IT Sec News updates – Phishing Attacks

February 28, 2024
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As AI-Powered Phishing Gains Steam, Organizations Use Password Managers to Combat Threats

Phishing threat: 81% of reporting businesses have seen an increase in phishing attacks in the past year. Phishing is projected to remain the top …

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Successful phishing attacks decline but consequences get worse – BetaNews

A new report shows that 66 percent of organizations in the UK experienced at least one successful phishing attack in 2023 compared to 91 percent …

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eBay, VMware, McAfee Sites Hijacked in Sprawling Phishing Operation – Dark Reading

Attackers have compromised more than 8,000 subdomains from well-known brands and institutions to mount a sprawling phishing campaign that sends …

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Proofpoint's 2024 State of the Phish Report: 68% of Employees Willingly Gamble with …

Human-centric threats continue to impact organizations with reports of direct financial penalties due to phishing up 144% and reports of …

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Retailer Pepco loses about 15 mln euros in Hungarian phishing attack | Reuters

European discount retailer Pepco Group has been the target of a sophisticated fraudulent phishing attack against its Hungarian business, …

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BUFFERZONE® and Intel® AI Anti-Phishing Solution presented at Mobile World Congress

In today's digital landscape, phishing attacks have emerged as an omnipresent and financially crippling threat. Cybercriminals employ many cunning …

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SubdoMailing – Hackers Abuse 13000 Subdomains of Popular Brands

Investigating one of the emails related to this phishing campaign revealed that threat actors cleverly used images instead of text on the body of the …

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LabHost cybercrime service lets anyone phish Canadian bank users – Bleeping Computer

The Phishing as a Service (PhaaS) platform 'LabHost' has been helping cybercriminals target North American banks, particularly financial …

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Canadian, U.S. authorities stop $615K spear phishing fraud | Crime – Toronto.com

Spear phishing, or business email compromise fraud, occurs when fraudsters send messages to a targeted business or individual's email account, often …

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Ministries need to coordinate & act to check menace of phishing via spam calls, messages

He highlighted the need for collaboration between ministries to tackle phishing and emphasized Trai's role in data protection regulations. By …

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