Brazilian Entities Increasingly Targeted by Nation-State Phishing Attacks

Mandiant has published a report looking at cyber threats targeting Brazil, finding that more than 85% of government-backed phishing activity comes from threat actors based in China, North ...

June 17, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

No Politician Too Small: School Board Candidates Targeted By Phishing and BEC Scams

Cybercriminals are broadening their targets to include even local political candidates, as an escalating series of phishing attacks was recently directed at school board candidates in ...

June 3, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

Russia’s Military Intelligence Service Launches Spear Phishing Attacks

Researchers at Recorded Future warn that BlueDelta, a threat actor tied to Russia’s GRU, is launching spear phishing attacks against European defense and transportation entities.

May 28, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

China Threat Actor Targeting African and Caribbean Entities With Spear Phishing Attacks

The China-aligned threat actor “Sharp Dragon” is launching spear phishing attacks against government entities in African and Caribbean countries, according to researchers at Check Point.

May 14, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

Alert: Nova Scotians Hit by Surge of Sophisticated Spear Phishing Scams

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Nova Scotia is warning of spear phishing attacks that impersonate company managers. The scammers text company employees requesting a payment to ...

May 7, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

U.S. Government Warns of North Korean Spear-Phishing Campaigns

The North Korean state-sponsored threat actor Kimsuky is launching spear phishing attacks against individuals working at think tanks and academic institutions in the US, according to a ...

April 26, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

US Justice Department Accuses Iranian Nationals of Launching Spear Phishing Attacks

The US Department of Justice has indicted four Iranian nationals for allegedly launching spear phishing attacks against the US government and defense contractors. In one instance, the ...

April 19, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

Russian Threat Actor FIN7 Targeting the Automotive Industry with Spear Phishing Attacks

The cybercriminal threat actor FIN7 is launching spear phishing attacks against the automotive industry in the United States, according to researchers at BlackBerry.

April 9, 2024 Roger Grimes

Critical Improvements To The Seven Most Common Pieces of Cybersecurity Advice

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April 4, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

Catfishing Campaign Targets Members of the UK Government

At least twelve men working in the UK parliament have recently been targeted by WhatsApp spear phishing messages, POLITICO reports. The targeted individuals include “a senior Labour MP, ...

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