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Email security trends in the energy and infrastructure sector

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Email security trends in the energy and infrastructure sector 2024-03-11 at 09:07 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Mike Britton, CISO at Abnormal Security, discusses how energy and infrastructure organizations face an increased risk of business email compromise and vendor email compromise attacks. According to Abnormal Security data, from February 2023 […]

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Cybercriminals Spoof US Government Organizations in BEC, Phishing Attacks

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Cybercriminals Spoof US Government Organizations in BEC, Phishing Attacks 2024-03-07 at 16:40 By Ionut Arghire Threat actor tracked as TA4903 spoofing US government entities in phishing and fraud campaigns. The post Cybercriminals Spoof US Government Organizations in BEC, Phishing Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original […]

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Discount Retail Giant Pepco Loses €15 Million to Cybercriminals

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Discount Retail Giant Pepco Loses €15 Million to Cybercriminals 2024-02-29 at 17:46 By Eduard Kovacs European discount retailer Pepco has lost €15.5 million as a result of what it described as a phishing attack. The post Discount Retail Giant Pepco Loses €15 Million to Cybercriminals appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from […]

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Domains Once Owned by Major Firms Help Millions of Spam Emails Bypass Security

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Domains Once Owned by Major Firms Help Millions of Spam Emails Bypass Security 2024-02-27 at 16:46 By Eduard Kovacs 8,800 domains, many once owned by major companies, have been abused to get millions of emails past spam filters as part of SubdoMailing campaign. The post Domains Once Owned by Major Firms Help Millions of Spam […]

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CISA Warns of Roundcube Webmail Vulnerability Exploitation

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CISA Warns of Roundcube Webmail Vulnerability Exploitation 2024-02-13 at 13:31 By Eduard Kovacs CISA has added the Roundcube flaw tracked as CVE-2023-43770 to its known exploited vulnerabilities catalog. The post CISA Warns of Roundcube Webmail Vulnerability Exploitation appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source

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Protecting against AI-enhanced email threats

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Protecting against AI-enhanced email threats 2024-02-13 at 07:31 By Helga Labus Generative AI based on large language models (LLMs) has become a valuable tool for individuals and businesses, but also cybercriminals. Its ability to process large amounts of data and quickly generate results has contributed to its widespread adoption. AI in the hands of cybercriminals […]

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HPE Says Russian Government Hackers Had Access to Emails for 6 Months

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HPE Says Russian Government Hackers Had Access to Emails for 6 Months 2024-01-25 at 12:16 By Eduard Kovacs HPE told the SEC that Russian state-sponsored threat group Midnight Blizzard had access to an email system for several months. The post HPE Says Russian Government Hackers Had Access to Emails for 6 Months appeared first on […]

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Organizations need to switch gears in their approach to email security

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Organizations need to switch gears in their approach to email security 2024-01-23 at 06:02 By Help Net Security Email security risks remain high with 94% of organizations experiencing incidents in the past 12 months, according to Egress. Inbound email incidents primarily took the form of malicious URLs, attacks sent from a compromised account, and malware […]

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Flipping the BEC funnel: Phishing in the age of GenAI

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Flipping the BEC funnel: Phishing in the age of GenAI 2024-01-15 at 08:02 By Help Net Security For years, phishing was just a numbers game: A malicious actor would slap together an extremely generic (and usually poorly-written) email and fire it out to thousands of recipients in the hope that a few might take the […]

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Social engineer reveals effective tricks for real-world intrusions

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Social engineer reveals effective tricks for real-world intrusions 2024-01-08 at 08:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Jayson E. Street, Chief Adversarial Officer at Secure Yeti, discusses intriguing aspects of social engineering and unconventional methods for gathering target information. Street explores the overlooked threat of physical security and the human tendency to […]

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Uncovering the hidden dangers of email-based attacks

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Uncovering the hidden dangers of email-based attacks 2024-01-08 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Email-based attacks have evolved beyond traditional spam and phishing attempts. Cybercriminals now employ sophisticated tactics such as spear-phishing, whaling, and business email compromise (BEC), posing a significant threat to businesses of all sizes. Email attacks can result in financial losses, reputational […]

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Mimecast Acquires User Education Startup Elevate Security 

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Mimecast Acquires User Education Startup Elevate Security  2024-01-04 at 20:17 By Ryan Naraine Elevate Security raised $18.3 million in venture capital financing and scored investments from the likes of Cisco and CrowdStrike. The post Mimecast Acquires User Education Startup Elevate Security  appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View […]

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Chinese Hackers Deliver Malware to Barracuda Email Security Appliances via New Zero-Day

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Chinese Hackers Deliver Malware to Barracuda Email Security Appliances via New Zero-Day 2023-12-27 at 13:16 By Eduard Kovacs Chinese hackers exploited a zero-day tracked as CVE-2023-7102 to deliver malware to Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances. The post Chinese Hackers Deliver Malware to Barracuda Email Security Appliances via New Zero-Day appeared first on SecurityWeek. This […]

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SMTP Smuggling Allows Spoofed Emails to Bypass Authentication Protocols

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SMTP Smuggling Allows Spoofed Emails to Bypass Authentication Protocols 18/12/2023 at 17:16 By Eduard Kovacs A new attack technique named SMTP Smuggling can allow malicious actors to send out spoofed emails that bypass authentication mechanisms. The post SMTP Smuggling Allows Spoofed Emails to Bypass Authentication Protocols appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt […]

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CISA Issues Warning for Russian ‘Star Blizzard’ APT Spear-Phishing Operation

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CISA Issues Warning for Russian ‘Star Blizzard’ APT Spear-Phishing Operation 08/12/2023 at 00:48 By Ryan Naraine The US cybersecurity agency calls attention to a Russian APT targeting academia, defense, governmental organizations, NGOs and think-tanks. The post CISA Issues Warning for Russian ‘Star Blizzard’ APT Spear-Phishing Operation appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt […]

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Google’s RETVec Open Source Text Vectorizer Bolsters Malicious Email Detection

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Google’s RETVec Open Source Text Vectorizer Bolsters Malicious Email Detection 30/11/2023 at 14:16 By Eduard Kovacs Google shows how RETVec, a new and open source text vectorizer, can improve the detection of phishing attacks, spam and other harmful content. The post Google’s RETVec Open Source Text Vectorizer Bolsters Malicious Email Detection appeared first on SecurityWeek. […]

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Google Will Start Deleting ‘Inactive’ Accounts in December. Here’s What You Need to Know

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Google Will Start Deleting ‘Inactive’ Accounts in December. Here’s What You Need to Know 29/11/2023 at 15:02 By Associated Press The easiest way to keep your Google account active (and thus prevent it from being deleted) is to sign in at least once every two years. The post Google Will Start Deleting ‘Inactive’ Accounts in […]

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Zimbra Zero-Day Exploited to Hack Government Emails

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Zimbra Zero-Day Exploited to Hack Government Emails 16/11/2023 at 19:46 By Eduard Kovacs Google says a Zimbra zero-day from earlier this year, CVE-2023-37580, was exploited in several campaigns to hack government emails. The post Zimbra Zero-Day Exploited to Hack Government Emails appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View […]

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How cybercriminals adapt and thrive amidst changing consumer trends

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How cybercriminals adapt and thrive amidst changing consumer trends 03/11/2023 at 08:36 By Help Net Security The email threat landscape is experiencing a profound transformation, adapting to new challenges and exploiting emerging vulnerabilities with speed and sophistication. In this Help Net Security video, Usman Choudhary, CPTO at VIPRE Security Group, discusses how cybercriminals modify their […]

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Proofpoint to Acquire Tessian for AI-Powered Email Security Tech

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Proofpoint to Acquire Tessian for AI-Powered Email Security Tech 30/10/2023 at 18:46 By Ryan Naraine Proofpoint removes a formidable competitor from the crowded email security market and adds technology to address risk from misdirected emails. The post Proofpoint to Acquire Tessian for AI-Powered Email Security Tech appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt […]

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