That was fast! Bad Guys Are Using The Marriott Breach For Phishing Attacks

As predicted, the Marriott breach is heaven for bad guys. KnowBe4 customers are using the (free) Phish Alert Button to report in the wild phishing attacks using the recent news.

November 30, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

[Heads-up] Bad Guys Love Marriott: 500 Million Data Breach Is Phishing Heaven

So I guess we have just reached the tipping point, it's "privacy game over" for business travelers.

November 27, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Reminder: That Padlock Doesn’t Mean It’s Secure

We’ve mentioned this before, but the misconception has surfaced again, and it’s worth mentioning again. Looking for the padlock as a sign of a secure legitimate website isn’t an accurate ...

November 24, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

As You Read This, It's Cyber Monday. How To Avoid The Top 10 Security Threats

InfoSecBuzz asked a number of security experts for their advice on the top security threats and how to avoid them. These are specialists from Alienvault, Cylance, Cybereason, F5 Networks, ...

November 24, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

[Heads-up] Bad Guys Are Now Taking Over Email Inboxes Without Phishing Attacks

I found a great article in SecurityWeek by Alastair Paterson, the CEO of Digital Shadows. Could not have said it better myself, and he alerted everyone about an attack vector that was ...

November 19, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Phishing Accounts for 50% of All Fraud Attacks [InfoGraphic]

According to the latest research from RSA, attacks intent on committing financial fraud most frequently begin with tried and true phishing.

November 19, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Now here is something new: Russian Banks Targeted by Sophisticated Phishing Emails

This does not happen too often, and these attackers must be outside of Russia. If hackers inside Russia attack their own country, the FSB is on their doorstep with a SWAT team in no time.

November 13, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Phishing Attacks Rose by 30 Million in Q3 2018

Kaspersky Lab blocked 137 million phishing attempts in the third quarter of 2018, a 28 percent increase compared to Q2 2018. A report by the anti-virus company reveals that phishing ...

November 12, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

New Ransomware Gang Pays Affiliates Up To 70% Of The Loot

A growing Ransomware-as-a-Service model uses affiliate attackers with proven track records to spread the malware, offering a percentage of the ransom.

November 9, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

"Inception Attackers" Mix Old Exploit, New Backdoor, and Spear Phishing

SecurityWeek reported about a Palo Alto Networks warning: "A malicious group known as the “Inception” attackers has been using a year-old Office exploit and a new backdoor in recent ...

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