phishing

Researchers are warning of an increase in phishing emails that use YouTube redirect links, which help attackers skirt traditional defense measures. If certain malicious URLs are blocked by web browser phishing filters, attackers commonly use a redirector URL to bypass these filters and redirect the victim to their phishing landing page. URL redirects have been …

Visibility into phishing attacks by content delivery networks and security firms shows many domains fail to be classified as malicious. More than 20% of the sites used for phishing are not detected by current blacklists as malicious, even days after the start of an attack, according to new research published by internet-services firm Akamai. The …

Business email compromise (BEC) and phishing scams are two of the most common tactics used by cyber criminals to infiltrate business networks and cause havoc in the form of wire transfer fraud, data encryption, planting ransomware, and even blackmailing or coercing employees to perform unwarranted actions. It’s a cyber risk that’s well and truly on …

(iStockphoto) VUIT is actively responding to an intense phishing campaign that started on Thursday, March 5. Several VU accounts have already been compromised. VUIT has identified over 50,000 emails that were sent to VU and VUMC accounts with a subject line and body similar to the following: Hello, There’s an ongoing survey recruitment exercise for part-time …

If you didn’t have enough to worry about with the new coronavirus, here’s one more thing: Scammers are using the outbreak to steal your information through phishing attempts or to lure you into downloading a different kind of virus. Cybersecurity firm Check Point announced today that over 4,000 coronavirus-related domains — that is, they contain …

Spear phishing attacks are difficult to detect automatically because they use targeted language that appears “normal” to both detection algorithms and users themselves. Today’s approaches to detecting such emails rely mainly on heuristics, which look for “risky” words in emails, like ‘payment,’ ‘urgent,’ or ‘wire’. Unfortunately, such methods fail when adversaries make word choices or use …

Photo: Getty The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recently issued an alert regarding the potential for a cyber response from Iran after U.S. military strikes. The alert acts as a primer for protecting critical infrastructure, complete with recommended actions — mainly heightened awareness, vigilance and processes — as well as proactive technical recommendations to reduce …

Reports find that mobile malware appears on the decline, but the exploitation of vulnerabilities along with phishing has led to a rise in compromises, experts say. RSA Conference — San Francisco — Mobile malware appears to be declining as a favored tactic of cybercriminals, but the mobile ecosystem is far from risk-free as phishing and …

SAN FRANCISCO – Despite all the attention given to phishing attacks, and high profile hacks, email still remains the number one place where victims fall prey to bad guys.  Business email getting compromised “is one of the oldest tricks in the book, and super effective,” says Sam Small, the chief security officer for ZeroFOX, a …

Earlier this week, we received a moderately believable Amazon Prime phish via email. The scam had an Account Locked subject line, with a warning that we wouldn’t be able to buy or sell anything via Amazon’s services until we verified our account. To add a bit more fear and urgency, the crooks went on to …

Phishing scams in which hackers pose as trusted figures to trick people into handing over passwords are getting increasingly sophisticated. Security experts describe an arms race between services that weed out scammers and attackers developing new tricks and workarounds. Phishing is on the rise, and costing over $57 million from more than 114,000 victims in …

Introduction Email has been a critical part of our everyday communications since the 1990s. Thanks to its affordability and ease of use, email allows users to conduct business deals, stay in touch with their family and friends, and receive promotional materials from their favorite brands. However, the use of this messaging medium isn’t risk-free. Phishers …