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- Malicious Loan Apps Target Android Users in Africa, South America and Asiaby Stu Sjouwerman on November 27, 2024 at 5:19 pm
Researchers at McAfee warn of a surge in malicious loan apps targeting Android users across South America, Southern Asia, and Africa.
- Nearly Every Hacker Believes AI Tools Have Created a New Attack Vectorby Stu Sjouwerman on November 27, 2024 at 5:19 pm
A new survey of hackers shows that AI is not only empowering hackers to be more effective, but that AI itself is “ripe for exploitation.”
- CISA Strongly Recommends Phishing-Resistant MFAby Roger Grimes on November 27, 2024 at 3:16 pm
We are excited to see the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and outgoing Director Jen Easterly strongly recommend PHISHING-RESISTANT multi-factor authentication (MFA).
- 75% of Black Friday Spam Emails Are Scamsby Stu Sjouwerman on November 27, 2024 at 3:16 pm
Three out of four Black Friday-themed spam emails are scams, according to researchers at Bitdefender. Most of these scams are targeting users in the US and Europe.
- [New!] Check Out These Powerful New KnowBe4 AI Featuresby Stu Sjouwerman on November 26, 2024 at 4:26 pm
You do not want to miss this one! You can now see our AI Defense Agents (AIDA) live in a demo, now that they are released. Customers can now fight AI with AI !Â
- Chinese Threat Actor Targets Black Friday Shoppers With Phishing Campaignby Stu Sjouwerman on November 26, 2024 at 2:39 pm
Researchers at EclecticIQ warn that the financially motivated Chinese threat actor “SilkSpecter” has launched a phishing campaign targeting Black Friday shoppers across Europe and the US.
- U.K. Residents are Victims of the Latest Phishing Scam Targeting Starbuck Customer Credentialsby Stu Sjouwerman on November 26, 2024 at 2:38 pm
Analysis of a new phishing attack highlight just how easy it can be to spot these kinds of attacks if recipients were properly educated.
- CyberheistNews Vol 14 #48 [Eye Opener] Phishing Attacks Now Exploit Visio and SharePoint Filesby Stu Sjouwerman on November 26, 2024 at 2:28 pm
- Phishing Emails Use SVG Files to Avoid Detectionby Stu Sjouwerman on November 22, 2024 at 4:39 pm
Phishing emails are increasingly using Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) attachments to display malicious forms or deliver malware, BleepingComputer reports.
- [Heads Up] Bad Actor Uses Deepnude AI Image Generator to Lure And Infect Usersby Stu Sjouwerman on November 22, 2024 at 4:39 pm
The threat group FIN7 is using the lure of generating nude images of favorite celebrities to get victims to download their NetSupport RAT.