Phishing – The TechBriefs

New techniques help malicious QR codes evade detection

Threat researchers at Barracuda have uncovered two new techniques being used by cyber attackers to help malicious QR codes evade […]

Malicious URLs overtake attachments as top email threat

Cybercriminals increasingly favor malicious URLs over attachments, as they are easier to disguise and more likely to evade detection, according […]

Adult sites are stashing exploit code inside racy .svg files

The obfuscated code inside an .svg file downloaded from one of the porn sites. Credit: Malwarebytes The obfuscated code inside […]

The rise of vishing and why enterprises need to be ready [Q&A]

Vishing (voice phishing) attacks have surged by over 1,600 percent so far this year, partly driven by a rise in […]

What’s behind the recent rise in identity-based attacks? [Q&A]

Cybercriminals are increasingly using sophisticated identity-based attacks (phishing, social engineering, leveraging compromised credentials) to gain access as trusted users and […]

Phishers have found a way to downgrade—not bypass—FIDO MFA

Researchers recently reported encountering a phishing attack in the wild that bypasses a multifactor authentication scheme based on FIDO (Fast […]

Cloaking-as-a-service set to reshape the phishing landscape

Imagine if hackers could give their scam websites a cloak of invisibility, showing one web page to regular people and […]

Over half of employees fall for mobile phishing scams

A new report shows that security leaders have false confidence in their capabilities and employees when it comes to mobile […]

Infostealers blamed for surge in identity attacks

Advanced phishing kits and info-stealing malware have accounted for a 156 percent jump in cyberattacks targeting user logins. A new […]

AI lowers the barrier to entry for cybercriminals

We all know that businesses are facing a raft of more sophisticated cyberthreats, partly driven by AI. We also know […]