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Phishing

Learn about current phishing techniques, notable campaigns and attacks, what to watch out for 'in the wild', and more.

Phishing and Malicious Emails Are Still the Primary Initial Attack Vector

As cybercriminals continue to evolve their techniques, they continue to rely on phishing as the most successful tried and true method of initial attack, according to new data from Acronis.

[KREBS ON SECURITY] How 1-Time Passcodes Became a Corporate Liability

[The following article is at it appears at Krebs on Security here.] Phishers are enjoying remarkable success using text messages to steal remote access credentials and one-time passcodes ...

The Extent of Social Engineering

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...


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