduring mysteries for me in cybersecurity is why most cybersecurity curricula don’t teach secure coding ...

Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from August 2025

Check out the 19 new pieces of training content added in August, alongside the always fresh content update highlights, new features and events.

New Phishing Kit Bypasses MFA to Steal Microsoft 365 Credentials

Attackers are using a newly discovered phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform dubbed “Salty 2FA” to target a wide range of industries across North America and Europe, according to ...

Report: Cybercriminals are Hiring Social Engineering Talent

ReliaQuest has published a report on the cybercriminal recruitment ecosystem, finding that fluent English speakers with social engineering skills are highly sought-after.

Back to School: Cybersecurity Education for All Ages

By: John N Just, Ed.D. & Ben Syn It’s that exhilarating time of year again! Summer is winding down, and the back-to-school season is in full swing—a truly fantastic time to focus on ...

Threat Actors Are Increasingly Abusing Generative AI Tools for Phishing

Cybercriminals are increasingly abusing AI-assisted website generators to quickly craft convincing phishing sites, according to researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42.

The Technical Sophistication Behind the "Free" Gift Scam: Evading Detection

Below is an example of a sophisticated survey scam phishing email that KnowBe4’s Threat Lab team has been monitoring as discussed in “The Hidden Cost of "Free" Gifts: How Survey Scams Are ...


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