Abnormal Security: Microsoft Tops List of Most-Impersonated Brands in Phishing Exploits
A new study found that 4.31% of phishing attacks mimicked Microsoft, far ahead of the second most-spoofed brand PayPal. Source of Article
Generative AI: Cybersecurity Weapon, But Not Without Adaptable, Creative (Human) Thinkers
Image: PB Studio Photo/Adobe Stock Generative AI was — not surprisingly — the conversational coin of the realm at Black Hat 2023, with various panels and keynotes mulling the extent…
Teach a Man to Phish and He’s Set for Life
One frustrating aspect of email phishing is the frequency with which scammers fall back on tried-and-true methods that really have no business working these days. Like attaching a phishing email…
Kaspersky’s New Report Reveals the Top Cyber Threats for SMBs in 2023
A new report from Kaspersky reveals the top cyber threats for SMBs in 2023. Read more about it and how to protect organizations from it. Image: BeeBright/Shutterstock According to a…
How business email compromise attacks emulate legitimate web services to lure clicks
New BEC cyberattacks use phishing with a legitimate Dropbox link as a lure for malware and credentials theft. Image: Adobe Stock. Threat actors have added a new wrinkle to traditional…
At RSA, Akamai put focus on fake sites, API vulnerabilities
Image: Ar_TH/Adobe Stock Last year, attacks using vulnerabilities in applications and application protocol interfaces reached record highs, according to security company Akamai in its new State of the Internet report.…
Phishing from threat actor TA473 targets US and NATO officials
These phishing campaigns are exploiting a Zimbra vulnerability and affecting internet-facing webmail services. Learn how to protect your organization from this security threat. Image: ronstik/Adobe Stock A new Proofpoint report…
More phishing campaigns are using IPFS network protocol
Learn how IPFS is used in phishing attacks and why it’s especially tricky to remove the impacted pages, as well as how to protect from this security threat. Image: Adobe…
BYOD and personal apps: A recipe for data breaches
Some 43% of employees have been targeted with work-related phishing attacks on their personal devices, says a survey from SlashNext. Image: Adobe Stock Employees might feel more comfortable using personal…
Humans are still better at creating phishing emails than AI — for now
AI-generated phishing emails, including ones created by ChatGPT, present a potential new threat for security professionals, says Hoxhunt. Image: Gstudio/Adobe Stock Amid all of the buzz around ChatGPT and other…