News November 2, 2022

UK Health System Email Accounts Hijacked to Steal Microsoft Logins

2 min read - Last summer, I noticed password reset notices in my email account that I didn’t send. I quickly realized that I was the victim of an account takeover. This happens when someone illegally gains access to your account, typically through compromised…

Risk Management August 5, 2022

Fishy Business: What Are Spear Phishing, Whaling and Barrel Phishing?

4 min read - For threat actors, phishing embodies the holy trinity of goals: easy, effective and profitable. It’s no wonder that the 2022 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index reports that phishing was the top method used by attackers to breach an organization. Of all…

Fraud Protection April 29, 2021

Is Multifactor Authentication Changing the Threat Landscape?

7 min read - Changes to the cybersecurity threat landscape are constant and dynamic: threat actor groups come and go, alter tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) and adjust to new defensive mechanisms. Over time, both cyber criminal gangs and nation-state actors endure arrests and…

May 4, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: Shade Ransomware Authors Release 750K Decryption Keys

3 min read - The authors of Shade ransomware announced that they were releasing 750,000 decryption keys to help victims recover their files for free. Learn what else happened last week in security news.

April 27, 2020

‘Florentine Banker’ Group Steals Approximately £600K in Successful BEC Scam

2 min read - A threat group known as "The Florentine Banker" stole approximately £600K in a successful business email compromise (BEC) scam.

Threat Intelligence March 3, 2020

State of the Phish: IBM X-Force Reveals Current Phishing Attack Trends

6 min read - Phishing has long been an infection vector of choice for threat actors, and for good reason — it is relatively easy, inexpensive and consistently successful.

February 19, 2020

Evolving Turkish Phishing Campaign Targets More Than 80 Companies With Adwind Malware

< 1 min read - Security researchers spotted the latest iteration of an evolving Turkish phishing campaign that's targeting more than 80 companies with Adwind malware.

February 17, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: Coronavirus-Themed Emotet Spam Tops Malware List

3 min read - Coronavirus-themed spam campaigns delivering Emotet topped a monthly "most wanted" malware list. Learn what else happened last week in security news.

Risk Management January 21, 2020

Spear Phishing Gets Us Nearly Every Time: Lessons From Europol’s Report

4 min read - Just how susceptible are people to phishing and spear phishing? Recent reports show an increase in phishing activity and sophistication as well as greater negative impacts.

January 6, 2020

Colorado Town Loses More Than $1 Million to a BEC Scam

2 min read - A Colorado town lost more than $1 million in a BEC scam after mistakenly transferring the money to digital fraudsters.