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Fortinet’s Threat Intelligence Report covering the Paris Olympics provides some very detailed coverage of how threat actors are taking advantage of individuals and organizations who have their attention pointing directly toward Paris this summer. Fortinet estimates an 80% to 90% increase…

Organizations are falling victim to ransomware attacks where data is stolen, but the victim isn’t being told about it. I have a theory as to why this is happening. Many assume data is being exfiltrated as part of a ransomware…

Organizations need to be aware of the threat posed by QR code phishing (quishing), according to researchers at Trend Micro. “Phishing emails continue to be the number one attack vector for organizations,” the researchers write. “A QR code phishing, or…

As expected, threat actors are taking advantage of the global IT outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike update last Friday, SC Media reports. We've been covering this story and it looks like the campaigns have only continued. Cybercriminals quickly registered…

Organizations should expect to see phishing attacks exploiting the global IT outage that occurred last Friday, the Business Post reports. I recently wrote my thoughts about the outage that was caused by a faulty CrowdStrike update that was extremely disruptive…

New data puts the spotlight on the frequency and impact of modern ransomware attacks, highlighting the overconfidence organizations are showing in their ability to defend and respond to attacks. If you’re like one of the organizations surveyed in Halcyon’s latest Ransomware…