Microsoft was the most impersonated brand in phishing attacks during Q2, 2023, according to Check Point’s latest Brand Phishing Report.

Cybercriminals are exploiting the introduction of “.ZIP” as a new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) to launch phishing attacks, according to researchers at Fortinet.

Smishing is a type of phishing attack that’s conducted using text message services. These types of scams can target people in their personal and professional lives. Attackers can imitate friends, strangers and organisations, but they can also appear as colleagues and service providers. Indeed, with the rise in remote working and the reliance on mobile devices and instant messaging clients to stay in touch, work-based smishing has become a major threat. According to Proofpoint’s 2022 State of the Phish Report, employees at 74% of organisations were sent fraudulent text messages in the previous year. How smishing works Smishing uses many

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