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Phishing

Learn about current phishing techniques, notable campaigns and attacks, what to watch out for 'in the wild', and more.

Warning: Phishing Operations Are Impersonating Prediction Markets

Fraudsters are exploiting the increased public interest in prediction markets such as PolyMarket and Kalshi, according to researchers at Recorded Future. Criminal groups known as ...

Warning: Scammers Are Targeting Voters Ahead of Election Day

Scammers continue to target voters ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, Malwarebytes reports. The scams arrive via text message, email, or phone call, offering to help users register to ...

[New Threat Trend Data] When Bad Actors Use Reality Against Us

“Is it real?” has become a common question across our digital lives thanks to the rise of AI-generated content.

Attackers Abuse Legitimate Infrastructure to Distribute Phishing Emails

Researchers at Cisco Talos are tracking a significant increase in phishing campaigns that abuse legitimate platforms. Attackers abused more than 25 legitimate services over the past year, ...

Warning: Attackers Are Using Calendar Invite Files to Evade Security Filters

Phishing attacks are increasingly using legitimate calendar invites to bypass security filters, according to researchers at Netcraft. Attackers send ICS calendar invite files that plant ...

FBI Warns of Phishing Attacks Ahead of the US Midterm Elections

The U.S. FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have issued joint advisories warning of election-themed scams targeting voters and spear phishing attacks ...

Warning: Calendly Phishing Pages Are Targeting Job Seekers

Researchers at Malwarebytes warn that a phishing campaign is using spoofed Calendly pages to trick users into handing over their Facebook and Google account credentials. The phishing ...

Warning: Phishing Attacks Are Abusing RMM Tools to Target Bank Accounts

Researchers at Fortra are tracking a surge in phishing attacks targeting bank accounts via remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools.

Phishing Is Now A Criminal Impersonation Industry. Here Is How To Fight Back

For years, we described phishing as an email problem: an attacker writes a convincing message, sends it to thousands of people and waits for someone to click. That model is now outdated.

Phishing Attacks Target YouTubers With Phony Sponsorships

A phishing campaign is targeting YouTubers with phony sponsorship offers, according to researchers at ESET. The emails are personalized to each target, making specific references to their ...