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Threat actors rely on a mix of tactics that take advantage of a user’s lack of attention to draw them into interactions designed to hide malicious intent. The most vulnerable part of an organization is its people, and bad actors know that a distracted worker is an easy target.   Understanding Multi-stage Attacks Clicking on …

Read Article Check Point Research issues Q2 Brand Phishing Report, highlighting the brands that hackers copied the most to trick people into sharing their credentials, personal information and payments. Google (13%), Amazon (13%) and WhatsApp (9%) are the top 3 most imitated brands globally. Email phishing attacks surge compared to previous three months, making up …

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Image copyright Reuters The unprecedented hacking of celebrity Twitter accounts this month was caused by human error and a spear-phishing attack on Twitter employees, the company has confirmed. Spear-phishing is a targeted attack designed to trick people into handing out information such as passwords. Twitter said its staff were targeted through their phones. The successful …

Security analysts have uncovered a dangerous and highly convincing new Netflix phishing scam, capable of evading traditional email security software. Identified by researchers at Armorblox, the phishing email masquerades as a billing error alert, pressing the victim to update their payment details within 24 hours or have their Netflix subscription voided. The link provided in …

Email users are being warned not to fall for yet another COVID-related lure after warnings of a new phishing campaign, this time promising the recipient a government-funded tax cut. The email appears to come from the ‘Government Digital Service Team’ and claims to offer a rebate of nearly £400, according to think tank Parliament Street. …

Cybercrime , Fraud Management Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management Cofense: Fraudsters Use Trusted Web Services to Evade Security Protocols Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • July 22, 2020     Aaron Higbee, CTO and co-founder of Cofense A fresh round of phishing attacks is relying on using trusted services and a well-designed social engineering scheme to trick …

Phishing is the top digital fraud scheme worldwide related to the COVID-19 pandemic, TransUnion reveals. Among consumers reporting being targeted with digital COVID-19 schemes globally, 27% said they were hit with pandemic-themed phishing scams. “From the impacts of phishing and other well documented COVID-19 scams like unemployment fraud, it’s clear that fraudsters have the data …

By IANS 19h ago Share this article: ShareTweetShareShareShareEmailShare New Delhi – Researchers at cybersecurity firm Check Point on Tuesday cited an instance when hackers used advanced features on Google Cloud Platform to host phishing pages and hide them. Some of the warning signs that users generally look out for in a phishing attack include suspicious-looking …

CSIRO’s digital arm Data61 has come up with a new way to automatically identify phishing attempts with a claimed higher success rate compared to current techniques. Data61 teamed up with UNSW and the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CSCRC) to develop novel algorithmic techniques that use file compression to spot phishing activity. “Previous phishing detection …

INDUSTRY INSIGHT How agencies can step up the fight against phishing By Bruce Brody, Kelsey Nelson Jul 17, 2020 The current pandemic has magnified vulnerabilities in everything from health care to our economy — and cybersecurity is no exception. The traditional approach to security has been rendered obsolete. For years, security meant protecting the walls …

Westpac customers are currently being targeted by two separate phishing email scams attempting to steal their banking account details. The bank posted a warning on its website this week alerting its customers to two scams trying to get them to unwittingly hand over their banking details. One phishing email has the subject line, “Important Message …

People in the UK are being targeted by a new phishing scam designed to trick victims into handing over details of their HSBC bank account. The scam, discovered by litigation specialists Griffin Law, begins with a bogus text message that claims to be from the banking and finance giant informing the receiver that a new …