Recent reports of a phishing attack on Mayfair art dealers have revealed that “at least nine galleries or individuals were affected, including Hauser & Wirth, and London-based dealers Simon Lee, Thomas Dane, Rosenfeld Porcini and Laura Bartlett”. MORE
Bitcoin Exchange Job Lure Traces to Hackers Tied to North Korea Bitcoin-seeking phishing attacks have been trying to socially engineer would-be cryptocurrency exchange executives, warn researchers at Secureworks. MORE
Phishing remains the top attack vector, and an organization's people of course remain the top target. But how can these same people be leveraged as a key component in your anti-phishing defense? Kurt Wescoe of Wombat shares insight MORE
However, this strength turns to weakness when it comes to phishing. By training employees on using strong passwords and being more vigilant at spotting phishing attacks, businesses can significantly increase the strength of their IT security.” . How to avoid phishing attacks . MORE
Criminal hackers are taking advantage of the imminent General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) with a phishing campaign targeting Airbnb customers. The phishing scam seeks to exploit this. How can I detect a phishing email? There are a number of ways to spot a phishing email. MORE
Angel Grant Analyzes Findings, Which Also Show a Surge in Mobile App Fraud RSA's most recent Quarterly Fraud Report shows that "newsjacking" is increasingly empowering phishing attacks, says Angel Grant, RSA's director of identity fraud and risk intelligence. MORE
Researchers are warning of a new Netflix phishing scam that leads to sites with valid TLS certificates. Hacks Privacy Netflix Netflix phishing Phishing phishing scam TLS sites MORE
Unannounced Exercise Stoked Voter Database Hacking Fears A website that appeared to be part of a phishing campaign designed to gain access to the Democratic National Committee's voter database has turned out to be part of an uncoordinated security exercise. MORE
Botnet Also Pushes Ransomware, Cryptocurrency, 'Virtual Kisses' The operators of the Necurs botnet continue to target victims with phishing campaigns designed to infect them with banking malware, ransomware and cryptocurrency fever, as well as to generate profits via dating website referrals MORE
Phishing is big business for cyber criminals. According to PhishMe’s Enterprise Phishing Resiliency and Defense Report 2017 , phishing attacks rose by 65% last year, with the average attack costing mid-sized companies $1.6 Help your staff avoid phishing attacks. MORE
Cloud Security Web Security Azure blob campaign cloud storage Microsoft Netskope phishing techniqueA brand-new approach to harvesting credentials hinges on users' lack of cloud savvy. MORE
Arrests Came After a Two-Year Investigation of 'Highly Organized' Crime Group Police have charged 20 Romanian and Italian nationals with running spear-phishing attacks that stole more than $1 million from online bank customers. MORE
That Netflix phishing scheme has been around for months—and it's clever enough to stick around. Security MORE
Russians Tied to Hack Attacks, But 'Two-Factor' No Silver Bullet, Google Warns Spear phishing attacks are in the news again following the Justice Department's indictment of Russian military intelligence officers for alleged attacks against U.S. Here's how to play better phishing defense MORE
A story published here on July 12 about a new sextortion-based phishing scheme that invokes a real password used by each recipient has become the most-read piece on KrebsOnSecurity since this site launched in 2009. There are several interesting takeaways from this phishing campaign. MORE
In addition to traditional phishing, fraudulent cryptocurrency offers pose a rising trend. Hacks Most Recent ThreatLists Web Security analysis Cryptocurrency Financial it sector Kaspersky Lab Phishing q2 second quarter Spam trends MORE
Phishing remains the biggest account takeover threat to Google users, surpassing keyloggers and credential leaks. Web Security account hijacking account takeover credential leaks google Keyloggers Phishing Stolen Credentials MORE
Phishing emails purported to be commercial offers - but were really installing remote administration software on victims’ systems. Hacks Malware Uncategorized Web Security data theft email scam Industrial Security malware Phishing Phishing emails remote administration software MORE
If there is a data breach or some other cybersecurity incident, a phishing attack was probably involved. Over 90 percent of incidents begin with a phishing email. One of the more infamous hacks in recent years, the DNC data breach , was the result of a phishing attack. Related: Carpet bombing of phishing emails endures. Phishing is the number one way organizations are breached, Aaron Higbee, CTO and co-founder of Cofense, told me at Black Hat USA 2018 in Las Vegas. MORE
Phishing scams are relatively mundane compared to the sophisticated attacks that you read about in the news, but it’s important to remember that sometimes the biggest threats are right at your doorstep. Phishing is a top concern. MORE
North Korea Keeps Hacking for Bitcoins, Researchers Say Virtual currency that's been surging in value, stored in internet-connected banks and virtual "hot wallets": What could go wrong? MORE
Phishing Data breaches Cyber security Protected health information HIPAA regulationsCriminals had data access to patient data for more than a month before discovery. MORE
Hacks Web Security Malicious URL microsoft phishing Microsoft SharePoint Office 365 Phishing phishing attack phishing campaign SharepointResearchers say the "PhishPoint" tactic has already impacted 10 percent of Office 365 users globally. MORE
A phishing scam fooled victims by claiming to be Apple and scooping up personal details – including financial information and Apple account information. Vulnerabilities Web Security apple Apple ID GDPR Phishing social engineering spoof website Spoofing MORE
Hacker Kevin Mitnick demonstrates a phishing attack designed to abuse multi-factor authentication and take over targets' accounts MORE
Most of us have been trained to be wary of clicking on links and attachments that arrive in emails unexpected, but it’s easy to forget scam artists are constantly dreaming up innovations that put a new shine on old-fashioned telephone-based phishing scams. FULLY AUTOMATED PHONE PHISHING. MORE
Phishing has been used as a way for criminal hackers to gain sensitive information since the mid-1990s. Phishing emails can impersonate well-known brands or even people you know, such as colleagues. Phishing attacks are becoming more sophisticated, making them harder to detect. MORE
No Misuse of Exposed Data Has Been Reported - Yet Personal details for 30,000 Medicaid recipients in Florida may have been exposed after a government employee fell victim to a phishing attack, state officials warn. MORE
Brent Maher of Johnson Financial Group Offers Real-World Lessons Learned The key to lowering the risk of employees becoming victims of phishing is to adopt an "adult learning" approach to training, says Brent Maher, CISO at Johnson Financial Group MORE
Critical Infrastructure Hacks Malware Web Security darkhydrus iqy Open Source palo alto unit 42 Phishery phishing campaign rogue robin Spear Phishing threat actorDarkHydrus uses the open-source Phishery tool to create two of the known Word documents used in the attacks. MORE
Google has not had any of its 85,000+ employees successfully phished on their work-related accounts since early 2017, when it began requiring all employees to use physical Security Keys in place of passwords and one-time codes, the company told KrebsOnSecurity. MORE
Phishing attacks are on the rise, evolving in variety and sophistication and threatening email security. An IRONSCALES report has revealed that 90–95% of all successful cyber attacks begin with a phishing email. Widespread availability of low-cost phishing and ransomware tools. MORE
Industrial sector hit by a surgical spear-phishing campaign aimed at installing legitimate remote administration software on victims’ machines. The spear-phishing campaign is still ongoing, the messages purported to be invitations to tender from large industrial companies. MORE
Cybercrime Gang Phoned Victims to Increase Phishing Attack Success Rates The FIN7 cybercrime gang regularly phoned victims, posing as buyers, to trick victims into opening phishing emails and attachments with malware, federal prosecutors allege. MORE
PhishPoint is a new SharePoint phishing attack that affected an estimated 10% of Office 365 users over the last 2 weeks. “Over the past two weeks, we detected (and blocked) a new phishing attack that affected about 10% of Avanan’s Office 365 customers. MORE
certificates machinelearning phishing spoofingReally interesting article : A trained eye (or even a not-so-trained one) can discern when something phishy is going on with a domain or subdomain name. MORE
Cyber criminals are taking advantage of TSB’s recent IT problems to exploit customers using mobile phishing attacks. According to Wired , the phishing attacks encourage TSB customers to click a fraudulent URL and enter their credentials to file a complaint against the company. MORE
A warning has been issued to the staff at Vanderbilt University Medical Center about email spoofing and phishing attacks. Phishing Cyber attacks Cyber security Hospitals and clinics MORE
But OAuth Attack Defense Remains Tricky, Warns FireEye's Douglas Bienstock Just one click: That's all it takes for a victim to inadvertently grant attackers access to their email account via a third-party application. Here's how to spot signs of OAuth-related hacking and how to defend against it MORE
Phishing Related Topics Krebs on Security
OCTOBER 1, 2018
Most of us have been trained to be wary of clicking on links and attachments that arrive in emails unexpected, but it’s easy to forget scam artists are constantly dreaming up innovations that put a new shine on old-fashioned telephone-based phishing scams. FULLY AUTOMATED PHONE PHISHING.
Schneier on Security
OCTOBER 2, 2018
Brian Krebs is reporting on some new and sophisticated phishing scams over the telephone. fraud phishing scams socialengineeringI second his advice: "never give out any information about yourself in response to an unsolicited phone call."
Krebs on Security
AUGUST 2, 2018
A story published here on July 12 about a new sextortion-based phishing scheme that invokes a real password used by each recipient has become the most-read piece on KrebsOnSecurity since this site launched in 2009. There are several interesting takeaways from this phishing campaign.
Krebs on Security
JULY 23, 2018
Google has not had any of its 85,000+ employees successfully phished on their work-related accounts since early 2017, when it began requiring all employees to use physical Security Keys in place of passwords and one-time codes, the company told KrebsOnSecurity.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 7, 2018
Cybercrime Gang Phoned Victims to Increase Phishing Attack Success Rates The FIN7 cybercrime gang regularly phoned victims, posing as buyers, to trick victims into opening phishing emails and attachments with malware, federal prosecutors allege.
Data Breach Today
JULY 11, 2018
Brent Maher of Johnson Financial Group Offers Real-World Lessons Learned The key to lowering the risk of employees becoming victims of phishing is to adopt an "adult learning" approach to training, says Brent Maher, CISO at Johnson Financial Group
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Bitcoin Exchange Job Lure Traces to Hackers Tied to North Korea Bitcoin-seeking phishing attacks have been trying to socially engineer would-be cryptocurrency exchange executives, warn researchers at Secureworks.
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 8, 2018
No Misuse of Exposed Data Has Been Reported - Yet Personal details for 30,000 Medicaid recipients in Florida may have been exposed after a government employee fell victim to a phishing attack, state officials warn.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 21, 2018
Phishing remains the top attack vector, and an organization's people of course remain the top target. But how can these same people be leveraged as a key component in your anti-phishing defense? Kurt Wescoe of Wombat shares insight
Data Breach Today
JUNE 21, 2018
But OAuth Attack Defense Remains Tricky, Warns FireEye's Douglas Bienstock Just one click: That's all it takes for a victim to inadvertently grant attackers access to their email account via a third-party application. Here's how to spot signs of OAuth-related hacking and how to defend against it
IT Governance
MARCH 16, 2018
Phishing has been used as a way for criminal hackers to gain sensitive information since the mid-1990s. Phishing emails can impersonate well-known brands or even people you know, such as colleagues. Phishing attacks are becoming more sophisticated, making them harder to detect.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 17, 2018
A phishing attack on Wednesday fueled by the Necurs botnet targeted at least 2,700 banking institutions of various sizes in the U.S. and around the world, explains Aaron Higbee of Cofense, which detected the attack
Threatpost
AUGUST 15, 2018
Hacks Web Security Malicious URL microsoft phishing Microsoft SharePoint Office 365 Phishing phishing attack phishing campaign SharepointResearchers say the "PhishPoint" tactic has already impacted 10 percent of Office 365 users globally.
IT Governance
MARCH 21, 2018
Phishing attacks are on the rise, evolving in variety and sophistication and threatening email security. An IRONSCALES report has revealed that 90–95% of all successful cyber attacks begin with a phishing email. Widespread availability of low-cost phishing and ransomware tools.
IT Governance
AUGUST 20, 2018
However, this strength turns to weakness when it comes to phishing. By training employees on using strong passwords and being more vigilant at spotting phishing attacks, businesses can significantly increase the strength of their IT security.” . How to avoid phishing attacks .
Threatpost
OCTOBER 10, 2018
Cloud Security Web Security Azure blob campaign cloud storage Microsoft Netskope phishing techniqueA brand-new approach to harvesting credentials hinges on users' lack of cloud savvy.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 28, 2018
The most popular subject lines crafted to trick targets into opening malicious messages, gleaned from thousands of phishing emails
Threatpost
JUNE 20, 2018
Researchers are warning of a new Netflix phishing scam that leads to sites with valid TLS certificates. Hacks Privacy Netflix Netflix phishing Phishing phishing scam TLS sites
Data Breach Today
JUNE 5, 2018
Angel Grant Analyzes Findings, Which Also Show a Surge in Mobile App Fraud RSA's most recent Quarterly Fraud Report shows that "newsjacking" is increasingly empowering phishing attacks, says Angel Grant, RSA's director of identity fraud and risk intelligence.
IT Governance
MAY 14, 2018
Criminal hackers are taking advantage of the imminent General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) with a phishing campaign targeting Airbnb customers. The phishing scam seeks to exploit this. How can I detect a phishing email? There are a number of ways to spot a phishing email.
IT Governance
JUNE 12, 2018
Cyber criminals are taking advantage of TSB’s recent IT problems to exploit customers using mobile phishing attacks. According to Wired , the phishing attacks encourage TSB customers to click a fraudulent URL and enter their credentials to file a complaint against the company.
Schneier on Security
AUGUST 9, 2018
certificates machinelearning phishing spoofingReally interesting article : A trained eye (or even a not-so-trained one) can discern when something phishy is going on with a domain or subdomain name.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 30, 2018
Arrests Came After a Two-Year Investigation of 'Highly Organized' Crime Group Police have charged 20 Romanian and Italian nationals with running spear-phishing attacks that stole more than $1 million from online bank customers.
Threatpost
AUGUST 2, 2018
Phishing emails purported to be commercial offers - but were really installing remote administration software on victims’ systems. Hacks Malware Uncategorized Web Security data theft email scam Industrial Security malware Phishing Phishing emails remote administration software
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 22, 2018
Botnet Also Pushes Ransomware, Cryptocurrency, 'Virtual Kisses' The operators of the Necurs botnet continue to target victims with phishing campaigns designed to infect them with banking malware, ransomware and cryptocurrency fever, as well as to generate profits via dating website referrals
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 24, 2018
Unannounced Exercise Stoked Voter Database Hacking Fears A website that appeared to be part of a phishing campaign designed to gain access to the Democratic National Committee's voter database has turned out to be part of an uncoordinated security exercise.
Threatpost
JULY 16, 2018
A new phishing scam purports to be MYOB invoices - but really contains a novel banking trojan. Malware Vulnerabilities banking trojan DanaBot malware MYOB Phishing phishing email scam Trojan
IT Governance
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
Recent reports of a phishing attack on Mayfair art dealers have revealed that “at least nine galleries or individuals were affected, including Hauser & Wirth, and London-based dealers Simon Lee, Thomas Dane, Rosenfeld Porcini and Laura Bartlett”.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
More than three-quarters of ATOs resulted in a phishing email, a new report shows
IT Governance
JANUARY 7, 2018
Phishing is big business for cyber criminals. According to PhishMe’s Enterprise Phishing Resiliency and Defense Report 2017 , phishing attacks rose by 65% last year, with the average attack costing mid-sized companies $1.6 Help your staff avoid phishing attacks.
The Last Watchdog
AUGUST 28, 2018
If there is a data breach or some other cybersecurity incident, a phishing attack was probably involved. Over 90 percent of incidents begin with a phishing email. One of the more infamous hacks in recent years, the DNC data breach , was the result of a phishing attack. Related: Carpet bombing of phishing emails endures. Phishing is the number one way organizations are breached, Aaron Higbee, CTO and co-founder of Cofense, told me at Black Hat USA 2018 in Las Vegas.
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 17, 2018
North Korea Keeps Hacking for Bitcoins, Researchers Say Virtual currency that's been surging in value, stored in internet-connected banks and virtual "hot wallets": What could go wrong?
IT Governance
APRIL 9, 2018
Phishing scams are relatively mundane compared to the sophisticated attacks that you read about in the news, but it’s important to remember that sometimes the biggest threats are right at your doorstep. Phishing is a top concern.
Information Management Resources
AUGUST 6, 2018
A warning has been issued to the staff at Vanderbilt University Medical Center about email spoofing and phishing attacks. Phishing Cyber attacks Cyber security Hospitals and clinics
Security Affairs
AUGUST 3, 2018
Industrial sector hit by a surgical spear-phishing campaign aimed at installing legitimate remote administration software on victims’ machines. The spear-phishing campaign is still ongoing, the messages purported to be invitations to tender from large industrial companies.
Threatpost
AUGUST 9, 2018
Critical Infrastructure Hacks Malware Web Security darkhydrus iqy Open Source palo alto unit 42 Phishery phishing campaign rogue robin Spear Phishing threat actorDarkHydrus uses the open-source Phishery tool to create two of the known Word documents used in the attacks.
Threatpost
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
Phishing remains the biggest account takeover threat to Google users, surpassing keyloggers and credential leaks. Web Security account hijacking account takeover credential leaks google Keyloggers Phishing Stolen Credentials
Dark Reading
MAY 10, 2018
Hacker Kevin Mitnick demonstrates a phishing attack designed to abuse multi-factor authentication and take over targets' accounts
Security Affairs
AUGUST 15, 2018
PhishPoint is a new SharePoint phishing attack that affected an estimated 10% of Office 365 users over the last 2 weeks. “Over the past two weeks, we detected (and blocked) a new phishing attack that affected about 10% of Avanan’s Office 365 customers.
Threatpost
MAY 14, 2018
A phishing scam fooled victims by claiming to be Apple and scooping up personal details – including financial information and Apple account information. Vulnerabilities Web Security apple Apple ID GDPR Phishing social engineering spoof website Spoofing
WIRED Threat Level
NOVEMBER 7, 2017
That Netflix phishing scheme has been around for months—and it's clever enough to stick around. Security
Threatpost
AUGUST 15, 2018
In addition to traditional phishing, fraudulent cryptocurrency offers pose a rising trend. Hacks Most Recent ThreatLists Web Security analysis Cryptocurrency Financial it sector Kaspersky Lab Phishing q2 second quarter Spam trends
Information Management Resources
JULY 24, 2018
Phishing Data breaches Cyber security Protected health information HIPAA regulationsCriminals had data access to patient data for more than a month before discovery.
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