A UK Case Study: Recognizing COVID-19 Phishing

Jan 28, 2021 7:01:12 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A phishing campaign is using convincingly spoofed offers for COVID-19 vaccination sign-ups, according to Tom Allen at Computing. As vaccines are now being distributed around the world, ...

Confident About Detecting Spoofed, Scam Emails?

Jan 26, 2021 8:25:54 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A survey by ESET found that most people think they’d be able to identify scam emails while shopping online. 87% of respondents said they felt secure while shopping online, while 73% ...

Thousands of Stolen Credentials Accessible via Google Search as Cybercriminals Accidentally Make Them Public

Jan 22, 2021 11:39:25 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A publishing goof by cybercriminals on a WordPress site made files containing stolen passwords indexable by Google and were subsequently publicly available via search.

Microsoft Continues to Dominate as the Leading Brand Impersonated in Phishing Attacks

Jan 22, 2021 11:39:15 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data from Check Point Research highlights the latest details on which brands are impersonated, giving insight into where the bad guys are most successful.

Motivations of Phishing Criminals

Jan 22, 2021 8:44:00 AM By Roger Grimes

Phishers, people who are phishing other people (i.e., victims), have reasons for doing so. They are all criminals…cons…each pretending to be something they are not in order to trick ...

The Many Ways You Can Be Phished

Jan 22, 2021 8:38:17 AM By Roger Grimes

Social engineering and deception are as old as humanity itself. Phishing is social engineering and deception via digital means and has been with us since the beginning of computers. After ...

[INFOGRAPHIC] Q4 2020 Work From Home Phishing Emails on the Rise

Jan 21, 2021 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

KnowBe4's latest quarterly report on top-clicked phishing email subjects is here. These are broken down into three different categories: social media related subjects, general subjects, ...

Charming Kitten Phishing and Smishing Attacks Use Legitimate Google Links and a Tricky Redirection Strategy to Fool Security Solutions

Jan 19, 2021 1:32:49 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

This breakdown of the latest attack from the Charming Kitten cybercriminal gang shows just how much thought goes into obfuscating their tactics and evading detection.

Familiar Advice, but Worth Repeating

Jan 18, 2021 9:36:15 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at ESET outline some security best practices to avoid falling for phishing emails. In an article for TechZone360, the researchers explain how to identify suspicious links.

68% of Organizations Experiencing One Cyberattack Experience a Second Within 12 Months!

Jan 14, 2021 1:29:19 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data from cybersecurity vendor CrowdStrike shows just having security technologies in place won’t prevent one… let alone two… cyberattacks.

Google Finds an Alarming Thousands of Phishing Sites Everyday in 2020

Jan 14, 2021 8:30:27 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Google discovered a record number of phishing sites in 2020, according to researchers at AtlasVPN. The researchers cite Google’s Transparency Report, which says the search giant detected ...

How to Spot the (Phish) Hook

Jan 11, 2021 9:51:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Users should act as quickly as possible after they realize they’ve fallen for a phishing attack, according to Mallika Mitra at Money. The faster your IT department can contain a malware ...

Email Scammers Impersonate U.S. Government Agencies Offering Pandemic Financial Assistance

Jan 8, 2021 8:33:54 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Taking advantage of people in their time of need, these bottom feeders of the cybercriminal world promise assistance and, instead, collect personal details to make a buck.

Fake Scandal Video Serves Malware

Jan 7, 2021 12:03:54 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Trustwave warn that a phishing campaign is attempting to deliver malware via a file for a fake scandal video with 'Trump' included in the title. The file is a Java Archive ...

PayPal Phishing: “Your Account is Limited”

Jan 6, 2021 10:00:36 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A PayPal smishing campaign is trying to trick users into handing over their credentials and personal information, BleepingComputer reports. The text messages state, “PayPal: We've ...

A Close Look at a Banking Scam

Jan 5, 2021 10:14:07 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A phishing campaign is targeting customers of Portugal’s Banco Millennium BCP (Portuguese Commercial Bank), according to Tomas Meskauskas at PCRisk. The emails inform recipients that ...

[On-Demand Webinar] Malicious Browser Notifications: The New Phishing Attack Not Blocked by Your Current Cyber Defense

Jan 5, 2021 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cybercriminals have added a devious weapon to their attack arsenals - malicious browser notifications. And the worst part is they’re not blocked by any current cyber defense. These ...

Why Small Businesses Often Say ‘Why Bother?’ When Dealing With Cybercrime

Jan 4, 2021 4:32:44 PM By Erich Kron

Well, it happened again. As a security professional, I hear a lot of things being said that are exaggerated or just plain untrue. I’ve become used to that, however, there is one phrase ...

2020 Phishing Attack Report Shows Over Half of Respondents Noticed Increase in Attacks

Jan 4, 2021 9:57:54 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cybersecurity Insiders released a report on the 2020 Phishing Attack Landscape Report, which noted the increase of phishing attacks in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Securing Remote Employees is the Top 2021 Cybersecurity Challenge for Organizations

Dec 31, 2020 10:31:09 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Security vendor CheckPoint provides insight into what are the organizational cybersecurity priorities for next two years, as well as where cybersecurity is going to be challenging.

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