Security News

How can we thwart email-based social engineering attacks?
2019-09-26 05:30

More than 99 percent of cyberattacks rely on human interaction to work, Proofpoint recently shared. More often than not, the principal attack method is phishing emails. When hitting enterprises,...

Employees are mistakenly confident that they can spot phishing emails
2019-09-26 04:30

While a majority (79%) of people say they are able to distinguish a phishing message from a genuine one, nearly half (49%) also admit to having clicked on a link from an unknown sender while at...

Why employees still fall for phishing emails
2019-09-24 15:08

Nearly half of office workers said they had their data compromised. Here's why they keep falling for phishing scams.

Spear Phishing Update: Email Account Takeover Risks
2019-09-23 17:03

Barracuda is out with its latest Spear Phishing Update, and among the key findings: a rise in email account takeover and lateral phishing. Why are enterprise defenses failing to detect these...

Phishing Emails Deliver Amadey Malware to U.S. Taxpayers
2019-09-19 17:49

A recently observed phishing campaign is targeting taxpayers in the United States in an attempt to infect their machines with a piece of malware named Amadey, Cofense security researchers have...

IRS Emails Promise a Refund But Deliver Botnet Recruitment
2019-09-18 20:59

The fake emails direct victims to log into a bogus IRS site.

Emotet Returns, Spreads via Hijacked Email Conversations
2019-09-18 15:30

Following a 4-month vacation, Emotet’s operators are back at it, borrowing a recently introduced spear-phishing technique to deliver their malware: hijacking legitimate email conversations. read more

Emotet Returns from Summer Vacation, Ramps Up Stolen Email Tactic
2019-09-18 15:10

The ever-changing malware is jumping in the middle of people's existing email conversations to spread itself without suspicion.

Leaky database full of fake Groupon emails turns out to belong to crooks
2019-09-13 12:43

Crooks made bogus accounts to buy tickets with fake credit cards, resold them to unsuspecting buyers, and left the database-o-fraud wide open.

Analysis: The Impact of Business Email Compromise Attacks
2019-09-13 10:03

This week's ISMG Security Report analyzes the cost of business email compromise attacks and the recent arrest of dozens of suspects Also featured: updates on the easy availability of low-cost...