75% of Black Friday Spam Emails Are Scams

Nov 27, 2024 10:16:06 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Three out of four Black Friday-themed spam emails are scams, according to researchers at Bitdefender. Most of these scams are targeting users in the US and Europe.

Unwrapping the Threat: AI-Powered Phishing Attacks Take Center Stage in 2023 Holidays

Dec 12, 2023 12:18:08 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

As the holiday season approaches, so does the annual surge in online shopping and holiday package tracking. Unfortunately, this joyous time has also become a prime hunting ground for ...

Digital Skimming Increases by 50%, Just in Time for the Holiday Season

Nov 22, 2023 4:03:50 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Security researchers identify growth in the use of an ongoing cyberskimming campaign that involves compromising legitimate website checkout code.

Phishing Attacks Expected to More Than Double During the Black Friday and Cyber Monday Shopping Week

Nov 22, 2023 2:13:32 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Another day, another warning about holiday scams! Lookout Inc., a data-centric cloud security company, is warning employees and businesses that phishing attacks are expected to more than ...

Visa Warns of Increased Phishing Scams During Holiday Season

Nov 22, 2023 2:13:10 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Visa Payment Fraud Disruption (PFD) expects phishing attacks to increase between November 2023 and January 2024. Findings in its Holiday Edition Threats Report outline the popular fraud ...

[Holiday Resource Kit] The Holiday Season is Here. How Are You Staying Cyber Safe?

Nov 14, 2023 9:15:24 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

It's the busiest time of year for everyone, especially cybercriminals. They know surges in online shopping, holiday travel and time constraints can make it easier to catch users off their ...

’Tis the season for Scam-Folly Fa La La La La

Dec 21, 2022 8:59:45 AM By Anna Collard

The festive season is my favorite time of the year. It is a time to celebrate and reconnect with our family, friends and community and the one time in the year where the whole country ...

Look Out For Scammers This Holiday Season on Social Media

Dec 14, 2022 9:12:39 AM By Erich Kron

You know how some gifts are insanely sought after each year, selling out in mere minutes? Well, these are great tools for scammers, especially on social media.

Holiday Shopping Scams Online Are Too Good to be True

Dec 7, 2022 8:54:49 AM By James McQuiggan

It's three weeks before Christmas, and the latest video game console is getting harder and harder to find in stores. You've checked all the large retail stores online and visited them ...

Ransomware Attacks on Holidays and Weekends Increase and Take a Greater Toll on Organizations

Dec 2, 2022 12:36:35 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

With 97% of U.S. organizations experiencing a ransomware attack over a weekend or on a holiday, the impacts on response and recovery time are material, including loss of revenue.

[Keep An Eye Out] Beware of New Holiday Gift Card Scams

Nov 30, 2022 10:04:25 AM By Roger Grimes

Every holiday season brings on an increase in gift card scams. Most people love to buy and use gift cards. They are convenient, easy to buy, easy to use, easy to gift, usually allow the ...

[Send This To Your Users] 5 Top Scams To Watch Out For This Holiday Season

Nov 25, 2022 4:05:48 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Here is a 3-minute article that we suggest you copy/paste and send to all your users as part of your ongoing security culture campaign. "The holiday season is a time when people are ...

2022 Black Friday and Cyber Monday Scams

Nov 21, 2022 11:57:45 AM By Jacqueline Jayne

In years gone by, Black Friday was a 24-hour rush to the shops (you remember those places with actual people and merchandise that you could touch) where there was a set time for you to ...

Retailers: Credential Harvesting Attacks Are the “Big Thing” This Year for the Holiday Season

Nov 21, 2022 11:31:25 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data polled from analysts and members of the retail industry about their security focus is this holiday season reveals the kinds of attacks every organization should be preparing for.

Holiday Package or Scam Message? Clickers Beware

Nov 17, 2022 9:02:23 AM By Javvad Malik

As we enter the holiday season, we start getting bombarded with amazing offers and often take advantage of not only grabbing ourselves a bargain, but also stockpiling gifts for friends ...

[FREE Resource Kit] Stay Safe This Holiday Season with KnowBe4

Nov 15, 2022 12:32:09 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

It's the best time of the year! But also, it's the busiest time for cybercriminals. Since your users will be distracted with seasonal activities, cybercriminals will take advantage of the ...

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