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Phishing Attack in Finland Uncovers Sophisticated Smishing Scheme

The Helinski Police Department is investigating a sophisticated smishing scheme in which attackers were able to steal more than 200,000 euros (US$228,736), Yle reports. The scammers sent ...

Phorpiex Botnet Attacks Spike So High in June, 2% of *All* Organizations Were Hit

The rise in the use of this dangerous botnet, notorious for distributing malware via phishing campaigns and responsible for fueling Sextortion scams, should put organizations on edge.

Expect to See Data Theft as Part of More Ransomware Attacks in the Future

With data theft currently experienced in 10% of ransomware attacks, experts predict this trend to increase as cyber criminals look for ways to ensure ransom payment.

Impermissible: Be Suspicious of Permission Requests

Users need to be wary of requests for information or permissions, even if they appear to come from legitimate sources, according to Don MacLennan, Senior Vice President of Engineering and ...

Microsoft Warns of Application-based Phishing

Microsoft has issued an advisory warning about “consent phishing,” or application-based phishing attacks that rely on users granting permissions to malicious apps. These attacks aren’t as ...

[Heads Up] Twitter Employees Fall For Social Engineering Attack And The Bad Guys Get "God Mode"

A number of high-profile Twitter accounts were hacked including those of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Kanye West, Joe Biden and Barack Obama. This is clearly the worst hacking incident in ...

[ALERT] More Than 10% of Ransomware Attacks Now Involve Data Theft / Data Breach

Research into recent ransomware submissions from TripWire revealed that more than a tenth of crypto-malware infections now involve some element of data theft.

Scammers Impersonate Hospital Personnel

Scammers are seeking to obtain personal information by impersonating Canadian hospital staff over the phone, NEWS 1130 reports. Vancouver Coastal Health issued an alert in which the ...

The Bad News: Only 5% of Your Users Can Effectively Spot a Phishing Attack

A recent phishing quiz promoted to U.K. users to see if they could identify the phish revealed dismal results where nearly all users couldn’t tell the difference 100% of the time.

[Heads Up] Scam of The Week: Watch Out For This COVID Class Action Workplace Lawsuit

Major Law Firm Fisher Philips warned that COVID-19 workplace lawsuits are increasing exponentially. Of the 283 recent COVID-19 workplace lawsuits tracked, 122 of them, or 43%, were filed ...