Learn about current phishing techniques, notable campaigns and attacks, what to watch out for 'in the wild', and more.
A man in California has been convicted for stealing $23.5 million from the US Department of Defense in a phishing attack. The Justice Department explained in a press release that the man, ...
I recently attended a customer’s annual security awareness training employee event. I have attended a bunch of these over the years and I have loved them all. But this particular customer ...
A phishing campaign is using short, terse emails to trick people into visiting a credential-harvesting site, according to Paul Ducklin at Naked Security. The email informs recipients that ...
Researchers at IBM Security X-Force are tracking a financially motivated cybercriminal group called “Hive0117” that’s impersonating a Russian government agency to target users in Eastern ...
By breaking into an attack server, security researchers have uncovered new details that show the connection between the Karakurt group and Conti ransomware.
New data from the Identity Theft Resource Center shows rises in the number of data compromises following 2021’s record-setting year, all stemming from cyber attacks.
Threat actors are sending out the stealthy “more_eggs” malware in spear phishing emails that target hiring managers, according to researchers at eSentire’s Threat Response Unit (TRU).
The latest scam targeting T-Mobile customers impersonating T-Mobile and focused on collecting your personal data by tempting you with free “gifts”.
Social media companies, particularly LinkedIn, are now the most impersonated brands in phishing campaigns, researchers at Check Point have found.
A new phishing campaign impersonates MetaMask, informs victims their cryptocurrency wallets aren’t “verified” and threatens suspension.
In a recent article about the largest cyberthreats currently facing the UK, John Edwards – the UK’s newly-appointed information commissioner- talks about the need for a security culture ...
The FBI has warned of a smishing campaign that’s targeting people in the US with phony bank fraud notifications. The text messages inform users that someone has attempted to initiate a ...
A phishing campaign is targeting African banks with a technique called “HTML smuggling” to bypass security filters, according to threat researchers at HP.
KnowBe4's latest quarterly report on top-clicked phishing email subjects is here. We analyze the top categories, general subjects (in both the United States and globally), and 'in the ...
The latest podcast episode of Security Masterminds features our special guest Jim Shields, Creative Director at KnowBe4. He sat down with our hosts, Erich Kron and Jelle Wieringa to ...
In today's connected world, nearly everyone has a story where they have been targeted by a scam and either that person or someone they know have lost money to scams.
As ransomware costs increase, along with the effectiveness and use of extortions, smaller businesses are paying the price, according to new data from Webroot.
New data from the U.K. Government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2022 report shows that a material portion of businesses and charities are being attacked and feeling the repercussions.
Impersonating legitimate companies and using a complex mix of fake personas across Facebook, Telegram, and other platforms, these groups used social engineering to gain network access.
Researchers at Trend Micro have spotted yet another scam taking advantage of the crisis in Ukraine by impersonating a legitimate charity. In this case, the scammers are posing as the ...
