Latest social engineering news, analysis, tactics the bad guys are using and what you can do to defend your organization.
Social engineering isn’t concerned with either novelty or elegance. All that matters is whether it works. ESET’s Jake Moore described a case in point for We Live Security: all someone ...
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With loved ones potentially a half a world away, scammers prey on families with scams that offer to assist with communication, care packages, leave, and more.
I love that KnowBe4’s customers are among the most knowledgeable and educated people in the world in avoiding phishing scams. KnowBe4’s products help its customers to educate and test ...
Spam calls in the US spiked in October, according to Truecaller’s annual Global Spam Report. The report observed that Truecaller customers in the US received 3,115,861 spam calls in ...
A US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) data spotlight has found that people in the US lost $148 million to gift-card-related scams in the first nine months of 2021. The spotlight also found ...
With the increased interest in and availability of movie and TV streaming services, plenty of new scams are popping up attempting to steal personal details and credit card information.
US telecommunications company Cox Communications has disclosed a data breach that exposed some customers’ information, BleepingComputer reports. The company said in a breach notification ...
The holiday season may be closer to "normal" this year, and that means your users will be even more focused on holiday activities - including travel. Cybercriminals will undoubtedly be ...
Researchers at Avanan have spotted a new phishing campaign that’s impersonating DHL with phony shipping notifications. The emails inform the recipients that they need to update their ...
This elaborate scam uses social engineering to trick victims into sending the hacker Bitcoin while holding Instagram accounts hostage.
A new notification from the FBI warns organizations of attacks at the perfect time when organizations are spending money, new people are being introduced, and operations are in flux.
Giving Tuesday is a great way for organizations and people to give back. However, this gives cybercriminals opportunities to take advantage of you with charity scams.
Scammers are impersonating the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with spoofed phone calls and other communications that attempt to steal money and personal information from ...
Phishing emails are targeting large TikTok accounts with phony copyright warnings or offers for account verification, according to researchers at Abnormal Security.
Attackers are exploiting a vulnerability in a WordPress plugin to deface several hundred websites with phony warnings of ransomware, the Record reports. Researchers at Sucuri found that ...
The story of a Swiss investor who was convinced they were purchasing pre-IPO shares of AirBnB is the cautionary tale of how little it really takes to turn someone into a victim.
Social engineering attacks account for the vast majority of cybercrime in the US, according to researchers at SEON. The security firm found that phishing, non-payment or non-delivery ...
Bleeping Computer recently reported a data breach from popular stock trading platform Robinhood. This breach has impacted over 7 million of their customers.
New attack details from Google’s Threat Analysis Group show how cybercriminals are innovating ways to use an initial attack to aid in additional crypto scams.
