IT Sec News updates – Phishing Attacks

March 1, 2024
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Churning the digital waters: Insights from the 2023 Gone Phishing Tournament

Even as our online worlds become more complex, phishing schemes remain the most common type of cybercrime, according to the FBI.

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Kaspersky reveals phishing campaign targeting SMBs – SecurityBrief Asia

Kaspersky reveals a sophisticated phishing campaign aimed at small and medium-sized businesses using SendGrid to dupe victims.

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Vishing, smishing, and phishing attacks skyrocket 1,265% post-ChatGPT – Help Net Security

61% of enterprises still suffer significant losses to mobile fraud, with smishing (SMS phishing) and vishing (voice phishing) being the most prevalent …

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BYOD Increases Mobile Phishing; Risks Have Never Been Higher | MSSP Alert

The mobile phishing landscape is more treacherous than ever before, especially as work from anywhere cements, Lookout cautions.

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Lookout Discovers Advanced Phishing Kit Targeting U.S. Federal Agency and … – Yahoo Finance

BOSTON, February 29, 2024–Lookout, Inc., the data-centric cloud security company, today announced the discovery of an advanced phishing kit, …

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Europe's Pepco loses $17M in phishing attack | SC Media

The European chain of discount shops Pepco Group disclosed that its Hungarian business has fallen victim to a sophisticated phishing attack.

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Tanla Platforms unveils AI-based anti-phishing chatbot to detect scam messages

In a statement, the company said phishing accounts for around 65% of cyber attacks, which with the help of the tool can be detected with almost …

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Lookout Exposes Crypto Phishing Kit Targeting Exchanges – DailyCoin

Lookout exposes the CryptoChameleon phishing kit targeting crypto exchanges, traders, and Binance and Coinbase employees. Read more.

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The 'Mother of All Breaches' Just Happened — Here's the Security Implications for Businesses – MSN

Surge in phishing attempts. Massive breaches often provide fertile ground for cybercriminals to launch phishing attacks targeting employees or …

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Derelict Security: Most Firms Suffered Phishing Attacks Last Year – MediaPost

Of the companies polled, 94% were victimized by phishing attacks within their Microsoft 365 environments in the last 12 months. That's up from 92% in …

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