Learn about current phishing techniques, notable campaigns and attacks, what to watch out for 'in the wild', and more.
By Eric Howes, KnowBe4 Principal Lab Researcher. Once again we are starting tax season, and malicious actors are spinning up phishing campaigns to exploit the myriad opportunities ...
A three-year-long cyber-attack led to the successful breach of the all communications between all EU member states, putting countries and their futures at risk.
Researchers discovered a phishing template that uses a unique method for encoding text using web fonts. The researchers found that the source code of the landing page contained encoded ...
The U.S. Air Force’s Cyber division used spear-phishing tactics to test whether airmen can proficiently recognize and avoid email-based attacks.
As part of National Tax Security Awareness Week this month, the IRS notes a surge in phishing scams aimed at stealing money or tax-related data.
Email phishing is a top threat to organizations because it works so well, according to Neil Wynne, principal and analyst for secure business enablement at Gartner. Wynne told Stephanie ...
The site safety and credibility represented by the green padlock in your browser is being taken advantage of by cybercriminals looking to lull users into a false sense of security.
By Eric Howes, KnowBe4 Principal Lab Researcher. Now that it's the holiday season, malicious parties across the globe are exploiting Amazon's good name and popularity with consumers to ...
The latest report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) highlights the prevalence of phishing and how it’s changing to remain an effective attack method.
Forbes contributor Davey Winder wrote an excellent comment: "It hasn't been the greatest week for the non-profit sector with the revelation that two well-known charities have fallen ...
According to McAfee’s Advanced Threat Research team and McAfee Labs Malware Operations Group, a new global campaign is underway, targeting key industries, potentially for espionage ...
Is a false negative rate of 12% a large number or a small one? I suppose it depends on your perspective. If your email security system lets in 12 unwanted emails—whether spam, phishing, ...
From the Front Lines of Incident Response, the CrowdStrike Services Cyber Intrusion Casebook 2018 offers some compelling stories how threat actors are continuously adopting new means to ...
SC Mag had an exclusive: Threat actors are "playing by the rules", or at least tricking your browser into thinking they are, in order to deliver more effective attacks.
The Russian-born, botnet-driven advertising fraud scam, 3ve, generated over $29 million in revenue using fileless malware variant Kovter, botnets, and unsuspecting users.
Eric Howes, KnowBe4 Principal Lab Researcher observed: "Here is a screenshot of a phishing email that came in Friday. In it the bad guys attempt to apply the same modus operandi currently ...
"The email you hope you never have to send to clients/customers" OK, so here is another horror story that you hope you can prevent from happening to your own organization. This is an ...
A recent password reset email from ShareFile (a Citrix company) put some users on edge, questioning both the emails legitimacy and why the reset.
The GreyEnergy APT primarily uses phishing emails as its initial infection method, according to analysis by Nozomi Networks. The malware has been targeting industrial control systems in ...
A phishing campaign is attempting to steal login credentials from Spotify users, according to researchers at AppRiver. The emails ask users to click a hyperlink to confirm their accounts, ...
