Phishing
The latest Information Security news relevant to Information Security Leaders.
Phishing 99% of UK organisations suffered security breaches in the past one year
A survey of UK CTOs, CIOs, and CISOs has found that 99% of UK organisations suffered security breaches in the last …
Phishing Only 5% of Brits can accurately spot phishing attempts
A fresh survey has found that a vast majority of Brits are still struggling to accurately identify phishing and smishing …
Phishing Microsoft declares war on scammers behind COVID-19-themed BEC attacks
Microsoft has announced it recently won a court order to "seize control of key domains" used by cyber criminals to …
Phishing COVID-19 phishing scams are now more targeted and sophisticated
Phishing scams related to COVID-19 are becoming more targeted and sophisticated with scammers moving beyond common themes to novel ones …
Phishing Google’s answer to phishing attacks: Shorter website URLs
Google is reportedly planning to introduce a feature in Chrome 85 that will shorten website URLs in a move to …
Phishing Hackers distributing NetSupport Manager RAT via phishing emails, Microsoft warns
In a series of tweets, Microsoft’s Security Intelligence Team has warned users about an ongoing COVID-19 themed phishing campaign that …
Phishing Hackers conned Norwegian investment fund out of $10m through email scam
In a planned operation akin to a blockbuster film script, a group of fraudsters conned Norwegian state-owned investment fund Norfund …
Phishing Cyber criminals using Gov.uk and HMRC logos in new phishing campaign
Cyber criminals have set up phishing websites mimicking those of Gov.uk and HMRC to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic and lure …
Phishing Citizens flagged over 160,000 suspicious emails to NCSC in two weeks
The National Cyber Security Centre's new Suspicious Email Reporting Service is beginning to pay off as far as fighting cyber …
Phishing Hackers impersonating delivery services in massive phishing campaign targeting citizens
Security researchers have observed a big spike in the setting up of fake sites and e-mail addresses by cyber criminals …
Phishing French firm conned out of €6.64m by hackers exploiting COVID-19 outbreak
A 39-year old man has been arrested in Singapore for carrying out a business email scam to con a French …
Phishing NCSC launches new email reporting service to fight coronavirus-related phishing scams
The National Cyber Security Centre today launched a new scam reporting service to allow citizens to report fake, fraudulent and …
