Another Bitcoin Scam, with Bogus SpaceX on the Side

Jun 15, 2020 8:24:13 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scammers took over three popular YouTube channels and used them to impersonate the official SpaceX channel to generate cryptocurrency, according to Lisa Vaas at Naked Security. The ...

Fraudsters Are Exploiting Newborns and Recently Deceased People

Jun 12, 2020 9:21:12 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Criminals are crafting detailed fake identities using data belonging to newly born and recently deceased people, according to Sanjay Gupta, Vice President, Global Head of Products and ...

Australian Beverage Manufacturer Shutdown IT Systems After Cyberattack

Jun 12, 2020 8:50:29 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A cyberattack forced Australian beverage manufacturer Lion to shut down its IT system, interrupting manufacturing and orders, the company disclosed on June 9.

Japan CERT: 75% of BEC Email Scams Involve the Forgery of an Invoice from a Business Partner

Jun 11, 2020 4:59:28 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

New research from the Japan Computer Emergency Response Team provides needed insight into what tactics and methods are used as part of Business Email Compromise scams.

Multifactor Authentication Versus Credential Stuffing?

Jun 11, 2020 12:51:34 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

You shouldn’t assume multi-factor authentication will protect your accounts from credential stuffing attacks, according to Gerhard Giese at Akamai. Credential stuffing is a type of ...

Maze Ransomware “Cartel” Adds More Ransomware Gangs to its Data Leak Platform

Jun 10, 2020 8:27:16 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

It’s one thing if you’re up against one ransomware cybercriminal group. But what happens when they start acting like the good guys and joining forces?

Pretexting Defined

Jun 10, 2020 8:23:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Pretexting is a social engineering tactic in which an attacker attempts to gain information, access, or money by tricking a victim into trusting them, according to Josh Fruhlinger at CSO ...

[HEADS UP] Recent Phishing Attack in Germany Hits Coronavirus Task Force

Jun 9, 2020 11:28:26 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

An ongoing phishing attack has been targeting executives of a company working to provide the German coronavirus task force with protective gear. The company is multinational and more than ...

The Enduring Threat of Ransomware During COVID-19

Jun 9, 2020 8:53:41 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Ransomware attacks continue to blight organizations of all sizes and sectors. The number of incidents involving ransomware reported to Beazley Breach Response (BBR) Services in the first ...

[EXCLUSIVE] Indian Cyber Firm Spied on Investors and Politicians Across the Globe

Jun 9, 2020 8:51:41 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A little-known Indian IT firm offered its phishing services to help clients spy on more than 10,000 email accounts over a period of seven years.

Why BEC Punches Above Its Weight

Jun 9, 2020 8:27:09 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Business email compromise (BEC) attacks are particularly insidious because they don’t use malware payloads or malicious URLs. That’s a reminder from Evan Reiser, CEO and co-founder of ...

Hurricane Season Means Disaster-Related Scams

Jun 9, 2020 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

June 1 marks the official start of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns users to remain on alert for malicious cyber ...

Security Awareness is the Biggest Security Challenge for Remote Workforces

Jun 8, 2020 11:41:03 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

As the dust from enabling employees to work remotely has settles, new data from security vendor PulseSecure highlights where remote security has been – and still is – a challenge.

Why People Don't Learn (It's Not Always Their Fault)

Jun 8, 2020 8:27:48 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

IT and security managers often fail to understand how well their employees actually absorb cybersecurity training, according to a survey from Mimecast and Forrester Consulting. The survey ...

May Content Update: Including New When You Report, We Get Stronger Video Series

Jun 5, 2020 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Check out new training content added to the KnowBe4 ModStore in the month of May.

Prediction: Ransomware Attacks to Spike as Employees Return to the Office

Jun 5, 2020 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Because of the nature of ransomware attacks and the mass numbers of workers at home, anti-malware vendor Emisoft believes we’re going to see a rise once work returns to normal.

[HEADS UP] Cybercriminals in Australia Harass Recipients with Abusive Transaction Descriptions on Bank Statements

Jun 4, 2020 4:59:41 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

There are bad guys in Australia that have given away money in order to use social engineering and harass people with abusive transaction descriptions that appear in online banking ...

[BEWARE] New Report on Doxxing Exposes Cybercriminal Trends

Jun 4, 2020 12:13:51 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

A new threat intelligence report on doxxing, researched by cybersecurity experts at Kivu, reveals that the majority of attacks occur in the U.S., with companies in the consumer sector ...

[HEADS UP] More Australian Companies Hit By Mespinoza/Pysa Ransomware

Jun 4, 2020 12:05:13 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Two more Australian companies have been hit by attackers using the Mespinoza/Pysa Windows ransomware, the same malware that was used to take down the Australian money management firm ...

Excel Macros Bypass Your Filters and Slip in Malware Payloads

Jun 4, 2020 9:56:26 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Lastline warn that attackers are increasingly utilizing Excel 4[.]0 macros to deliver malware while avoiding detection by security products. Excel 4[.]0 (XL4) macros were ...

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