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Phishing for Apples, Bobbing for Links

Krebs on Security

Anyone searching for a primer on how to spot clever phishing links need look no further than those targeting customers of Apple , whose brand by many measures remains among the most-targeted. Of course, any domain can be used as a redirect to any other domain. While maps-icloud[.]com ” or “icloud.” apple.com-sign[.]in.

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51 Must-Know Phishing Statistics for 2023

IT Governance

Phishing is one of the most common and dangerous forms of cyber crime. Despite an array of technological solutions designed to counter phishing attacks – from antimalware software to password protections – the main weapon in anyone’s arsenal should be knowledge and awareness. How common are phishing attacks?

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GUEST ESSAY: ‘Nag attacks’ — this new phishing variant takes full advantage of notification fatigue

The Last Watchdog

A new development in phishing is the “nag attack.” The end game, of course, is to trick an intended victim into revealing sensitive information or it could be to install malicious code. Nag attacks add to the litany of phishing techniques. Over the years, endless phishing variants have emerged, including: •Bulk phishing.

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German Police Collar Alleged Phishing Cybercriminals

KnowBe4

The Bundeskriminalamt (BKA), Germany's federal criminal police, raided three homes on Thursday, September 29th, in the course of an investigation of a cyber criminal operation the BKA says netted approximately €4,000,000 from its victims by using phishing tactics.

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Catches of the Month: Phishing Scams for October 2023

IT Governance

Given the huge proportion of cyber attacks that rely on phishing to gain a foothold in victims’ systems, it’s hardly surprising that one of the four ways of staying safe online advocated by the US campaign is recognising and reporting phishing. You can find everything you might want to know about phishing on our website.

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Catches of the Month: Phishing Scams for September 2023

IT Governance

Welcome to our September 2023 catches of the month feature, which examines recent phishing scams and the tactics criminals use to trick people into compromising their data. Storm-0324’s phishing lures “typically reference invoices and payments, mimicking services such as DocuSign, Quickbooks, and others”.

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Scammer Continues Phishing From Prison

KnowBe4

Dutch authorities have announced that an imprisoned scammer was running a phishing operation from his jail cell, Cybernews reports. The Northern Netherlands District Prosecutor's Office said in a statement that the scammer targeted more than a thousand people over the course of a few months.