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- Report: AI-Powered Phishing Fuels Ransomware Lossesby KnowBe4 Team on September 12, 2025 at 7:00 pm
AI-powered social engineering attacks are significantly more successful than traditional attacks, according to a new report from cyber risk management firm Resilience.
- Phishing Campaign Abuses iCloud Calendar Invitesby KnowBe4 Team on September 11, 2025 at 9:00 pm
Attackers are abusing iCloud Calendar invites to send phishing messages that pose as PayPal notifications, BleepingComputer reports. Since the messages are sent from Apple’s infrastructure, they’re more likely to bypass security filters.
- FBI Issues Guidance for Avoiding Deepfake Scamsby KnowBe4 Team on September 11, 2025 at 8:00 pm
The FBI and the American Bankers Association (ABA) have issued a joint advisory warning of the growing threat posed by AI-generated deepfake scams.
- PayPal Scam From PayPalby Roger Grimes on September 11, 2025 at 6:30 pm
One of the most common human risk management recommendations is for users to hover over URL links of unexpected messages to see if the involved DNS domain is legitimate or not for the sending company involved.
- Report: Shadow AI Poses an Increasing Risk to Organizationsby KnowBe4 Team on September 10, 2025 at 8:30 pm
The use of “shadow AI” is an increasing security risk within organizations, according to a new report from Netskope.
- “Yep, I got pwned. Sorry everyone, very embarrassing.”by Martin Kraemer on September 10, 2025 at 7:15 pm
In essence, that is the disclosure and notification message that the open-source developer “qix” sent to the world when he was social engineered to give up access credentials to his GitHub account.
- CyberheistNews Vol 15 #36 One of the Biggest Mysteries in Cybersecurity: Why Don’t We Demand This?by KnowBe4 Team on September 9, 2025 at 1:00 pm
- Smishing Campaign Targets California Taxpayers With Phony Refund Offersby KnowBe4 Team on September 5, 2025 at 7:30 pm
The State of California’s Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has warned of an ongoing SMS phishing (smishing) campaign targeting residents, Malwarebytes reports.
- Advanced Educational Competition – Ask Your Employees To Submit Their Best Phishingby Roger Grimes on September 5, 2025 at 5:30 pm
I occasionally get human risk management (HRM) administrators asking me to help them with ideas of “contests” to better educate their end-users.
- Warning: New Spear Phishing Campaign Targets Executivesby KnowBe4 Team on September 5, 2025 at 3:30 pm
Researchers at Stripe warn of a wave of spear phishing attacks targeting C-suite employees and senior leadership across a wide range of industries.