Dick’s Sporting Goods Cyber Attack Underscores Importance of Email Security and Internal Controls

The recent cyber attack on Dick's Sporting Goods makes it clear that email played a critical role and emphasizes the need for better security controls.

September 27, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

Scammers Use QR Code Stickers to Target UK Motorists

Netcraft warns that scammers are posting QR code stickers on parking meters in the UK and other European countries.

September 25, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

Election-Themed Phishing Threats Are on the Rise

Researchers at ReliaQuest have published a report looking at cyber threats surrounding the upcoming US presidential election, warning that election-related phishing will continue to ...

September 24, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

McAfee Discovers New Phishing Campaign Targeting GitHub Users

A phishing campaign is targeting GitHub users with phony CAPTCHA pages, according to researchers at McAfee. The phishing emails ask users to address a security vulnerability in a GitHub ...

September 23, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

Half of all Financial Services Cyber Attacks Start with a Very Costly Phish

New analysis of attacks on financial services shows that the combination of phishing emails and compromised credentials is a recurring — and financially impactful — threat.

September 23, 2024 Roger Grimes

Educate Your Users About Malicious SEO Poisoning Attacks

Since the beginning of computers, social engineering has been the number one way that computers and networks have been compromised. Social engineering is involved in 70% to 90% of all ...

September 20, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

Online Scams Are Shortening Their Cycles and Making More Money

New analysis of blockchain activity shows scammers are needing less time to obtain crypto payments and are seeing higher payoffs per scam.

September 20, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

Phishing Attacks Abuse Content Creation and Collaboration Platforms

Researchers at Barracuda have observed an increase in phishing attacks that abuse popular content creation and collaboration platforms. These include online graphic design platforms and ...

September 18, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

SANS Releases Guide to Address Rise in Attacks on Manufacturing and Industrial Control Systems

Increased ransomware attacks on industrial control systems (ICS), mixed with general ICS insecurity found across the manufacturing sector, has given rise to a guide specifically ...

September 16, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

New Ransomware Threat Group, RansomHub, is so Effective, the NSA is Already Warning You About Them

The latest evolution of the ransomware service model, RansomHub, has only been around since February of this year, but its affiliates are already successfully exfiltrating data.

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