Phishing Emails are Targeting Spotify Users

Dec 5, 2018 6:25:14 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A phishing campaign is attempting to steal login credentials from Spotify users, according to researchers at AppRiver. The emails ask users to click a hyperlink to confirm their accounts, ...

Hackers reportedly breached Republican campaign committee emails during 2018 elections

Dec 4, 2018 1:50:43 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) was hacked during the 2018 midterm elections, according to a report from Politico. Republican officials said that hackers had access ...

That was fast! Bad Guys Are Using The Marriott Breach For Phishing Attacks

Dec 4, 2018 6:48:36 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

As predicted, the Marriott breach is heaven for bad guys. KnowBe4 customers are using the (free) Phish Alert Button to report in the wild phishing attacks using the recent news.

[Heads-up] Bad Guys Love Marriott: 500 Million Data Breach Is Phishing Heaven

Nov 30, 2018 10:18:39 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

So I guess we have just reached the tipping point, it's "privacy game over" for business travelers.

Reminder: That Padlock Doesn’t Mean It’s Secure

Nov 27, 2018 8:05:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

We’ve mentioned this before, but the misconception has surfaced again, and it’s worth mentioning again. Looking for the padlock as a sign of a secure legitimate website isn’t an accurate ...

As You Read This, It's Cyber Monday. How To Avoid The Top 10 Security Threats

Nov 24, 2018 11:15:47 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

InfoSecBuzz asked a number of security experts for their advice on the top security threats and how to avoid them. These are specialists from Alienvault, Cylance, Cybereason, F5 Networks, ...

[Heads-up] Bad Guys Are Now Taking Over Email Inboxes Without Phishing Attacks

Nov 24, 2018 8:43:21 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

I found a great article in SecurityWeek by Alastair Paterson, the CEO of Digital Shadows. Could not have said it better myself, and he alerted everyone about an attack vector that was ...

Phishing Accounts for 50% of All Fraud Attacks [InfoGraphic]

Nov 19, 2018 10:39:08 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

According to the latest research from RSA, attacks intent on committing financial fraud most frequently begin with tried and true phishing.

Now here is something new: Russian Banks Targeted by Sophisticated Phishing Emails

Nov 19, 2018 9:45:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

This does not happen too often, and these attackers must be outside of Russia. If hackers inside Russia attack their own country, the FSB is on their doorstep with a SWAT team in no time.

Phishing Attacks Rose by 30 Million in Q3 2018

Nov 13, 2018 4:13:14 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Kaspersky Lab blocked 137 million phishing attempts in the third quarter of 2018, a 28 percent increase compared to Q2 2018. A report by the anti-virus company reveals that phishing ...

New Ransomware Gang Pays Affiliates Up To 70% Of The Loot

Nov 12, 2018 9:59:01 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A growing Ransomware-as-a-Service model uses affiliate attackers with proven track records to spread the malware, offering a percentage of the ransom.

"Inception Attackers" Mix Old Exploit, New Backdoor, and Spear Phishing

Nov 9, 2018 1:26:08 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

SecurityWeek reported about a Palo Alto Networks warning: "A malicious group known as the “Inception” attackers has been using a year-old Office exploit and a new backdoor in recent ...

Scam Of The Week: Fortnite And League of Legends Phishing Attacks

Nov 3, 2018 2:54:14 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

This is an excellent opportunity to sit down with your young'uns and explain the risks of online scams.

Phishing Scam Is Targeting League of Legends Players

Nov 1, 2018 3:54:55 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

A phishing scam is using fake login pages to target League of Legends players, according to Avast Blog. At the moment, the attacks are taking place primarily in western Europe, mainly ...

Got A Chinese Vishing Scam Call in Mandarin

Nov 1, 2018 3:24:11 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Howard, KnowBe4's HackBusters Discussion Forum Moderator reported on this very interesting phone call he got:

Has Microsoft Office 365 Beat Phishing?

Nov 1, 2018 2:16:48 PM By Roger Grimes

By Roger A. Grimes, KnowBe4's Data-Driven Defense Evangelist. Microsoft recently announced a big update to their Microsoft Office 365 (O365) anti-phishing technical capabilities. ...

School Daze: Clever Phishing Emails Target Educational Organizations

Oct 25, 2018 11:44:19 AM By Eric Howes

By Eric Howes, KnowBe4 Principal Lab Researcher. It will surprise few people to learn that during our daily review of suspicious emails forwarded to us by users of the Phish Alert Button ...

Replica Phishing Sites Prey on User Trust

Oct 25, 2018 9:46:56 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Attacks leveraging look-alike federated logon pages are more dangerous than malware-laden attachments in email.

KnowBe4 Top-Clicked Phishing Email Subjects for Q3 2018 [INFOGRAPHIC]

Oct 23, 2018 9:30:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The latest results of KnowBe4's quarterly top-clicked phishing email subjects is now available. We report on three different categories: general emails, social media related subjects, and ...

[Heads-up] U.S. Government: "Your Weak Cyber Security Violates Federal Law"

Oct 21, 2018 8:36:39 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Reuters just made me aware of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission report about a recent SEC investigation of nine companies that had been victims of CEO fraud had sufficient ...

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