Authorized Push Payment Fraud Responsible for Over Half of U.K. Frauds and Scams

Sep 16, 2024 8:42:18 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Research from The Financial Ombudsman Service, a U.K. based organization dedicated to helping citizens with free financial advice, has found an increase in Authorized Pushed Payment (APP) ...

Your Lawyers Are Increasingly Targeted by Phishing Attacks, Ransomware

Sep 11, 2024 3:02:21 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Bitdefender warn that law firms are high-value targets for ransomware gangs and other criminal threat actors. Attackers frequently use phishing to gain initial access to an ...

Election-Themed Scams Are on the Rise

Sep 9, 2024 4:45:49 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Malwarebytes warn of a surge in election-themed scams ahead of November’s presidential election in the US. These attacks can be expected to increase as the election grows ...

Manufacturing Sector Is the Latest Target of Advanced Credential Harvesting Attacks

Sep 5, 2024 11:22:13 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A new attack runs slow and steady, focused on compromising large manufacturing companies using contextual social engineering to trick victims into giving up credentials.

Phishing is Still the Top Initial Access Vector

Sep 5, 2024 11:21:58 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Phishing remains a top initial access vector for threat actors, according to researchers at ReliaQuest. Phishing and other social engineering tactics can bypass security technologies by ...

Threat Actors Increasingly Exploit Deepfakes for Social Engineering

Sep 4, 2024 11:10:59 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The availability of deepfake technology has given threat actors a valuable tool for social engineering attacks, according to researchers at BlackBerry.

Organizations in the Middle East Targeted By Malware Impersonating Palo Alto GlobalProtect VPN

Sep 3, 2024 2:46:10 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

A social engineering campaign is targeting entities in the Middle East using malware that impersonates Palo Alto Networks’ GlobalProtect VPN, according to researchers at Trend Micro.

Nearly Half of Mid-Market and Enterprise Organizations Have Experienced Four or More Ransomware Attacks in the Last Year

Aug 30, 2024 12:03:10 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data exposes the reality of ransomware attacks today, including their frequency, impact, ransom payment – and the involvement of human error.

Iran’s APT42 Targets WhatsApp Users With Spear-Phishing Attacks

Aug 29, 2024 8:52:16 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Meta have published details on Iranian spear-phishing attacks targeting WhatsApp accounts. The activity is attributed to APT42, a threat actor tied to Iran’s Islamic ...

Email Compromise Remains Top Threat Incident Type for the Third Quarter in a Row

Aug 28, 2024 8:26:11 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New analysis of Q2 threats shows a consistent pattern of behavior on the part of threat actors and threat groups, providing organizations with a clear path to protect themselves.

Phishing Attacks Are Increasingly Targeting Social Media and Smartphone Users

Aug 28, 2024 8:26:08 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Threat actors are increasingly tailoring their attacks to target social media apps and smartphone users, according to a new report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG).

Malvertising Campaign Impersonates Dozens of Google Products

Aug 23, 2024 8:48:25 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A malvertising campaign is abusing Google ads to impersonate Google’s entire product line, according to researchers at Malwarebytes. The malicious ads are designed to lure victims into a ...

US Political Campaigns Targeted by Iranian Spear Phishing Attacks

Aug 21, 2024 4:02:10 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

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

Aug 21, 2024 2:33:51 PM By Martin Kraemer

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

Aug 19, 2024 8:34:46 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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?

Aug 19, 2024 8:34:42 AM By Roger Grimes

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

Aug 16, 2024 3:04:50 PM By Perry Carpenter

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

Real Social Engineering Attack on KnowBe4 Employee Foiled

Aug 14, 2024 8:38:02 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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

Chameleon Malware Poses as CRM App

Aug 13, 2024 1:54:29 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

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

Aug 6, 2024 2:04:50 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

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.

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