IT Sec News updates – Phishing Attacks

July 2, 2023
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Iran-Linked APT35 Targets Israeli Media With Upgraded Spear-Phishing Tools

The APT35 group (aka Charming Kitten), have added backdoor capabilities to their spear-phishing payloads — and targeted an Israeli reporter with …

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Email-based phishing attacks surge 464% in 1st half of 2023: Report – ET CIO

In the first half of 2023 alone, the number of email-based phishing attacks has surged 464 per cent globally when compared to 2022, …

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Bored Ape NFTs Worth $135K Stolen by Prolific Phishing Thief – BeInCrypto

With phishing scams increasingly targeting crypto wallets, one prolific thief has lifted dozens of NFTs, including Bathing Apes worth $135K.

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Global Email Phishing Attacks Skyrocket by 464% in H1 2023 – NextBigWhat

Phishing accounted for 73% of all attacks, followed by business email compromise (BEC) scams at 15% and malware at 11%. Report underscores the urgent …

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Spike in demand for cybersecurity e-learning – Business Plus

“Employees will be presented with 'virtual' real-world phishing scenarios in which they will be required to identify phishing attempts and provided …

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Battle For Balkan Cybersecurity: Threats And Implications Of Biometrics And Digital Identity

phishing and ransomware incidents. BIRN has mapped 40 cases and has collated data on notable cyberattacks targeting the Balkan region's BDI …

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There was also a 360% year-on-year increase in phishing attempts on mobile devices. Enterprises need to secure mobile endpoints while enabling …

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Iranian APT Group Charming Kitten Updates Powerstar Backdoor – BankInfoSecurity

The phishing email urges the target to review a document related to U.S. foreign policy. Once the potential victim agrees, to further gain the …

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Expert: Blindly Authorizing Doman Listings Can Cause You to Lose Your Domains

Phishing has become much more sophisticated and authentic looking so you really need to be careful these days. Even though I write about it often; …

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The atom bomb or the airliner? The battle over A.I. analogies will determine the fate of A.I. regulation

But Microsoft President Brad Smith says he thinks commercial aviation may be a better analogy. Getty Images. Hello and welcome to June's special …

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