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Phishing

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

[BEWARE] Microsoft and Facebook are the Most Abused Brands for Phishing Attempts

We all know that big brands can be exploited by bad actors in order to execute successful phishing attacks. Now a new study is showing phishing attacks leveraging big brands Microsoft and ...

Copyright Claim Email is a LockBit Ransomware Phishing Attack in Disguise

The latest iteration in Copyright Claim scams is an evolution of this repeated attack method that has proven to get the attention – and response – of victims over the last few years.

Phishing Kit Imitates PayPal

Researchers at Akamai have discovered a PayPal phishing kit that attempts to steal victims’ identities as well as their financial information. The phishing page looks identical to ...

New Phishing Attacks Shame, Scare Victims into Surrendering Twitter, Discord Credentials

A new wave of social media phishing attacks are now using scare tactics to lure victims into sending their logins.

Phishing Attacks are the Most Prevalent Source of Identity-Related Breaches

Cybercriminals almost always need to leverage credentials as part of just about any kind of cyberattack. To no surprise, phishing and social engineering play a dominant role.

Facebook-Themed Scam Aims to Steal Your Credentials

A creative mix of phishing emails, solid social engineering, use of Facebook Messenger, brand and site impersonation, and a sense of urgency all add up to a believable attack.

QuickBooks Phishing Scam is Back

Scammers are continuing to abuse the QuickBooks tax accounting software to send phishing scams, according to Roger Kay at INKY.

[On-Demand Webinar] Hacks That Bypass Multi-Factor Authentication and How to Make Your MFA Solution Phishing Resistant

The average person believes using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) makes them significantly less likely to be hacked. That is simply not true! Hackers can bypass 90-95% of MFA solutions ...

Phishing Attack Steals $8 Million Worth of Cryptocurrency

Scammers stole $8 million worth of Ethereum from users of the Uniswap cryptocurrency exchange, according to Sujith Somraaj at Decrypt. Notably, the attackers relied purely on social ...

KnowBe4’s 2022 Phishing By Industry Benchmarking Report Reveals that 32.4% of Untrained End Users Will Fail a Phishing Test

Once again, the human layer continues to be the most desirable attack vector for cybercriminals. 2022 marks the 5th year KnowBe4 has analyzed hundreds of millions of elements of data in ...