Security News

Phishing Attack Last Year Exposed Health Data on 417,000
2018-08-17 20:18

Why Did It Take 10 Months to Determine a PHI Breach Occurred?Augusta University Health in Georgia says it just recently concluded that a phishing attack that occurred - and was detected - 10...

Widespread Phishing Campaign Targets Financial Institutions
2018-08-17 18:48

A phishing attack on Wednesday fueled by the Necurs botnet targeted at least 2,700 banking institutions of various sizes in the U.S. and around the world, explains Aaron Higbee of Cofense, which...

Why phishing remains a critical cyber-attack vector
2018-08-15 18:39

Spear phishing emails targeting business users are so well-crafted they should be called "laser" phishing attacks, says Microsoft's Cybersecurity Field CTO Diana Kelley.

Office 365 Phishing Campaign Hides Malicious URLs in SharePoint Files
2018-08-15 16:06

Researchers say the "PhishPoint" tactic has already impacted 10 percent of Office 365 users globally.

ThreatList: Financial-Themed Phishing Lures Sink Hooks into Targets in Q2
2018-08-15 13:15

In addition to traditional phishing, fraudulent cryptocurrency offers is a rising trend.

New Office 365 phishing attack uses malicious links in SharePoint documents
2018-08-15 11:45

Fake emails targeting Office 365 users via malicious links inserted into SharePoint documents are the latest trick phishers employ to bypass the platform’s built-in security, Avanan researchers...

Phishing attacks hit financial services, tech companies hardest: How to stay safe
2018-08-14 15:29

Cybercriminals used phishing attacks to steal user data and money, according to a recent Kaspersky Lab report.

Black Hat 2018: Mobile APTs Redefining Phishing Attacks
2018-08-13 14:47

Mobile is redefining phishing, taking it out of the traditional inbox and into SMS and Facebook messages.

Black Hat 2018: Akamai exec discusses IoT vulnerabilities, SQL injections, phishing, and more
2018-08-09 18:16

Dan Patterson spoke with Patrick Sullivan, Akamai's Senior Director of Security Strategy, at Black Hat 2018 about vulnerabilities in IoT devices, SQL injections, DDoS, and other attack vectors.

New Actor DarkHydrus Targets Middle East with Open-Source Phishing
2018-08-09 15:28

DarkHydrus uses the open-source Phishery tool to create two of the known Word documents used in the attacks.