Phishing Campaigns Targeting Microsoft Login Credentials Jump an Unprecedented 6100%

Aug 23, 2023 8:58:36 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Monitoring of traffic to phishing pages hosted on the free hosting service Cloudflare R2 show an unheard of spike of 6100%, many going undetected by many security solutions due to the ...

Scammers Impersonate the Australian Tax Office

Aug 23, 2023 8:55:31 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has warned of an increase in SMS and email phishing attacks targeting taxpayers, News.com.au reports. The scams attempt to steal credentials or ...

[Eye-Opening] Increase of Phishing Attacks in Australia Should Alarm Organizations

Aug 21, 2023 9:12:47 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Phishing attacks are on the rise in Australia, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reports.

Bloomberg Reports: Stealth QR Code Phishing Attack On Major US Energy Company

Aug 18, 2023 8:41:06 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

During my two years as the CEO of a Public Company, Bloomberg became one of my go-to sources for financial news. I am still subscribed and today found an interesting story from Drake ...

Not Another Voter Registration Scam (But It Looks Like One)

Aug 16, 2023 2:00:38 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The UK government’s voter registration website is causing confusion again, according to Ax Sharma at BleepingComputer. The site, hosted at a “.com” address, often makes users wonder if ...

Social Media Platforms Become Half of all Phishing Attack Targets

Aug 16, 2023 2:00:08 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Social platforms are the current favorite target of cybercriminals, displacing financial institutions, providing cybercriminals with credentials to be used as launch points for further ...

Beware of Clickbait PDF Phishing Attacks Lurking in Search Results

Aug 14, 2023 2:51:18 PM By Martin Kraemer

We previously reported independently on PDF-based phishing attacks skyrocketing and the rise of SEO attacks. A recent research study found that the combination of both is quite common. ...

[Live Demo] Boost Your Email Security Defense - PhishER Plus to the Rescue!

Aug 11, 2023 4:09:16 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Now there's a super easy way to keep malicious emails away from all your users through the power of KnowBe4 PhishER Plus!

Salesforce Becomes the Latest Platform to Unwittingly Aid Phishing Scammers

Aug 11, 2023 8:21:43 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cybercriminals used the legitimacy of Salesforce’s email gateway to bypass security scanners and target Meta customers in an effort to steal Facebook credentials.

Comcast: 9 out of 10 Attempts to Breach Customer Networks Start with a Phish

Aug 11, 2023 8:21:30 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The latest data from Comcast Business’ analysis of over 23.5 billion cyber attacks on their business customers shows the importance and role of phishing in attacks.

Australians Reporting Alarming Number of Losses to Vishing and Smishing Scams

Aug 9, 2023 3:54:27 PM By Jacqueline Jayne

We know that scam calls (aka vishing) and scam SMSs (aka smishing) are out of control, and for most unaware Australians, they continue to cause pain and suffering. According to the ...

Record ¥3 bil stolen via phishing in Japan in 1st half of 2023

Aug 9, 2023 3:17:32 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

A record 2,322 scams in Japan to steal internet banking IDs and passwords have resulted in unauthorized money transfers totaling a record of around 3 billion yen ($21 million) in the ...

Wordfence Becomes the Latest Brand to be Impersonated Putting 800 Million Sites at Risk

Aug 9, 2023 1:55:27 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

With its wide use and trusted state among Wordpress developers and website admins, a new campaign impersonating the website security brand could put hundreds of millions of websites at ...

Scammers Exploit Twitter’s Transition to “X”

Aug 9, 2023 1:54:50 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scammers are taking advantage of Twitter’s rebranding to “X,” according to Stephanie Adlam at Gridinsoft. A phishing campaign is targeting Twitter Blue users by telling them they need to ...

KnowBe4’s Interactive Phishing Analysis Center: Keep Your Finger On The Pulse

Aug 8, 2023 1:50:55 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

As a security awareness practitioner, keeping your pulse on industry - and geographical - benchmarking data and best practices is always a good way to measure your organization’s security ...

Most Organizations Using Weak Multifactor Authentication

Aug 8, 2023 10:10:03 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Most organizations are still using weak forms of multi-factor authentication (MFA), a survey by Nok Nok has found. These forms of MFA can be bypassed if an employee falls for a social ...

5 Intriguing Ways AI Is Changing the Landscape of Cyber Attacks

Aug 8, 2023 8:36:07 AM By James McQuiggan

In today's world, cybercriminals are learning to harness the power of AI. Cybersecurity professionals must be prepared for the current threats of zero days, insider threats, and supply ...

[INFOGRAPHIC] Q2 2023 Top-Clicked Phishing Test Results Favor HR-Related Subjects

Aug 8, 2023 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

KnowBe4's latest reports on top-clicked phishing email subjects have been released for Q2 2023. We analyze 'in the wild' attacks reported via our Phish Alert Button, top subjects globally ...

Phishing Attacks Continue to Use Attachments as HTML Files Containing Java Dominate

Aug 7, 2023 7:39:05 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

As traditional phishing attack attachment types like Office documents dwindle in use, threat actors look for new effective ways to use email as a delivery medium to launch an attack.

[New Product] Supercharge Your Anti-Phishing Defense with KnowBe4’s PhishER Plus!

Aug 7, 2023 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Staying one step ahead of cybercriminals is absolutely vital in today’s threat landscape. That's why we're thrilled to introduce PhishER Plus, a revolutionary product from KnowBe4 that ...

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