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Phishing

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

Emotet Phishing Epidemic: Infections Costing Orgs Up to $1 Million Per Incident

US-CERT alert sounds the alarm on Emotet, one of the most costly and destructive malware strains currently active.

Beware of Free Gift Card Phishing Scams

People can’t resist the lure of free stuff. Cyber criminals know this and are always looking for ways to make a quick effortless buck. Put these two together and you have the perfect ...

Is it Shark Week at your Organization?

Curiosity for one of the most aggressive and dangerous beasts in the ocean has us dedicating a week to learning about it. Should cyberattacks that put your organization at risk get equal ...

Second Quarter 2018 Top-Clicked Phishing Email Subjects [INFOGRAPHIC]

We've been reporting on the top-clicked phishing email subjects every quarter for a while now across three different categories: general emails, those related to social media, and 'in the ...

Scam Of The Week: *Another* New CEO Fraud Phishing Wrinkle

So, here's a new CEO Fraud phish: see these fresh screen shots from emails reported to us through the free KnowBe4 Phish Alert Button. Bad guys spoof the managing partner and CPA and an ...

Russian Reminders: Phishing is Fruitful

The recent indictment by special counsel Robert Mueller of 12 Russian military officials for the hacking of Democratic servers and emails in 2016 is a powerful reminder – phishing works.

New Report: Mobile Phishing on the Rise

With users being three times more likely to click on a suspicious link on their mobile device, along with over half of mobile users tapping on a phishing URL, mobile phishing is a bigger ...

From the Phishing Archives: Just How Far Will Cybercriminals Go for a Scam? Apparently into Outer Space.

The Nigerian Prince scam was found taking a turn upwards to the stars, seeking your help to bring a poor lonely astronaut home.

Sextortion Phishing Campaign Uses Recipient's Hacked Passwords

Krebs on Security has posted a new item: "Here's a clever new twist on an old email scam that could serve to make the con far more believable. The message purports to have been sent from ...

[Heads-Up] New Deceptive Strains Of Payroll Phishing: "Because that's where the money is..."

Most readers will probably be familiar with the story of bank robber Willie Sutton who, after being nailed by the cops, was asked why he robbed the bank. His answer (undoubtedly delivered ...