Security News

Lateral phishing: Hackers are taking over business accounts to send malicious emails
2019-07-18 13:30

The use of compromised accounts to send phishing emails to contacts inside and outside an organization is an increasing security threat.

For pity's sake, groans Mimecast, teach your workforce not to open obviously dodgy emails
2019-07-17 18:33

JavaScript obfuscation finds its way into finance phishery A JavaScript-based phishing campaign mainly targeting British finance and accounting workers has been uncovered by Mimecast.…

Email scammers extract over $300m a month from American suits' pockets
2019-07-17 14:13

FinCEN has recovered more than $500m to date While you're sweating to make an honest crust, email scammers are counting at least $301m in untaxed takings every month in the US alone, according to...

Maybe double-check that HMRC email? UK taxman remains a fave among the phisherfolk
2019-07-16 17:00

And Windows XP is alive and not well in the public sector The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has had another busy year trying to disrupt cybercrime.…

Infographic: Why email is your weakest security link
2019-07-15 14:18

Employees receive nearly five phishing emails per work week, according to Avanan.

Google suspends Trends emails after revealing murder suspect’s name
2019-07-09 10:07

People subscribed to Google Trends in New Zealand were emailed the murder suspect's name in violation of a New Zealand court's order.

What can financial institutions do to improve email security?
2019-07-09 05:15

Financial institutions are in a fully-fledged war against data breaches. And rightly so – the finance sector is a frequent target of ransomware, phishing, and other malicious attacks. Sensitive...

US Cyber Command warns that the Outlook is not so good - Iranians hitting email flaw
2019-07-03 23:51

Government-backed campaign going after bug that was patched in 2017 An ongoing Iranian government-backed hacking campaign is now trying to exploit a Microsoft Outlook flaw from 2017.…

$30/month email upstart Superhuman brought low with a blast of privacy Kryptonite
2019-07-03 06:04

Tech exec challenges startup over default tracking Superhuman, an email startup betting people who deal with a lot of messages will pay $30 a month for a more organized inbox, has come under fire...

GreatHorn raises $13 million for cloud-hosted email security software
2019-06-27 23:30

GreatHorn, provider of the only email security platform that protects organizations before, during, and after an email attack, announced it has closed a $13 million funding round co-led by RRE...