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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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February 13, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

PayPal Phishing for Passports and More

An ongoing PayPal phishing campaign is trying to steal a wide range of personal information, including Social Security numbers and passport photos, Threatpost reports. The scams were ...

February 12, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

DOJ Charges Hackers from the Chinese People Liberation Army with 2016 Equifax Data Breach

Four hackers have been charged with hacking the U.S. credit reporting agency where data on U.S. citizens and proprietary Equifax secrets were stolen.

February 12, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Email Account Takeover Attacks Get Smarter, Sophisticated, and More Patient

New data from Barracuda shows attackers take their time to leverage the credential compromise and to avoid detection when taking over email accounts.

February 11, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

FTC Alert: Coronavirus Scammers Love Scary Bad News

Scary news stories in the headlines always bring out the bad guys looking to make a quick illegal buck.

February 7, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Phishing Attacks Use Victim Interest in Oscar-Nominated Movies to Steal Credit Cards, Install Malware

People wanting to watch high-profile movies are the latest target in scams that trick users into offering up credit card details for a chance to download films not yet available for ...

February 7, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Trenton School Treasurer Spots a 'Phishing Expedition'

Someone went on a ‘phishing expedition’ trying to trick a Trenton School Board of Education member into transferring thousands of dollars into their account, but a Trenton School ...

February 7, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Another SMS Scam

A new PayPal SMS phishing campaign is making the rounds, according to Paul Ducklin at Naked Security. The text messages in this campaign purport to come from PayPal and inform recipients ...

February 6, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Email Test Finds More Than 50% of Kingston School District Employees Vulnerable to Phishing

More than half of the people who have Kingston school district email accounts opened a potentially damaging phishing email sent to them by a firm that's helping the district gauge ...

February 6, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

January Content Update: Including the new 2020 KnowBe4 Social Engineering Red Flags Training Module

Here are a few important updates to share with you from the month of January.

February 6, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Anatomy of a Rental Phishing Scam

There was an unsuccessful phishing attempt that security professional Jeffrey Ladish almost fell for. Jeffrey was house searching and was looking on Craigslist and Zillow for rental ...

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