Security News

Five years for the man who scammed Facebook and Google out of $120m by cunning use of email
2019-12-20 12:00

Lithuanian bloke gets half a decade for the mother of all phishing schemes A Lithuanian hacker will spend the next five years behind bars for masterminding a massive $120m (£92.05m) business email...

Spam over phone and email is changing consumer communication preferences
2019-12-20 05:00

Of today’s main communications mediums – text, phone calls and email – consumers get the most spam over phone and email: 70% said they receive spam often over email and 51% said the same for phone...

Email blackmail brouhaha tears UKIP apart as High Court refuses computer seizure attempt
2019-12-19 15:23

And you thought politics was winding down for Christmas The UK Independence Party (UKIP) has suffered a data breach after allegedly having 143 party email accounts accessed amid demands made by...

Alleged Nigerian social engineer wins free flight to the US for business email fraud and love scams
2019-12-11 00:24

Feds get extradition for 64 year-old fraud suspect who allegedly netted hundreds of thousands of dollars A 64 year-old man from Nigeria is set to be tried in the US on charges he was the brains...

New Office 365 Feature Provides Detailed Information on Email Attack Campaigns
2019-12-10 13:46

Microsoft this week announced a new feature in Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) meant to provide more visibility into cyber-attacks targeting organizations via email. read more

Microsoft demystifies email attack campaigns targeting organizations
2019-12-10 10:40

Email is attackers’ preferred method for gaining a foothold into organizations. Campaign views, a new type of report available to some Microsoft enterprise customers, allows security teams to see...

Email Voted a Weak Link for Election Security, with DMARC Lagging
2019-12-06 21:35

Most counties are not protected from impersonation-based spearphishing attacks.

Cloudy biz Datrix locks down phishing attack in 15 mins after fat thumb triggers email badness
2019-11-28 09:15

You can be fast but they're always faster Cloud-'n'-comms biz Datrix has suffered a phishing attack that resulted in some customers' contact details being compromised – though the company reckons...

Business Email Compromise: 5 ways this fraud could happen and what can be done to prevent it
2019-11-21 19:42

Millions of dollars and loads of personal information is being stolen through a growing threat known as Business Email Compromise (BEC).

Business Email Compromise: 5 ways this fraud could happen and what can be done to prevent it
2019-11-21 19:13

Millions of dollars and loads of personal information is being stolen through a growing threat known as Business Email Compromise (BEC).