Athletes Are Increasingly Targeted by Social Engineering Attacks

Scammers are increasingly targeting athletes with advanced social engineering attacks, the Guardian reports. The Guardian cites a recent report from Ernst & Young that found that ...

October 13, 2025 KnowBe4 Team

Warning: Job Scams Surge by More than 1000%

Job-related scams surged by more than one thousand percent between May and July 2025, according to new research from McAfee.

September 11, 2025 Roger Grimes

PayPal Scam From PayPal

One of the most common human risk management recommendations is for users to hover over URL links of unexpected messages to see if the involved DNS domain is legitimate or not for the ...

September 5, 2025 KnowBe4 Team

Warning: New Spear Phishing Campaign Targets Executives

Researchers at Stripe warn of a wave of spear phishing attacks targeting C-suite employees and senior leadership across a wide range of industries.

June 9, 2025 KnowBe4 Team

Spear-Phishing Campaign Targets Financial Executives

Researchers at Trellix warn of a spear-phishing campaign that’s targeting CFOs around the world with phony employment offers.

June 2, 2025 KnowBe4 Team

French Users Targeted by Major Phishing Campaign

Researchers at IBM Security warn that a major phishing campaign is targeting users in France, incorporating leaked personal data to make the emails more convincing.

April 16, 2025 Stu Sjouwerman

AI-Powered Spear Phishing Can Now Outperform Human Attackers

Researchers at Hoxhunt have found that AI agents can now outperform humans at creating convincing phishing campaigns.

April 10, 2025 Stu Sjouwerman

Russian Threat Actor Launches Spear-Phishing Campaign Against Ukrainians

The Russian threat actor Gamaredon is targeting Ukrainians with spear-phishing documents related to troop movements, according to researchers at Cisco Talos.

February 20, 2025 Stu Sjouwerman

Spear Phishing is the Top Cyber Threat to the Manufacturing Sector

Spear phishing was the top cybersecurity threat to the manufacturing sector over the past six months, according to a report from ReliaQuest. These attacks accounted for 41% of ...

February 18, 2025 Stu Sjouwerman

Protect Your Data: Russian Spear-Phishing Targets Microsoft 365 Accounts

Several Russian threat actors, including the SVR’s Cozy Bear, are launching highly targeted spear phishing attacks against Microsoft 365 accounts, according to researchers at Volexity.

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