Phishing is one of the most formidable threats in the cyber world today. Even though various news, reports, and anti-phishing campaigns attempt to spread awareness and knowledge, people still fall victim to novel phishing methods. This article seeks to summarize key statistics observed so far in 2022 by various cybersecurity organizations and present them in
Phishing attacks and cyber-attacks based on social engineering tactics are not going to stop any time soon, and therefore it is recommended to adopt phishing prevention measures. The following are this week’s major phishing news headlines:
As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine escalates, the potential of utilizing more lethal weapons, which was previously merely a fear, may now take on a new form. The Ukrainian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) has issued a warning about a huge distribution campaign based on the concept of a “chemical attack.” Receiving an email
Cyberattacks and data thefts are such a major problem today that there will be at least a few phishing attempts by the time you finish reading this post. The importance of phishing prevention measures cannot be stressed enough. Here are the major headlines from the past week to help you better plan your organizational security.
Phishing has been one of the most widespread cyber threats and a significant challenge for security solutions for almost three decades. According to this phishing report, in 2021, 35% of all data breaches included scams trying to rob users of their sensitive information and login credentials. Over the past year, phishing attacks have increased by
Phishing attack prevention is a challenge for all internet users. What a typical internet user can do to avoid such attacks is to stay abreast of the latest phishing headlines, other than adopting adequate anti-phishing measures. Following are this week’s security updates:
Cybercrimes have escalated significantly in the past couple of years owing to the mass adoption of online services. Threat actors have exhibited their affinity towards social media profiles and emails, targeting innocent people to scam them out of their finances and private data using phishing to sell on the dark web, to be spread and
Cyberattacks are never stopping, and our awareness of the latest attack trends should not stop either. Following are this week’s major cyber news headlines to help you better plan your organizational anti-phishing measures:
Researchers at Armorblox found a malicious campaign that targeted WhatsApp users. The attackers have reached over 27,660 email addresses through targeted phishing attacks appearing to be from WhatsApp. When receiving attachments over email, you might be tricked by the threat actor into downloading other forms of malicious software. The following sections discuss more details about
Phishing attacks are a recurring problem that individuals and organizations face worldwide. While there may be no end to these social engineering attacks, phishing attack prevention measures can be adopted, and these start with being abreast of the latest attack patterns. Here are the vital phishing news headlines from the bygone week: