Security News

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...

Email Security Firm GreatHorn Raises $13 Million
2019-06-26 17:41

Waltham, MA-based email security firm GreatHorn has raised an additional $13 million in a new funding round technically filed as a Series A-1. The round was co-led by new investor RRE Ventures and...

Malspam Emails Blanket LokiBot, NanoCore Malware With ISO Files
2019-06-25 15:01

A new malicious campaign is spreading LokiBot and NanoCore trojans under the guise of an ISO file claiming to be an invoice.