Security News

Phishers’ new social engineering trick: PDF attachments with malicious links (Help Net Security)
2017-01-27 20:25

It is – or it should be – a well known fact that attackers occasionally email potential victims with PDF attachments containing malware or exploit code. But the latest attacks through PDF...

Phishers are impersonating major UK banks on Twitter (Help Net Security)
2016-10-28 13:15

Customers of UK banks are being targeted by phishers impersonating the banks’ customer support account on Twitter, Proofpoint warns. The phishers usually choose a variation on the legitimate...

Phishers successfully tricking payroll pros into sharing employee data (Help Net Security)
2016-03-07 23:37

In February, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a warning about a 400 percent surge in tax related phishing and malware incidents. The alert said that the most noticeable increase was...

Phishers are targeting millions of DHL customers (Help Net Security)
2015-11-16 12:36

As the end-of-the-year holidays are quickly approaching, people are starting to order more things (read: gifts for themselves and loved ones) online so that they can avoid the December rush and delive...