Business Email Compromise

Business Email Compromise Fraud: Social Engineering News

Business Email Compromise (BEC), a type of phishing fraud, consistently tops the FBIs list of most financially damaging online crimes. […] ...
Best Strategies For Stopping Business Email Compromise (BEC) Scams

Best Strategies For Stopping Business Email Compromise (BEC) Scams

Also known as a 'man-in-the-email' attack, a BEC scam is intended to defraud companies, their customers, partners, and employees by duping them into sending money or sensitive information to fake accounts, sites, ...
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Why Do Phishing Emails Have Such Obvious Typos?

Have you received an email from a Nigerian prince asking for your help? Were you recently notified you won a lottery that you never participated in? If so, you’re in good company ...
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Understanding threat actors

Understanding Threat Actors

A threat actor or “malicious actor” is defined as either a person or a group of people that take part […] ...
SMiShing in Social Engineering News

SMiShing in Social Engineering News

SMiShing uses SMS (Short Message Service) as the attack vector. The attacker’s objective is to trick the target into installing […] ...
Employment scams

Employment Scams: How to Avoid Them

Employment scams have been around for quite some time. Whether you fell for one or not, you have likely come […] ...
Combining Cybersecurity with Gaming: Cheats, Insider Threats, Ransomware and More

Combining Cybersecurity with Gaming: Cheats, Insider Threats, Ransomware and More

The video game industry has grown considerably since its introduction in the early 1970s, with analysts believing the market to be worth $321 billion by 2026. As such, the gaming industry faces ...
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Fake News, New Malware Drive Recent Attacks

One thing threat actors and cybersecurity analysts have in common is that they’re both in a constant race to analyze the latest emerging malware and threats. Threat actors want to exploit them, ...
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Defending Against Vishing: Is It Really Possible?

Defending Against Vishing: Is It Really Possible?

Vishing, a word that was entered into the Oxford Dictionary in 2015, defines what we call “voice phishing”. Using the […] ...