Security News

Top phishing targets in 2016? Google, Yahoo, and Apple (Help Net Security)
2017-02-14 12:45

For every new phishing URL impersonating a financial institution, there were more than seven impersonating technology companies. Comparison of most impersonated companies between 2015 and 2016...

Phishing trends: Who is targeted and why (Help Net Security)
2017-02-08 13:00

The business model of phishing has evolved. The bad guys have found ways to multiply their profits at the expense of organizations they aren’t even attacking directly, according to PhishLabs....

Scammers are blending W-2 phishing with wire fraud (Help Net Security)
2017-02-03 18:55

During last year’s run-up to the US Tax Day, scammers mercilessly targeted companies’ payroll and human resources professionals, tricking them into handing over employees’ W-2 forms. A W-2 form...

Egyptian civil society NGOs targeted with sophisticated phishing (Help Net Security)
2017-02-02 22:21

In the last few months, a number of Egyptian civil society organizations, lawyers, journalists, and independent activists have been targeted with personalized and generic emails aimed at revealing...