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Phishing

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

DPRK Operators Impersonate CoinBase

North Korea’s Lazarus Group is running a new phishing campaign targeting Coinbase accounts, BleepingComputer reports. The threat actors are posing as Coinbase and targeting people with ...

New Phishing Campaign is Now Targeting Coinbase Users

If you're a Coinbase user, you are most likely the next target of a new phishing campaign. Cybercriminals have managed to infiltrate two-factor authentication and deploying other social ...

Cash App Scams Strikes Again With New Types of Attacks

TradeArabia has published a report about common scams on CashApp, explaining that scammers frequently take advantage of CashApp promotions, like the weekly money giveaway, “Super Cash App ...

New Research Shows Social Engineering and Phishing are the Top Threats

According to the CS Hub Mid-Year Market Report 2022, new findings shows that 75% of survey respondents believe that social engineering and phishing attacks are the top threat vector to ...

Twilio hacked by phishing campaign targeting internet companies

Communications giant Twilio has confirmed hackers accessed customer data after successfully tricking employees into handing over their corporate login credentials.

Cybercriminals Go to College with New Phishing Attacks

The summer is winding up, and the traditional academic year is approaching. And amid the welcomes from the deans of students, the activities coordinators, the academic advisors and so on, ...

LinkedIn Still Reigns as Most-Impersonated Phishing Brand

As cybercriminals look for novel and effective ways to gain entrance to a victim network, LinkedIn is proving to be fruitful enough to keep the attention of phishing scammers.

Open Redirects Exploited for Phishing

Attackers are exploiting open redirects to distribute links to credential-harvesting sites, according to Roger Kay at INKY. The attackers are exploiting vulnerable American Express and ...

On-Demand Webinar: New 2022 Phishing By Industry Benchmarking Report: How Does Your Organization Measure Up

As a security leader, you have a lot on your plate. Even as you increase your budget for sophisticated security software, your exposure to cybercrime keeps going up. IT security seems to ...

Data Breach Extortion Attack Uses Fake Duolingo, MasterClass Scam

The cybercriminal gang, dubbed ‘Luna Moth’ uses a sophisticated mix of phishing, vishing, remote support sessions, and remote access trojans to gain control of victim endpoints.