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AI set to play key role in future phishing attacks

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AI set to play key role in future phishing attacks 2024-04-24 at 07:01 By Help Net Security A staggering increase in QR code phishing (quishing) attacks during 2023 saw them skyrocket up the list of concerns for cyber teams globally, according to Egress. Attacks were both prolific and highly successful, demonstrating how cybercriminals effectively combine […]

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How malicious email campaigns continue to slip through the cracks

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How malicious email campaigns continue to slip through the cracks 2024-04-08 at 07:01 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Josh Bartolomie, VP of Global Threat Services at Cofense, discusses how email will remain a target as long as it remains the predominant form of communication within a business. Cofense researchers have

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What the ID of tomorrow may look like

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What the ID of tomorrow may look like 2024-04-02 at 08:01 By Help Net Security Few joys remain untouched by the necessity of identity verification. With its ubiquitous presence, the call for heightened security, improved accessibility, and seamless authentication resonates loudly for businesses and individuals alike. In response, a tool, or perhaps a reinvented vision

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Image-based phishing tactics evolve

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Image-based phishing tactics evolve 2024-03-12 at 06:00 By Help Net Security While 70% of organizations feel their current security stacks are effective against image-based and QR code phishing attacks, 76% were still compromised in the last 12 months, according to IRONSCALES and Osterman Research. IT pros are highly aware of emerging types of phishing attacks

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Secure email gateways struggle to keep pace with sophisticated phishing campaigns

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Secure email gateways struggle to keep pace with sophisticated phishing campaigns 2024-02-23 at 07:02 By Help Net Security In 2023, malicious email threats bypassing secure email gateways (SEGs) increased by more than 100%, according to Cofense. In just two years, Cofense identified over 1.5 million malicious emails bypassing their customers’ SEGs, signaling a 37% increase

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QR code attacks target organizations in ways they least expect

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QR code attacks target organizations in ways they least expect 2024-02-13 at 06:01 By Help Net Security QR code attacks, or “quishing” attacks, have emerged as a popular tactic among cybercriminals, with no signs of slowing down, according to Abnormal Security. Although phishing emails have grown in sophistication over time, the end goal has stayed

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Quishing: Tricks to look out for

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Quishing: Tricks to look out for 26/10/2023 at 11:01 By Zeljka Zorz QR code phishing – aka “quishing” – is on the rise, according to HP, Darktrace, Malwarebytes, AusCERT, and many others. What are QR codes? QR codes are two-dimensional matrix barcodes used for tracking products, identifying items, simplifying actions such as connecting to a

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Phishers use QR codes to target companies in various industries

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Phishers use QR codes to target companies in various industries 17/08/2023 at 13:01 By Helga Labus A phishing campaign using QR codes has been detected targeting various industries, with the aim to acquire Microsoft credentials. “The most notable target, a major Energy company based in the US, saw about 29% of the over 1000 emails

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