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Phishing

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

IRS Warns of A Spike in Smishing Attacks

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued an alert warning of a significant rise in text message phishing scams (smishing) impersonating the IRS since the beginning of the year.

German Police Collar Alleged Phishing Cybercriminals

The Bundeskriminalamt (BKA), Germany's federal criminal police, raided three homes on Thursday, September 29th, in the course of an investigation of a cyber criminal operation the BKA ...

Response-Based Phishing Scams Targeting Corporate Inboxes Hit New Records

Setting a record for both highest count and share in volume with other types of phishing scams, response-based attacks are at their highest since 2020 and are continuing to grow.

American Airlines Traces Breach to Phishing Incident

American Airlines has disclosed that an attacker used phishing attacks to breach the company’s systems, BleepingComputer reports.

FBI: Cyber Criminals Will Continue Targeting Healthcare Payment Processors Through Phishing Campaigns and Social Engineering

Despite the pandemic being largely considered over, a recent Private Industry Notification focused on the Healthcare industry indicates that organizations should remain vigilant.

Fake Emails Purporting to be from UK Energy Regulator

A phishing campaign is impersonating UK energy regulator Ofgem, according to Action Fraud, the UK’s cybercrime reporting centre.

Sentence in a Catphishing Case

A convict serving twenty-five years in South Carolina for voluntary manslaughter and attempted armed robbery, Darnell Kahn, has now also been convicted in a US court on Federal sextortion ...

Phishing Campaign Targets GitHub Users

GitHub has issued an alert warning of a phishing campaign targeting users by impersonating the popular DevOps tool CircleCI, BleepingComputer reports. The phishing emails inform users ...

Security Practices Are Improving, But Cybercriminals Are Keeping Up

A survey by the Spanish GetApp software rating site has found that the number of organizations using phishing simulations has risen from 30% in 2019 to 70% in 2022. Despite this positive ...

Phishing Attacks Reach an All-Time High, Quadrupling That of Early 2020

New quarterly data from the Anti-Phishing Working Group shows unprecedented phishing activity with increases in BEC, use of social media, vishing, and smishing.