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Phishing

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

The Number of Phishing Attacks Continues to Grow at a Rate of 150% Per Year

The latest Phishing Activity Trends Report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) shows an unrelenting upward trend in the number of phishing attacks per quarter.

FTC Warns of MetaMask and PayPal Phishing Campaigns

The US Federal Trade Commission has issued an alert warning of phishing campaigns that are impersonating PayPal and the MetaMask cryptowallet.

Spain’s National Police Take Down a Phishing Gang

A phishing (by email) and smishing (by SMS text) operation in Madrid, Seville and Guadalajara has been taken down by the National Police of Spain. Over 40 arrests have been made on ...

U.K. Advance Fee Scams Increase by Over 600% in Less Than Two Years

New data from the U.K.’s Office of National Statistics shows that this often overlooked scam has grown significantly in interest – likely because it pays off.

King Charles Coronation Results in a Surge in Themed Scam Sites

The once-in-a-lifetime royal occurrence sparked countless websites designed to steal personal information and credit card details, causing security experts to issue warnings.

[Finger on the Trigger] How the FBI Nuked Russian FSB's Snake Data Theft Malware

The Five Eyes member nations' cybersecurity and intelligence agencies dismantled the infrastructure of the Snake cyber-espionage malware that was operated by Russia's Federal Security ...

Q1 2023 Top-Clicked Phishing Report [INFOGRAPHIC]

KnowBe4's latest reports on top-clicked phishing email subjects have been released for Q1 2023. We analyze 'in the wild' attacks reported via our Phish Alert Button, top subjects globally ...

More InterPlanetary File System Services Use Also Means Phishing Abuse by Cybercriminals

The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS), a distributed file-sharing system that represents an alternative to the more familiar location-based hypermedia server protocols (like HTTPS), is ...

[Eye Opener] HTML Phishing Attacks Surge by 100% in 12 Months

The Cyberwire reported: "Barracuda released a study this morning indicating that HTML attacks have doubled since last year.

[On-Demand] A Master Class on IT Security: Roger Grimes Teaches You Phishing Mitigation

Phishing attacks have come a long way from the spray-and-pray emails of just a few decades ago. Now they’re more targeted, more cunning and more dangerous. And this enormous security gap ...