Security News

What’s behind this 1,000-character phishing URL?
2019-02-14 13:09

Bleeping Computer learned of a strange phishing campaign which uses an unusually long URL - but why?

Clever Phishing Attack Enlists Google Translate to Spoof Login Page
2019-02-06 17:51

A tricky two-stage phishing scam is targeting Facebook and Google credentials using a landing page that hides behind Google's translate feature.

Why you need to use DMARC and SPF on mail servers to prevent phishing and fraud
2019-02-01 15:36

Open-source, industry standard specifications are available to protect your business, but real-world deployment is still lower than optimal.

Safeguarding your data from human error and phishing attacks with the cloud
2019-02-01 06:45

This is the third article of a series, the first article is available here, and the second one is here. In a world of ransomware attacks, companies should prepare for the worst-case scenario by...

Employees report 23,000 phishing incidents annually, costing $4.3 million to investigate
2019-02-01 06:00

Account takeover-based (ATO) attacks now comprise 20 percent of advanced email attacks, according to Agari’s Q1 2019 Email Fraud & Identity Deception Trends report. ATO attacks are dangerous...

Netcraft Launches Anti-Phishing Mobile App
2019-01-28 16:34

UK-based cybersecurity services provider Netcraft on Monday announced the launch of a new mobile application designed to protect users against phishing and other threats. read more

Phishing Campaign Delivers Nasty Ransomware, Credential-Theft Two-Punch
2019-01-25 18:43

A spate of phishing emails with Word attachments deliver both the Gandcrab ransomware and Ursnif executable.

83% of global respondents experienced phishing attacks in 2018
2019-01-25 06:45

Proofpoint analyzed data from tens of millions of simulated phishing attacks sent over a one-year period, along with nearly 15,000 cybersecurity professional survey responses, to provide an...

ThreatList: Credential-Sniffing Phishing Attacks Erupted in 2018
2019-01-24 16:41

Credential compromise emerged the main target for phishing campaigns in 2018 - rather than infecting victims' devices with malware.

Understand More About Phishing Techniques to Reduce Your Digital Risk
2019-01-24 10:45

According to Phishing.org, the practice of phishing started around 1995. Nearly 25 years later, phishing is still used by attackers of all levels of sophistication. read more