ReliaQuest has published a report on the cybercriminal recruitment ecosystem, finding that fluent English speakers with social engineering skills are highly sought-after.
It’s that exhilarating time of year again! Summer is winding down, and the back-to-school season is in full swing—a truly fantastic time to focus on the power of education, not just in ...
Cybercriminals are increasingly abusing AI-assisted website generators to quickly craft convincing phishing sites, according to researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42.
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 ...
You've probably seen them: enticing online offers for free products from brands you trust, like a Yeti beach chair from Costco or an emergency car kit from AAA.
Social engineering attacks are a growing threat to operational technology (OT) environments, Industrial Cyber reports.
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” ...
Attackers are using a Japanese Unicode character to replace forward slashes in phishing URLs, BleepingComputer reports.
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 ...
