Can COVID-19 Related Data Breach Worries Stop Your Mergers Or Acquisitions?

Apr 28, 2020 11:23:15 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The WSJ just reported that the new coronavirus has thrown the M&A dealmaking into disarray. They said: "cybersecurity experts say the workplace upheaval caused by the pandemic will ...

COVID-19 Spam Delivers Remcos RAT

Apr 28, 2020 8:31:15 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A phishing campaign is impersonating the US Small Business Administration (SBA) in an attempt to deliver the Remcos remote access Trojan, according to researchers at IBM X-Force. The ...

Two-thirds of Remote Workers Received No Security Awareness Training in the Last Year

Apr 27, 2020 2:11:30 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

This alarming bit of news about U.K. remote workers comes at the worst time when attacks are on the rise, insecure personal devices are being used, and workers are more susceptible to ...

'Florentine Baker Group' Use Microsoft 365 Functionality to Scam Private Equity Firm Out of $1.2 Million

Apr 24, 2020 11:31:26 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A new investigation by Check Point’s Incident Response Team (CPIRT) demonstrates how brazen cybercriminals are and the lengths they will go to in order to see their scam succeed.

Postcards from a Film Director. The challenges of creating a sitcom during COVID-19 Lockdown

Apr 23, 2020 10:23:22 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

By Jim Shields, Managing Director of U.K.-based Twist & Shout - a KnowBe4 company. When we first created Restricted Intelligence over seven years ago, we had no idea it would be so ...

How Sharing Personal Information Helps Scam Artists

Apr 23, 2020 8:25:29 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The FBI's Charlotte office released an alert describing how scammers can use personal information on social media to break into online accounts, BleepingComputer reports. As people are ...

Phishing Kit Prices Rise

Apr 22, 2020 9:59:11 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The price of phishing kits on the black market rose by 149% in 2019, according to researchers at Group-IB. ZDNet reports that the researchers tracked the pricing of 16,200 phishing kits ...

COVID-19 Emails go From Zero to Half a Million a Day in Just Three Months

Apr 22, 2020 9:44:08 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

According to new data from security researchers at Forcepoint, the interest in coronavirus-themed emails and websites by cybercriminals is cause for concern.

German Health Authorities Lose €1.5 Million in COVID-19 Mask Purchase Scam

Apr 22, 2020 9:38:13 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Reaching an all-new low, an international team of individuals setup an elaborate online scam taking advantage of the current need for healthcare equipment to fight COVID-19.

Apple, Netflix, and Yahoo Were the Most Impersonated Brands in Q1 2020

Apr 21, 2020 8:25:53 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

10% of all brand-impersonation phishing attacks spoofed Apple in the first quarter of 2020, according to a new report from Check Point. Netflix came in second with 9%, followed by Yahoo ...

[HEADS UP] DHS Deadline Notice of 56 Million Security Awareness Training Funding Opportunity

Apr 20, 2020 3:18:51 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Department of Homeland Security is providing $56,000,000.00 of grant money to states for cybersecurity and security awareness training.

New COVID-19 Malware Variants Render Your Endpoints Useless

Apr 20, 2020 8:37:09 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Forget cybercriminals out to steal your money and credentials. Security researchers are now finding more malware intent on rewriting master boot records and wiping file systems.

Quarantine Text Scam Tricks U.K. Residents into Paying “Fine”

Apr 20, 2020 8:32:30 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Because of the ambiguity of current lockdown restrictions, a new text scam pretending to be from the government feels a bit too real to U.K. residents, turning them into victims.

Netflix Scams Target People Sheltering in Place

Apr 20, 2020 8:23:54 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

With people sheltering in place during the pandemic emergency, they’re both teleworking and finding their entertainment online. Google searches for Netflix jumped 142% since the advice to ...

Damage From Phishing Doubles For Dutch Banks

Apr 20, 2020 6:26:39 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Dutch banks saw damage from phishing double last year compared to the previous year. This concerns both phishing for 2FA security codes and phishing for credit and debit card numbers, ...

[Heads-Up] Hacking Attacks Double Against Users Who Now Suddenly Work From Home

Apr 17, 2020 8:52:03 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Reuters just reported that hacking activity against corporations in the United States and other countries more than doubled by some measures last month as digital thieves took advantage ...

Re-Opening the American Economy? Malicious Actors Have a Plan...

Apr 17, 2020 8:29:11 AM By Eric Howes

By Eric Howes, KnowBe4 Principal Lab Researcher. If you've been following the news over the past week or so then you know that a robust debate has opened at federal, state, and local ...

Phishing Trend: Quality, Not Quantity?

Apr 16, 2020 8:27:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A new report from CyberCube found that sophisticated cybercriminals are increasingly shifting to launching business email compromise (BEC) attacks against executives, Insurance Business ...

Spanish Hospital Faces Netwalker Ransomware Attack in the Midst of Pandemic

Apr 15, 2020 10:36:29 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

At a time when hospitals are already stretched thin for budget, one of many attackers still thinks it’s a good idea to hold hospitals for ransom, showing organizations always need to be ...

Coronavirus-Related Spear Phishing Attacks See a Massive 667% Increases in March

Apr 15, 2020 10:32:53 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Attackers are taking advantage of the pandemic, looking for every way possible to achieve their malicious goals via targeted phishing campaigns of every kind.

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