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Catches of the Month: Phishing Scams for March 2022

IT Governance

Welcome to our March 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal information. This month, we look at a phishing attack targeting Ukrainian citizens, the latest campaign imitating Tesco and a warning from HSBC.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #13 [Eye Opener] How to Outsmart Sneaky AI-Based Phishing Attacks

KnowBe4

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #13 | March 28th, 2023 [Eye Opener] How to Outsmart Sneaky AI-Based Phishing Attacks Users need to adapt to an evolving threat landscape in which attackers can use AI tools like ChatGPT to craft extremely convincing phishing emails, according to Matthew Tyson at CSO. "A We must ask: 'Is the email expected?

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Catches of the month: Phishing scams for February 2020

IT Governance

We’re back for our second ‘catches of the month’ feature of the new decade, where we review recent phishing attacks and help you understand the threat of cyber crime. million in phishing scam. The attack took place in November 2019, with several employees receiving phishing emails containing invoices supposedly from vendors.

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Apple AirTag Bug Enables ‘Good Samaritan’ Attack

Krebs on Security

But according to new research, this same feature can be abused to redirect the Good Samaritan to an iCloud phishing page — or to any other malicious website. military computers in history” was traced back to a USB flash drive left in the parking lot of a U.S. Department of Defense facility.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #18 [Eye on AI] Does ChatGPT Have Cybersecurity Tells?

KnowBe4

Blog post with links: [link] [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, May 3, @ 2:00 PM (ET) , for a live demonstration of how KnowBe4 introduces a new-school approach to security awareness training and simulated phishing.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #14 [Eyes on the Prize] How Crafty Cons Attempted a 36 Million Vendor Email Heist

KnowBe4

Security solutions will help stop most attacks, but for those that make it past scanners, your users need to play a role in spotting and stopping BEC, VEC and phishing attacks themselves – something taught through security awareness training combined with frequent simulated phishing and other social engineering tests.

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£60 million in recovery costs for Norsk Hydro after refusing ransom demand

IT Governance

The ransomware was accompanied by a note: “Your files are encrypted with the strongest military algorithms. Many attacks are caused by phishing emails that contain infected attachments. Our Phishing and Ransomware – Human patch e-learning course teaches your staff everything they need to know about ransomware.