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What Is Smishing? Definition, Examples & Protection Tips
While SMS phishing text scams are nothing new, they’re a type of threat that’s gaining traction with cybercriminals. Proofpoint reports that 84% of organizations faced smishing attacks in 2019 alone…... The post ...
SMishing Attacks Masquerading as USPS and FedEx
The USPS SMishing attack is a fast-moving, constantly changing credential stealing, social engineering phishing campaign. SlashNext Labs first detected and blocked it in May 2020 ...
New Smishing Campaign Using USPS as Its Disguise
A new SMS-based phishing (“smishing”) campaign is using the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a disguise to target mobile users. On September 15, SlickRockWeb CEO Eric JN Eliason tweeted out two ...
Order Out of Chaos: Tackling Phishing Attacks
Sometimes the old ways are the most effective. While black hat artificial intelligence and 5G threats grab the headlines, phishing remains the top challenge for global organizations. Like all good cybersecurity, there’s ...
Going Beyond Awareness Training to Protect Mobile Devices from Phishing
According to the 2020 Verizon Mobile Security Index report, 85 percent of attacks seen on mobile devices took place outside of email. They break down these phishing attack vectors in this way: ...
COVID-19 and Amygdala Hijacking in Cyber Security Scams
COVID-19 scams target our heightened sense of fear and anxiety. It's known as amygdala hijacking. In this blog, you'll find out how to see through the scam. The post COVID-19 and Amygdala ...
Pandemic Fuels Cybercrime: 8 Scams to Watch For
From phishing, to account takeovers, social media attacks and more ? fraudsters are leveraging the global pandemic to prey on public?s fears. Here?s what consumers need to know ...
SMiShing is a Growing Mobile Phishing Threat Vector (That Needs Your Attention)
Protecting mobile users from today’s phishing threats is a huge and growing challenge for IT security teams. Employees increasingly rely on mobile devices as part of their everyday business and personal tasks ...
Best of 2019: Cyberattacks: Top 5 Ways You Could Be Hacked in 2020
As we close out 2019, we at Security Boulevard wanted to highlight the five most popular articles of the year. Following is the fourth in our weeklong series of the Best of ...
Experian expects deepfake content to create geo-political confusion in 2020
Credit bureau Experian has rolled out the 2020 edition of its annual Data Breach Industry Forecast. The report predicts hackers will increasingly target the political scene and activists using deepfake content and ...
