spear-phishing
Targeted Spear-Phishing on the Rise
The pandemic has presented many challenges for cybersecurity, especially COVID-19-related phishing attempts targeting employees working from home. However, security experts speaking at the Exabeam Spotlight20 virtual conference warned of an increase in ...
$2.3M Stolen from Wisconsin GOP via BEC Attack
With Election Day just around the corner, the Republican Party of Wisconsin revealed that $2.3M was recently stolen from election funds intended to support the re-election of President Trump. According to ...
Silent Librarian APT Targeting Universities with Spear Phishing Attacks
Security researchers discovered that an APT group known as “Silent Librarian” is actively targeting universities with spear phishing attacks. Malwarebytes learned in mid-September that Silent Librarian, also known as “TA407” and “COBALT ...
Open Access to the internet with Protection
Secure Remote Worker Use Case 3: URL Filtering, SaaS Access Control, and Visibility A cloud-based secure web gateway (SWG) gives cybersecurity teams complete visibility and control over traffic that bypasses the VPN ...
Texas Court Backs Phishing Attack Insurance Claim
Are insurance companies bound to pay claims for phishing attacks resulting in third-party losses? RealPage, a Texas-based company, operated a rent-servicing portal whereby renters could pay their rent and landlords could get ...
Healthcare Cyberattacks Increasing During COVID-19
The healthcare sector has long been a preferred industry for hackers to target. Now that many healthcare systems are under extra strain due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these cyberattacks could prove especially ...
Hackers Using APTs To Exploit Covid-19 Fears
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the U.K. National Cyber Security Centre recently released a rare joint statement warning of the rise of APT groups using ...
COVID-19 Pandemic Drives Spike in Phishing Attacks
As the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc around the globe, cybercriminals appear to be reaching new lows in their latest efforts to exploit personal fears to launch phishing attacks. A report published today ...
Risks to Digital Identities: A Q&A With Ted Shorter, CTO at Keyfactor
Here are a few tips to help organizations keep their digital identities secure during the COVID-19 crisis The COVID-19 pandemic has forced millions of workers to connect to corporate networks remotely. During ...
Are We Phish in a Barrel?
With the rise of data breaches due to spear-phishing campaigns, how can companies keep sensitive data safe? Unsecured servers are (unfortunately) nothing new, but at the end of 2019 we saw several ...
