Security Awareness Training Blog

Cybercrime Blog

We report on the latest trends in cybercrime to help you stay informed and aware of what the current threat landscape looks like.

CyberheistNews Vol 12 #11 [Heads Up] FBI: Ransomware Gang Breached 52 U.S. Critical Infrastructure Orgs

[Heads Up] FBI: Ransomware Gang Breached 52 US Critical Infrastructure Orgs Email not displaying? | View Knowbe4 Blog CyberheistNews Vol 12 #11 | Mar. 15th., 2022 [Heads Up] FBI: ...
Continue Reading

[On-Demand Webinar] Cybercrime-as-a-Service: Its Evolution and What You Can Do to Fight Back

The cybercrime market has skyrocketed in a frightening way. With threats such as ransomware to Business Email Compromise (BEC), the stakes are higher than ever for organizations across ...
Continue Reading

CyberheistNews Vol 12 #10 [Heads Up] A New Phishing Attack Warns About A Suspicious Russian Login

[Heads Up] A New Phishing Attack Warns About A Suspicious Russian Login Email not displaying? | View Knowbe4 Blog CyberheistNews Vol 12 #10 | Mar. 8th., 2022 [Heads Up] A New Phishing ...
Continue Reading

Log4j - Kevin Mitnick Explains One of the Most Serious Vulnerabilities in the Last Decade

The Log4j vulnerability caused widespread panic for IT professionals when it was uncovered. Sleepless nights followed for many. But a shortage of time and manpower has left this ...
Continue Reading

CyberheistNews Vol 12 #09 [Heads Up] The Ukraine War Started A New Wiper Malware Spillover Risk

[Heads Up] The Ukraine War Started A New Wiper Malware Spillover Risk Email not displaying? | View Knowbe4 Blog CyberheistNews Vol 12 #09 | Mar. 1st., 2022 [Heads Up] The Ukraine War ...
Continue Reading

CyberheistNews Vol 12 #08 [Eye Opener] Here Are the 4 Traits of Most Scams

CyberheistNews Vol 12 #08 | Feb. 22nd., 2022 [Eye Opener] Here Are the 4 Traits of Most Scams Written by Roger Grimes There are a lot of scams in the world, and they seem to be ...
Continue Reading

[Heads Up] There Is A Whole New Type of Blockchain Scam Called "Ice phishing"

In a post Wednesday last week, Microsoft issued a warning that they are seeing a brand new type of blockchain-centric attack aimed at web3 -- a term used to describe the decentralized ...
Continue Reading

CyberheistNews Vol 12 #07 [Heads Up] FBI Warns Against New Criminal QR Code Scams

[Heads Up] FBI Warns Against New Criminal QR Code Scams Email not displaying? | View Knowbe4 Blog CyberheistNews Vol 12 #07 | Feb. 15th., 2022 [Heads Up] FBI Warns Against New Criminal QR ...
Continue Reading

FBI: Scammers Exploit Job Posting Sites with Fake Jobs to Steal Money and Personal Information

In the wake of the great reset, cybercriminals are finding success posing as legitimate companies in job postings seeking new hires on well-known job sites.
Continue Reading

New Cyberattack Campaign Delivers Multiple RATs via Trusted Cloud Services

Abusing cloud providers including Microsoft Azure and AWS, cybercriminals are setting up malicious infrastructure to hide their operations and avoid detection.
Continue Reading

Payment Fraud Moves to the Real World with Fake QR Codes on Parking Meters

Scammers are using the professional-looking stickers to point those parking to an alternate pay site to collect credit card details in the perfect situation where victims would be none ...
Continue Reading

U.S. Government Warns of More Cyberattacks Targeting Critical Infrastructure

A new joint cybersecurity advisory from CISA, the FBI, and the NSA cautions organizations against Russian-based attacks and provides mitigations to be implemented.
Continue Reading

Amazon Token Crypto “Presale” Scam Takes Advantage of News Hype and Steals Your Real Cryptocurrency

The growing interest in new cryptocurrencies and the potential to get in early on Amazon’s supposedly forthcoming crypto has scammers taking victims for thousands of dollars.
Continue Reading

Organizations Worldwide Experience Over 722 Million Attacks in the Last 30 Days!

Analysis of data collected by Internet and security services vendor Akamai shows an unimaginable number of cyberattacks, demonstrating how frequently these attacks are happening.
Continue Reading

Over 1000 Arrests and $27 Million Intercepted in Massive INTERPOL Sting Operation

Bringing together specialized police units from 20 countries, Operation HAECHI-II targeted those involved in online fraud, romance scams, investment fraud and money laundering.
Continue Reading

Netflix is the Latest Impersonated Brand in Ongoing Subscriber Targeting Scams

With the increased interest in and availability of movie and TV streaming services, plenty of new scams are popping up attempting to steal personal details and credit card information.
Continue Reading

Real Cyberattack as Phishbait for a Scammer

Scammers are exploiting a real “cyber incident” at a Riverhead New York high school to send out robocalls that claim to be coming from the local police department, RiverheadLOCAL reports.
Continue Reading

New TSA PreCheck Scam Seeks to Collect Your Personal and Credit Card Details

Doing one of the best jobs impersonating a website ever seen, this new scam attempts to take those renewing or initially signing up through a believable process that most would fall for.
Continue Reading

Morgan Stanley Warns Against “Brushing Scam”

Morgan Stanley has outlined several common scams everyone should be on the lookout for during the holiday season. The first involves phony delivery notifications. These scams are common ...
Continue Reading

[On-Demand Webinar] When Cybercriminals Hide in Plain Sight: Hacking Platforms You Know and Trust

Today’s hackers are concealing their attacks in places you wouldn’t expect… utilizing tools your users know and trust to deliver their malicious payloads. From hijacked single sign-on ...
Continue Reading

Get the latest about social engineering

Subscribe to CyberheistNews