Tag: Phishing attacks
Ask Yourself These 4 Questions Before Shopping Online
E-commerce has reshaped the shopping habits of consumers. From the convenience of buying at one’s fingertips to the endless discounted deals, online stores have...
Gaming Industry Suffered 10 Billion Cyberattacks in Two Years
Even after the improved security measures, cyberattacks have become common in the online gaming industry. Attackers often target online video games and gamers by...
Ransomware Alert: NCSC Warns of Attacks Against Universities
The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned educational institutions to be vigilant of rising cyberattacks and urged them to follow required mitigation...
Organizations Suffer Outbound Email Data Breaches Every 12 Working Hours
Egress, a provider of human layer data security solutions, stated that several organizations suffered data breach incidents due to outbound email errors in the...
Vaccine Released Against Phishing, Vishing, Smishing, and Identity Compromises
Have you ever responded to an unsolicited email from a barrister located in Western Africa who, out of the blue, contacted you? For some...
BEC Attacks Become a Highly Remunerative Line of Business for Cybercriminals
Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks have become a highly remunerative line of business for threat actors. A new research from the APWG (Anti-Phishing Working...
Infamous Lazarus Group Now Targets Crypto Firms Via LinkedIn
A research from security firm F-Secure revealed about a new phishing campaign linked to the scandalous North Korean Lazarus hacking group. In its research...
Polymorphism or Spoofed Login Pages Used to Phish Users
Ironscales, an automated phishing prevention, detection, and response provider, stated that credential theft attacks via fake or spoofed login pages and social engineering attacks...
Financial Regulator FINRA Alerts About Ongoing Phishing Campaign via Fake Sites
The U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) warned about threat actors targeting users with spoofed websites and domains to steal sensitive information. Attackers are...
4 in 10 Businesses in the U.K. Sacked Employees for Breaking...
The global pandemic has turned the work-life-balance upside down. Concerns about job security and workplace policies grew exponentially in recent times. According to a...