phishing
Phishing Campaign Exploits Fake Trump Assassination Story to Harvest Corporate Data
A new phishing campaign circulating online is using a fabricated assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump to trick users into divulging personal and corporate information, according to cybersecurity experts at ESET. The attack targets corporate networks with the goal of stealing sensitive data and potentially infiltrating these systems. While two genuine assassination attempts on […]
Beware of Starbucks Phishing Scam and China using Quantum tech to break encryption
Starbucks Coffee Lovers Box Phishing Scam Alert Starbucks is making headlines due to a phishing scam targeting its customers with a promise of a free “Coffee Lovers Box.” However, this offer is entirely fraudulent. According to an update from Action Fraud, this ongoing scam has already victimized over 900 individuals, and that number continues to […]
iCloud Storage fake warning leading to Phishing and Malware attacks
iPhone users across Britain are advised to remain vigilant against ongoing phishing attacks. These scams encourage victims to click on links that falsely claim to boost iCloud storage, but actually lead to password theft. The UK’s National Fraud and Cyber Reporting Centre, known as Action Fraud, has reported nearly 1,639 complaints related to this campaign, […]
Microsoft issues alert against email phishing attack to influence US 2024 Elections
The 2024 U.S. elections are set for November 5th, and Microsoft, the American technology giant, has issued a warning about potential interference from state-funded actors. The company’s alert comes in response to increased online activity over recent weeks. According to Microsoft, certain Iranian groups have established fake websites over the past few months to spread […]
Cyborg Social Engineering: Defending against personalised attacks
Generative AI has the potential to make social engineering attacks much more sophisticated and personalised. The technology can rapidly mine sites for information on a company, individuals, their responsibilities and specific habits to create multi-level campaigns. Through automated gethering of information, the technology can acquire photos, videos and audio recordings which can then be used […]
How personalized phish training can thwart evolving cyberattacks
[By Matt Lindley, COO and CISO at NINJIO] Although the cyberthreat landscape is constantly shifting, several major cybercriminal tactics have stood the test of time. Phishing is one of them. Despite being among the best-known cyberthreats, the damage inflicted by phishing attacks keeps rising. This is because phishing exploits ingrained psychological vulnerabilities that are difficult […]
SIM linked data security measure to defend against phishing attacks
Stolen bank account credentials have been a persistent issue in countries like Britain, the United States, Australia, and Canada, often resulting in significant financial losses. However, Singapore’s leading telecommunications company, Singtel, has introduced an innovative solution to combat such phishing attacks. Their latest security measure, which links SIM cards to user accounts, provides a user-friendly […]
NHS Email Servers used for Phishing Attacks
Cybercriminals reportedly hacked UK’s National Health Service, shortly dubbed NHS to launch over 1000 phishing emails from the compromised servers. This incident was discovered by a research firm named Inky and it confirmed that the illegal access to the servers was carried out for a time frame of six months ending in March this year. […]
LinkedIn tops the Phishing Email list
LinkedIn is known as a professional social networking website that helps to connect companies with experienced professionals. But in the past few months, the company’s name is being used by cyber criminals as the most spoofed brand to send phishing emails. Check Point, a security-based research firm found in its analysis that LinkedIn’s name is […]
Microsoft Windows 11 will have more protection against cyber threats
All those who are about to purchase a Windows 11 loaded PC; here’s a news piece to rejoice. Microsoft has issued an official statement that Win 11 machines will get more security improvements in upcoming releases, adding more protection to existing cyber threats, better encryption and will auto-block malicious apps and drivers from being downloaded […]
