[Cybersecurity Awareness Month] From ‘The Inside Man’ to Real Life: AI's Role in Modern Cyber Threats

Sep 25, 2024 8:00:00 AM By Erich Kron

AI and AI-generated deepfakes are proving to be the most intriguing, and in some ways troubling, recent advances in technology.

McAfee Discovers New Phishing Campaign Targeting GitHub Users

Sep 24, 2024 10:35:59 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A phishing campaign is targeting GitHub users with phony CAPTCHA pages, according to researchers at McAfee. The phishing emails ask users to address a security vulnerability in a GitHub ...

CyberheistNews Vol 14 #39 [EYE OPENER] Beyond Analysts: The Undeniable Leadership We Have in HRM

Sep 24, 2024 9:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scammers Abuse Virtual Shopping Lists to Trick Walmart Customers

Sep 23, 2024 3:18:48 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Threat actors are abusing virtual shopping lists to trick Walmart customers into transferring money or disclosing personal information, according to researchers at Malwarebytes. Links to ...

Half of all Financial Services Cyber Attacks Start with a Very Costly Phish

Sep 23, 2024 3:18:45 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

New analysis of attacks on the financial sector shows that the combination of phishing emails and compromised credentials is a recurring — and financially impactful — threat.

Educate Your Users About Malicious SEO Poisoning Attacks

Sep 23, 2024 9:40:21 AM By Roger Grimes

Since the beginning of computers, social engineering has been the number one way that computers and networks have been compromised. Social engineering is involved in 70% to 90% of all ...

Zscaler: There are 200 Malicious Lookalike Domains for Every 1 Impersonated Brand

Sep 23, 2024 9:40:17 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Analysis of typosquatting and brand impersonation activity across 500 of the most visited domains provides insight in to how these techniques come together to effectively deceive.

Online Scams Are Shortening Their Cycles and Making More Money

Sep 20, 2024 10:27:19 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New analysis of blockchain activity shows scammers are needing less time to obtain crypto payments and are seeing higher payoffs per scam.

Phishing Attacks Abuse Content Creation and Collaboration Platforms

Sep 20, 2024 10:27:16 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Barracuda have observed an increase in phishing attacks that abuse popular content creation and collaboration platforms. These include online graphic design platforms and ...

Beyond Analyst Reports: KnowBe4's Undeniable Leadership in Human Risk Management

Sep 19, 2024 9:31:38 AM By Perry Carpenter

Analyst reports aim to provide market insights. But when it comes to Human Risk Management (HRM), we’ve noticed that they often fall short of capturing the full picture. You already know ...

The Inside Man Biggest Fan Contest is Heating Up

Sep 18, 2024 1:40:39 PM By John Just

We are halfway through our annual The Inside Man Biggest Fan Contest, and we already have some amazing entries! Encourage your users to get their entries posted to social media by the end ...

U.S. Government Indicts Chinese National For Alleged Spear Phishing Attacks

Sep 18, 2024 1:40:36 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The U.S. Justice Department has indicted a Chinese national, Song Wu, for allegedly sending spear phishing emails to employees at various U.S. military and government entities, research ...

A Must See for KnowBe4 Customers and Partners: Geoff White to Keynote KB4-CON EMEA 2024

Sep 18, 2024 8:48:41 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

As a valued KnowBe4 customer and partner, we're thrilled to bring you exciting news about our upcoming KB4-CON EMEA 2024 in London.

North Korean Hackers Target Software Developers With Phony Coding Tests

Sep 18, 2024 7:59:35 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at ReversingLabs warn that North Korea’s Lazarus Group is targeting software developers with phony job interviews.

SANS Releases Guide to Address Rise in Attacks on Manufacturing and Industrial Control Systems

Sep 18, 2024 7:59:23 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Increased ransomware attacks on industrial control systems (ICS), mixed with general ICS insecurity found across the manufacturing sector, has given rise to a guide specifically ...

CyberheistNews Vol 14 #38 [CODE RED] A Must-See New Webinar: How To Block North Korean Infiltrators

Sep 17, 2024 9:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Phishing Attack Takes a Two-Step Approach to Leverage Legitimate Sites and Evade Detection. [4-Minute Survey] Share Your Thoughts on AI in InfoSec With Me? Email not displaying? | View ...

[Cybersecurity Awareness Month] Prepare for All Manner of Cyber Threats Like the Heroes of ‘The Inside Man’

Sep 17, 2024 8:00:00 AM By Roger Grimes

Mark Shepherd, the Inside Man, is on a mission.

New Ransomware Threat Group, RansomHub, is so Effective, the NSA is Already Warning You About Them

Sep 16, 2024 3:43:10 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The latest evolution of the ransomware service model, RansomHub, has only been around since February of this year, but its affiliates are already successfully exfiltrating data.

BEC Scams Have Caused $55 Billion in Losses Over the Past Ten Years

Sep 16, 2024 3:43:07 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Business email compromise (BEC) attacks have caused more than $55 billion in losses between 2013 and 2023, according to an advisory from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

[4-Minute Survey] Share Your Thoughts on AI in InfoSec With Me?

Sep 16, 2024 8:45:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Can you help me with your input? I'd love your thoughts about AI in InfoSec. This is a super short survey that asks about any AI tools you use or would like, how you feel about AI ...

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