QR Code Phishing on the Rise: The Alarming Findings From the Hoxhunt Challenge

Oct 20, 2023 1:46:05 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

As the digital landscape continues to evolve, so do the tactics of cybercriminals. The Hoxhunt Challenge, a comprehensive study conducted across 38 organizations spanning nine industries ...

Energy Sector Experiences Three Times More Operational Technology Cybersecurity Incidents Than Any Other Industry

Oct 9, 2023 8:14:04 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

While industries like financial services and healthcare tend to dominate in IT attacks, the tables are turned when looking at Operational Technology (OT) cyber attacks – and the energy ...

Senior Executives Beware: The Rise of EvilProxy Phishing Campaigns

Oct 5, 2023 8:20:01 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Menlo Security warns that a social engineering campaign is using the EvilProxy phishing kit to target senior executives across a range of industries, including banking and financial ...

[Live Demo] Boost Your Email Security Defense - PhishER Plus to the Rescue!

Aug 11, 2023 4:09:16 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Now there's a super easy way to keep malicious emails away from all your users through the power of KnowBe4 PhishER Plus!

New AI Bot FraudGPT Hits the Dark Web to Aid Advanced Cybercriminals

Aug 6, 2023 10:59:01 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Assisting with the creation of spear phishing emails, cracking tools and verifying stolen credit cards, the existence of FraudGPT will only accelerate the frequency and efficiency of ...

CISA Discovers Spear Phishing and Valid Account Compromise Are the Most Common Attack Vectors

Jul 31, 2023 11:00:38 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has found that compromise of valid accounts and spear phishing attacks were the two most common vectors of initial access in ...

How KnowBe4 Can Help You Fight Spear Phishing

Jul 27, 2023 8:00:00 AM By Roger Grimes

This blog was co-written by KnowBe4's Data-Driven Defense Evangelist Roger A. Grimes and Chief Learning Officer John Just. Social engineering is involved in 70% to 90% of successful ...

Iranian Threat Actor Charming Kitten Using Spear Phishing Campaign To Distribute Malware

Jun 29, 2023 1:18:11 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Iranian threat actor Charming Kitten is launching sophisticated spear phishing attacks to distribute a new version of its POWERSTAR malware, according to researchers at Volexity.

Russian Threat Actor Targets Ukraine Government And Military With Spear Phishing Emails

Jun 27, 2023 8:54:25 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Russia’s APT28 (also known as “Fancy Bear” or “BlueDelta”) is using spear phishing to compromise Ukrainian government and military entities, according to researchers at Recorded Future. ...

KnowBe4’s 2023 Phishing By Industry Benchmarking Report Reveals that 33.2% of Untrained End Users Will Fail a Phishing Test

Jun 20, 2023 9:07:42 AM By Joanna Huisman

Cybercriminals still know that the easiest way to successfully infiltrate an organization is through its people.

Organizations Take 43 Hours to Detect an Spear Phishing Cyber Attack

Jun 12, 2023 9:17:52 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data makes it crystal clear that spear phishing is a real problem… and organizations may not properly be prepared to detect and address it.

Why Do You Still Need Security Awareness Training If You Use Phishing-Resistant MFA?

Jun 7, 2023 10:21:14 AM By Roger Grimes

For years, KnowBe4 has been a long-time proponent of everyone using PHISHING-RESISTANT multi-factor authentication (MFA) whenever possible.

North Korean Phishing Campaign Targeting Think Tanks, Academics and Media

Jun 6, 2023 6:28:01 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The U.S. and South Korean governments have issued a joint advisory outlining a North Korean phishing campaign, The Register reports. The threat actor, known as “Kimsuky,” is targeting ...

[Wake-Up Call] It's Time to Focus More on Preventing Spear Phishing

May 31, 2023 2:22:02 PM By Roger Grimes

Fighting spear phishing attacks is the single best thing you can do to prevent breaches.

Spear Phishing Trends in 2023

May 31, 2023 8:57:49 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

50% of organizations surveyed were victims of spear phishing attacks in the last twelve months, according to a new report from Barracuda. The report also found that, on average, ...

Recently Exposed North Korean Threat Actor APT43 Targeting Organizations With Spear Phishing

Apr 6, 2023 9:02:08 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has published a report describing the activities of “ARCHIPELAGO,” a subset of the North Korean state-sponsored threat actor APT43. ARCHIPELAGO’s ...

[HEADS UP] Russian Hacker Group Launches New Spear Phishing Campaign with Targets in US and Europe

Feb 16, 2023 9:17:56 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Russian-based hacking group Seaborgium is at it again with increased spear phishing attacks targeting US and European countries in the last year.

Reddit is the Latest Victim of a Spear Phishing Attack Resulting in a Data Breach

Feb 15, 2023 8:18:20 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

There is a lot to learn from Reddit's recent data breach, which was the result of an employee falling for a “sophisticated and highly-targeted” spear phishing attack.

Spear Phishing Attacks Increase 127% as Use of Impersonation Skyrockets

Feb 9, 2023 8:51:35 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Impersonation of users, domains, and brands is on the rise, as is the use of malicious links, in response to security vendors improving their ability to detect malicious attachments.

Russian and Iranian Spear Phishing Campaigns are Running Rampant in the UK

Jan 30, 2023 8:52:25 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has described two separate spear phishing campaigns launched by Russia’s SEABORGIUM threat actor and Iran’s TA453 (also known as Charming ...

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