Facebook Work-From-Home “Job” Posting Scam Goes the Extra Mile to Trick Victims

A new job posting scam found by IT security company Qualysys is focused on capturing victim’s identity details, accessing victim’s Facebook accounts, and committing fraud. In this new ...

More Than Half of Data Breaches in the U.K.’s Legal Sector are Due to Insider Error

A new analysis of data breaches in the United Kingdom's legal sector shows that organizations need to be looking inward more and look for ways to elevate the security awareness of ...

Scammers Target Owners of Missing Pets

Some particularly cold-hearted scammers are targeting users of lost pet forums with phony ransom demands, the BBC reports.

‘Swatting’ Becomes the Latest Extortion Tactic in Ransomware Attacks

Rather than stick to traditional ransomware extortion methods that revolve around the attack itself, a new form of extortion known as Swatting puts the focus on the victim organization’s ...

Ninety-Four Percent of Organizations Sustained Phishing Attacks Last Year

A survey by Egress has found that 94% of organizations were hit by phishing attacks in 2023, Infosecurity Magazine reports. Additionally, 91% of firms experienced data loss and ...

Malicious APKs Drain Bank Accounts

A phishing campaign is targeting Chinese users in an attempt to distribute malicious apps, according to researchers at Palo Alto Networks’s Unit 42.

Cryptocurrency Drainer Distributed Through Phishing

Mandiant has published a report on “CLINKSINK,” a cryptocurrency Drainer-as-a-Service (DaaS) that’s targeting users of the Solana currency.

LinkedIn is Being Used for *Dating* – It’s a Recipe for Disaster

A new article explains how business professionals are beginning to be not-so-professional and seeking to make personal connections. It’s only a matter of time before cybercriminals jump ...

Women CyberSecurity Society Targeted by Smishing Campaign

The Canada-based Women CyberSecurity Society (WCS2) has warned that its leadership, members, and volunteers are being targeted by an SMS phishing (smishing) campaign, IT World Canada ...

Three-Quarters of Organizations Have Experienced Phishing Attack in the Last 12 Months

Regardless of whether your environment remains on-premise, resides in the cloud, or is a hybrid configuration, new data makes it clear that your biggest risk is phishing attacks.