Warning: Scammers are Targeting WhatsApp Users
Researchers at Bitdefender warn of a wave of social engineering attacks targeting WhatsApp accounts.
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Researchers at Bitdefender warn of a wave of social engineering attacks targeting WhatsApp accounts.
Cybersecurity has long focused on fortifying networks, securing endpoints and blocking malicious code.
Social engineering remains a primary initial access vector for cybercriminals, according to a new report from Europol.
AI-generated voice deepfakes present an urgent threat to organizations, according to researchers at Pindrop.
Lead Researchers: James Dyer and Louis Tiley Between May 5 and May 7, 2025, KnowBe4 Threat Lab identified a phishing campaign originating from accounts created on the legitimate service ...
Researchers at Google’s Mandiant have published a report on voice phishing (vishing) attacks, noting that these attacks have served as initial access points for recent waves of ransomware ...
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Picture this: it's 2021. You're an IT professional, scrolling through LinkedIn, when a message pings. "Bastion Secure," a new cybersecurity company, is hiring. The pay? Excellent.
OpenAI has published a report looking at AI-enabled malicious activity, noting that threat actors are increasingly using AI tools to assist in social engineering attacks and influence ...
A criminal threat actor tracked as “UNC6040” is using voice phishing (vishing) attacks to compromise organizations’ Salesforce instances, according to researchers at Google’s Threat ...
When it comes to cybersecurity, organizations face an ever-present and often underestimated threat: human risk.
A KnowBe4 co-worker of mine recently got this SMS phishing message (i.e., smish).
The FBI is warning that the Silent Ransom Group (SRG) is targeting law firms with IT-themed social engineering attacks and callback phishing emails.
A phishing campaign is targeting European countries with lures themed around copyright infringement, researchers at Cybereason warn.
Last year, KnowBe4's report "Exponential Growth in Cyber Attacks Against Higher Education Institutions" illustrated the growing cyber threats facing universities and colleges.
You know what's interesting about data breaches? Everyone focuses on credit card numbers and financial data, but the reality is that every piece of information has value to someone.
Researchers at IBM Security warn that a major phishing campaign is targeting users in France, incorporating leaked personal data to make the emails more convincing.
The KnowBe4 Threat Lab has identified an active phishing campaign impersonating Capital One.
Human risk management involves more than security awareness training, but training is a huge part of the mix.
Commodity phishing kits are increasingly serving dynamically generated phishing pages, according to researchers at ESET.
