This week’s news headlines highlight why phishing prevention should be a part of every organization’s cyber risk management strategy. Here are the major phishing and data breach headlines from this past week. Data Breach Hits Costco Costco customers are receiving breach notifications warning them of unauthorized payments. The security incident was brought to light
Phishing has long been one of the most common types of cybersecurity threats for enterprises. Even though most enterprises operating in the digital mode deploy anti-phishing tools, threat actors have developed a new invasive method of attack, called HTML smuggling. Regardless of the size and industry of your enterprise, it makes sense to draw a
Every week we see the adversaries successfully stealing information through various social engineering tactics. This cycle of malicious actors accessing one’s personal and organizational networks needs to be stopped. The first step towards that is keeping yourself up-to-date with how these threat actors operate. Here are the phishing news headlines of this week. Data
Google influences many of our buying decisions each day, having an estimated 85-90% of the search engine market share worldwide. Fraudsters find the online advertising world attractive because it involves massive sums of money. Besides, the transactions are impersonal with a complex and opaque supply chain mechanism that add to the anonymity factor. A mighty
Ransomware gangs continue to target organizations worldwide, leaking users’ personal information only, which could be used to launch further phishing attacks, identity thefts, and other cyber attacks. Here is this week’s phishing news to help you learn how threat actors operate and the importance of adopting anti-phishing measures. Data Breach Hits Electronic Warfare Associates
Credential stuffing is a phishing attack in which threat actors use the credentials obtained from a data breach to log in to another unrelated service. For example, an attacker may use a list of passwords and usernames that he got from a breach of a department store and use these login credentials to log in
No matter if you operate in B2C or B2B, email outreach is a tall order. Even if you use an opt-in verified contact database and have a trustworthy sender domain, your messages may be cluttered by dozens of incoming emails in leads’ inboxes. Email marketers shouldn’t, hence, neglect sending a follow-up email. Not unless they
Social engineering has become one of the most common means of launching cyberattacks today, and there can never be infallible protection against these attacks. However, being abreast of the latest attack vectors in various sectors can help you keep ahead of threat actors and ensure phishing protection for your organization. Here are the top headlines
Tech support teams assist users in overcoming various technical challenges they might be facing while operating a computer or a laptop. Many organizations have dedicated technical support teams to mitigate such eventualities, while many outsource to specialized service providers. Malicious actors often disguise themselves as online technical helping hands and illegally access confidential information, taking
Threat actors continue to target organizations worldwide to get their hands on sensitive organizational data, using which they can extort some money or use it for other nefarious purposes. Here are this week’s headlines that continue to highlight the importance of adopting phishing prevention measures, especially for SMBs. Cyberattack Hits MCH Group Apart from
During the past year, users have come across several attacks that leveraged the technique of Excel 4.0 Macros, also known as XLM macros, through phishing emails to infect the users’ systems with malware. It is essential to get acquainted with this excel file weaponizing technique to keep your critical data from falling into the hands
One cannot have their guards down in today’s cyber world, where cyber adversaries are on the rise and improving their methods and methodologies of launching cyber attacks by the day. However, a pertinent goal can be to ensure maximum security and efficient risk management for yourself and the business you run or work for if
The increasing trend of cyber-attacks and the lack of adequate cyber readiness dictate that organizations should improve their security posture by alerting their users about various types of phishing attacks, the methods malicious actors use, and the consequences of a successful attack. Solutions to improve phishing awareness start by educating users about what communications and
Here are the latest updates on the major hacks and attacks this week that will keep you abreast of the recent threat factors and help plan your phishing prevention strategies. Conti Ransomware Gang Attacks Sandhills Global US-based information processing firm Sandhills Global recently underwent a ransomware attack that disrupted its business operations and brought
Less than a month ago, Microsoft exposed a well-organized operation that provides a one-of-a-kind, DIY phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) product to malicious actors. This product includes phishing kits, hosting services, and templates to create and develop customized phishing campaigns. This ‘BulletProofLink’ (also referred to as BulletProftLink) operation was first discovered in 2020, yet it continues today.
Ransomware attacks have increased ominously over the last couple of years, and you would be surprised to know how innovative cyber adversaries have become in their modus operandi. Ensuring phishing protection becomes problematic when the attackers don’t stick to one strategy or name, and that is where the role of keeping abreast of the latest
Machine learning is one of the critical mechanisms working in tandem with Artificial Intelligence (AI). It is based on algorithms focused on understanding and recognizing patterns from enormous piles of data to create a system that can predict unusual behavior and anomalies. It evolves with time while learning patterns of normal behavior. These characteristics make
Threat actors continue to launch phishing campaigns and ransomware attacks to lure netizens into giving away PII (Personally Identifiable Information) and other critical information. The best prevention against such threats is keeping oneself abreast of the latest methods that they adopt to launch cyber attacks. To that end, here are the major phishing and data
Smishing, a relatively new form of cyberattack, is threatening millions of small businesses and consumers worldwide. Smishing is a phishing attack that uses text messages instead of emails to entice the recipients to click on phony links. The links draw them to websites which either download malware or exchange personal information.
Phishing is a recurrent problem in the cyber world, and if you are connected to the internet, then chances are you have witnessed or undergone some form of a phishing attack; whether you fell for it or thwarted it is another story. Here are the phishing headlines in the spotlight this week to help you