Emerging threat: AI-powered social engineering 06/09/2023 at 07:32 By Help Net Security Social engineering is a sophisticated form of manipulation but, thanks to AI advancements, malicious groups have gained access to highly sophisticated tools, suggesting that we might be facing more elaborate social engineering attacks in the future. It is becoming increasingly evident that the […]
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Spam is up, QR codes emerge as a significant threat vector 04/09/2023 at 07:31 By Help Net Security 85% of phishing emails utilized malicious links in the content of the email, and spam emails increased by 30% from Q1 to Q2 2023, according to a VIPRE report. Information technology organizations also overtook financial institutions (9%)
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Cybercriminals turn to AI to bypass modern email security measures 23/08/2023 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Cybercriminals employ artificial intelligence (AI) to create complex email threats like phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks, while modern email security systems use AI to counter these attacks, according to Perception Point and Osterman Research. AI’s role
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Organizations invest in AI tools to elevate email security 21/08/2023 at 06:39 By Help Net Security To counteract new and emerging threat methods enhanced by artificial intelligence, specialized email security vendors are leveraging a synergy of AI and human insights to enhance email security, according to IRONSCALES and Osterman Research. Cybercriminals are already using AI
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30% of phishing threats involve newly registered domains 18/08/2023 at 05:31 By Help Net Security Phishing remains the most dominant and fastest growing internet crime, largely due to the ubiquity of email and the ceaseless issue of human error that is preyed upon by today’s threat actors, according to Cloudflare. While business email compromise (BEC)
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37% of third-party applications have high-risk permissions 10/08/2023 at 05:32 By Help Net Security Email attacks have increased in both sophistication and volume since the start of the year, according to Abnormal Security. Examining data since 2013, Abnormal identified a massive increase in third-party applications (apps) integrated with email, underscoring the proliferation of an emerging
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Facebook and Microsoft remain prime targets for spoofing 14/07/2023 at 06:36 By Help Net Security While trends in phishing frequently evolve, Facebook and Microsoft’s collective dominance as the most spoofed brands continues, according to Vade. Facebook and Microsoft’s collective dominance as the most spoofed brands continued into H1 2023, with the former accounting for 18%
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Same code, different ransomware? Leaks kick-start myriad of new variants 12/07/2023 at 14:54 By Help Net Security Threat landscape trends demonstrate the impressive flexibility of cybercriminals as they continually seek out fresh methods of attack, including exploiting vulnerabilities, gaining unauthorized access, compromising sensitive information, and defrauding individuals, according to the H1 2023 ESET Threat Report.
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Number of email-based phishing attacks surges 464% 10/07/2023 at 06:45 By Help Net Security The evolving cyberattack landscape reveals the increasing utilization of generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems, like ChatGPT, by cybercriminals for crafting malicious content and executing sophisticated attacks, according to Acronis. The biannual threat report highlights ransomware as the dominant risk to small
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Widespread BEC attacks threaten European organizations 27/06/2023 at 06:06 By Help Net Security European organizations experienced a greater volume and frequency of BEC attacks over the last year, as compared to organizations in the United States, according to Abnormal Security. BEC attacks volume and frequency The data is based on an analysis of email attack
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Insurance companies neglect basic email security 23/06/2023 at 06:00 By Help Net Security Only 3.54% of of insurance companies have correctly implemented basic phishing and spoofing protection, according to EasyDMARC. DMARC standard adoption Insurers operate using highly sensitive, private information that they’ve been trusted by clients and customers to protect. They function in a highly
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Phishing campaigns thrive as evasive tactics outsmart conventional detection 01/06/2023 at 06:21 By Help Net Security A 25% increase in the use of phishing kits has been recorded in 2022, according to Group-IB. The key phishing trends observed are the increasing use of access control and advanced detection evasion techniques. The rise in evasive tactics,
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Threat actors exploit new channels for advanced phishing attacks 26/05/2023 at 07:36 By Help Net Security Perception Point’s team has identified a 356% increase in the number of advanced phishing attacks attempted by threat actors in 2022. Overall, the total number of attacks increased by 87%, highlighting the growing threat that cyber attacks now pose
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Malicious links and misaddressed emails slip past security controls 22/05/2023 at 06:33 By Help Net Security The majority of organizations use six or more communication tools, across channels, with email remaining the channel seen as the most vulnerable to attacks (38%), according to Armorblox. Respondents mentioned multi-channel attacks are gaining momentum and frequency. More than
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