Latest social engineering news, analysis, tactics the bad guys are using and what you can do to defend your organization.
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI have issued a joint advisory warning that nation-state advanced persistent threat (APT) actors are targeting US ...
New data shows the bad guys have been working diligently to step up their game on both the front and back end of phishing attacks, despite still being mid-pandemic.
In an exclusive article, the Dutch IRS gave its perspective on the cyber threat landscape in the Netherlands. December is typically one of the busiest months of the year for cybercrime ...
Giving Tuesday is a great idea for organizations and people to give back to people in need, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this causes concern for an increase in ...
We've previously written blog posts to be cautious of suspicious Zoom meeting links, and we even reported a huge increase in phishing attacks using Zoom of August this year. The heads-up ...
All types of journalists need to be wary of phishing and other social engineering attacks, according to Jacob Granger, writing at Journalism.co.uk. Granger quotes digital security expert ...
The operators of the BazarLoader malware are using phishing emails that inform people they’ve been terminated from their jobs, according to Linn Freedman, a partner at Robinson & Cole ...
At a time when organizations should be implementing additional security measure to ensure the logical perimeter of their network is protected, new research shows companies aren’t prepared.
Cybercriminals are now launching phishing campaigns that abuse Google's free productivity tools while also using social engineering to trick you into installing malware.
People need to be particularly vigilant for scams as we approach the holiday shopping season, according to Laura Brooks at Tessian. Scammers always take advantage of seasonal trends, and ...
47% of payloadless phishing emails are able to bypass the most popular secure email gateways (SEGs), according to researchers at IronScales. These are emails that don’t contain malicious ...
Researchers at Malwarebytes warn that a malvertising campaign they call “malsmoke” has stopped deploying exploit kits and is now using social engineering attacks to trick users into ...
Shoppers need to be on the lookout for scammers as Singles Day begins in China and other countries around the world, the BBC reports. Singles Day is the world’s largest online shopping ...
A research paper in the Journal of Computer Information Systems says that security awareness training is a necessary complement to technical defenses and security policies, SC Magazine ...
A report from the New York Department of Financial Services covering the high-profile Twitter account hack from earlier in the year reveals how little time an attack takes to be ...
Business Email Compromise appears to be back in the saddle again, as attackers use simple social engineering and domain impersonation to trick victims into paying up.
Microsoft Office documents with malicious macros are still one of the top choices for attackers of all skill levels, according to Craig Williams from Cisco Talos. On the CyberWire’s ...
A recent report from SiliconANGLE released information that cannabis company GrowDiaries suffered a data breach with details of 3.4 million users being exposed online.
As a CEO with VC investors, I follow what happens in the venture capital space and what things VCs are interested in regarding their investment strategies. I was happily surprised to see ...
It’s that time of year again. The air feels a bit crisper; the days are a bit shorter; and children around the world prepare to go trick or treating. Even as an adult, Halloween is ...
