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Phishing

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

Reduce Your Chances of Getting Scammed

In today's connected world, nearly everyone has a story where they have been targeted by a scam and either that person or someone they know have lost money to scams.

Small and Medium Businesses Account for Nearly Half of all Ransomware Victim Organizations

As ransomware costs increase, along with the effectiveness and use of extortions, smaller businesses are paying the price, according to new data from Webroot.

One in Three U.K. Businesses Experience Cyber Attacks Weekly

New data from the U.K. Government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2022 report shows that a material portion of businesses and charities are being attacked and feeling the repercussions.

Meta Stops Three Cyber Espionage Groups Targeting Critical Industries

Impersonating legitimate companies and using a complex mix of fake personas across Facebook, Telegram, and other platforms, these groups used social engineering to gain network access.

Smishing Scams Abuse Name of Legitimate Ukrainian Charity

Researchers at Trend Micro have spotted yet another scam taking advantage of the crisis in Ukraine by impersonating a legitimate charity. In this case, the scammers are posing as the ...

Business Email Compromise (BEC): the Costliest Cybercrime

Organizations in the US lost $2.4 billion to business email compromise (BEC) scams (also known as CEO fraud) last year, according to Alan Suderman at Fortune.

Microsoft Azure's Static Web Apps Service Becomes the New Home for Phishing Attacks

Taking advantage of the value of a legitimate web service, along with a valid SSL certificate, a new campaign of phishing attack targeting online Microsoft credentials is leveraging Azure.

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 ...