Callback phishing isn't your typical email scam. Instead of the usual suspects with bad grammar and obvious malicious links, these attacks play mind games. They set up a multi-layered trap using some smooth-talking tactics to get you to dial a fake number and spill your sensitive info.
Users of the language learning app Duolingo should be wary of targeted phishing attacks following a recent data leak, according to Anthony Spadafora at Tom’s Guide. Criminals scraped the names and email addresses of 2.6 million Duolingo users earlier this year, and are now selling the entire dataset on underground forums for approximately $2.13.
Monitoring of traffic to phishing pages hosted on the free hosting service Cloudflare R2 show an unheard of spike of 6100%, many going undetected by many security solutions due to the evasive techniques used. I can’t remember a time when I’ve covered a story and the reported increases were as large as the recent spike in malicious network traffic observed by Netskope.
Continuing coverage of IBM’s recently-released Cost of a Data Breach report, we focus on the impact attacks involving social engineering have on data breach costs. There are two reports every year that we cover on this blog that you should be reading – Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report and IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach report. Each of these reports has been published for years, providing insight into how the state of data breaches are changing.
In last few years, cyber espionage has taken a new form. A recent investigation by The Times has unveiled a Chinese intelligence officer's extensive use of LinkedIn to target UK officials. Operating under the alias "Robin Zhang," this spy has been luring thousands of officials, scientists, and academics to hand over state secrets and sensitive technology information.
After you come to grips with the massive average cost of a data breach to an enterprise organization measured in the millions, it’s time to look at the factors that increase – and lower – that cost. According to IBM’s recently-released 18th edition of their Cost of a Data Breach Report, we find that this year’s average cost is $4.45 million. That’s a staggering number, but what about the contributing factors?
Phishing attacks are on the rise in Australia, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reports. “The latest figures reveal phishing is a practice that is only becoming more and more widespread,” the ABC says.“Phishing was the most reported scam to Scamwatch in 2022, with the government website recording 74,573 complaints — a 4.6 per cent increase on the previous year.
Grab a cup of coffee, and let's talk about something that's been making waves in the cybersecurity world: ransomware. You've probably heard about the alarming rise in ransom payments, but did you know that ransom monetization rates have actually fallen to a record low? It's a complex and evolving landscape, and we're here to break down the recent very interesting Coveware report for you.
Social platforms are the current favorite target of cybercriminals, displacing financial institutions, providing cybercriminals with credentials to be used as launch points for further phishing campaigns. Most cyber attacks we read about seem to involve an organization that was attacked because it was perceived to have a lot of money that could be parted with via ransomware, extortion, digital fraud, etc.
New analysis of the second quarter of this year makes it clear that individuals and organizations alike are at an increasing risk of web- and email-based scams.
