Google Sent 12K Nation-State Phishing Warnings In Three Months

Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) delivered thousands of alerts of government-backed attempts to spearphish gmail users over just a three-month period earlier this year, they reported.

November 26, 2019 Perry Carpenter

Click Confessions of a Security Expert

As a “human security” expert, I used to take a lot of pride in my well-honed security hygiene. Yeah… that all ended back in early 2017 when I joined KnowBe4. You see, up until that time, ...

November 14, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Instagram Copyright Infringement is the Latest Phishing Scam Targeting Social Media

Focused on compromising social media credentials, scammers trick Instagram users into giving up credentials and other personally identifiable information with convincing phishing emails.

November 12, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Third Party Phishing: The New Spear-Phishing Attacks That Traditional Defenses Just Don't Stop

Joe in accounting is pretty cyber-savvy. He doesn’t fall for basic phishing emails with masked URLs or phony password reset requests. But what happens when Joe gets an email from a ...

October 16, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

A New Attack Category is Born: You Now Need to Also Worry About Evasive Spear Phishing

Researchers have combed through 25 million emails and found a new method of attack that blends two previously seen attack types combined into a single attack.

October 15, 2019 Roger Grimes

I Can Phish Anyone

I’m a bit surprised by some aggressive corporate anti-phishing policies which say they will fire anyone for one accidental phishing offense. Send me the names and email addresses of the ...

October 15, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

CRN: "Kevin Mandia -- Detect Spear Phishing, Lock Down CEO Email To Stay Safe"

Michael Novinson at CRN had a great article that really explains the issues we are dealing with. He started out with: "Spear phishing remains the most common way for adversaries to ...

October 14, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Extremely Embarrassing 250,000-record Data Breach At Hookers.nl

The data of 250,000 users of Hookers.nl, a forum where experiences with prostitutes and escorts are exchanged, have been stolen and offered for sale on the internet. It concerns e-mail ...

October 14, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

U.S. Organizations Involved with Nuclear Deterrence are the Target of North Korean Phishing Attacks

Using some very sophisticated methods, the Kimsuky group is believed to be behind a spear phishing campaign aimed at stealing U.S. secrets.

October 9, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Chinese State-Sponsored Phishing

A sophisticated threat group is going after a variety of industries using spearphishing and an arsenal of malware, according to Nalani Fraser and Fred Plan from FireEye. Fraser and Plan ...

KnowBe4 Blog

View Topics