Threat actors are experimenting with QR codes
Hackers are diversifying attack methods, including a surge in QR code phishing campaigns, according to HP. From February 2022, Microsoft began blocking macros in Office files …
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SVB account holders targeted with phishing, scams
After news broke late last week about Silicon Valley Bank’s bank run and collapse, security researchers started warning SVB account holders about incoming SVB-related …
How two-step phishing attacks evade detection and what you can do about it
Phishing attacks have become increasingly prevalent and sophisticated, making it more difficult for individuals to protect themselves from these scams. In this Help Net …
Top 50 most impersonated brands by phishing URLs
Today, phishing is the fastest growing Internet crime, and a threat to both consumers and businesses. Finance, technology, and telecom brands were the most commonly …
Organizations need to re-examine their approach to BEC protection
BEC attacks are growing year over year and are projected to be twice as high as the threat of phishing in general, according to IRONSCALES and Osterman Research. 93% of …
The SVB demise is a fraudster’s paradise, so take precautions
For those who haven’t followed the drama, Silicon Valley Bank has been shut down by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, after a bank run that …
Microsoft to boost protection against malicious OneNote documents
Microsoft has announced that, starting in April 2023, they will be adding enhanced protection when users open or download a file embedded in a OneNote document – a known …
Young government workers show poor password management habits
Hybrid work has exposed another area of vulnerability, with 70% of government workers reporting they work virtually at least some of the time, according to Ivanti. The …
AI is taking phishing attacks to a whole new level of sophistication
92% of organizations have fallen victim to successful phishing attacks in the last 12 months, while 91% of organizations have admitted to experiencing email data loss, …
Users looking for ChatGPT apps get malware instead
The massive popularity of OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT has not gone unnoticed by cyber criminals: they are exploiting the public’s eagerness to experiment with it to …
DHL, MetaMask phishing emails target Namecheap customers
A surge of phishing emails impersonating DHL and MetaMask have started hitting inboxes of Namecheap customers last week, attempting to trick recipients into sharing personal …
Reddit breached: Internal docs, dashboards, systems accessed
Popular social news website and forum Reddit has been breached (again) and the attacker “gained access to some internal docs, code, as well as some internal dashboards …