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Phishing

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

Phishing Sites Increase by 30% in the First Quarter of 2019 Putting SaaS and Webmail at Risk

Cybercriminals seem to be increasing their efforts in quantity, frequency, and obfuscation, according to the latest data from the international cybercrime coalition, the Anti-Phishing ...

[Heads-up] Scary Phishing Attack Uses Legal Threats From Law Firm

Brian Krebs just posted the following alert: "Some of the most convincing email phishing and malware attacks come disguised as nastygrams from a law firm. Such scams typically notify the ...

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Issues List of Office 365 Security Vulnerabilities and Best Practices

The latest Analysis Report covers both areas of concern around Office 365 configurations that impact security, and offers up some simple recommendations to shore up vulnerabilities.

Yes, that email is really from LinkedIn. Yes, it's really malicious.

By Eric Howes, KnowBe4 Principal Lab Researcher. Several months ago threat researchers at Proofpoint made a startling discovery : the bad guys had figured out a way to turn Paypal itself ...