Quishing: QR Codes as Phishbait
Researchers at Trustwave are tracking an increase in the use of QR codes to spread phishing links.
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Abnormal Security: Microsoft Tops List of Most-Impersonated Brands in Phishing Exploits
A new study found that 4.31% of phishing attacks mimicked Microsoft, far ahead of the second most-spoofed brand PayPal.
Is the cybersecurity community’s obsession with compliance counter-productive?
Does anyone think the chances of surviving a plane crash increase if our tray tables are locked and our carry-on bags are completely stowed under our seats? That we’ll be OK if the plane hits a mountain if we have our seat belts buckled securely across…
Kroll SIM-swap attack: FTX, BlockFi and Genesis clients’ info exposed
Financial and risk advisory firm Kroll has suffered a SIM-swapping attack that allowed a threat actor to access files containing personal information of clients of bankrupt cryptocurrency platforms FTX, BlockFi and Genesis. The Kroll SIM-swapping attac…
Use KnowBe4’s New Callback Phishing Feature to Boost Your Organization’s Security Awareness
What’s the Deal with Callback Phishing?
Major US Energy Company Hit by QR Code Phishing Campaign
This QR code phishing campaign is targeting multiple industries and using legitimate services such as Microsoft Bing to increase its efficiency and bypass security.
Duolingo Users Should Be on the Lookout for Targeted Phishing Attacks
Users of the language learning app Duolingo should be wary of targeted phishing attacks following a recent data leak, according to Anthony Spadafora at Tom’s Guide. Criminals scraped the names and email addresses of 2.6 million Duolingo users …
Phishing Tops the List as the Most Costly Initial Attack Vector in Data Breaches
After you come to grips with the massive average cost of a data breach to an enterprise organization measured in the millions, it’s time to look at the factors that increase – and lower – that cost.
Deceptive Links, Brand Impersonation, and Identity Deception Top the List of Phishing Attack Tactics
As phishing attacks continue to dominate as an initial attack vector, new data shows that attackers maintain the use of tried-and-true techniques as the means to successful attacks.
Phishing Campaigns Targeting Microsoft Login Credentials Jump an Unprecedented 6100%
Monitoring of traffic to phishing pages hosted on the free hosting service Cloudflare R2 show an unheard of spike of 6100%, many going undetected by many security solutions due to the evasive techniques used.