The Extent of Social Engineering

Aug 30, 2022 10:25:14 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at NordVPN have published the results of a survey that found that 84% of Americans have experienced some form of social engineering, although only 54% have heard of the term ...

Phishing Remains the Initial Infection Vector in 78% of Attacks Against OT-Heavy Industries

Aug 25, 2022 9:14:05 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Companies heavily reliant on operational technology (OT) to function are just as much a target as businesses relying in traditional IT and are facing some of the same challenges to stop ...

Teach Two Things to Decrease Phishing Attack Success

Aug 24, 2022 8:25:03 AM By Roger Grimes

We know everyone is busy. Everyone already has too much on their plate and is trying to learn as much as they can every day.

Vishing is a Rising Threat to the Enterprise

Aug 23, 2022 10:05:48 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Most of us are all too familiar with vishing, the scam voice calls that offer to erase your credit card debt, to extend your automobile warranty, to get you to donate to that worthy cause ...

Impersonation Phishing Attacks Increase as Credentials Take the Lead as the Primary Target

Aug 18, 2022 8:16:56 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data shows an upswell of email-based cyberattacks, with over 256 brands being impersonated, as social media, Microsoft, shipping, and ecommerce brands top the list.

Hybrid Vishing Attacks Increase 625% in Q2

Aug 18, 2022 8:16:42 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Reaching a six-quarter high in Q2, hybrid vishing attacks have increased six times that of the hybrid-vishing attacks experienced in Q1 2021.

Organizations Holding Cyber Insurance Policies May Get Stuck with the Bill in a Phishing Loss

Aug 18, 2022 8:16:28 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Plenty of new anecdotal and legal case-based stories are demonstrating that just because your organization has a policy doesn’t mean it’s actually going to pay out after an attack.

Social Engineering for Espionage and Influence

Aug 17, 2022 9:20:19 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Microsoft has disrupted operations carried out by a Russian government-aligned threat actor tracked as “SEABORGIUM.” The threat actor uses phishing and credential harvesting to conduct ...

Children of Conti go Phishing

Aug 16, 2022 11:57:46 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at AdvIntel warn that three more ransomware groups have begun using the BazarCall spear phishing technique invented by the Ryuk gang (a threat group that subsequently ...

Initial Access Broker Phishing

Aug 15, 2022 9:07:30 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cisco has disclosed a security incident that occurred as a result of sophisticated voice phishing attacks that targeted employees, according to researchers at Cisco Talos. The researchers ...

U.S. Government Warns of Increased Texting Scams as Mobile Attacks are Up 100%

Aug 12, 2022 8:47:48 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cyberattacks via SMS messaging are on the rise, and are having such an impact, the Federal Communications Commission has released an advisory on Robotext phishing attacks (or smishing).

Massive Network of Over 10,000 Fake Investment Sites Targets Europe

Aug 12, 2022 8:47:44 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Using a mix of compromised social media accounts, social engineering, call center agents, and some convincing websites, this latest scam seeks to get victims to repeatedly “invest”.

Phishing-as-a-Service Platform “Robin Banks” Helps Cybercriminals Target Customers of Financial Institutions

Aug 11, 2022 9:29:14 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Initial Access Brokers (IABs) are one of the new breeds of cybercrime services. But this newest PhaaS platform makes it easy for anyone to target banks for as little as $50 monthly.

New Paypal Phishing Scam Uses “Legitimate” Invoices to Reach Victim Inboxes

Aug 11, 2022 9:29:02 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Newer phishing scams are looking for ways to make legitimate websites do the work of delivering malicious messages to unsuspecting victims – this new scam achieves it perfectly.

Recent Cisco Hack by Ransomware Group Started Because of a Phishing Attack

Aug 11, 2022 8:59:06 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

In a recent article by Forbes, Cisco confirmed that they were hacked by a ransomware group as the group of cybercriminals published a partial list of files that were claimed to be ...

DPRK Operators Impersonate CoinBase

Aug 10, 2022 8:44:55 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

North Korea’s Lazarus Group is running a new phishing campaign targeting Coinbase accounts, BleepingComputer reports. The threat actors are posing as Coinbase and targeting people with ...

New Phishing Campaign is Now Targeting Coinbase Users

Aug 9, 2022 2:31:06 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

If you're a Coinbase user, you are most likely the next target of a new phishing campaign. Cybercriminals have managed to infiltrate two-factor authentication and deploying other social ...

Cash App Scams Strikes Again With New Types of Attacks

Aug 9, 2022 9:31:42 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

TradeArabia has published a report about common scams on CashApp, explaining that scammers frequently take advantage of CashApp promotions, like the weekly money giveaway, “Super Cash App ...

New Research Shows Social Engineering and Phishing are the Top Threats

Aug 9, 2022 8:56:10 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

According to the CS Hub Mid-Year Market Report 2022, new findings shows that 75% of survey respondents believe that social engineering and phishing attacks are the top threat vector to ...

Twilio hacked by phishing campaign targeting internet companies

Aug 8, 2022 3:38:47 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Communications giant Twilio has confirmed hackers accessed customer data after successfully tricking employees into handing over their corporate login credentials.

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