SecureList

MARCH 25, 2025

Key findings Phishing Banks were the most popular lure in 2024, accounting for 42.58% of financial phishing attempts. Amazon Online Shopping was mimicked by 33.19% of all phishing and scam pages targeting online store users in 2024. Cryptocurrency phishing saw an 83.37% year-over-year increase in 2024, with 10.7

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 19, 2025

Here are some of the risks: Desensitisation and Missed Warnings: Whether its a phishing email, a password reset notification, or a critical system alert, tech users are increasingly tuning out notifications. To thrive in this complex environment, we must strike a balance between caution and awareness.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 29, 2021

“Awareness programs are great for a number of reasons, but they do not take priority over the daily fire drills that most security teams face,” said Brian Johnson, chief security officer at Armorblox. Just under 40 percent of respondents said they spent only 10% of their time on security awareness.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Unlike typical phishing scams that rely on spoofed emails and malicious links, these attacks use legitimate DocuSign accounts and templates to mimic reputable companies, according to a Wallarm report. The post Hackers Exploit DocuSign APIs for Phishing Campaign appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Human-driven targeted attacks accounted for 43% of high-severity incidents 74% more than in 2023 and 43% more than in 2022. A significant number of incidents are linked to unauthorized changes, such as adding accounts to privileged groups or weakening secure configurations. User Execution and Phishing remain top threats.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Employee security awareness is the most important defense against data breaches. Related: Leveraging security standards to protect your company. Create security awareness for employees. One of the most important ways to protect against data breaches is to increase employee security awareness.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The rise in sophisticated phishing threats like polymorphic attacks, social engineering tactics, and the use of compromised accounts have undoubtedly highlighted the significant gaps in perimeter technology, leading to a notable increase in bypassed attacks.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Phishing is all around us. There, the employee is tricked into entering personal account details or other confidential information or into downloading an attachment that harbors a virus. Assess employee awareness of prevailing cyber threats: Understanding their vulnerability level is key to implementing prompt protective measures.

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

companies as a primary target of a new phishing scheme. Cybercriminals have been using a phishing kit featuring fake Office 365 password alerts as a lure to target the credentials of chief executives, business owners and other high-level corporate leaders. The company could not be certain, however, if the V4 phishing kit was involved.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2025

For example, the malicious extension can open and modify Googles official support page on how to sync user accounts to prompt the victim to perform the sync with just a few clicks. Once the profile is synced, attackers have full access to all credentials and browsing history stored locally.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 18, 2021

Carnival Corporation – which has been plagued by cyberattacks over the past few years – issued a breach disclosure on Thursday confirming hackers attacked email accounts and gained access to data about its customers and employees. The post Carnival discloses new data breach on email accounts appeared first on SC Media.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 6, 2023

In our most recent Remote Sessions webcast, Roger Grimes, computer security expert and Data-Driven Defense Evangelist for KnowBe4, gave a deep dive on phishing and how to properly mitigate and prevent phishing attacks. What is phishing? If you detect a phishing email, make sure to avoid all links, and report them!

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 30, 2022

According to Proofpoint's 8th annual State of the Phish report , the volume of both bulk phishing attacks and spear-phishing attacks have gone up 11% and 20% respectively. While phishing attacks have been around for many years, only 53% of employees know what the term phishing is.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2023

Phishing attacks are a major threat to organizations, they remain a perennial choice of cybercriminals when it comes to hacking their victims. The infographic below outlines the most common types of phishing attacks used against individuals or businesses.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The attackers thus gained remote access to the CRM systems running on the store computers – and a foothold to access customers’ wireless phone numbers and associated account information. And since the majority of the population doesn’t know what phishing is, or how it works, this is still a highly successful attack scheme.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

A phishing attack recently uncovered by researchers pretends to share information about an electronic funds transfer (EFT) by offering up a link to download an HTML invoice that then loads to a page with Microsoft Office branding that’s hosted on Google Firebase. The email attack bypassed native Microsoft email security controls.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Researchers reported Tuesday that they found two email phishing attacks targeting at least 10,000 mailboxes at FedEx and DHL Express that look to extract a user’s work email account. In the FedEx attack, the final phishing page spoofs an Office 365 portal packed with Microsoft branding. Brand impersonation.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently developed a new method that will help prevent organizations and their employees from falling victim to phishing cyberattacks, which it calls the Phish Scale. A tool like the Phish Scale could be very useful for organizations in the fight against phishing.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The good news is that companies today have ready access to a wide variety of tools that can simulate common types of attacks and boost employee awareness. This tool, from Cofense, proactively engages employees via simulated attacks based on real-time threats for various phishing tactics. Here’s a guide to five such services.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 28, 2022

Phishing, which accounts for 36% of all data breaches, is one of the easiest tactics that hackers use to steal data from …. Phishing Scams Are on The Rise, Here’s How to Protect Your Business Read More ». The post Phishing Scams Are on The Rise, Here’s How to Protect Your Business appeared first on TechSpective.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 28, 2022

Phishing attacks have steadily been on the rise, and according to Proofpoint's 2021 State of the Phish Report , over half of all participants reported receiving a successful phishing attack in 2020. Criminals use departmental reputation to trick users into trusting phishing lures.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 20, 2022

Download your free copy of the 2022 ThreatLabz Phishing Report, and check out our infographic. For decades, phishing has been a complex and time-consuming challenge for every security team. Avoiding the latest breed of phishing attacks requires heightened awareness from users, additional context, and a zero trust approach.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 10, 2019

In the not-so-distant past, banks dealt with online and account takeover fraud, where hackers stole passwords and used phishing scams to target specific individuals. Security capabilities are branching out beyond mobile banking into corporate cash management applications and retail channels.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Because no firewall, no AI-powered SOC, no quantum-proof encryption will save you if your employees keep clicking phishing emails, because let's face it. The cybersecurity industry has spent billions on technical defenses, yet human errors still account for 80-90% of breaches. it's WAY easier to hack minds than networks. The solution?

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

Spear phishing is a more targeted and effective phishing technique that attempts to exploit specific individuals or groups within an organization. While phishing uses a broader range of tactics, such as mass emailing to random recipients, spear phishing is often well-researched and tailored to high-value targets.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 28, 2024

The post Apple OTP FAIL: ‘MFA Bomb’ Warning — Locks Accounts, Wipes iPhones appeared first on Security Boulevard. Rethink different: First, fatigue frightened users with multiple modal nighttime notifications. Next, call and pretend to be Apple support.

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BH Consulting

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Is it just us, or is phishing everywhere right now? Social engineering techniques, such as phishing, target not the systems but the people using them. Social engineering techniques, such as phishing, target not the systems but the people using them. An emotional phish . A message to you. spyware, ransomware).”.

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Spinone

MARCH 20, 2019

The best technology cannot account for the actions and specifically the mistakes that humans can make which may totally undermine the solution that technology provides. This is especially true in the world of security. In this article, we will take a look at cyber security awareness across an SMB organization.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Avoid phishing emails and messages You may receive emails or texts with fake Valentine's Day deals, electronic greeting cards (e-cards), or delivery notifications. Use secure payment methods Avoid wire transfers, prepaid gift cards, or cryptocurrency for online purchases for Valentine's Day.

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The Hacker News

AUGUST 15, 2023

Is your organization constantly under threat from credential phishing? Even with comprehensive security awareness training, many employees still fall victim to credential phishing scams. Cybercriminals gaining immediate and unhindered access to sensitive data, email accounts, and other applications. The result?

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SecureList

JUNE 25, 2024

For example, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre reports that around 50% of SMBs in the UK are likely to experience a cybersecurity breach annually. Addressing cybersecurity requires a multifaceted approach, combining technological solutions with fostering a security-aware culture within the organization.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2021

According to researchers at INKY, in the last few months, there’s been a sharp rise in these work-related phishing lures. The kind that could throw off even your most security-aware employees. Carefully crafted emails like these containing a malicious link can fool even the most security-aware of employees.

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SecureList

MAY 6, 2024

A significant share of scam, phishing and malware attacks is about money. With trillions of dollars of digital payments made every year, it is no wonder that attackers target electronic wallets, online shopping accounts and other financial assets, inventing new techniques and reusing good old ones. million detections compared to 5.04

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 3, 2021

Phishing Challenges Faced By Businesses During COVID-19. This has created new opportunities for email fraud schemes like phishing and spam emails , which prey upon people’s reliance on communication via email – perfect conditions for cybercriminals. Consequences of Phishing Attacks on Businesses.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

A recently reported phishing and vishing campaign was designed to impersonate Geek Squad. A new blog post report has shone a light on the malicious practice known as voice phishing or vishing – a social engineering tactic that some cyber experts say has only grown in prominence since COVID-19 forced employees to work from home.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 24, 2024

Reading Time: 5 min Have you received a microsoft account security alert email? Learn how to identify legitimate alerts and avoid phishing scams targeting your Microsoft account. The post Microsoft Account Security Alert Email: Recognize the Scam appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

For example, a hacker may choose one vendor whose specialty uses open-source intelligence (OSINT) to identify the most lucrative targets for phishing scams. Accessing and wreaking havoc in an organization can start with something as simple as a phishing email. Why the specific focus on defending against phishing?

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