Learn about current phishing techniques, notable campaigns and attacks, what to watch out for 'in the wild', and more.
The FBI is warning U.S. companies about a series of recent ransomware attacks in which the perpetrator, sometimes posing as a government agency, steals data and then encrypts it to ...
As organizations look to improving their defenses, it’s worth remembering that attackers usually get through those defenses by manipulating the human beings those security measures are in ...
Every day, there is news about the latest data breaches, phishing attacks, the number of records that were exposed, how organizations are not doing enough to protect themselves. All of ...
We have had occasion to warn of this before, but as 2020 begins and April 15th approaches, it may be worth another mention. The US Internal Revenue Service wants taxpayers to keep a sharp ...
Major Dutch Maastricht University was still trying to recover from a crippling cyber attack nearly a week after the university's computer systems were infected by ransomware. New ...
Among the ransomware that caused so much disruption in the latter half of 2019 was the strain known as Ryuk, and Ryuk has typically been spread by phishing. According to ZDNet, a recent ...
Researchers at ESET have come across phishing sites that try to steal PayPal logins along with a wide range of personal and financial information. The scam begins with phishing emails ...
Veterans are particularly valuable targets for various types of social engineering attacks, according to Mary K. Talbot at the Providence Journal. Veterans are often respected leaders in ...
Excellent article in WIRED, where they observed that In the last few years, the "Nigerian prince" scams have gotten a major upgrade. Here is an extract and a link to the full article:
We’ve heard that scammers are exploiting the release of the new Star Wars movie by distributing malware disguised as free copies of the film. But what if we turned this on its head and ...
Researchers at Kaspersky have identified sixty-five malicious files masquerading as online copies of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, TechRepublic reports. The files are spread via ...
Attackers are always using new tactics to stay ahead of defenders, and Microsoft’s Office 365 Threat Research Team describes three noteworthy phishing techniques they’ve observed in 2019. ...
Organizations have to acknowledge their responsibility for ensuring their employees are able to recognize targeted phishing attacks, according to James McGachie, Legal Director of DLA ...
An SMS phishing scam is targeting people in the UK with fake notifications that appear to come from the Royal Mail postal service, The Sun reports. The messages are personalized, and they ...
Dancing with the Stars pro Witney Carson announced on Twitter that her Facebook account had been hacked. Unknown miscreants gained control of Carson’s Facebook through a unique phishing ...
When Greg Kras, KnowBe4’s Chief Product Officer, first rolled out our Phish Alert Button (your users can use it to report suspicious emails), he thought it would be a great way for you to ...
The Royal Canadian Mint, which produces Canada’s coins, nearly sent an employee’s paycheck to an attacker following a spear phishing attack, CBC News reports. The attacker sent an email ...
A mysterious phishing campaign was spotted by threat researchers from Anomali. The global credential gathering phishing campaign was directed primarily at government procurement ...
According to Microsoft security research, the percentage of inbound emails associated with phishing on average increased in the past year. For some, this may feel like obvious news, but ...
With two new alerts regarding elevated risks of phishing attacks against consumers – one from DStv, and another from the New Development Bank – South Africans are warned to take care when ...
