IT Sec News updates – Phishing Attacks

July 7, 2023
NEWS

Recent scam shows dangers that come with email phishing

Dealing with phishing scams is an all-too-common part of the job for information technology services (ITS) staff, but a recent attack on faculty, …

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Support from British businesses crucial in removing over… – NCSC.GOV.UK

Phishing scams remain the most prevalent attack hosted in the UK, though the amount of global phishing campaigns hosted in the UK has declined.

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Real-world Phishing Attack Highlights Why Every CISO Needs to Protect Against Brand …

When researchers from Armorblox discovered a phishing attack from bad actors impersonating the well-known security company Proofpoint, …

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Grandmother says she lost thousands in PayPal phishing scam – KALB

Grandmother says she lost thousands in PayPal phishing scam. Geo resource failed to load. Tish Casey received an email from PayPal on Memorial Day …

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Malicious campaign uses npm packages to support phishing attacks – CSO Online

This newly discovered “dual use” campaign enables software supply chain compromise as well as phishing.

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Malicious e-mails pelting inboxes hit all-time high in Q1, 2023 | SC Media

Let's go phishing. Nearly 60% of malicious emails, 58.2%, were related to credential theft, which was an increase of 14.4%. Most credential-theft …

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Phishing attacks on crypto wallets are getting more sophisticated – Digit.fyi

While traditional phishing scams are still being used, new, sophisticated scams are targeting crypto wallets.

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Mailbox phishing scam in Needham prompts warning from police – Yahoo News

Mailbox phishing” refers to suspects actively stealing mail, specifically looking for checks to “wash.”

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Fraudsters Use Cyrillic Script For Phishing Attack | Kolkata News – Times of India

Kolkata: A new form of cyber fraud that involves homograph spoofing, leading to phishing has hit the city with fraudsters changing a single font …

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Mailbox phishing scam in Needham prompts warning from police – Boston 25 News

“Mailbox phishing” refers to suspects actively stealing mail, specifically looking for checks to “wash.” Residents who placed their mail in the …

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