Thousands of Spoofed News Sites Are Pushing Investment Fraud Scams
Scammers are using over 17,000 phony news sites to push investment fraud, according to a new report from CTM360.
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Scammers are using over 17,000 phony news sites to push investment fraud, according to a new report from CTM360.
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued an advisory warning of job scams that impersonate well-known companies with tempting employment opportunities.
The US FBI and cybersecurity experts are warning that the Scattered Spider extortion gang has shifted its focus to the aviation and transportation sectors, BleepingComputer reports.
Employees are expected to behave securely, and the definition of “securely” is often written down in a myriad of security policies. Yet, people do not always comply with security policies ...
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. Yet one of the most persistent and costly security vulnerabilities isn’t technical — ...
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 ...
Human risk remains one of the most underestimated threats in cybersecurity. Even with major advancements in defensive technology, human error still accounts for the majority of data ...
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.
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