Phishing Archive
Smishing is a type of phishing attack that’s conducted using text message services. These types of scams can target people in their personal and professional lives. Attackers can imitate friends, strangers and organisations, but they can also appear as colleagues …
Phishing attacks are among the most common forms of cyber crime that organisations face, so it’s crucial that you learn how to prevent scams. According to a Digital Guardian report, 90% of data breaches are caused by phishing, while Venari …
Phishing is one of the most common and dangerous forms of cyber crime. For years, the deceptively simple attack method has tricked organisations and individuals into handing over sensitive information or downloading malware. All it takes is a well-crafted email, …
Welcome to our October 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. This month, we look at a social engineering …
Email phishing is one of the most frequent forms of cyber crime, but despite how much we think we know about these scams, they still catch us out all too often. According to Proofpoint’s 2022 State of the Phish Report, …
This Sunday is both Halloween and the end of National Cyber Security Awareness Month – and what better way to mark the occasion than with some cyber security horror stories? In this blog, we look at three ways in which …
Email spoofing is a type of scam in which criminal hackers trick people into thinking a message has come from a legitimate source. According to Proofpoint, 3.1 billion spoofed emails are sent every day, with attacks costing businesses $26 billion …
Cyber criminals have many tricks up their sleeves when it comes to compromising sensitive data. They don’t always rely on system vulnerabilities and sophisticated hacks; they’re just as likely to target an organisation’s employees. The attack methods they use to …
Employees forget the guidance given on phishing training courses within six months, new research has revealed. The findings, which were presented at the USENIX SOUPS security conference in August, were the result of a year-long investigation into the effectiveness of …
In our latest round-up of phishing scams, we look at a novel Instagram scam that targets victims through their direct messages, review the latest campaign that imitates Microsoft Office’s log-in page and discuss how even a cyber security training provider …
