Authors: Martin Kraemer, Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4 and James Dyer, Threat Intelligence Lead at KnowBe4 This Valentine’s Day, Cupid wasn’t the only one taking aim. Our Threat ...
Data theft extortion attacks increased by 46% in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to a new report from Nuspire.
SentinelOne warns that a phishing campaign is targeting high-profile X accounts, including those belonging to US political figures, leading journalists, major technology companies, ...
Check Point warns that a large-scale phishing campaign is targeting Facebook accounts with phony copyright infringement notices.
2024 saw the highest-ever amount of ransomware attacks, according to a new report from NCC Group.
Scammers are taking advantage of the newfound popularity of the China-based AI app DeepSeek, according to researchers at ESET.
The rise of agentic AI tools will transform the cybercrime landscape, according to a new report from Malwarebytes.
Recently, I started working with my children's school to enhance their online safety measures and develop a digital mindfulness course in collaboration with their digital literacy lead.
Nearly half (46%) of businesses observed an increase in deepfakes and generative AI-related fraud last year, a new report from AuthenticID has found.
Researchers at Cisco Talos warn that a new phishing campaign is targeting users in Germany and Poland in an attempt to deliver several strains of malware, including a new backdoor dubbed ...
Researchers at Zimperium warn that a large phishing campaign is impersonating the US Postal Service (USPS) to target mobile devices with malicious PDF files.
Microsoft, Apple, and Google were the most commonly impersonated brands in phishing attacks last quarter, according to researchers at Check Point.
Drivers across the U.S. are being bombarded with fraudulent text messages claiming to come from toll operators like E-ZPass.
73% of educational institutions in the UK have sustained at least one cyberattack or breach in the past five years, according to researchers at ESET.
Phishing attacks are the most common security issue for smartphone users, according to a new study by Omdia.
A new survey by cybersecurity vendor Netwrix found that 84% of healthcare organizations spotted a cyberattack in the past twelve months, with phishing attacks accounting for 63% of these ...
Human risk management (HRM) is now the primary approach to addressing the ongoing need for strong security cultures in organizations of all sizes. HRM focuses on more than just security ...
The Russian threat actor “Star Blizzard” has launched a spear-phishing campaign attempting to compromise WhatsApp accounts, according to researchers at Microsoft. The operation targets ...
Researchers at Malwarebytes are tracking a major malvertising campaign that’s abusing Google Ads to target individuals and businesses interested in advertising.
Threat actors are abusing Google Translate’s redirect feature to craft phishing links that appear to belong to Google, according to researchers at Abnormal Security.
