Phishing Attack Steals $8 Million Worth of Cryptocurrency

Jul 13, 2022 9:09:08 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scammers stole $8 million worth of Ethereum from users of the Uniswap cryptocurrency exchange, according to Sujith Somraaj at Decrypt. Notably, the attackers relied purely on social ...

KnowBe4’s 2022 Phishing By Industry Benchmarking Report Reveals that 32.4% of Untrained End Users Will Fail a Phishing Test

Jul 13, 2022 7:00:00 AM By Joanna Huisman

Once again, the human layer continues to be the most desirable attack vector for cybercriminals. 2022 marks the 5th year KnowBe4 has analyzed hundreds of millions of elements of data in ...

All it Takes is “Free” Beer to Steal Your Personal Data

Jul 11, 2022 12:39:21 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

A recent phishing scam impersonating the Heineken beer brand demonstrates how very little effort is needed by scammers to convince victims to give up all kinds of personal information.

Multi-Medium Phishing Tactics Increase Attack Effectiveness by 300%

Jul 11, 2022 12:39:16 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data from IBM shows how attackers are leveraging more than just email to elevate their chances of reaching their malicious goals – and their victims are helping them do it.

Amazon Prime Day Phishing

Jul 11, 2022 8:48:06 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Check Point Research (CPR) observed a 37% increase in Amazon-themed phishing attacks during the first week of July, ahead of Amazon Prime day this week. The emails come in a variety of ...

[Scam of the Week] Amazon Prime Day or Amazon Crime Day? Don’t Fall Victim to Phishing

Jul 8, 2022 2:36:20 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

As Amazon Prime Day approaches, Checkpoint research is sending a warning that Amazon Prime Day scams will ramp up very soon.

Phishing Campaign Impersonates the UAE

Jul 7, 2022 9:01:30 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at CloudSEK have observed a financially motivated phishing campaign that’s impersonating the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Human Resources. The large-scale campaign ...

Expect More Travel-Themed Phishing Scams as 80% of Americans Plan to Travel

Jul 7, 2022 9:01:18 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The lure of last-minute deals to get away after staying home for the last 2 years is so strong, scammers are using it to their advantage with scams intent on stealing online credentials.

New Phishing Campaign is Targeting TrustWallet With Impersonation Emails

Jul 6, 2022 10:53:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Vade Secure warns that a phishing campaign is targeting TrustWallet cryptocurrency wallet users with phony verification emails.

Email-Based Threats Double as Malware, Credential Phishing, and BEC Detections Increase

Jul 6, 2022 8:02:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Newly released data from TrendMicro about high-risk email threats in 2021 shows where cybercriminals are placing their focus and where yours should be as well.

New Phishing Campaign Impersonates Canada Revenue Agency

Jul 5, 2022 12:10:24 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

A phishing campaign is impersonating the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) in an attempt to steal Canadians’ personal information, according to Rene Holt at ESET. The phishing emails inform ...

Wars and Lechery, Nothing Else Holds Fashion for Phishing Attacks

Jun 29, 2022 10:03:52 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Shakespeare said it first, and things haven’t changed: suffering and desire continue to drive victims to the social engineers. Researchers at Bitdefender have observed a phishing campaign ...

80% of Organizations Await “Inevitable” Negative Consequences From Email-Born Cyberattacks

Jun 29, 2022 9:26:57 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

With nearly every organization experiencing some form of phishing attack, new data suggests these attacks are improving in sophistication, effectiveness, and impact.

New Evasive Phishing Techniques Help Cybercriminals Launch “Untraceable” Campaigns

Jun 29, 2022 9:26:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scary new details emerge of cybercriminals using reverse tunneling and URL shorteners to evade detection by security solutions, allowing them to take victims for their credentials and ...

MetaMask Crypto Wallet Phishing

Jun 27, 2022 9:56:17 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A phishing campaign is attempting to steal credentials for MetaMask cryptocurrency wallets, according to Lauryn Cash at Armorblox.

Amazon Prime Day 2022 is Coming: Here are Quick Cybersecurity Tips to Help You Stay Safe

Jun 23, 2022 1:56:47 PM By Erich Kron

Amazon Prime Days this year are July 12 - 13th 2022. As a result, cybercriminals are taking every step to capitalize on the holiday with new phishing attacks. I have been getting asked ...

Pre-Hijacking of Online Accounts are the Latest Method for Attackers to Impersonate and Target

Jun 23, 2022 11:21:31 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Rather than run a complex credential harvesting phishing scam, attackers use existing information about their victim and hijack a popular web service account *before* it’s created.

Phishing Scammers Leverage Telegraph’s Loose Governance to Host Crypto and Credential Scams

Jun 23, 2022 11:21:18 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The free and unmonitored webpage publishing platform has been identified as being used in phishing scams dating back as early as mid-2019, as a key part to bypass security solutions.

Spear Phishing Campaign Targets the US Military

Jun 22, 2022 8:59:46 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Zscaler warn that a spear phishing campaign is targeting the US military and other sectors with phishing emails that purport to be voicemail notifications. The emails ...

Smishing Text Scams Have Doubled in the Last Three Years

Jun 20, 2022 10:12:52 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data shows a rise in the use of text messages as an effective vehicle to connect with potential victims for social engineering scams as Americans increase their preference of the ...

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