KnowBe4's latest quarterly report on top-clicked phishing email subjects is here. They are now looking at the top categories globally, general subjects (in the United States and Europe, Middle East and Africa), and 'in the wild' attacks . Business, Online Services, and…
The volume of ransomware attacks over the first three quarters of 2021 reached 470 million, a 148% increase on the same period last year, making 2021 already the worst year on record, according to SonicWall. The security vendor scrutinized attempts to…
Her Majesty’s Treasury, the UK government department responsible for the nation’s economic policy, has been hit by nearly five million malicious email attacks in the past three years, according to official figures. The data obtained by the think tank Parliament…
Researchers have observed an attacker using a technique they hadn't previously seen to attempt to sneak phishing emails past enterprise security filters. Abnormal Security, which reported the campaign this week, says between Sept. 15 and Oct. 13 it detected and blocked some 200 emails that…
Cybercriminals are using Craigslist email notifications to send phishing links, according to Roger Kay at INKY. The emails contain links to download a document with malicious macros. “In early October, several INKY users received real Craigslist email notifications informing them…
Researchers at Microsoft have observed an attack phishing campaign by Russia’s SVR that’s targeting resellers and managed service providers. Microsoft tracks this threat actor as “Nobelium,” and notes that this is the same actor that was behind the SolarWinds attacks.…
