Here you will find all the articles with the tag: Phishing.
The year-over-year growth is primarily attributed to the use of generative AI for voice phishing (vishing) and deepfake phishing. That's what data from Zscaler shows. The company analyzed 2 billion blocked phishing transactions on its Zero Trust Exchange platform. Cybercriminals appear to use ge... Read more
3 days ago
With "Operation PhishOFF," phishing gang LabHost appears to have exited the cybercrime stage. This criminal group was broken up through international cooperation between 18 countries and security services. But how did the LabHost members operate? And how did they eventually get caught? LabHost w... Read more
7 days ago
Microsoft is releasing new security features for Outlook admins and users. The update also makes it easier to start a Teams chat from within the email program. For example, administrators can set "Report Phishing" and "Report Junk" actions through the "User Reported Settings". Here, they can act... Read more
1 month ago
Google is improving phishing and malware protection for Chrome users. Websites are now monitored in real-time. This was necessary after Google found that malicious websites existed for an average of 10 minutes. An update to the Safe Browsing feature, launched in 2005, should better protect Chro... Read more
1 month ago
Hackers can steal a Tesla Model 3 via a Man-in-The-Middle (MiTM) phishing attack on car owners' Tesla accounts. This allows them to unlock and steal the car eventually. In their study, security researchers Talal Haj Bakry and Tommy Mysk describe how they could open and then steal a Tesla car via... Read more
2 months ago
Between September 2023 and December 2023, the number of novel social engineering attacks increased by 35 per cent That's according to Darktrace based on data from its customer base. Novel social engineering is a phishing tactic in which emails use more sophisticated language than before, such as... Read more
2 months ago
Suspicious emails usually appear to come from Microsoft or Amazon. However, criminals are becoming increasingly cunning with the brands they mimic, so potential victims do not readily recognize the deception. Mimecast looked at an overview of criminal activity through email campaigns in its Octo... Read more
2 months ago
The Cybercrime Team Rotterdam of the Dutch Police has arrested four men for large-scale phishing and bank fraud. This followed data from the "Operation Cookie Monster" investigation into the Genesis Marketplace. The suspects, aged 23, 26, 29 and 30, were guilty of large-scale phishing and bank h... Read more
2 months ago
State-sponsored hackers from several countries actively use AI and LLMs to support their attack campaigns. Microsoft and OpenAI share how they are leveraging their research results to improve the security of AI tools. According to Microsoft and OpenAI, state-sponsored hackers increasingly use AI... Read more
2 months ago
Holiday park concern EuroParcs reports being the victim of a data leak. The investigation should reveal whether customers' personal data has been leaked. Hackers penetrated EuroParcs' secure digital environment. The hackers did not hit the reservation system, so it remains possible to book a va... Read more
2 months ago
