Spear Phishing Campaign Targets the US Military
Researchers at Zscaler warn that a spear phishing campaign is targeting the US military and other sectors with phishing emails that purport to be voicemail...
Category : Spear Phishing
A Closer Look at HR Scams: Does Niceness Have a Downside?
Threat actors are targeting HR employees who are looking to hire new people, according to Lisa Vaas at Contrast Security. As part of their job,...
Spear Phishing Campaign Targets Former Israeli Officials
An Iranian threat actor is conducting a spear phishing operation against Israeli officials, according to researchers at Check Point. The targets have included the former...
The Evolution and Future of Ransomware
The history of ransomware spans over 30 years. The first specimen, known as the AIDS Trojan, was delivered via physical media using the postal system,...
Scammers Now Exploit ‘Slinks’ in LinkedIn
Scammers are exploiting LinkedIn redirect links, or “Slinks,” to fool users and bypass email security filters, Brian Krebs reports. These links allow companies to track...
KnowBe4’s Top-Clicked Phishing Email Results for Q4 2021 Compare the U.S. and EMEA [INFOGRAPHIC]
KnowBe4’s latest quarterly report on top-clicked phishing email subjects is here. We analyze the top categories, general subjects (in both the United States and Europe, Middle East...
A Cyberespionage Group Uses Social Engineering
A sophisticated China-aligned threat actor is using social engineering to carry out cyberespionage and financially motivated attacks, according to researchers at Trend Micro. originally published...
Obvious, but Probably Effective: Konni RAT Screensaver
A North Korean threat actor is targeting users in Russia with a New Year’s Eve-themed phony screensaver file, the Record reports. Researchers at Cluster25 spotted...
Reducing Stress with CBD Is the Latest Theming for Phishing Attacks
Spanning three languages and at least 15,000 unique phishing emails, this latest phishing campaign targets stressed out workers in the U.S. and France, avoiding detection...
SideCopy: How an Intelligence Service Uses Phishbait
Researchers at Malwarebytes offer more details on a spear phishing campaign run by a Pakistani threat actor that’s come to be known as “SideCopy.” The...