France Accuses Russia of Spoofing Foreign Ministry Website in ‘Typosquatting’ Campaign

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 ...

June 6, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #23 [Wake-Up Call] It's Time to Focus More on Preventing Spear Phishing

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 ...

June 5, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

[FBI ALERT] Skin Deep: The Scary Reality of New Deepfake-Enabled Sextortion

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 ...

May 31, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #22 [Eye on Fraud] A Closer Look at the Massive 72% Spike in Financial Phishing Attacks

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 ...

May 23, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #21 [Double Trouble] 78% of Ransomware Victims Face Multiple Extortions in Scary Trend

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 ...

May 16, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #20 [Foot in the Door] The Q1 2023's Top-Clicked Phishing Scams | INFOGRAPHIC

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 ...

May 11, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

Munich Re: "3x growth estimated in cyber crime costs over the next 4 years"

As cyber attacks continue to grow in sophistication and frequency, cyber insurers are expecting their market to double in the next two years.

May 8, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

Blocking Social Engineering by Foreign Bad Actors: The Role of the New Foreign Malign Influence Center

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, ...

April 26, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

Recruiting Money Mules

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. ...

April 18, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

[Arm and a Leg] Cyber Insurers Are Worried About The Long-tail Cost of Attacks

[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 ...

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