43,000+ NHS Staff Hit With Phishing Emails Since March

Aug 14, 2020 11:27:25 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A Freedom of Information (FOI) request revealed that over 43,000 National Health Service (NHS) staff have had phishing emails slip through the cracks and into their inboxes in the past ...

COVID-Themed Phishing Scams Are on Their Way Out While Some Scammers Use a Vaccine as a Last-Ditch Effort

Aug 13, 2020 2:33:47 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The latest data on COVID-related phishing scams from security researchers at CheckPoint comes with some good news and insightful trends that may help keep you secure.

Many US States Requiring Training on COVID-19 Before Return to Work

Aug 11, 2020 9:25:24 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Many states across the US are now mandating that organizations provide training to your employees before they can return to work. Definitely check your local state guidelines but KnowBe4 ...

Explosion of Zoom Meeting Phishing Attacks Over Spring and Summer of 2020 and Targeting Office365 and Outlook Credentials

Aug 5, 2020 8:44:18 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at INKY have observed an “explosion” of Zoom-themed phishing attacks over the Spring and Summer of 2020. Most of the attacks are aimed at stealing credentials to services like ...

Hacked High-Profile Twitter Accounts Are Used to Promote a Cryptocurrency Scam

Aug 5, 2020 8:29:43 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Using the theme of partnering with a made up COVID-19 non-profit, the latest hack on twitter allowed some pretty prominent accounts to be used as pawns in a scam that netted $120K.

New U.K. Phishing Scam uses a £400 Tax Cut as Bait

Aug 5, 2020 8:24:40 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Pretending to be the U.K. Governments’ Digital Service Team, this latest COVID-related phishing attack seeks to con victims out of their credit card details.

July Fresh Content Updates from KnowBe4: Including New Recommended Training Suggestions in the ModStore

Aug 4, 2020 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Here are a few important fresh content and feature updates to share with you for the month of July.

[HEADS UP] Coronavirus Scams in the U.K. You Should be Wary Of

Jul 29, 2020 1:06:20 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

According to a recent report from BBC News, the bad guys are using the coronavirus pandemic to use social engineering to trick people out of their cash.

Don't Overlook Policy When Designing Security

Jul 23, 2020 8:30:53 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

There’s no single defense against phishing and other social engineering attacks, according to Kevin O’Brien, CEO and co-founder of email security company GreatHorn. On the CyberWire’s ...

Testing 1… 2… 3…

Jul 23, 2020 8:25:23 AM By Perry Carpenter

Let’s face it, very few organizations thought they’d still be in workforce limbo as we near the six-month mark of the pandemic. This situation has stretched many organizations to adopt ...

6000% Increase in Phishing Attacks Leveraging COVID-19, Healthcare Industry Often The Target

Jul 13, 2020 10:12:40 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

On July 3rd just before the holiday weekend, Mount Auburn Hospital's IT team identified suspicious activity. Alarmed, they quickly took steps to disconnect the Cambridge hospital's ...

Vishing Attacks Yield Phone Fraud Take of Over $100 Million

Jul 13, 2020 7:01:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

While not a new tactic, vishing presents cybercriminals with an attack method that’s perfectly aligned with the pandemic shifts to remote workforces.

COVID-19 Related Phishing Scams Target Passport Details

Jun 30, 2020 10:58:28 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Coronavirus phishing scams have only gotten more aggressive and targeted now than ever before, InfoSecurity Magazine reports. Now researchers at Griffin Law are tracking self-employed ...

Phishing Attacks Significantly Increase in Singapore During COVID-19 Pandemic

Jun 26, 2020 8:55:57 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The number of phishing attacks in Singapore to give up personal information has almost tripled in the last year and doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Cybersecurity ...

Work From Home in America Sets Major Target for Russian Hackers

Jun 26, 2020 8:55:36 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A Russian ransomware group named "Evil Corp" who was indicted by the Justice Department in December is now targeting employees working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and ...

20% of Organizations Provided No Cybersecurity Guidance to Users Making the Shift to Working from Home

Jun 24, 2020 4:13:06 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

At a time when cyber risk is at its highest levels, new data shows how little organizations have done to ensure employees are prepared for cyber attack while working from home.

New Ransomware Strain CryCryptor Targets Canada on COVID-19 Tracing App

Jun 24, 2020 9:42:02 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

There is a new ransomware strain that has been targeting specifically Android users in Canada, ESET reports. CryCryptor has distributed on two websites disguised as an official COVID-19 ...

How to Keep SOX on Track During a Pandemic

Jun 18, 2020 1:39:14 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

It’s been several weeks since COVID-19 entered our vocabulary and made working from home the new normal, according to Accounting Today. Professionals over the last month are adapting to ...

Microsoft on COVID-19 Themed Cyberattacks

Jun 18, 2020 9:33:19 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Microsoft’s Threat Protection Intelligence Team has published a report providing a detailed look into the proliferation of COVID-19-themed phishing over the past several months. The ...

Increase in BLM Domain Names Forecasts BLM Phishing Attacks

Jun 16, 2020 3:26:04 PM By Roger Grimes

There has been a significant increase in DNS domain names containing blacklivesmatter or George Floyd’s name and there’s a good chance some of those are owned by people with malicious ...

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