UK ICO Sees a Massive Increase in Targeted Email Attacks

New data obtained from the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office by think tank Parliament Street shows an unprecedented rise in attacks against the UK’s information rights organization.

February 22, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

20 Year-Old “Right-to-Left Override” Functionality Used in Attacks to Trick Microsoft 365 Users Out of Credentials

Used to disguise malicious file extensions, this legacy functionality is being repurposed in attacks to obfuscate attachment types and steal credentials in an impressive way.

February 14, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

[On-Demand Webinar] Incredible Email Hacks You'd Never Expect and How You Can Stop Them

If you think the only way your network and devices can be compromised via email is phishing, think again!

July 15, 2021 Stu Sjouwerman

Cryptocurrencies and Email Extortion Trends

Researchers at GreatHorn have found that 98.7% of extortion emails ask for payment in Bitcoin. Most of these emails aren’t targeted, but enough people will likely fall for them that the ...

July 1, 2021 Stu Sjouwerman

[BREAKING] NSA, Partners Release Cybersecurity Advisory on Brute Force Global Cyber Campaign

NSA and its US and British partners (the UK's NCSC and the US FBI and CISA) late this morning released an advisory detailing a Russian campaign ("almost certainly ongoing") to brute-force ...

May 24, 2021 Stu Sjouwerman

Low-Grade Ways of Bypassing Email Scanners

Cybercriminals are replacing common words in phishing scams with synonyms in order to bypass security filters, according to researchers at Avanan. For example, one phishing lure contained ...

May 12, 2021 Stu Sjouwerman

Email-Based Threats Increase 64% as Attacks Grow in Sophistication and Volume

New data from Mimecast shows how email-based threats are not only the greatest perceived concern, but are proving to be the reason for increased experienced attacks.

January 8, 2021 Stu Sjouwerman

Email Scammers Impersonate U.S. Government Agencies Offering Pandemic Financial Assistance

Taking advantage of people in their time of need, these bottom feeders of the cybercriminal world promise assistance and, instead, collect personal details to make a buck.

December 29, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

What You Need to Know About DMARC

It's true - not enough organizations utilize DMARC, SPF, and DKIM, global anti-domain-spoofing standards, which could significantly cut down on phishing attacks. But before you implement ...

November 25, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

The Risk of the “To” Line

Micropayments company Coil accidentally exposed at least a thousand of its customers’ email addresses by including their addresses in the “To” field of an email, BleepingComputer reports. ...

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