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Phishing

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

What’s the Information Stolen in a Phishing Attack Really Worth?

Once a scammer tricks their victim out of web credentials, credit card details, or online access to a bank account, the details collected are worth plenty by simply selling them on the ...

Spike in Emotet Attacks Against Government Agencies Seen Around the Globe in September

Attacks involving what is arguably the world’s most dangerous malware are on the rise, with reports from the cybersecurity agencies in Japan, New Zealand, and France.

The 2020 Election is Expected to be the Next Big Theme for Cyber Attacks

As the bad guys look for new ways to wreak havoc, cybersecurity experts at NTT global predict attacks pre-, during, and post-election should be expected.

Phishing Campaign Goes After AT&T Employees’ MFA Codes

A phishing campaign is targeting AT&T employees and contractors with a well-crafted fake login page, according to Luke Leal at Sucuri. The phishing page is a near-exact replica of ...

Cyberattacks Targeting State and Local Government Increase by 50%

State, local, tribal, and territorial government agencies and municipalities are under attack. Observations and data from security vendor BlueVoyant highlight the attacks and the results.

Tribune Publishing apologizes for fake bonus offer in phishing-simulation email

Yesterday at the end of the day, I was called by our PR team who got alerted by tech support about a Twitter post that was going viral. Turns out a custom phishing test created by one of ...

Abusing App Engine to Automate Phishing

Attackers can abuse a feature in Google App Engine to generate unlimited phishing URLs, BleepingComputer reports. Security researcher Marcel Afrahim found that App Engine URLs that ...

Credential Stuffing to Stuff the Ballot Box

Advanced nation-state actors and petty criminals are both leveraging credential-stuffing attacks to hack into victims’ accounts, according to Byron Acohido, writing for Avast. Rather than ...

Bitcoin Millionaire Loses $16 Million to a Compromised Wallet and Simple Social Engineering

This brief tale of misfortune shows how unpatched software and letting your guard down – especially when $16 million is on the line – can be all that’s needed for a successful scam.

Beware of Fake Forwarded Phishes

There are many specific, heightened challenges of spear phishing emails coming from compromised, trusted third parties. Trusted third-party phishing emails usually come from the ...