Latest social engineering news, analysis, tactics the bad guys are using and what you can do to defend your organization.
There is no such thing as a vacation for cybercriminals. We recently released our top summer cybersecurity travel tips to help keep you safe. Earlier this year, we posted about ...
Researchers at BlueVoyant warn that attackers are increasingly adding an extra step to their phishing campaigns, impersonating third-parties to lend credibility to the scams.
This blog was co-written by KnowBe4's Data-Driven Defense Evangelist Roger A. Grimes and Chief Learning Officer John Just. Social engineering is involved in 70% to 90% of successful ...
Scammers are taking advantage of the popularity of the Barbie movie, according to researchers at McAfee.
A new social engineering campaign tracked as “FakeSG” is distributing the NetSupport remote access Trojan (RAT) via phony browser updates, according to researchers at Malwarebytes. The ...
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A new generative AI model called “WormGPT” is being offered on cybercrime forums, according to researchers at SlashNext. While other AI tools, such as ChatGPT, have safeguards in place ...
Researchers at Check Point outline various forms of tailgating attacks. These attacks can allow threat actors to bypass physical security measures via social engineering.
Researchers at Veriti have observed hundreds of spoofed domains following Meta’s launch of its Threads social media platform.
Australia officially launched their National Anti-Scam Centre this week. With more than AUD $3.1 billion lost each year, Australians need support.
Job scams are a rising form of socially engineered cybercrime. And while it’s easy to imagine the trouble they cause individuals who innocently fall for them (lost opportunities, identity ...
A new threat alert from ConsumerAffairs and TrendMicro proves more than just shoppers will take advantage of Amazon’s upcoming Prime Day.
The British national responsible for hacking into and impersonating high-profile individuals as part of a crypto theft scheme has been sentenced to five years in prison.
If your organization uses Microsoft Teams, then you definitely want to hear about a new way bad actors are exploiting this newly discovered cyber attack tool.
Email-based social engineering attacks have risen by 464% this year compared to the first half of 2022, according to a report by Acronis. Business email compromise (BEC) attacks have also ...
In the most recent Cyber Threat report from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), it is clear that UK law firms are a gold mine for cybercriminals.
Russia’s APT28 (also known as “Fancy Bear” or “BlueDelta”) is using spear phishing to compromise Ukrainian government and military entities, according to researchers at Recorded Future. ...
A phishing campaign is impersonating cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase, Tech.co reports. Crypto trader Jacob Canfield described the campaign in a Twitter thread, stating that the ...
There are many ways to be socially engineered and phished, including email, websites, social media, SMS texts, chat services, phone calls and in-person. These days, it is hard to sell ...
A threat actor tracked as “Muddled Libra” is using the 0ktapus phishing kit to gain initial access to organizations in the software automation, business process outsourcing, ...
