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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 Amazing Thing Is that DHL Phishing Campaigns STILL Work

Researchers at Armorblox warn that a phishing campaign is impersonating DHL with fake shipping invoices.

Spear Phishing Campaign Targets Southeast Asia

Researchers at Group-IB are tracking a previously unknown threat actor dubbed “Dark Pink” that’s using spear phishing attacks to target government, military, and religious organizations. ...

[Heads Up] Phishing Attacks Are Now The Top Vector For Ransomware Delivery

Phishing attacks are now the top vector for ransomware delivery, according to researchers at Digital Defense. Phishing emails can be highly tailored to specific employees in order to ...

Government Workers as Phishing Targets

Government workers are prime targets for social engineering attacks, according to Kaitlyn Levinson at GCN. Attackers use different tactics to target government employees in specific ...

Italian Cybercriminal Pleads Guilty to Phishing for Book Manuscripts

An Italian citizen named Filippo Bernardini has pleaded guilty in New York to stealing more than a thousand unpublished book manuscripts from various well-known authors. The targeted ...

Phishing in the Service of Espionage

Reuters describes a cyberespionage campaign carried out by the hitherto little-known threat group researchers track as "Cold River." The group is circumstantially but convincingly linked ...

Phishing Campaigns Impersonate the UK Government

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has outlined the top six most impersonated UK government agencies in 2022. The most impersonated entity was the National Health Service ...

Using AI Large Language Models to Craft Phishing Campaigns

Researchers at Check Point have shown that Large Language Models (LLMs) like OpenAI’s ChatGPT can be used to generate entire infection chains, beginning with a spear phishing email. The ...

Phishing Activity Rose 130% in the Second Half of 2022, Representing Three-Quarters of All Email-Based Attacks

New data focused on cyberattacks in the second half of the year-to-date shows phishing taking the overwhelming lead as the initial attack vector of choice.

[Heads Up] Giant LastPass Breach Can Supercharge Spear Phishing Attacks

By Roger A. Grimes. KnowBe4 recommends that everyone use a password manager to create and use strong passwords as a part of their password policy ...