Latest social engineering news, analysis, tactics the bad guys are using and what you can do to defend your organization.
As the recent hurricane Helene caused major damage and as hurricane Milton has left a path of destruction across Florida, deepfakes are spreading misinformation on social media.
Threat actors are abusing virtual shopping lists to trick Walmart customers into transferring money or disclosing personal information, according to researchers at Malwarebytes. Links to ...
Since the beginning of computers, social engineering has been the number one way that computers and networks have been compromised. Social engineering is involved in 70% to 90% of all ...
Analysis of typosquatting and brand impersonation activity across 500 of the most visited domains provides insight in to how these techniques come together to effectively deceive.
New analysis of blockchain activity shows scammers are needing less time to obtain crypto payments and are seeing higher payoffs per scam.
Researchers at ReversingLabs warn that North Korea’s Lazarus Group is targeting software developers with phony job interviews.
Increased ransomware attacks on industrial control systems (ICS), mixed with general ICS insecurity found across the manufacturing sector, has given rise to a guide specifically ...
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) ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
The availability of deepfake technology has given threat actors a valuable tool for social engineering attacks, according to researchers at BlackBerry.
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.
New data exposes the reality of ransomware attacks today, including their frequency, impact, ransom payment – and the involvement of human error.
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 ...
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.
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).
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 ...
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.
