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Microsoft Seizes Six Domains Used in Sophisticated Phishing Scheme

Microsoft announced that the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has ruled that the company can seize six domains that were being used in a widespread phishing ...

[Heads Up] The First-Ever Russian BEC Gang, Cosmic Lynx, Was Uncovered. They Spear Phish Multinational & Fortune 500 Senior Executives

“This is a historic shift to the global email threat landscape and portends new and sophisticated social engineering attacks that CISOs around the world must brace for now,” according to ...

FakeSpy Android Malware Distributed via Smishing

Researchers at Cybereason are tracking a sophisticated malware campaign targeting Android devices around the world. The campaign involves a new version of the FakeSpy information-stealing ...

New Calendar Invitations as Phishbait Attack Wave

BleepingComputer warns that cybercriminals are using calendar invites to send phishing links to Wells Fargo customers. Researchers at Abnormal Security discovered this phishing campaign ...

New Phishing Attack Targets 200M+ Microsoft 365 Accounts Via Malicious Excel .SLK Files to Bypass Security

Using an old (but supported) Excel filetype, attackers can bypass both Exchange Online Protection and Advanced Threat Protection to run malicious macros.

More Companies Start Reporting Their Ransomware Infections As The Expensive Data Breaches They Are

Larry Abrams at Bleepingcomputer correctly observed: "Corporate victims are finally starting to realize that ransomware attacks are data breaches and have begun to notify employees and ...

Microsoft 365 Phishing Attacks Masterfully Use Brand Name Sites to Establish Legitimacy

New voicemail phishing scam uses legitimate branded domains from companies like Samsung and Adobe to facilitate redirects to compromised websites intent on stealing credentials.

June Content Update: Including New Roger Grimes Video Series on Data-Driven Defense

Here are a few important content updates to share with you for the month of June.

Looking for Binge-Worthy Viewing Options This Summer?

Looking for some binge-worthy watching this summer? We've got just what you're looking for! Check out this innovative new security awareness video series called ‘The Inside Man’.

Elections In Russia Mean 16 More Years Of Job Security For InfoSec Pros

Russian voters have overwhelmingly backed a ploy by President Vladimir Putin to rule until 2036 in a referendum.