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Steven Lee Myers at the NYT had the scoop on this typical Russian influence operation which really is social engineering at scale: "The user on Gab who identifies as Nora Berka resurfaced ...
As scammers shift their campaigns and learn from their successes, new data shows that the global delivery service is the current brand of choice, with equally familiar brands trailing ...
With compromised LinkedIn credentials providing cybercriminals with ample means to socially engineer business contacts, this campaign is a stark warning for organizations.
When push-based multifactor authentication (MFA) first came out, I was a big fan. I promoted it as a strong and safe MFA option in my book, Hacking Multifactor Authentication. That was ...
KnowBe4 is proud to be recognized by TrustRadius in the first-ever “Best Software” Awards for overall, mid-size, and enterprise in the Security Awareness Training software category.
A study by researchers at Lookout has found that credential-harvesting phishing attacks against US government employees rose by 30% last year. The researchers also found that nearly 50% ...
Scammers are taking advantage of the victims desire to take advantage of debt cancellation up to $20,000 – with the only one cashing in being the scammer!
This latest “new kid on the block” is gaining momentum and – according to CheckPoint – seeing successes with their attacks globally, calling their organizational structure “impressive.”
This new group makes the case that – as with any market – cybercriminals will focus on a niche sector they are experts on in order to improve their chances of success.
When you think of using biometric technology as part of your multi-factor authentication process, you assume these attributes are safe. Cybercriminals can’t hack your fingerprints, can ...
Human societies have a bad habit of taking a specific, limited-in-scope fact and turning it into an overly broad generalization that gets incorrectly believed and perpetuated as if it ...
Michael Kan at PCMag had the scoop: A hacker is already circulating one phishing email, warning users they'll need to submit some personal information to keep the blue verified checkmark ...
Let’s begin by looking at what culture is and why it matters. Culture is tacit and elusive in its very nature. It is often unspoken, based on behaviours, hidden in the thoughts and minds ...
Australia has now become the newest target for attacks in part due to an overworked cybersecurity workforce that is not able to stop these bad actors.
Our friend R. Friederich at Marshalsec sent us this warning...
Researchers at Armorblox have observed a phishing campaign impersonating LinkedIn. The emails inform the user that their LinkedIn account has been suspended due to suspicious activity.
Security Magazine wrote this week about the recent eye opening SlashNext State of Phishing report. "SlashNext analyzed billions of link-based URLs, attachments and natural language ...
With only 57 vulnerabilities tied to ransomware back in 2019, the most recent data from security vendor Ivanti shows that number predicted to be over 300 by the end of 2022.
Since 2018, remote desktop compromise (RDP) and phishing have battled for dominance as the primary initial attack vector in ransomware attacks. The latest data shows that RDP is no longer ...
