Shadow AI: A New Insider Risk for Cybersecurity Teams to Tackle Now

Disclaimer: Don't get me wrong, I love using generative AI daily for research and writing. This is about how other users could be using it when they don't know what they don't know and ...

April 10, 2025 Stu Sjouwerman

64% of Australian Organizations Hit by Ransomware Were Forced to Halt Operations

Illumio’s recent Global Cost of Ransomware Study found that 64% of Australian companies hit by ransomware had to shut down operations as a result.

April 10, 2025 Perry Carpenter

Seeing (and Hearing) Isn’t Believing: My SEC Presentation on AI-Driven Scams

On March 6, I had the opportunity to speak and provide testimony at the SEC Investor Advisory Committee’s panel on Retail Investor Fraud in America—a critical discussion about how AI is ...

April 10, 2025 Stu Sjouwerman

Russian Threat Actor Launches Spear-Phishing Campaign Against Ukrainians

The Russian threat actor Gamaredon is targeting Ukrainians with spear-phishing documents related to troop movements, according to researchers at Cisco Talos.

April 9, 2025 Stu Sjouwerman

[HEADS UP] North Korea Expands Its Fraudulent IT Worker Operations

North Korea’s fraudulent employment operations have expanded to hit countries around the world, with a particular focus on Europe, according to researchers at Google’s Threat Intelligence ...

April 9, 2025 James Dyer

The Real Deal: How Cybercriminals Exploit Legitimate Domains

When it comes to secure email gateways (SEGs), the narrative is quite simple. For years, organizations have relied on SEGs as the foundation of their email security.

April 7, 2025 Stu Sjouwerman

Upgraded Phishing-as-a-Service Platform Drives a Wave of Smishing Attacks

A phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform dubbed ‘Lucid’ is driving a surge in SMS phishing (smishing) attacks, according to researchers at Prodaft.

April 7, 2025 Stu Sjouwerman

Online Gaming Platform Steam Tops List of Most Imitated Brands For the First Time

Steam was the most impersonated brand in phishing attacks during the first quarter of 2025, according to a new report from Guardio. The researchers note that the gaming platform’s surge ...

April 3, 2025 Stu Sjouwerman

Phishing Attacks Lead to Theft in the Shipping Industry

Phishing attacks are driving a surge in “double brokering” scams in the shipping industry, according to Christian Reilly, Cloudflare’s Field CTO for EMEA.

April 3, 2025 Stu Sjouwerman

[Heads Up] QR Code Phishing is Getting More Stealthy Fast

Attackers are using new tactics in QR code phishing (quishing) attacks, according to researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42.

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