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Phishing

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

Fake Zoom Downloader is the Latest Method of Attack on Remote Workers

Riding on the coattails of the massive rise in popularity in the video conference solution, remote workers new to Zoom need to be wary of where they download the installer.

Some Phishers Who Know Their Trade

Researchers at Votiro have come across well-crafted phishing emails that purport to come from UPS, FedEx, and DHL. All of the emails contain malicious Excel attachments that will install ...

What is the Right Password Policy?

What is the right password policy? Conventional password policies say you must have a password at least 8-12 characters long…16 characters or longer if it belongs to an elevated ...

Q&A With Data-Driven Evangelist Roger Grimes on the Great Password Debate

I get asked a lot about password policy during my travels around the globe giving presentations and from people who email after webinars. Many of the questions are the same and I’ve ...

Implausible Phishbait, But Someone May Bite

Scammers are impersonating FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, in an attempt to deliver malware or steal SharePoint credentials, Help Net Security reports. FINRA issued an ...

Reuters: 'State-backed hackers targeting coronavirus responders'

LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Government-backed hackers are attacking healthcare and research institutions in an effort to steal valuable information about efforts to contain the new ...

[HEADS UP] Coronavirus in Australia: Government Warns Phishing Email Target

A phishing email has been circulating during the pandemic in Australia. Australians are being warned to look out for phishing scams during the coronavirus pandemic, with a new dodgy email ...

Medical Suppliers Targeted With Agent Tesla Infostealer

Researchers at Fortinet have identified a spear phishing campaign targeting medical suppliers with COVID-19-themed emails. The emails contain choppy grammar, but the message is clear ...

PerSwaysion: Convincing Executives to Act Against Their Own Interest

Researchers at Group-IB have discovered a sophisticated spear phishing campaign that’s targeted executives at more than 150 companies around the world since mid-2019. The researchers have ...

Half of all Breaches Start with Phishing and Social Engineering

New data shows successful attacks on internal networks, cloud environments, and POS systems all are very susceptible to this common attack vector.

The Need for Pandemic Financial Relief Spurs a Phishing Attack Impersonating the U.S. Federal Reserve

Scammers use realistic-looking emails and a well-designed website under the guise of the Paycheck Protection Program to trick victims into providing banking credentials.

Is That COVID-19 Email Legitimate or a Phish?

It’s no surprise that phishers and scammers are using the avalanche of new information and events involving the global coronavirus pandemic as a way to successfully phish more victims. ...

[Heads Up] Microsoft: Ransomware Gangs That Don't Threaten To Leak Your Data Steal It Anyway

That means you can from now on count a ransomware infection as a data breach with all the consequences that this brings. Moreover, the so-called "human-operated" ransomware gangs have ...

[Click Alert] So, What Is The Phish-prone Percentage On Recent Coronavirus Phishing Tests?

I had some numbers run on the usage of our new, dedicated COVID-19 phishing templates to find out what the Phish-prone percentage was, since this is an unprecedented worldwide event. ...

COVID-19 Spam Delivers Remcos RAT

A phishing campaign is impersonating the US Small Business Administration (SBA) in an attempt to deliver the Remcos remote access Trojan, according to researchers at IBM X-Force. The ...

The Best and First Defenses You Should Implement

Every good defense has three pillars of controls: policy, technical, and education. People are always asking what they should do for each to minimize cybersecurity events the most and ...

Phishing Kit Prices Rise

The price of phishing kits on the black market rose by 149% in 2019, according to researchers at Group-IB. ZDNet reports that the researchers tracked the pricing of 16,200 phishing kits ...

Apple, Netflix, and Yahoo Were the Most Impersonated Brands in Q1 2020

10% of all brand-impersonation phishing attacks spoofed Apple in the first quarter of 2020, according to a new report from Check Point. Netflix came in second with 9%, followed by Yahoo ...

Zeus Sphinx Banking Trojan is Revived Under the Guise of COVID-19 Assistance

The 5-year old malware variant has reared its ugly head once again after a three-year hiatus – this time attempting to take advantage of the need for COVID-19 financial assistance.

Netflix Scams Target People Sheltering in Place

With people sheltering in place during the pandemic emergency, they’re both teleworking and finding their entertainment online. Google searches for Netflix jumped 142% since the advice to ...


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