[HEADS UP] Cybercriminal Sells Info on 186 Million U.S. Voters

In a recent report by NBC News, cybersecurity company TrustWave found a bad guy selling voter registration data on 186 million Americans.

October 23, 2020 Javvad Malik

The Ultimate Cyber Security Tip

It’s Cyber Security Awareness Month, and the security advice is flowing out from all corners of the web to advise your users on remaining secure. However, all this information can be ...

October 22, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Middle Management is the Next Target for Phishing Attacks

Mid-level managers need to be particularly wary of targeted phishing attacks, according to Jenn Gast at INKY. Gast explains that criminals can easily conduct open-source research on a ...

October 21, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Notes on Social Engineering, and What to Do About It

Phishing attacks are growing in prevalence during the pandemic, according to David Dufour, Vice President of Engineering and Cybersecurity at Webroot. Webroot’s recent threat report ...

October 20, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

The Geography of Business Email Compromise

Researchers at Agari have released a report on the global distribution of business email compromise (BEC) actors, and determined that 25% of these criminals are operating from within the ...

October 14, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

FINRA Yet Again Becomes the Impersonated Brand at the Center of Phishing Attacks on Brokerage Firms

A mix of domain, phishing emails, a dash of social engineering, and a survey are the recipe for a simple and yet effective campaign targeting the financial sector.

October 13, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

[eSummit] Your Cybersecurity Awareness Month Action Plan

Cyber threat actors are getting more creative and more skilled at hacking the human. That's why we've created this cybersecurity eSummit to look at evolving attack techniques your end ...

October 13, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Sophisticated Mercenary Group Excels at Social Engineering

An extremely skilled group of hackers-for-hire dubbed “Bahamut” is using sophisticated social engineering tactics against a range of targets around the world, researchers at BlackBerry ...

October 9, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Cybersecurity Awareness Month Weekly Tip: Current Phishing Threats

Each week during Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’re going to be sharing in-depth weekly cybersecurity tips from our evangelists to help your users make smarter security decisions and ...

October 8, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

An Autopsy of a $15 Million Heist

A company in the US lost $15 million in a two-month-long business email compromise scam, BleepingComputer reports. Researchers at Mitiga who investigated the attack told BleepingComputer ...

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