CyberheistNews Vol 13 #27 [Heads Up] Massive Impersonation Phishing Campaign Imitates Over 100 Brands and Thousands of Domains

Jul 5, 2023 9:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #27 | July 5th, 2023 [Heads Up] Massive Impersonation Phishing Campaign Imitates Over 100 Brands and Thousands of Domains A year-long phishing campaign has been ...

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #26 [Eyes Open] The FTC Reveals the Latest Top Five Text Message Scams

Jun 27, 2023 9:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #26 | June 27th, 2023 [Eyes Open] The FTC Reveals the Latest Top Five Text Message Scams The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has published a data spotlight ...

Extremely Persistent Threat Group Demonstrates a Strong Understanding of the Modern Incident Response Frameworks

Jun 22, 2023 9:44:42 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A threat actor tracked as “Muddled Libra” is using the 0ktapus phishing kit to gain initial access to organizations in the software automation, business process outsourcing, ...

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #25 [Fingerprints All Over] Stolen Credentials Are the No. 1 Root Cause of Data Breaches

Jun 20, 2023 9:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #25 | June 20th, 2023 [Fingerprints All Over] Stolen Credentials Are the No. 1 Root Cause of Data Breaches Verizon's DBIR always has a lot of information to unpack, ...

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

Jun 14, 2023 2:10:17 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

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 #24 [The Mind's Bias] Pretexting Now Tops Phishing in Social Engineering Attacks

Jun 13, 2023 9:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #24 | June 13th, 2023 [The Mind's Bias] Pretexting Now Tops Phishing in Social Engineering Attacks The New Verizon DBIR is a treasure trove of data. As we will cover ...

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

Jun 6, 2023 9:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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 ...

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

Jun 5, 2023 6:27:52 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

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 [Eye on Fraud] A Closer Look at the Massive 72% Spike in Financial Phishing Attacks

May 31, 2023 9:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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 [Double Trouble] 78% of Ransomware Victims Face Multiple Extortions in Scary Trend

May 23, 2023 9:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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 [Foot in the Door] The Q1 2023's Top-Clicked Phishing Scams | INFOGRAPHIC

May 16, 2023 9:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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 ...

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

May 11, 2023 8:14:18 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #19 [Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users

May 9, 2023 9:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #19 | May 9th, 2023 [Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users Compromised websites (legitimate sites that have been successfully ...

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

May 8, 2023 7:02:01 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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, ...

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #18 [Eye on AI] Does ChatGPT Have Cybersecurity Tells?

May 2, 2023 9:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #18 | May 2nd, 2023 [Eye on AI] Does ChatGPT Have Cybersecurity Tells? Poker players and other human lie detectors look for "tells," that is, a sign by which someone ...

Recruiting Money Mules

Apr 26, 2023 4:28:05 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

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. ...

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #17 [Head Start] Effective Methods How To Teach Social Engineering to an AI

Apr 25, 2023 9:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #17 | April 25th, 2023 [Head Start] Effective Methods How To Teach Social Engineering to an AI Remember The Sims? Well Stanford created a small virtual world with 25 ...

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

Apr 18, 2023 2:43:56 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

[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 [Finger on the Pulse]: How Phishers Leverage Recent AI Buzz

Apr 18, 2023 9:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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 [The New Face of Fraud] FTC Sheds Light on AI-Enhanced Family Emergency Scams

Apr 11, 2023 9:16:54 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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 ...

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