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Social Engineering

Latest social engineering news, analysis, tactics the bad guys are using and what you can do to defend your organization.

US Political Campaigns Targeted by Iranian Spear Phishing Attacks

Researchers at Recorded Future’s Insikt Group warn that the Iranian state-sponsored threat actor “GreenCharlie” is launching spear phishing attacks against US political campaigns.

Cybersecurity in 2024: Reflecting on the Past, Preparing for the Future

As Europe is returning from summer breaks, it is time to reflect on the first half of 2024 and look forward to the rest of the year.

Ransomware Group Known as ‘Royal’ Rebrands as BlackSuit and Is Leveraging New Attack Methods

The ransomware threat group formerly known as "Royal" has rebranded itself as BlackSuit and updated their attack methods, warns the FBI.

Is Disabling Clickable URL Links Enough?

Recently, we had a customer reach out to ask if disabling clickable uniform resource locator (URL) links in emails was enough protection by itself to potentially not need employee ...

[PROVED] Unsuspecting Call Recipients Are Super Vulnerable to AI Vishing

Heads-up: I just proved that unsuspecting call recipients are super vulnerable to AI vishing

Real Social Engineering Attack on KnowBe4 Employee Foiled

DavidB, the KnowBe4 VP of Asia Pacific and Japan, recently experienced a sophisticated social engineering attack via WhatsApp.

Chameleon Malware Poses as CRM App

Researchers at ThreatFabric warn that a phishing campaign is distributing the Chameleon Android malware by impersonating a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) app. The campaign is ...

AI Tools Have Increased the Sophistication of Social Engineering Attacks

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) has warned that threat actors are increasingly using AI to enhance phishing and other social engineering attacks, Channel News Asia reports.

New Malvertising Campaign Impersonates Google Authenticator

Researchers at Malwarebytes spotted a malvertising campaign that abused Google Ads to target people searching for Google Authenticator.

KnowBe4 Honors the World Famous Hacker for the First National Social Engineering Day

On August 6th, 2024, we celebrate National Social Engineering Day – a new national day established by KnowBe4 and officially recognized by the National Day Calendar. The day aims to ...