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Phishing

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

Egress: 73% of Orgs Were Victims of Phishing Attacks in the Last Year

A survey sponsored by Egress found that 94% of organizations suffered insider data breaches over the past year. The survey offers the following results:

IT Professionals Are the Top Target of Phishing Attacks

New data from security vendor Ivanti suggests that cybercriminals are focusing in on those in IT roles as targets of phishing attacks, with many admitting to falling victim for these ...

[HEADS UP] Microsoft Warns of Sneaky Phishing Campaign

Microsoft's Security Intelligence team recently sent an alert to Office 365 users and admins to watch out for a suspicious phishing email that uses spoofed sender addresses.

New Phishing Campaign Uses Blackmail to Lure Victims

Bitdefender has observed a phishing campaign that tries to blackmail users into sending money by claiming their computer has been hacked. The emails contain real passwords that have been ...

Scammers Use Milanote App to Host Phishing Content and Avoid Detection by Secure Email Gateways

The “Evernote for creatives” collaborative platform is being used to legitimately host malicious links that point victims to phishing links, bypassing detection mechanisms.

World's Most Impersonated Phishing Brand Isn't Microsoft

Despite so much news surrounding phishing attacks pretending to be from Microsoft’s Office 365 platform, a new report from Vade Secure provides a global perspective to impersonation.

Cybercriminals Are Growing More Organized

The cybercriminal underground is becoming increasingly organized, according to researchers at HP. The criminal underground functions like a regular economy, with people selling goods and ...

Phishing Attacks Surged in Q2 2021

Phishing activity increased dramatically in the second quarter of 2021, according to a recent report by Vade. The company observed 4.2 billion phishing emails in June alone.

Milanote Exploited to Host Phishing Content

Researchers at Avanan warn that attackers are exploiting the collaboration and note-taking app Milanote to host phishing links.

[HEADS UP] 2021 Tokyo Olympics Mean Olympic-Themed Phishing Attacks

Last year, we reported that authorities warned of the Tokyo Olympics phishing attacks. Then the global pandemic occurred, and the games were postponed. Well, now the games have ...