Phishing Attacks Begin Targeting the 2026 FIFA World Cup

A major phishing operation is targeting soccer/football fans ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which begins in June, according to researchers at Flare. The attackers have set up at least ...

May 14, 2026 KnowBe4 Team

Warning: Netflix Phishing Scams Can Lead to Serious Consequences

Researchers at Bitdefender warn that Netflix-themed phishing attacks can have far-reaching consequences if users follow poor security practices. While Netflix is generally associated with ...

May 13, 2026 KnowBe4 Team

Report: 4 in 10 UK Businesses Were Breached by Phishing Last Year

43% of businesses in the UK reported a breach last year, with phishing driving the vast majority (85%) of these attacks, the Register reports. A survey by the British government found ...

May 8, 2026 Haylea Reiner, MBA

You Have 60 Seconds to Stop the Breach. Are You Ready?

2026 has officially become the year of speed, scale and support The delta between a phishing email landing and a full organizational compromise has shrunk to mere seconds.

May 6, 2026 KnowBe4 Team

Attackers Continue to Pose as Help Desks in Social Engineering Attacks

Researchers at Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) are tracking a new threat actor that’s impersonating help desks to trick users into installing malware. The threat actor, which ...

May 1, 2026 KnowBe4 Team

Much Faster Phishing Attacks Target Your Senior Execs via Microsoft Teams

A phishing campaign is targeting senior executives with social engineering attacks conducted over Microsoft Teams, according to researchers at ReliaQuest. The researchers believe former ...

May 1, 2026 KnowBe4 Team

Alert: Payroll-Hijacking Attacks Are Targeting Canadian Employees

Microsoft warns that a new criminal threat actor dubbed “Storm-2755” is launching payroll-pirate attacks against Canadian users. These attacks use social engineering to compromise ...

April 30, 2026 Haylea Reiner, MBA

Why Your Email Security Needs a Global Human Network to Close the Detection Gap

The biggest challenge in email security today isn’t just detecting a threat; it’s the speed of response across a global landscape. As we head into the second half of 2026, the stakes with ...

April 23, 2026 KnowBe4 Team

FBI: Americans Lost More Than $20 billion to Fraud Last Year

Cyber-enabled crimes cost Americans nearly $21 billion in 2025, a 26% increase from the previous year, according to the FBI’s latest Internet Crime Report. Phishing, extortion, and ...

April 22, 2026 KnowBe4 Team

Phishing Campaigns Abuse AI Workflow Automation Platforms

Threat actors are abusing agentic AI automation platforms to deliver malware and send phishing emails, according to researchers at Cisco Talos. The researchers observed attackers using ...

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