How KnowBe4 Can Help You Fight Spear Phishing

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 ...

June 29, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

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

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.

June 27, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

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

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. ...

June 20, 2023 Joanna Huisman

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

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

June 12, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

Organizations Take 43 Hours to Detect an Spear Phishing Cyber Attack

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.

June 7, 2023 Roger Grimes

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

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

June 6, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

North Korean Phishing Campaign Targeting Think Tanks, Academics and Media

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 ...

May 31, 2023 Roger Grimes

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

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

May 31, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

Spear Phishing Trends in 2023

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, ...

April 6, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

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

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 ...

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