We report on the latest trends in cybercrime to help you stay informed and aware of what the current threat landscape looks like.
The French government is taking a stand against the increasing threat of digital warfare. Publicly accusing Russia of conducting an extensive online manipulation campaign, France is ...
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #23 | June 6th, 2023 [Wake-Up Call] It's Time to Focus More on Preventing Spear Phishing Fighting spear phishing attacks is the single best thing you can do to ...
Today, the FBI alerted warned against a new even more disgusting type of sextortion. Previously, these schemes involved coerced or stolen digital material, but now some criminals are ...
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #22 | May 31st, 2023 [Eye on Fraud] A Closer Look at the Massive 72% Spike in Financial Phishing Attacks With attackers knowing financial fraud-based phishing ...
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #21 | May 23rd, 2023 [Double Trouble] 78% of Ransomware Victims Face Multiple Extortions in Scary Trend New data sheds light on how likely your organization will ...
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #20 | May 16th, 2023 [Foot in the Door] The Q1 2023's Top-Clicked Phishing Scams | INFOGRAPHIC KnowBe4's latest reports on top-clicked phishing email subjects have ...
As cyber attacks continue to grow in sophistication and frequency, cyber insurers are expecting their market to double in the next two years.
The U.S. government created a new office to block disinformation. The new Foreign Malign Influence Center (FMIC) oversees efforts that span U.S. military, law enforcement, intelligence, ...
Money mules play a subordinate but important role in the criminal economy. They’re used to move stolen funds around, a low-level version of illicit remittance and money laundering. ...
[BUDGET AMMO] James Rundle at The Wall Street Journal today published a very interesting article about the long-term costs of cyber attacks and the fact that cyber insurers are getting ...
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #16 | April 18th, 2023 [Finger on the Pulse]: How Phishers Leverage Recent AI Buzz Curiosity leads people to suspend their better judgment as a new campaign of ...
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #15 | April 11th, 2023 [The New Face of Fraud] FTC Sheds Light on AI-Enhanced Family Emergency Scams The Federal Trade Commission is alerting consumers about a ...
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #14 | April 4th, 2023 [Eyes on the Prize] How Crafty Cons Attempted a 36 Million Vendor Email Heist The details in this thwarted VEC attack demonstrate how the use ...
The Cyber Police of Ukraine have arrested twelve alleged members of an organized cybercrime group that’s stolen approximately $4.3 million from users across Europe, the Hacker News ...
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #12 | March 21st, 2023 [Heads Up] This Week's New SVB Meltdown Social Engineering Attacks On Saturday March 11, I warned about the coming wave of phishing attacks ...
Yikes. Loz Blain at NewAtlas just reported that Stanford has copied the ChatGPT AI for less than $600. The article started out with: "Stanford's Alpaca AI performs similarly to the ...
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #11 | March 14th, 2023 [Heads Up] Employees Are Feeding Sensitive Biz Data to ChatGPT, Raising Security Fears Robert Lemos at DARKReading just reported on a worrying ...
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #10 | March 7th, 2023 [Eye Opener] BusinessWeek: The Satellite Hack Everyone Is Finally Talking About This week, Bloomberg News pointed at a brand-new article at ...
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #09 | February 28th, 2023 [Eye Opener] Should You Click on Unsubscribe? By Roger A. Grimes. Some common questions we get are "Should I click on an unwanted email's ...
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #07 | February 14th, 2023 [Scam of the Week] The Turkey-Syria Earthquake Just when you think they cannot sink any lower, criminal internet scum is now exploiting the ...
