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Phishing

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

Verizon Sends New Smishing Warning

Verizon has renewed its warnings to customers about the threat of smishing, a social engineering approach that relies upon texts as opposed to other communication channels like the email ...

[Eye on Fraud] A Closer Look at the Whopping 72% Spike in Financial Phishing Attacks"

With attackers knowing financial services fraud-based phishing attacks are best suited for the one industry where the money is, this massive spike in attacks should not come as a surprise.

BatLoader Malware is Now Distributed in Drive-By Attacks

Malign persuasion can take many forms. We tend to hear the most about phishing (malicious emails) or smishing (malicious texts). Other threats are also worth some attention, like the risk ...

More Than Half of all Email-Based Cyberattacks Bypass Legacy Security Filters

New data shows that changes in cybercriminals’ phishing techniques are improving their game, making it easier to make their way into a potential victim user’s inbox.

[New & Improved] QR Code Phishing with Snail Mail Postcards

One of KnowBe4's long-term employees just send me a picture this morning of a postcard that sure looks like it's phishing, the good old-fashioned way: snail mail ! Here is the picture and ...

[Free Tool] Find out who falls victim to QR code phishing attacks with our QR Code Phishing Security Test

According to QRTIGER, an online QR code generator company, dynamic QR code scans increased 433% globally from 2021 to 2022. In 2022, the FBI released a warning that QR codes may be ...

New Top-Level Domains as Potential Phishing Risk

Google has recently introduced a set of new top-level domains: .dad, .esq, .prof, .phd, .nexus, .foo, .zip and .mov. They’re now available for purchase, and it’s the last two that are ...

Phishing Tops the List Globally as Both Initial Attack Vector and as part of Cyberattacks

A new report covering 13 global markets highlights phishing prevalence and its role in cyber attacks when compared to other types of attacks.

New “Greatness” Phishing-as-a-Service Tool Aids in Attacks Against Microsoft 365 Customers

This new phishing toolkit is rising in popularity for its effective realism in impersonating not just Microsoft 365, but the victim organization as well.

Large-Scale "Catphishing" that Targets Victims Looking for Love

For all the recent focus on artificial intelligence and its potential for deepfake impostures, the boiler room is still very much active in the criminal underworld.  WIRED describes the ...