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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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September 6, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Advanced Android SMS Phishing

Attackers can launch SMS phishing attacks to remotely change settings on a victim’s Android device, researchers at Check Point have found. These attacks take advantage of weak ...

September 5, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Email Account Takeover and Lateral Phishing Attacks Increase Risk to Enterprises

The latest method of attack uses sender familiarity to lower victim defenses and increase the potential for scams, attacks, or fraud to succeed.

September 5, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

New Ursnif Malware Attacks Use Phishing, Social Engineering and Microsoft Word

The decade-old malware traditionally used to capture banking details has been given new life and spotted in the wild, being distributed via malicious Word documents.

September 5, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Phishing for Cloud Providers A New Supply Chain Threat

Attackers are going after cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) providers in order to launch unusually convincing phishing campaigns, KrebsOnSecurity reports.

September 4, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Watch Out For Hurricane Dorian Phishing Scams. We have Templates Ready For You.

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns users to remain vigilant for malicious cyber activity targeting Hurricane Dorian disaster victims and potential ...

September 4, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Multistage Phishing Attacks Target Financial Information

Trend Micro researchers have published details about a sophisticated phishing campaign they’ve named “Heatstroke.” The attackers behind Heatstroke go after victims’ private email ...

September 3, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Double the Phish, Double the Phun

By Eric Howes, KnowBe4 Principal Lab Researcher. Over the past week we spotted something new and interesting in the malicious emails being reported to us by customers using the Phish ...

August 30, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Phishing Scheme Gains Entry To Oregon Judicial Department Emails

Aubrey Wieber at the DemocratHerald reported: "A phishing scheme succeeded in breaking into the email accounts of five Oregon Judicial Department employees, exposing personal information ...

August 29, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Why Are Insurance Companies Insisting To Pay Ransom For Ransomware Attacks?

This week, ProPublica published a report describing how insurance companies now prefer to fork over hundreds of thousands of dollars / pounds / Euros in ransom to minimize the detriment ...

August 29, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Financial Phishing Campaigns on the Rise

More than 1900 new potential bank phishing sites were registered in the first half of 2019, according to researchers at NormShield. Based on the increase in new suspicious domains ...

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