IT Sec News updates – Phishing Attacks

March 13, 2024
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Scambusters: Anatomy of a scam – why it's called phishing – NZ Herald

“The reason it's called phishing as an example is because they're dropping hooks into the water and seeing who will bite. Advertisement. Advertise …

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Image-based phishing tactics evolve – Help Net Security

93% of IT professionals are aware of image-based phishing attacks targeting their organizations, and 79% say the same about QR code attacks.

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Are You Ready For the Hackers and Phishers? – WhatTheyThink

Are You Ready For the Hackers and Phishers? Today, it takes more than some commercial firewall tools and virus protection license to keep your …

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Sophisticated Vishing Campaigns Take World by Storm – Dark Reading

Voice phishing, or vishing, is having a moment right now, with numerous active campaigns across the world that are ensnaring even savvy victims …

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Phishing campaign leverages AWS and GitHub to launch RATs | SC Media

Cyber security concept. Toy horse on a digital screen, symbolizes the attack of the. A phishing campaign lures victims to download remote access …

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Phishing Attacks Have Led to Over $100M in Losses in Q1 2024: Report – Bitcoinsensus

Data from security firm Scam Sniffer reveal that over the first two months of 2024, an estimated 97,000 users fell victim to crypto phishing scams.

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New Dropbox phishing attacks target SaaS credentials | SC Media

The report also showed that malicious activity has also been concealed through a new email rule that would transfer phishing emails to the ' …

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Victims Lose $47m to Crypto Phishing Scams in February – Infosecurity Magazine

Anti-fraud specialist Scam Sniffer claimed in its monthly Scam Sniffer Phishing Report that cybercriminals stole nearly $46.9m from just over 57,000 …

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Phishing attacks spiral upwards – IT-Online

Kaspersky's annual analysis of the spam and phishing threat landscape reveals a persistent trend for 2022: a marked increase in phishing attacks. This …

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Kaspersky reports phishing attacks grow by 40% in 2023 – ZAWYA

Over 709 million attempts to access phishing and scam websites in 2023, have been thwarted by Kaspersky's anti-phishing system, marking a 40% increase …

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