Latest social engineering news, analysis, tactics the bad guys are using and what you can do to defend your organization.
Czech and Ukrainian police have arrested six individuals responsible for a call center-based vishing scam designed to trick victims into thinking they were already victims of fraud.
Using something as simple as an attachment with an Israel/Hamas-related filename seems to be all it takes for new social engineering attacks disguised as donation confirmations.
This is a cautionary tale of both how your data can legally end up in the hands of an organization you never intended and how victims can be largely left in the dark post-breach.
The digital landscape is evolving at an exponential rate, and with it, the cybersecurity challenges we face.
New data sheds light on just how active the Initial Access Broker (IAB) business is, and the growth uncovered doesn’t bode well for potential victim organizations.
Visa Payment Fraud Disruption (PFD) expects phishing attacks to increase between November 2023 and January 2024. Findings in its Holiday Edition Threats Report outline the popular fraud ...
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory describing the Scattered Spider cybercriminal gang’s activities.
Travel influencer Johnny Jet has disclosed that he fell victim to a scam that caused him to lose access to his Facebook account, which has tens of thousands of followers. The scammers ...
The massive uptick in QR Code phishing is an indicator that scammers are seeing success in taking victims from the initial attack medium to one under the attacker’s control.
Within our organizations, there are those employees who consistently exhibit mindfulness, avoiding every phishing attempt. Yet, there are also those users who, despite repeated education ...
As ransom payments reach an all-time high, it’s time to look at attacks from a data perspective and find the greatest opportunities to stop these attacks.
The NYDFS’ 23 NYCRR Part 500 has been updated to reflect the current preventative and responsive measures necessary for Financial Services org to be ready for cyber attacks.
Targeted individuals were the most common victims of social engineering attacks in the second half of 2022 and the first half of 2023, according to researchers at AtlasVPN.
An analysis of ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations from 2016 through October of 2023 shows the healthcare sector is likely to continue to suffer as a viable ransomware target.
Spear phishing was the most common attack technique in the third quarter of 2023, according to researchers at ReliaQuest.
Cybersecurity experts expect to see threat actors increasingly make use of AI tools to craft convincing, highly targeted and sophisticated social engineering attacks, according to Eric ...
As large organizations realize the likelihood of cyber attacks and improve their cyber readiness, small businesses are seeing increases not experienced by their larger counterparts.
Continued analysis of ransomware attacks shows an upward trend in the number of attacks, with September resulting in the highest number of assaults so far this year.
Microsoft is tracking a cybercriminal group called “Octo Tempest” that uses threats of violence as part of its social engineering and data theft extortion campaigns.
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs have issued an advisory offering guidance to “the international community, the private sector, ...
