Cybersecurity Expert: AI Lends Phishing Plausibility for Bad Actors

Cybersecurity experts expect to see threat actors increasingly make use of AI tools to craft convincing, highly targeted and sophisticated social engineering attacks, according to Eric ...

October 31, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

September Sees a 32% Increase in the Number of Ransomware Attacks in Just One Month

Continued analysis of ransomware attacks shows an upward trend in the number of attacks, with September resulting in the highest number of assaults so far this year.

October 31, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

Cybercriminal Group Octo Tempest and Its Menacing Phishbait

Microsoft is tracking a cybercriminal group called “Octo Tempest” that uses threats of violence as part of its social engineering and data theft extortion campaigns.

October 30, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

Exposed: Scam Artists Mimicking PepsiCo in Phishing Schemes

Researchers at INKY warn that a phishing campaign is attempting to distribute malware by impersonating PepsiCo.

October 27, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

New Amazon-Themed Phishing Campaign Targets Microsoft Live Outlook Users

Several months ago, Netskope Threat Labs uncovered a surge in PDF phishing attachments infiltrating Microsoft Live Outlook. These attacks were part of a larger series of phishing ...

October 26, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

Human-Crafted Phishing Emails Only Three Percent More Successful Than AI-Generated Ones, According To IBM

Red teamers at IBM X-Force warn that AI-generated phishing emails are nearly as convincing as human-crafted ones, and can be created in a fraction of the time. The researchers tricked ...

October 24, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

Most Organizations Believe Malicious Use of AI is Close to Evading Detection

As organizations continue to believe the malicious use of artificial intelligence (AI) will outpace its defensive use, new data focused on the future of AI in cyber attacks and defenses ...

October 24, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

One Out of Every Eight Emails Found to be Malicious as Attackers Continue to Hone Their Skills

An increase in the number of malicious emails being sent is resulting in more phishing attacks reaching inboxes. New data clarifies the factors that determine their malicious nature and ...

October 23, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

A Brief History of Phishing, and Other Forms of Social Engineering

Social engineering attacks have a very long history, though the Internet has made it easier to launch these attacks en masse, according to Sean McNee at DomainTools. McNee points to an ...

October 20, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

QR Code Phishing on the Rise: The Alarming Findings From the Hoxhunt Challenge

As the digital landscape continues to evolve, so do the tactics of cybercriminals. The Hoxhunt Challenge, a comprehensive study conducted across 38 organizations spanning nine industries ...

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