We report on the latest trends in cybercrime to help you stay informed and aware of what the current threat landscape looks like.
ReliaQuest has published a report on the cybercriminal recruitment ecosystem, finding that fluent English speakers with social engineering skills are highly sought-after.
Below is an example of a sophisticated survey scam phishing email that KnowBe4’s Threat Lab team has been monitoring as discussed in “The Hidden Cost of "Free" Gifts: How Survey Scams Are ...
Professional phishing groups are targeting customers of brokerage firms in order to manipulate stock prices, KrebsOnSecurity reports. The attackers use a technique called “ramp and dump” ...
In this series, we first explored the psychology that makes HR phishing so effective, then showcased the real-world lures attackers use to trick your employees. Now, we’re going under the ...
Phishing attacks impersonating HR are on the rise. Between January 1 – March 31, 2025, our Threat Lab team observed a 120%surge in these attacks reported via our PhishER product versus ...
We all trust HR - or at least we do when we think they’re emailing us! Data from KnowBe4’s HRM+ platform reveals that phishing simulations with internal subject lines dominate the list of ...
The North Korean threat actor ScarCruft has incorporated ransomware into its arsenal, according to researchers at South Korean security firm S2W.
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has warned that scammers are targeting high-profile employees and influencers with fake invitations to appear as a guest on popular celebrity podcasts.
Cybersecurity incidents nearly tripled in the first half of 2025, jumping from 6% in the second half of 2024 to 17% in 2025, according to a new report from LevelBlue.
ClickFix attacks have been around for decades; only the name is new.
The FBI has issued an advisory warning that North Korean IT workers continue to seek fraudulent employment at Western companies.
Ransomware attacks increased by 63% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2025, with a total of 276 publicly disclosed incidents, according to a new report from BlackFog.
I’ve been following ransomware since the first one, the AIDS Cop Trojan, was released in December 1989.
Scammers are using over 17,000 phony news sites to push investment fraud, according to a new report from CTM360.
