Ransomware Group Known as ‘Royal’ Rebrands as BlackSuit and Is Leveraging New Attack Methods

The ransomware threat group formerly known as "Royal" has rebranded itself as BlackSuit and updated their attack methods, warns the FBI.

August 19, 2024 Roger Grimes

Is Disabling Clickable URL Links Enough?

Recently, we had a customer reach out to ask if disabling clickable uniform resource locator (URL) links in emails was enough protection by itself to potentially not need employee ...

August 15, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

File-Sharing Phishing Attacks Increased by 350% Over the Past Year

File-sharing phishing attacks have skyrocketed over the past year, according to a new report from Abnormal Security.

August 15, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

Latest Phishing Scam Uses Cross-Site Scripting Attack to Harvest Personal Details

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) is alive and well, and used in attacks to obfuscate malicious links in phishing emails to redirect users to threat-actor controlled websites.

August 13, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

Chameleon Malware Poses as CRM App

Researchers at ThreatFabric warn that a phishing campaign is distributing the Chameleon Android malware by impersonating a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) app. The campaign is ...

August 13, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

Attackers Abuse Google Drawings to Host Phishing Pages

Researchers at Menlo Security warn that a phishing campaign is exploiting Google Drawings to evade security filters.

August 8, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

New Phishing Campaign Targets Israeli Organizations To Deliver Malware

A new phishing campaign is targeting Israeli organizations to deliver the RHADAMANTHYS information-stealing malware, Cyber Security News reports.

August 8, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

[On-Demand Webinar] 2024 Phishing Insights: What 11.9 Million User Behaviors Reveal About Your Risk

Your secret weapon to combat cyber threats might be just under your nose! Cybercriminals continue to exploit vulnerabilities while upping their game with new and more sinister attack ...

August 7, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

62% of Phishing Emails Bypassed DMARC Checks in 1H of 2024

A report from Darktrace has found that 62% of phishing emails in the first half of 2024 were able to bypass DMARC verification checks in order to reach users’ inboxes.

August 7, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

“Pastejacking” Attacks Are Becoming a Thing (Because Users are Falling for Them)

New analysis shows users can be convinced to copy and paste malicious code on behalf of the attacker.

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