IT Sec News updates – Phishing Attacks

August 21, 2023
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Don't take the phishing bait – you may be caught hook, line and sinker | Springs Advertiser

Phishing is fast becoming one of the leading contributors of fraud today, with 80% of malicious software attacks coming from phishing.

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'32% Nigerian employees, others vulnerable to scams' – Punch Newspapers

More than one in three corporate employees in Africa are vulnerable to phishing attacks and social engineering scams.

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2023 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Appeal: Make Online Security Easier

Recognizing and reporting phishing. The goals for this year are to make actionable steps positive, approachable, simple and back to basics. EXAMPLES, …

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Cardholders beware: Scamsters lure with increase in limit offers – Mint Genie

Phishing: Phishing constitutes a form of social engineering assault aimed at deceiving targets into surrendering their personal data.

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N. Korean Kimsuky APT targets S. Korea-US military exercises – Security Affairs

North Korea-linked APT Kimsuky launched a spear-phishing campaign targeting US contractors working at the war simulation centre.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 433 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

Massive phishing campaign targets users of the Zimbra Collaboration email server · Africa Cyber Surge II law enforcement operation has led to the …

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North Korean hackers target US-South Korea military drills – India Today

advertisement. Ad. The Kimsuky hackers has long used “spear-phishing” emails that trick targets into giving up passwords.

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Fraud GPT: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Manipulating Information

Phishing: The act of tricking individuals into revealing personal information or performing actions through deceptive emails or websites. Vishing: …

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Hotmail mail delivery failed due to DNS problem – Gearrice

When Gmail tries to validate the domain and can't find the source host, it classifies it as phishing and opts for phishing.

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North Korean Hackers Targets US-South Korea Millitary Excercise – TechDator

Spear phishing is aimed at selected targets to steal sensitive information by convincing them to give up passwords or clicking attachments or …

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