eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Cybercrime will go to the next level: Cyberattackers will implement improved skills, “shift left” attacks, and shifting strategies to adjust to evolving cyberdefense. Government actions will increase: Expect more government regulations, state-sponsored cyberattacks, and increased documentation required to protect CISOs.

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KnowBe4

JULY 5, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #27 | July 5th, 2023 [Heads Up] Massive Impersonation Phishing Campaign Imitates Over 100 Brands and Thousands of Domains A year-long phishing campaign has been uncovered that impersonates 100+ popular clothing, footwear, and apparel brands using at least 10 fake domains impersonating each brand. Government.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2020

. “Today, we’re sharing that we have detected and worked to stop a series of cyberattacks from the threat actor Phosphorous masquerading as conference organizers to target more than 100 high-profile individuals.” Get details here: [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) October 28, 2020.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 11, 2023

They started out with: "You get a call. All he needs is a short audio clip of your family member's voice — which he could get from content posted online — and a voice-cloning program. Call the person who supposedly contacted you and verify the story. Call the person who supposedly contacted you and verify the story.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 10, 2021

In the biggest cyberattack to date on critical infrastructure in the U.S., Upon recognizing the ransomware attack on Friday, Colonial stated they “proactively took certain systems offline to contain the threat, which has temporarily halted all pipeline operations, and affected some of our IT systems.”

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KnowBe4

MARCH 21, 2023

Adi Ikan, CEO of Veriti, observed that "Phishing campaigns are leveraging SVB's recent collapse to impersonate the bank and its online services. Get a look at THREE NEW FEATURES and see how easy it is to train and phish your users. We have observed an increase in the registration of fake phishing domains in the U.S. (88%),

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KnowBe4

MARCH 7, 2023

This is an excellent article that exposes the vulnerabilities when communications systems are not secure by design. They started out with: "As Putin began his invasion of Ukraine, a network used throughout Europe—and by the Ukrainian military—faced an unprecedented cyberattack that doubled as an industrywide wake-up call. government.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

The current focus of most security awareness training initiatives is on phishing – and with good reason. The current focus of most security awareness training initiatives is on phishing – and with good reason. Users get hoodwinked into clicking on a malicious attachment or URL and this inadvertently lets the bad guys in.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Those who are a step ahead of the rest can foresee challenges and avoid falling into pitfalls, or they can spot opportunities and ride to success. After all, who at the start of 2020 could have foreseen what the next two years would be like? Everybody wants to know what the future holds. But predictions are difficult.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 14, 2023

Blog post with links: [link] [New PhishER Feature] Immediately Add User-Reported Email Threats to Your M365 Blocklist Now there's a super easy way to keep malicious emails away from all your users through the power of the KnowBe4 PhishER platform! I'm giving you a short extract of the story and the link to the whole article is below.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2021

Also, he speaks directly to defining specifically what types of incidents require reporting – this will be one that could get very interesting very quickly. from our analysis of what’s been made publicly available, basic detection engineering would have caught this campaign very quickly. government.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 1, 2021

A Russian-based group’s cyberattack in late May on a range governmental agencies, think thanks, non-governmental agencies (NGOs) and the like around the world highlight the growing threat from software supply chain campaigns like the high-profile SolarWinds hack that was perpetrated by the same cybercriminals last year.

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KnowBe4

MAY 23, 2023

CyberEdge mentions threatening to publicly release data, notifying customers or media, and committing a DDoS attack as examples of additional threats mentioned by respondents. Blog post with links: [link] [Free Tool] Who Will Fall Victim to QR Code Phishing Attacks? This puts your network in jeopardy!

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Lenny Zeltser

MAY 3, 2019

Political campaigns are targets of cybercriminals and nation-state adversaries, who possess formidable persistence and expertise. Yet, campaign participants can resist these malicious actors by taking specific proactive steps and practicing ongoing vigilance. How to approach defending your campaign?

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KnowBe4

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #08 | February 21st, 2023 [Heads Up] Reddit Is the Latest Victim of a Spear Phishing Attack Resulting in a Data Breach There is a lot to learn from Reddit's recent data breach, which was the result of an employee falling for a "sophisticated and highly-targeted" spear phishing attack.

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