IT Sec News updates – Phishing Attacks

March 12, 2024
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$104 million in crypto lost to phishing incidents within two months of 2024 – The Block

Phishing attacks resulted in losses amounting to $104 million in the first two months of 2024, according to Scam Sniffer.

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Crypto phishers stole $47M last month, impersonators on X to blame – Cointelegraph

Phishing attacks on X accounted for the majority of crypto thefts in February, according to Scam Sniffer.

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Dropbox Used in Latest Exploit for Phishing Attacks – GovInfoSecurity

Darktrace researchers recently observed the malicious exploitation of Dropbox in a targeted phishing attack against one of its customers. In January, …

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Over $46m lost to crypto phishing in February, social media impersonations at fault

February witnessed a significant uptick in crypto phishing scams, culminating in the loss of more than $46.8 million across over 57000 individual …

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Check your email security, and protect your customers – NCSC.GOV.UK

These phishing emails, as they are known, can be used to commit online … And if you receive any suspicious emails, either at home or work, you can …

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High confidence yet increased breaches in QR & image phishing – SecurityBrief Asia

Study highlights a worrying disparity between organisational self-confidence and actual ability to counter image-based and QR code phishing …

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Reports show that phishing attacks have increased by 40% in 2023 – Android Headlines

Kaspersky, a renowned cybersecurity firm, reported a significant surge in phishing attacks thwarted by its anti-phishing system in 2023.

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Phishing attacks: In 2023, almost every company was affected – B2B Cyber Security

Phishing attacks have continued to increase over the last year and are one of the biggest cyber risks for companies.

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Phishing scheme targets UC San Diego Health – Becker's Hospital Review

“UC San Diego Health warns of phishing attack targeting employees and compromising patient data. Investigation reveals unauthorized access to …

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Crypto Phishing Attacks Over $1 Million Drop By 75% In February

Crypto phishing attack data shows that ERC20 tokens constitute to 78% of the total theft taking place in the market.

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