Scam Of The Week: Equifax Settlement Phishing

Well, that did not take long! The Equifax Data Breach resulted in a settlement and those affected have a choice between free credit monitoring or a $125 payment.

July 20, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

[Scam of The Week] New 'US State Police' Phishing Extortion Scam Includes Contact Numbers

Our friend Larry Abrams at Bleeping computer warned: "A new extortion scam is underway that pretends to be from a US State Police detective who is willing to delete child porn evidence if ...

July 8, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Scam Of The Week: Microsoft OneNote Audio Note Phishing Emails

Phishing scammers are coming up with more innovative methods to convince their targets to provide login credentials. Such is the case with a new OneNote Audio Note phishing campaign that ...

January 14, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Scam Of The Week: "When Users Add Their Names to a Wall of Shame"

Eric Howes, KnowBe4 Principal Lab Researcher, found out about another insidious bad guy trick: "If you work in IT there has undoubtedly come a dark moment when you wondered to yourself ...

October 31, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Scam Of The Week: Cryptocurrency On Twitter

The recent rash of cryptocurrency scams on Twitter show organizations that social media is there to share posts and can’t protect platform users.

October 21, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Scam Of The Week: Sextortion With A RATty Twist

Sextortion is a form of blackmail where the extortionist claims to have photos or video of the victim watching adult entertainment on their computer. The criminal threatens to send the ...

September 12, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

SCAM OF THE WEEK: "The Boss Needs iTunes Gift Cards For Customers... NOW"

If you ever wondered if those iTunes gift card phishes really work, see the below email exchange.

August 16, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Scam Of The Week: SharePoint Phishing Attack On Office 365 Users

The attack dubbed “PhishPoint” by Cloud Security vendor Avanan demonstrates the craftiness and extent cybercriminals will go to in order to harvest Office 365 credentials.

July 25, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Fake Hotel Website Scams Target Travelers and Hotels

Cybercriminals will take advantage of any situation that separates people from their money. And what better way than to purport to be a reputable hotel and take reservations?

November 4, 2016 Stu Sjouwerman

Yes, that email is really from LinkedIn. Yes, it's really malicious.

By Eric Howes, KnowBe4 Principal Lab Researcher. Several months ago threat researchers at Proofpoint made a startling discovery : the bad guys had figured out a way to turn Paypal itself ...

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