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Phishing

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

Ransomware Group Known as ‘Royal’ Rebrands as BlackSuit and Is Leveraging New Attack Methods

The ransomware threat group formerly known as "Royal" has rebranded itself as BlackSuit and updated their attack methods, warns the FBI.

Is Disabling Clickable URL Links Enough?

Recently, we had a customer reach out to ask if disabling clickable uniform resource locator (URL) links in emails was enough protection by itself to potentially not need employee ...

File-Sharing Phishing Attacks Increased by 350% Over the Past Year

File-sharing phishing attacks have skyrocketed over the past year, according to a new report from Abnormal Security.

Latest Phishing Scam Uses Cross-Site Scripting Attack to Harvest Personal Details

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) is alive and well, and used in attacks to obfuscate malicious links in phishing emails to redirect users to threat-actor controlled websites.

Chameleon Malware Poses as CRM App

Researchers at ThreatFabric warn that a phishing campaign is distributing the Chameleon Android malware by impersonating a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) app. The campaign is ...

Attackers Abuse Google Drawings to Host Phishing Pages

Researchers at Menlo Security warn that a phishing campaign is exploiting Google Drawings to evade security filters.

New Phishing Campaign Targets Israeli Organizations To Deliver Malware

A new phishing campaign is targeting Israeli organizations to deliver the RHADAMANTHYS information-stealing malware, Cyber Security News reports.

[On-Demand Webinar] 2024 Phishing Insights: What 11.9 Million User Behaviors Reveal About Your Risk

Your secret weapon to combat cyber threats might be just under your nose! Cybercriminals continue to exploit vulnerabilities while upping their game with new and more sinister attack ...

62% of Phishing Emails Bypassed DMARC Checks in 1H of 2024

A report from Darktrace has found that 62% of phishing emails in the first half of 2024 were able to bypass DMARC verification checks in order to reach users’ inboxes.

“Pastejacking” Attacks Are Becoming a Thing (Because Users are Falling for Them)

New analysis shows users can be convinced to copy and paste malicious code on behalf of the attacker.

AI Tools Have Increased the Sophistication of Social Engineering Attacks

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) has warned that threat actors are increasingly using AI to enhance phishing and other social engineering attacks, Channel News Asia reports.

New Malvertising Campaign Impersonates Google Authenticator

Researchers at Malwarebytes spotted a malvertising campaign that abused Google Ads to target people searching for Google Authenticator.

Brand Impersonation of Microsoft Increases 50% in One Quarter

The use of the Microsoft brand in phishing attacks demonstrates both its widespread credibility as well as the continued success of attacks leveraging it.

Your Users Still Fall For Phishing Attacks Because of URL Shorteners

Analysis of current phishing attacks by security researchers have uncovered an increase in the use of trusted shortlink services.

New Research: Smaller Companies Receiving Higher Rates Of Phishing Emails

Researchers at Barracuda have found that smaller companies tend to receive a higher rate of phishing attacks spread across the organization, according to a report looking at the phishing ...

Half of Travel-Themed Spam Emails Are Scams

Researchers at Bitdefender have found that half of all travel-themed spam emails contain scams.

The First Half of 2024 Results in More Than 1 Billion Data Breach Victims

New data shows that cyber attacks have resulted in double the number of data breaches in 2024 than throughout all of 2023.

New Phishing Kit Uses Voice Call Generator to Impersonate Spanish Banks

A new cybercriminal group is selling “a sophisticated AI-powered phishing-as-a-service platform” that targets 36 Spanish banks, according to researchers at Group-IB.

Scammers Exploit Interest in Generative AI Tools

Researchers at Palo Alto Networks’s Unit 42 are tracking phishing attacks exploiting interest in generative AI tools. The researchers observed spikes in suspicious domain registrations ...

QR Code Phishing is Still on the Rise. The SEG is Dead.

Organizations need to be aware of the threat posed by QR code phishing (quishing), according to researchers at Trend Micro.


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