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Phishing

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

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October 14, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Trends in Malicious Attachments Used in Phishing Emails

People need to be familiar with the types of malicious attachments used in phishing emails, according to Lawrence Abrams at BleepingComputer. One of the most common methods of installing ...

October 13, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

[eSummit] Your Cybersecurity Awareness Month Action Plan

Cyber threat actors are getting more creative and more skilled at hacking the human. That's why we've created this cybersecurity eSummit to look at evolving attack techniques your end ...

October 13, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Sophisticated Mercenary Group Excels at Social Engineering

An extremely skilled group of hackers-for-hire dubbed “Bahamut” is using sophisticated social engineering tactics against a range of targets around the world, researchers at BlackBerry ...

October 12, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

The Market for Phishing Kits

Inexperienced cybercriminals can easily find places to buy phishing kits in the open, on the “surface web” (as opposed to the deep or dark web), according to Jan Kopriva at the SANS ...

October 10, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Scam Of The Week: Bad Guys Prep For Prime Day Phishing Attacks

Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, hosts a massive sales event once a year called Prime Day. Usually set in July, the highly awaited two-day event was postponed until October ...

October 9, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

[HEADS UP] Local Boston Town Falls Victim to a Phishing Attack

According to a local news source from Boston, the Town of Franklin recently became the next victim to a phishing attack, costing over $500K.

October 9, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

61% of Successful Phishing Attacks Against Government Organizations Result in Full Compromise of Credentials

Phishing remains the top primary attack vector that keeps on giving to cybercriminals, as new data highlights the victories cybercriminals are enjoying at your organization’s expense.

October 9, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Cybersecurity Awareness Month Weekly Tip: Current Phishing Threats

Each week during Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’re going to be sharing in-depth weekly cybersecurity tips from our evangelists to help your users make smarter security decisions and ...

October 7, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

New Office 365 Phishing Attack Checks Your Stolen Credentials in Real-Time

Nothing says the bad guys are intent on stealing credentials like testing them while you participate in their phishing attack so they can verify the validity before letting you off the ...

October 7, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

USPS and FedEx Phishing Attack Texts Flood Mobile Phones

Taking a page from traditional phishing scams that seek to use broadly-accepted messages and send them to everyone, last month officially brought SMiShing to the cybersecurity forefront.

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