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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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March 16, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Microsoft: "Phishing still number one method for cyber-attacks"

Redmond states the obvious: "Hackers are going for the low-hanging fruit." Microsoft has just released their Security Intelligence Report (SIR), its annual cybersecurity summary, and it ...

March 15, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Scam Of The Week: Phishing Madness!

Beware of March Madness, criminal hackers are at it again, after Valentine's Day their phishing agenda has moved to the next topic. They are now spoofing popular March Madness websites, ...

March 10, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

FTC Study: Millennials Are The Biggest Victims Of Social Engineering

A report from the FTC found that 40% of adults age 20-29 lost money to fraud, while only 18% of adults over the age of 70 did so, challenging the narrative of older adults falling victim ...

March 7, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

[ALERT] A Really Difficult Phishing Scenario That's Very Hard To Beat

I was alerted by a customer about a really difficult scenario that’s becoming all the more frequent. While there’s probably little that can be done in terms of tuning your spam filters ...

March 6, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Phishing Via Social Media Up 100 Percent

Fabian Libeau at InformationSecurityBuzz wrote: "The most interesting trend to surface in Q4 of RiskIQ’s phishing report was a 100 percent increase in phishing campaigns leveraging social ...

March 6, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

New Phishing Security Test - See How You Compare to Peers in Your Industry!

We've got something really cool for you: the new Phishing Security Test v3.0!

March 6, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

W-2 information of Scottsboro City Schools employees compromised in phishing incident

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. - The information of Scottsboro City Schools employees became compromised after a phishing scam hit the payroll department. The superintendent issued a letter addressed ...

March 2, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

FBI Warns of Spike in W2 Phishing But Two Central Texas Employers Fall For The Scam

The FBI has joined the IRS in warning that W2 tax form phishing is on the rise. The US tax filing deadline is now less than a month-and-a-half away, and tax-themed phishing is trending ...

March 1, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

UK University Students Lose £100,000 to Phishing

Phishing technique aided by social engineering in the form of using social channels to friend victims and create fake events to get creds. UK university students have been conned out of ...

March 1, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Almost One Quarter Of Canadians Have Clicked On A Phishing Link

TORONTO, March 1, 2018 /CNW/ - Online payment fraud like phishing is a growing trend, and Canadians are worried about it. According to a new survey conducted by Interac Corp., Canadians ...

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