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by Ray Schultz , Columnist, Yesterday Unhappy with your email results? Take a look at how well phishing artists are doing.Most of us are familiar with the broad term “spear phishing.” It covers a range of pathologies. Typically, spear phishers attempt to extract sensitive information from employees at a company, although others seek only to …
Fraud Management Cybercrime , Social Engineering Researchers: Fraudsters’ Domains Created to Steal Office 365 Credentials Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • December 16, 2020 Malicious domain designed to look like an Office 365 logon page (Source: Abnormal Security) A spear-phishing campaign detected earlier this month that uses messages that appear to originate with legitimate companies …
As two people for whom creating phishing emails constitutes legitimate employment (we are on the product team behind the Sophos Phish Threat phishing simulation service) we know we’re in the minority. Like our not-so-lawful counterparts, we spend our days using social engineering techniques to trick people into opening malicious messages and clicking on links they …
As two people for whom creating phishing emails constitutes legitimate employment (we are on the product team behind the Sophos Phish Threat phishing simulation service) we know we’re in the minority. Like our not-so-lawful counterparts, we spend our days using social engineering techniques to trick people into opening malicious messages and clicking on links they …
Vaccine “vendors” Check Point’s team also found evidence of a number of vaccine “vendors” plying their wares on dark web marketplaces, in one example advertising the opportunity to buy the approved Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for $250 in Bitcoin, shipping from Spain, the UK or the US. Its researchers entered into a dialogue with some of these …
Security researchers detected a new spear-phishing attack that’s using an exact domain spoofing tactic in order to impersonate Microsoft. On December 7, IRONSCALES revealed that it had spotted the campaign targeting Office 365 users. Those users primarily worked in the financial services, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, utilities and telecom industries. The email security provider took a …
Since COVID-19 arrived on the scene in the spring of 2020—a global health crisis that has upended the way we think of life and work—employers have been forced to reckon with the idea of a “normal” workplace, and, whenever possible, have moved work to the digital realm. SEE: Identity theft protection policy (TechRepublic Premium) Terranova …
Did you know that 22% of all data breaches in 2020 involved phishing attacks? During the times of this global quarantine, an unprecedented number of people have started working from home and plan to do so for the foreseeable future. This widespread transition to a remote workplace has helped in controlling the spread of COVID-19. …
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IBM’s threat intelligence task force identified a global phishing campaign targeting the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain, according to a Dec. 3 report from the company. Four details: 1. The attacks began in September and focused on companies associated with the COVID-19 cold chain, which ensures vaccines will be stored and transported in temperature-controlled environments. 2. …
Top 10 Holiday Phishing Attacks Real Estate or Wire Transfer Scam: This phishing email resembles those from real estate agents or regarding a property’s closing date. Such emails contain information to transfer funds. Social Media Account Lockout: Alert emails may come from an unknown source alerting malicious activities on Facebook or Instagram and direct users to …
Phishing has gotten lean and mean, and, in some cases, diabolically clever. By now, most of us know better than to trust that marvellous Nigerian fellow who needs you – and only you – to receive all this money just found. So much of phishing, the art of extracting personal financial information from people online, …
Phishing has gotten lean and mean, and, in some cases, diabolically clever. By now, most of us know better than to trust that marvellous Nigerian fellow who needs you – and only you – to receive all this money just found. So much of phishing, the art of extracting personal financial information from people online, …
We discuss key actions that will enable you to protect your company against phishing attacks in China and across Asia. Phishing email attacks has become a major cause of data breaches and is one of the most dangerous security threats to companies. A white paper published by the Security of China Corporate Mailbox stated that …
Every data breach and online attack seems to involve some kind of phishing attempt to steal password credentials, to launch fraudulent transactions, or to trick someone into downloading malware. Indeed, Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report finds that phishing is the top threat action associated with breaches. Enterprises regularly remind users to beware of phishing attacks, …
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A spike in recent phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks can be traced back to criminals learning how to exploit Google Services, according to research from Armorblox. Social distancing has driven entire businesses into the arms of the Google ecosystem looking for a reliable, simple way to digitize the traditional office. Armorblox co-founder and …
The UK’s HMRC detected a 73% rise in email phishing attacks in the six months that the COVID-19 pandemic struck the country, according to official data obtained following a FOI request by accountancy firm Lanop Outsourcing. It revealed that from March to September 2020, there was an average of 45,046 email attacks per month in …
Cyber-attackers are phishing for pharma secret formulas, according to a Pharmaceutical Threat Report by a mobile cyber-security product company, Lookout. The firm says some 77 per cent of mobile phishing attempts on pharmaceuticals through the third quarter of 2020 intended on delivering malware. This is an indication that cyber-attackers are looking for ways outside of …
The traditional holiday season is a busy time for many people as they prepare for celebrations and shop for gifts. But it’s also a busy time for scammers as they devise ways to cheat and steal, sometimes through phishing campaigns that try to trick people into divulging personal information. In a blog post published on …