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Phishing

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

Phishbait Invokes Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (Road Safety Division)

A phishing campaign impersonating WhatsApp has targeted more than 27,000 mailboxes, according to researchers at Armorblox. It’s not clear who the attackers were, but they used an old ...

Mailchimp Phishing Attack Results in Potential Hit on 100K Trezor Crypto Wallets

Stolen client data from Mailchimp put customers of the cryptocurrency hardware wallets on notice of potential social engineering attacks claiming to be Trezor.

“Europol Calling” (Not Necessarily)

Scammers are impersonating Europol with fraudulent phone calls in an attempt to steal personal and financial information, according to Kristina Ohr at Avast. The German Federal Criminal ...

Info Stealer Malware Vidar Uses Microsoft Help Files to Launch Attacks

It appears that the use of Microsoft CHM files is gaining popularity, and from the way this latest attack works, it’s a rather ingenious and flexible method that could become more ...

Simple Facebook Phishing Scam Takes an Unexpected Turn to Throw Potential Victims Off the Scent

Rather than take the usual path of sending an email and linking to a spoofed logon page, this attack takes a different set of actions that at first make no sense but may actually be ...

Cisco: Web 3.0 Will be the Next Frontier for Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks

A look at what makes up Web 3.0 and how it may be used includes insight into what kinds of cyberattacks may plague it, as cybercriminals look for new profitable opportunities.

Cost of Internet Crimes in 2021 Increase 64% Exceeding $6.9 Billion

New data from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) shows a massive increase in the cost of internet crimes, with phishing and BEC topping the list.

Obvious Phishbait, But Someone Will Bite

A widespread phishing scam is circulating in Facebook Messenger, according to Jeff Parsons at Metro. The phishing messages simply contain the words, “Look what I found,” along with a ...

FBI Warns of Phishing Attacks Targeting Election Officials

The FBI has issued a Private Industry Notification warning of phishing emails designed to steal login credentials from election officials. The Bureau believes these attacks will increase ...

Mobile Device Usage Have Led to Security Incidents in Nearly Half of Organizations

The shift in devices used by today’s workforce has resulted in increases in cybersecurity concerns and incidents, despite a majority of orgs with defined BYOD programs in place.