Phishing Attack Targets Humanitarian Organizations

Oct 28, 2019 7:01:01 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Lookout have discovered an ongoing phishing campaign targeting humanitarian non-governmental organizations (NGOs), including UNICEF and the Red Cross. The infrastructure ...

Phishing in Office 365's Pond

Oct 28, 2019 6:55:35 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Heimdal Security has come across a phishing campaign that uses compromised accounts to target Microsoft users. The attackers use email and social media accounts they’ve already breached ...

What Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Can Teach Us About Phishing

Oct 23, 2019 7:30:00 AM By Perry Carpenter

One of the greatest inventions in modern history is the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. I feel sorry for any human who existed before the “age of the cup” because they never got to know the ...

Credential Phishing With a Masked URL

Oct 23, 2019 5:55:49 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cofense warns of a phishing campaign going after credentials for the Stripe online payment platform. The attackers are sending emails purporting to be from Stripe Support, telling the ...

Q3 2019 Top-Clicked Phishing Email Subjects from KnowBe4 [INFOGRAPHIC]

Oct 22, 2019 7:28:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

KnowBe4 reports on the top-clicked phishing emails by subject lines each quarter in three different categories: subjects related to social media, general subjects, and 'In the Wild' - we ...

Smishing and Carrier Impersonation

Oct 22, 2019 6:47:08 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

While most phishing campaigns involve email, SMS text messages are an ideal alternative for attackers, according to Paul Ducklin at Naked Security. Text messages are brief and uniform in ...

Alexa and Google Home abused to eavesdrop and phish passwords

Oct 21, 2019 9:35:05 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Ars Technica is on a roll lately with some very good articles! Here is another one that made me go "Yikes!"

A Lawyer's Look at "Big Game Phishing"

Oct 17, 2019 6:50:18 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Ransomware attacks have increasingly been going after high-value data in order to extract larger ransoms from victims, according to the well-known law firm Cooley. This trend was ...

Microsoft Recommends: "Top 6 Email Security Best Practices"... And One Of Them Is Phishing Simulations

Oct 17, 2019 6:11:20 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Girish Chander, Microsoft's Group Program Manager of Office 365 Security wrote an excellent post on their blog titled "Top 6 email security best practices to protect against phishing ...

I Can Phish Anyone

Oct 15, 2019 7:30:00 AM By Roger Grimes

I’m a bit surprised by some aggressive corporate anti-phishing policies which say they will fire anyone for one accidental phishing offense. Send me the names and email addresses of the ...

CRN: "Kevin Mandia -- Detect Spear Phishing, Lock Down CEO Email To Stay Safe"

Oct 15, 2019 7:10:57 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Michael Novinson at CRN had a great article that really explains the issues we are dealing with. He started out with: "Spear phishing remains the most common way for adversaries to ...

Extremely Embarrassing 250,000-record Data Breach At Hookers.nl

Oct 14, 2019 10:50:12 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The data of 250,000 users of Hookers.nl, a forum where experiences with prostitutes and escorts are exchanged, have been stolen and offered for sale on the internet. It concerns e-mail ...

Why Hack When You Can Con?

Oct 14, 2019 9:42:25 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

U.S. Organizations Involved with Nuclear Deterrence are the Target of North Korean Phishing Attacks

Oct 14, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Using some very sophisticated methods, the Kimsuky group is believed to be behind a spear phishing campaign aimed at stealing U.S. secrets.

Universities Worldwide are the Target of Phishing Attacks by a Hacking Group Aimed at Stealing Research and Intellectual Property

Oct 11, 2019 7:17:19 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Iranian hacker group dubbed Colbalt Dickens has hit over 60 universities around the globe attempting to steal credentials to provide access to sensitive data.

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Phishing Attack Targets Humanitarian Organizations

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What Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Can Teach Us About Phishing

Credential Phishing With a Masked URL

Q3 2019 Top-Clicked Phishing Email Subjects from KnowBe4 [INFOGRAPHIC]

Smishing and Carrier Impersonation

Alexa and Google Home abused to eavesdrop and phish passwords

A Lawyer's Look at "Big Game Phishing"

Microsoft Recommends: "Top 6 Email Security Best Practices"... And One Of Them Is Phishing Simulations

I Can Phish Anyone

CRN: "Kevin Mandia -- Detect Spear Phishing, Lock Down CEO Email To Stay Safe"

Extremely Embarrassing 250,000-record Data Breach At Hookers.nl

Why Hack When You Can Con?

U.S. Organizations Involved with Nuclear Deterrence are the Target of North Korean Phishing Attacks

Universities Worldwide are the Target of Phishing Attacks by a Hacking Group Aimed at Stealing Research and Intellectual Property

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