IT Sec News updates – Phishing Attacks

May 23, 2024
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Report Reveals 341% Rise in Advanced Phishing Attacks – Infosecurity Magazine

Security experts have reported a 341% increase in malicious phishing links, business email compromise (BEC), QR code and attachment-based threats …

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HR-related email subjects still tops for phishing attempts: report | HRD America

KnowBe4's Q1 2024 Phishing by Industry Benchmarking Report revealed that email subjects seemingly coming from HR departments made up 42% of all …

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SlashNext Mid-Year State of Phishing Report Shows 341% Increase in BEC and Advanced …

Alarming spike in phishing, BEC and other message-based attacks fueled by weaponization of Generative AI tools. PLEASANTON, Calif., May 22, …

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Generative AI services have driven a huge surge in phishing attacks – SiliconANGLE

A new report released today by phishing protection company SlashNext Inc. details a massive increase in malicious emails, much of it driven by …

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HR Emails Are Top Targets for Phishing – HRO Today

KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, has announced the results of its Q1 2024 …

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Vishing Meets AI: The Changing Nature of Phishing Threats | Inc.com

Earlier forms of phishing focused primarily on email, but nowadays threat actors are increasingly weaponizing phone and voice calls (aka. vishing or …

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HR and IT Related Emails are the Top Choices for Phishing Scams – AiThority

Leading security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, KnowBe4 announced the results of its Q1 2024 top-clicked phishing test report.

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Q1 2024 Cyber Threat Landscape Report: Insider Threat & Phishing Evolve Under AI Auspices – Kroll

In particular, with regards to phishing, we saw SMS and voice-based tactics being used, which raises concern around the potential for deep fakes and …

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Bolster, creator of the CheckPhish phishing tracker, raises $14M led by Microsoft's M12

Phishing, according to the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency, is the start of more than 90% of all “cyberattacks,” which might include data …

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Report: BEC Phishing Attacks Are Gaining Momentum | ITPro Today

Many dangerous phishing trends accelerated over the past half-year, according to a new report from SlashNext. The midyear update of SlashNext's …

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