Shipping Fraud Rises Nearly 800% in 2021
Shipping fraud had a global increase of nearly 800% over the course of 2021, according to TransUnion’s 2022 Global Digital Fraud Trends Report. originally published...
Category : Social Engineering
Social Engineering through Contact Form
Email is the familiar form of phishing, but there’s an ongoing criminal campaign that follows a different, arguably subtler avenue of approach: the corporate contact...
Social Engineering a Major Factor in Cyberattack on Camera Maker Axis Communications
As details of the February attack continue to be divulged, it becomes evident that cybercriminals were able to get past both users and security controls....
[World Premiere] KnowBe4’s New Season 4 of Netflix-Style Security Awareness Video Series – ‘The Inside Man’
We’re thrilled to announce the long-awaited fourth season of the award-winning KnowBe4 Original Series – ‘The Inside Man’ is now available in the KnowBe4 ModStore!...
FBI: Scammers Take Business Email Compromise Attacks to Virtual Meeting Platforms
In a new twist on an old scam, BEC attacks switch from email to a virtual meeting where social engineering tactics are used to further...
What It’s Like to Be the Face of Romance (Scams)
A real US Army colonel named Daniel Blackmon is being impersonated in hundreds or even thousands of romance scams, according to Haley Britzky at Task...
Scammers Will Take Advantage of New IRS Rules
New IRS requirements will soon be used as phishbait, according to Gene Marks, owner of Marks Group PC and a columnist for the Guardian. originally...
Wartime Suffering as Phishbait
It’s easy to forget, when a hybrid war like the one currently raging in Ukraine is occupying so much attention, that ordinary criminal lowlifes continue...
20 Year-Old “Right-to-Left Override” Functionality Used in Attacks to Trick Microsoft 365 Users Out of Credentials
Used to disguise malicious file extensions, this legacy functionality is being repurposed in attacks to obfuscate attachment types and steal credentials in an impressive way....
New QBot Attack Only Takes 30 Minutes to Elevate Privileges and Steal Data
This banking trojan-turned-information-stealer has been around for nearly 15 years. But its latest iteration – seen even in the past few weeks – has stepped...