Scammer Continues Phishing From Prison

Sep 13, 2022 10:46:52 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Dutch authorities have announced that an imprisoned scammer was running a phishing operation from his jail cell, Cybernews reports. The crook used four mobile phones to post malicious ads ...

CyberheistNews Vol 12 #37 [Eye Opener] The New Evil Proxy Phishing-as-a-Service Platform Beats MFA

Sep 13, 2022 9:30:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Ransomware Gangs Improve Attack Speed and Evade Detection with New "Intermittent Encryption" Tactic

Sep 13, 2022 7:27:27 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

As ransomware gangs look for new ways to improve their execution, this relatively new encryption tactic has been gaining popularity in multiple ransomware families.

[On-Demand Webinar] Getting Compliance on Your Compliance Training

Sep 13, 2022 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

You might think 100% completion rates on any employee training sounds too good to be true. But, getting compliance on your compliance training is possible!

Report: 80% of Phishing Attacks Leverage Legitimate Web Infrastructure and Services

Sep 12, 2022 1:51:30 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Threat actors are taking advantage of every free tool and service they can to improve their changes of successfully fooling security solutions, with compromised websites taking the lead.

Gaming-Related Phishing Trends

Sep 12, 2022 9:37:39 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Kaspersky have found that the vast majority of gaming-related malware lures are targeted at Minecraft players. Roblox came in at a distant second, and the researchers note ...

PwC: More Frequent Cyber Attacks Tops the List of Business Risk for Executives

Sep 9, 2022 8:46:40 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data from PwC provides insight into what aspects of the business are executives focused on, worried about, and seeing as future challenges as they look to manage business risk.

Singapore: Top Ten Scams in the First Half of 2022 Cost Over $227 Million, Scam Frequency Rises by 94%

Sep 9, 2022 8:46:03 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Queries of reported cases to Singapore Police reveal a rise in scam costs by 59% as phishing cases double and job-related scams increase 7x from the first half of 2021.

[New Training] Give Your Employees the Know-How to Have the Tough Conversations with New Compliance Plus Training

Sep 8, 2022 11:51:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

We’re thrilled to announce a brand new microlearning, TV-like production quality series of compliance content now available in the Compliance Plus library.

New Phishing-as-a-Service Platform

Sep 8, 2022 8:46:47 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Resecurity have discovered a new Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform called “EvilProxy” that’s being offered on the dark web. EvilProxy is designed to target accounts on ...

[On-Demand Webinar] Combatting Rogue URL Tricks: Quickly Identify and Investigate the Latest Phishing Attacks

Sep 7, 2022 11:41:56 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Everyone knows you shouldn’t click phishy links. But are your end users prepared to quickly identify the trickiest tactics bad actors use before it’s too late? Probably not.

Spear Phishing Campaign Targets Financial Institutions in African Countries

Sep 7, 2022 11:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Check Point have discovered a spear phishing campaign dubbed “DangerousSavanna” that's targeting financial entities in at least five African countries.

CyberheistNews Vol 12 #36 [Eye Opener] So, Your MFA Is Phishable, What to Do Next?

Sep 7, 2022 9:15:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

1-Time Passcodes Are a Corporate Liability. Department of Homeland Security Fraud Warning. Email not displaying? | View Knowbe4 Blog CyberheistNews Vol 12 #36 | September 7th, 2022 [Eye ...

Building a Security Culture With Behavior Design

Sep 7, 2022 8:00:00 AM By Anna Collard

Anyone who has run security awareness programs for a while knows that changing human behaviour is not an easy task. And that sometimes the problem with awareness is that "awareness" alone ...

Register for KB4-CON EMEA 2022 Now!

Sep 6, 2022 11:31:18 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Once again we are hosting a special KB4-CON Virtual Summit for all of our customers and partners in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa with content tailored to your region! Last year’s ...

REvil Springs Back to Life and Hits a Fortune 500 Company

Sep 6, 2022 11:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The previously-thought defunct cybercriminal gang appears to not only reopened for business but has re-established themselves as a major threat by touting 400GBs of stolen data.

The Number of Phishing Attack Cases in Japan Hit an All-Time High

Sep 6, 2022 10:30:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The number of reported cases of phishing to Japan’s Council of Anti-Phishing reached over 100,000 in July, just as a notice of scams impersonating Japan’s National Tax Agency is released.

Instagram Phishing: Scammers Exploit Instagram Verification Program

Sep 4, 2022 12:16:10 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Vade warn that an email phishing campaign is informing users that their Instagram account is eligible to receive a blue verification badge. If a user clicks the link, ...

Fraud Warning from DHS OIG

Sep 2, 2022 8:45:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General (DHS OIG) has issued an alert to warn that scammers are posing as DHS employees.

Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from August 2022

Sep 2, 2022 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Check out the 50 new pieces of training content added in August, alongside the always fresh content update highlights and new features.

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