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Phishing

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

Election-themed Phishing is Likely to Persist

The US elections have come and gone, but people should still be on the lookout for election-themed phishbait, according to Roger Kay at Inky. Emotions are still running high in the US, ...

Phishing Campaign Targets COVID Vaccine Cold Supply Chain

Researchers at IBM’s X-Force have identified a phishing campaign targeting the COVID-19 vaccine “cold chain” (the part of the supply chain focused on “the safe preservation of vaccines in ...

Exploits Leveraging Excel 4.0 Macros Increase as Organizations Continue to Rely on this Legacy Technology

Despite being nearly 30 years old, Excel’s very functional macro technology appears to be a little too functional, as attackers have stepped up its use to advance cyberattacks.

New “Back to Work” HR-Themed Phishing Scam Works to Steal Internal User Credentials

Using a fake internal memo from HR, per-user custom-named email attachments, SharePoint Online, and a realistic-looking HR form, this phishing attack has all the ingredients to trick your ...

How Are Credential-Theft Phishing Websites Avoiding Detection? They Just Invert the Website Background

Sometimes the easiest solution is the best solution. And in the case of phishing attacks intent of stealing credentials using a fake logon page, it appears that background inversion does ...

Number of Phishing Websites Double and Unique Phishing Campaigns Triple in Q3

New data shows the bad guys have been working diligently to step up their game on both the front and back end of phishing attacks, despite still being mid-pandemic.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...