FBI: Phishing Attacks Are Impersonating City and County Officials

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued an advisory warning of a phishing campaign that’s impersonating city and county officials to send phony requests for permit fees.

Exposing the Kroll Crypto Wallet Scam

I’ve been contacted by the real Kroll (www.kroll.com) a few times over the last few years regarding various real class action lawsuits they are involved in, including as recently as a few ...

[Arms Race] Hackers Use AI. Here’s Why Defenders Must Too

Yes, you need AI to defeat AI. Long-time followers of mine know that I am not an AI hype person. Some people might even call me an AI critic. I prefer to call myself an AI realist. I do ...

Fake Calendar Invitations Move to Microsoft Outlook

Fake calendar invites have been a problem on Gmail for years. Even though they could appear on other calendar services, I hadn’t seen or read about a lot of it. Gmail had been taking the ...

Phishing on Messaging Apps: How Attackers Use WhatsApp, Teams, Slack, and SMS

Messaging platforms are now a major vector for phishing and other social engineering attacks, according to a new report from NCC Group’s Fox-IT.

TurboTax SMS Scam

It is tax season in the United States and that means plenty of tax scams. I recently received these SMS messages.

Common Facebook Scam Method

A friend posted this on Facebook and it came up on my feed.

Introducing the AIDA Orchestration Agent: Always-On Human Risk Management Has Arrived

Social engineering remains the most reliable way into an organization—and attackers are getting better at it every day.

Humans Will Give AI Anything If You Make It Sound Cool Enough

There's a beautiful moment happening right now, and by "beautiful" I mean "horrifying in that can't-look-away-from-the-car-crash sense”.

AI-Assisted Social Engineering Attacks Continue to Rise

Social engineering remained the top initial access vector for cyberattacks in 2025, with increasing assistance from AI tools, according to a report from ThreatDown. The researchers warn ...