phishing
New wave of targeted attacks focus on industrial organizations
Kaspersky Lab researchers discovered a new wave of targeted attacks against the industrial and engineering sectors in 30 countries around the world. Dubbed Operation Ghoul, …
Multi-layered phishing mitigation
In this podcast recorded at Black Hat USA 2016, Eyal Benishti, CEO at IRONSCALES, talks about their multi-layered phishing mitigation solution, which brings together human …
Fake iPhone order dispatch confirmations hitting inboxes
Fake dispatch confirmation emails for a bogus order of an iPhone from Apple’s App Store are hitting inboxes, warns Hoax-Slayer. This is just the latest variant of the …
Security awareness training or no, users will keep clicking on dodgy links
There is no way to make humans never click on potentially dangerous links they receive, as the right combination of curiosity, context, and emotions will always beat security …
Global network shares phishing attack intelligence in real-time
IRONSCALES, a multi-layered phishing mitigation solution that combines human intelligence with machine learning, today announced the launch of Federation, a product that will …
Cyber espionage group uses low profile tools to hunt high profile targets
Kaspersky Lab researchers investigated a threat actor that was undertaking aggressive cyber espionage activity in the Asian region, targeting multiple diplomatic and …
Ransomware: Can we finally start learning from past mistakes?
There is a phrase I am finding quite relevant lately. It is attributed to the philosopher George Santayana and it goes like this: “Those who cannot remember the past are …
6 tips to prevent ransomware attacks
Hospital extortions, ransomware for Macs, and more – 2016 appears to be the year of ransomware. This malicious software allows attackers to access your computer, encrypt …
Poorly crafted LogMeIn password reset email looks phishy, but isn’t
LogMeIn has been sending out password reset emails to some of its customers, to prevent account hijacking fuelled by the recent spate of massive login credential leaks. …
There’s no virus in the iTunes database – it’s a phish!
A new phishing campaign aimed at Apple users has been spotted by security researcher Bryan Campbell. It takes the form of a fake email supposedly sent by Apple Service, …
Stolen LinkedIn data used in malware campaign hitting European users
European LinkedIn users are being targeted with highly personalized malicious emails. It is more than likely that the attackers are misusing the compromised LinkedIn user data …
789% year-over-year spike in malware and phishing
An analysis of phishing email campaigns from the first three months of 2016 has seen a 6.3 million increase in raw numbers, due primarily to a ransomware upsurge against the …
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