Dutch Government Sees Phishing More Than Double in 2020

In an exclusive article, the Dutch IRS gave its perspective on the cyber threat landscape in the Netherlands. December is typically one of the busiest months of the year for cybercrime ...

December 1, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

South African Post Office Issues Warning on Postal Phishing Attack

The South African Post Office recently issued a warning about a phishing attack. The post office advised everyone to delete the email immediately.

December 1, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Zoom Impersonation a New Variant of Familiar Phishbait

Zoom-themed phishing attacks have spiked since the start of the pandemic, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns. Attackers adapted quickly earlier this year when a large portion of ...

November 30, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Fake Zoom Invite Leads to one Australian Company's Downfall

We've previously written blog posts to be cautious of suspicious Zoom meeting links, and we even reported a huge increase in phishing attacks using Zoom of August this year. The heads-up ...

November 30, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Is the Secret to Stopping Cyberattacks Making Users "Phishing Aware"?

The sheer volume of successful phishing attacks indicates that security solutions – at very least – aren’t stopping all attacks. So how does security awareness training help top attacks ...

November 30, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Phishing Attacks in the U.K. Rise by 73% During Pandemic Months as Vishing and Smishing Attacks Also Increase

Cybercriminals have taken full advantage of COVID-19 by launching themed phishing attacks in previously unseen numbers targeting both individuals and businesses.

November 30, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Journalists Need Phishing Awareness, Too

All types of journalists need to be wary of phishing and other social engineering attacks, according to Jacob Granger, writing at Journalism.co.uk. Granger quotes digital security expert ...

November 27, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

[Heads-Up] A Hacker Is Selling Access To The Email Accounts Of Hundreds Of C-Level Executives

ZDNet's Zero Day column just reported one of the best reasons why you should step your users through new-school security awareness training yet:

November 24, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

How Many Phishing Sites? Over 2 Million in 2020 (so far)

Google has flagged 2.02 million phishing sites since the beginning of the year, averaging forty-six thousand sites per week, according to researchers at Atlas VPN. The researchers note ...

November 23, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Email Sandboxes Are Detected and Rendered Useless in New Office 365 Phishing Attack

A new threat tactic is being used to determine if sandbox environments are being used to gain more information about a potential phishing attack, allowing the bad guys to avoid detection.

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Dutch Government Sees Phishing More Than Double in 2020

South African Post Office Issues Warning on Postal Phishing Attack

Zoom Impersonation a New Variant of Familiar Phishbait

Fake Zoom Invite Leads to one Australian Company's Downfall

Is the Secret to Stopping Cyberattacks Making Users "Phishing Aware"?

Phishing Attacks in the U.K. Rise by 73% During Pandemic Months as Vishing and Smishing Attacks Also Increase

Journalists Need Phishing Awareness, Too

[Heads-Up] A Hacker Is Selling Access To The Email Accounts Of Hundreds Of C-Level Executives

How Many Phishing Sites? Over 2 Million in 2020 (so far)

Email Sandboxes Are Detected and Rendered Useless in New Office 365 Phishing Attack

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