Tag: phishing attacks

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Content creation platforms leveraged for phishing attacks

Content creation platforms leveraged for phishing attacks

Cybersecurity is an ever-evolving field, and as new solutions are introduced to better detect and defend against cyberthreats, attackers in turn need to adapt their tactics to try and evade those solutions. For example, Barracuda threat analysts have recently identified...

/ September 12, 2024
Threat Spotlight: How company size affects the email threats targeting your business

Threat Spotlight: How company size affects the email threats targeting your business

It takes less than a minute for someone to fall for a phishing scam. According to the 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report, the median time for a recipient to click on a malicious link after opening the email is 21 seconds, followed by...

/ July 30, 2024
Threat Spotlight: Attackers abuse URL protection services to mask phishing links

Threat Spotlight: Attackers abuse URL protection services to mask phishing links

As defenders tighten their grip on the tools and techniques used in phishing attacks, adversaries are finding new ways to bypass detection and target potential victims. For example, many phishing attacks rely on convincing users to click on a compromised link...

/ July 15, 2024
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Threat Spotlight: 3 novel phishing tactics

Threat Spotlight: 3 novel phishing tactics

As cybercriminals work to make phishing attacks more effective, they are continually introducing new techniques and tactics to try to trick victims, bypass security, and avoid detection.

/ March 17, 2023
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Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New phishing campaigns

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: New phishing campaigns

Cybercriminals have started new phishing campaigns that targets organizations and individuals who were members of affected banks. Fraudulent messages are being sent in an attempt to trick victims into revealing personal/account information such as social security numbers, passwords, and account...

/ March 15, 2023
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Phishing attacks targeting GitHub accounts

Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Phishing attacks targeting GitHub accounts

GitHub alerted the public that there is an ongoing phishing campaign that is targeting its users by impersonating CircleCI continuous integration and delivery platform. These phishing attacks are designed to steal the targeted user’s account credentials and authentication codes. A...

/ September 26, 2022
Partner Spotlight: How one MSP reduced phishing-related calls by 20 percent

Partner Spotlight: How one MSP reduced phishing-related calls by 20 percent

Based in Toronto, Tuor Networks is an IT managed services provider (MSP) serving customers nationally across Canada. The company provides comprehensive solutions in IT infrastructure, cloud, and outsourced IT managed services to small, medium and large businesses across a variety...

/ February 2, 2022