Monthly Archives: May 2023

One of KnowBe4’s long-term employees just send me a picture this morning of a postcard that sure looks like it’s phishing, the good old-fashioned way: snail mail !  Here is the picture and you tell me what all the red … Read More

Google has recently introduced a set of new top-level domains: .dad, .esq, .prof, .phd, .nexus, .foo, .zip and .mov. They’re now available for purchase, and it’s the last two that are attracting attention due to the risk of abuse in … Read More

According to QRTIGER, an online QR code generator company, dynamic QR code scans increased 433% globally from 2021 to 2022. In 2022, the FBI released a warning that QR codes may be tampered with by cybercriminals to direct victims to … Read More

Food for thought as discussed on May 18, 2023, an article posted in The Australian Insurance Council: Banning paying a ransom to cyber hackers is counter-productive where Andrew Hall, the Chief Executive of the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA), stated … Read More

This new phishing toolkit is rising in popularity for its effective realism in impersonating not just Microsoft 365, but the victim organization as well.

A new report covering 13 global markets highlights phishing prevalence and its role in cyber attacks when compared to other types of attacks.

For all the recent focus on artificial intelligence and its potential for deepfake impostures, the boiler room is still very much active in the criminal underworld.  WIRED describes the ways in which people in many parts of the world (Ireland, … Read More

We are thrilled to announce we have reached a milestone of 60,000 customer organizations globally, consisting of tens of millions of end users.  

We are thrilled to announce we have reached a milestone of 60,000 customer organizations globally, consisting of tens of millions of end users.  

The latest Phishing Activity Trends Report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) shows an unrelenting upward trend in the number of phishing attacks per quarter.

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #20  |   May 16th, 2023 [Foot in the Door] The Q1 2023’s Top-Clicked Phishing Scams | INFOGRAPHIC KnowBe4’s latest reports on top-clicked phishing email subjects have been released for Q1 2023. We analyze “in the wild” … Read More

The Associated Press warned this week that AI experts have raised concerns about the potential impact of deepfake technology on the upcoming 2024 election. Deepfakes are highly convincing digital disinformation, easily taken for the real thing and forwarded to friends … Read More

A new report highlights the direct connection between how strong your organization’s security stance is and how easy it is to obtain cyber insurance.

The US Federal Trade Commission has issued an alert warning of phishing campaigns that are impersonating PayPal and the MetaMask cryptowallet.

Midsize and enterprise organizations take notice: the average and median amount of a ransom payment and the median size of the victim organization are on the rise.

New data sheds light on how likely your organization will succumb to a ransomware attack, whether you can recover your data, and what’s inhibiting a proper security posture.

As cyber attacks continue to grow in sophistication and frequency, cyber insurers are expecting their market to double in the next two years.

A phishing (by email) and smishing (by SMS text) operation in Madrid, Seville and Guadalajara has been taken down by the National Police of Spain. Over 40 arrests have been made on charges of, as the National Police’s announcement states, … Read More

New data from the U.K.’s Office of National Statistics shows that this often overlooked scam has grown significantly in interest – likely because it pays off.

As cyber attacks continue to grow in sophistication, frequency, cyber insurers are expecting their market to double in the next two years.