94% of U.K. Businesses Aren’t Adequately Prepared for AI-Driven Phishing Scams

Dec 13, 2024 12:31:54 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

A new report makes it clear that U.K. organizations need to do more security awareness training to ensure their employees don’t fall victim to the evolving use of AI.

Sophisticated Phishing Campaign Attempts to Bypass SEGs

Dec 13, 2024 12:31:28 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

A widespread phishing campaign is attempting to steal credentials from employees working at dozens of organizations around the world, according to researchers at Group-IB.

Mobile Phishing Campaign Targets Job Seekers

Dec 12, 2024 11:39:42 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Zimperium warn that a phishing campaign is targeting Android phones to deliver the Antidot banking trojan.

Nearly Half a Billion Emails in 2024 Were Malicious

Dec 11, 2024 10:29:07 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A new report from Hornetsecurity has found that 427.8 million emails received by businesses in 2024 contained malicious content.

Phishing Attacks Are Now Leveraging Google Ads to Hijack Employee Payments

Dec 10, 2024 10:22:34 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Silent Push warn that a phishing campaign is using malicious Google Ads to conduct payroll redirect scams.

The Rise of Phishing Attacks: How New Domain Extensions Are Fueling Cyber Crime

Dec 6, 2024 9:38:29 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

In recent years, the world of cybersecurity has witnessed a concerning trend: a significant increase in phishing attacks.

IRS Warns of Holiday-Themed Shopping Scams

Dec 6, 2024 9:38:26 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued an advisory warning taxpayers to be on the lookout for holiday-themed shopping scams.

Why Controversial Phishing Emails Do Not Work

Dec 6, 2024 9:38:23 AM By Roger Grimes

Frequently, when a cybersecurity training manager sends out a controversial simulated phishing attack message that angers a bunch of employees and ends up making headlines, we get called ...

Unwrapping Cybersecurity: A Festive "Die Hard" Guide

Dec 6, 2024 9:37:45 AM By Javvad Malik

It is the holiday season. Think twinkling lights, the scent of pine, and cyber threats lurking in the shadows, waiting to pounce quicker than Bruce Willis can say, “Yippee ki yay.”

Phishing Attacks Impersonating Big Brands Start to Zero in on Just One Brand

Dec 3, 2024 2:43:22 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The latest data on brand phishing trends shows one brand dominating quarter over quarter, but also continuing to take on a larger share of the brand impersonation.

Cruel Year-End Twist: When Fake Firing Is A Real Phishing Attack

Dec 2, 2024 2:42:51 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cybercriminals are constantly evolving their tactics to exploit our vulnerabilities. A recent phishing campaign has taken this to a new low, preying on people's fear of job loss to trick ...

Nearly Every Hacker Believes AI Tools Have Created a New Attack Vector

Nov 27, 2024 12:19:44 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

A new survey of hackers shows that AI is not only empowering hackers to be more effective, but that AI itself is “ripe for exploitation.”

CISA Strongly Recommends Phishing-Resistant MFA

Nov 27, 2024 10:16:09 AM By Roger Grimes

We are excited to see the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and outgoing Director Jen Easterly strongly recommend PHISHING-RESISTANT multi-factor authentication (MFA).

Chinese Threat Actor Targets Black Friday Shoppers With Phishing Campaign

Nov 26, 2024 9:39:08 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at EclecticIQ warn that the financially motivated Chinese threat actor “SilkSpecter” has launched a phishing campaign targeting Black Friday shoppers across Europe and the US.

U.K. Residents are Victims of the Latest Phishing Scam Targeting Starbuck Customer Credentials

Nov 26, 2024 9:38:48 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Analysis of a new phishing attack highlight just how easy it can be to spot these kinds of attacks if recipients were properly educated.

Phishing Emails Use SVG Files to Avoid Detection

Nov 22, 2024 11:39:14 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Phishing emails are increasingly using Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) attachments to display malicious forms or deliver malware, BleepingComputer reports.

[Heads Up] Bad Actor Uses Deepnude AI Image Generator to Lure And Infect Users

Nov 22, 2024 11:39:11 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The threat group FIN7 is using the lure of generating nude images of favorite celebrities to get victims to download their NetSupport RAT.

Phishing Attacks Exploits the Open Enrollment Period

Nov 22, 2024 9:18:17 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A phishing campaign is impersonating HR to target employees who are making annual insurance changes during the open enrollment period, according to researchers at Abnormal Security.

Out of 29 Billion Cybersecurity Events, Phishing was the Primary Method of Initial Attack

Nov 20, 2024 2:22:11 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The newly released single largest analysis of cyber attacks across all of 2023 show a strong tie between the use of phishing and techniques designed to gain credentialed access.

Beware of Fake Tech Support Scams

Nov 20, 2024 2:22:06 PM By Roger Grimes

About five years ago, I was having trouble with an expensive brand-name refrigerator that my wife and I had bought. It was a great refrigerator feature-wise. My wife and I initially loved ...

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