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Phishing

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

Data Breach at Dutch Auto Shops Puts 7,3 Million Car Owners at Risk

The Netherlands is dealing with what looks like one of the largest data breaches in the nation so far. Late last week, Dutch public broadcaster NOS revealed that customer data of millions ...

Phishing Remains the Most Common Form of Attack

Phishing attacks are “by far” the most common vector for data breaches, according to a new survey by the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS).

[UPDATE] What is SOAR? What Are The Pros And Potential Pitfalls?

Jessica Groopman at TechTarget's SearchSecurity forum has a great short post about SOAR, what it stands for and what the potential benefits and pitfalls are. Here is an extract with a ...

Forensically Investigating Phishing To Better Protect Your Organization

The single best thing you can do to reduce cybersecurity risk in your environment is to prevent and mitigate social engineering – phishing in particular. The first and best thing any IT ...

Avoid Being Influenced by Instagram Scams

People need to be able to recognize common scams that will target them through Instagram and other social media sites, according to Harriet Stone at Naked Security. Stone points to ...

A Can of Phishbait: from Surveys to Rule Changes to Your Boss's Boss

Employees need to continue being wary of phishing scams as they begin to return to the office, according to Roger Kay at INKY. Kay describes several phishing templates that INKY has ...

Spoofing Tailored to Financial Departments

Researchers at Area 1 Security have warned of a large spear phishing campaign targeting financial departments and C-suite employees with spoofed Microsoft 365 login pages. The researchers ...

Not Your Father's Tech Support Scam

Over the past month or so customers using the Phish Alert Button (PAB) have been reporting a curious wave of what initially appeared to be run-of-the-mill tech support scam emails. As it ...

Another Tax Season, Another Opportunity for Scams

It’s the start of tax season. This is the time of year when we collect our receipts and tax forms and hope for a nice big refund from the U.S. government. Unfortunately, cybercriminals ...

Researchers Have Their Eye on Malicious Clones of Android Apps That Put Devices at Risk

Researchers at Check Point have found malicious apps in the Google Play Store that will download Trojans to infected devices.