Security News

No Smoking Gun Tying Russia to Spear-Phishing Attack, Microsoft Says
2018-12-04 17:34

Not Enough Evidence That Russians Are Behind Recent Spear-Phishing Attack, Microsoft Says read more

Office workers beware: Holiday gift card spear phishing attacks on the rise
2018-11-29 14:53

Attackers target office managers during the holiday season, tricking them into sending hackers gift cards, according to a Barracuda report.

3 ways for your business to spot a spear phishing email during the holidays
2018-11-27 16:26

Cyberattacks on organizations are predicted to skyrocket during the online holiday shopping season. Here is how to identify possible threats.

AI-Facilitated Product Aims to Stop Spear-Phishing Attacks
2018-10-30 14:22

Phishing -- from bulk spam phishing to more targeted spear-phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks -- is the number one attack vector faced by business today.  read more

DNC ‘spearphishing attack’ was actually a test
2018-08-24 11:03

A fake login page turned out to be a test phishing attack from the Michigan Democratic Party, which hadn't told the DNC or the ISP about it.

Nation-State Spear Phishing Attacks Remain Alive and Well
2018-07-23 13:48

Russians Tied to Hack Attacks, But 'Two-Factor' No Silver Bullet, Google WarnsSpear phishing attacks are in the news again following the Justice Department's indictment of Russian military...

20 Arrested in Italy and Romania for Spear Phishing Scam
2018-03-30 10:36

Authorities this week arrested 20 individuals in Italy and Romania for their role in a banking phishing scam that defrauded bank customers of €1 million ($1.23 million). The arrests were the...

FBI: Iranian Firm Stole Data In Massive Spear Phishing Campaign
2018-03-26 15:54

The Department of Justice has announced charges against nine Iranians, affiliated with the Mabna Institute, who are accused of stealing private data from U.S. universities, private companies, and...

Ongoing Email Exchanges Hijacked in Spear-Phishing Attacks
2017-10-06 12:29

Malicious actors have injected themselves into ongoing email exchanges in highly targeted spear-phishing attacks aimed at entities across the world, Palo Alto Networks said on Thursday. read more

Researchers Devise Hopeful Defense Against Credential Spear Phishing Attacks (Security Week)
2017-09-05 12:07

Security Researchers Have Proposed a New and Effective Way to Detect Credential Spearphishing Attacks in the Enterprise read more