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Category: Phishing
Phishing up almost 50 percent since 2021 with AI attacks on the rise
The latest Phishing Trends Report from Hoxhunt — based on a global sample size of 2.5 million email users, 50 […]
Phishing-as-a-Service kits see a surge as threat actors target weaknesses
A new report from LevelBlue reveals an increase in the use of Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) kits, with business email compromise (BEC) […]
Deepfakes, workforce fraud and phishing incidents on the rise across businesses
Half of businesses have reported a growth in deepfake and AI-generated fraud, alongside rising biometric spoofs and counterfeit ID fraud […]
Threat actors move from email to browsers
New research from the eSentire Threat Response Unit (TRU) shows a shift towards browser-based threats last year as more traditional […]
Clever PayPal attack dodges phishing checks to take over accounts
Research by Fortinet has uncovered what it terms a ‘phish-free’ PayPal phishing attack that seeks to trick the unwary into […]
AI-generated phishing emails are getting very good at targeting executives
Kip Meintzer, an executive at security company Check Point Software Technologies, told a recent investor conference that AI had given […]
Passkey technology is elegant, but it’s most definitely not usable security
NOT (QUITE) READY FOR PRIMETIME Just in time for holiday tech-support sessions, here’s what to know about passkeys. It’s that […]
Operational tech under attack, deepfake phishing and learning to use passkeys — cybersecurity predictions for 2025
With a constant power struggle between attackers and defenders cybersecurity is a fast-moving area. That makes it notoriously hard to […]
Crypto scammers posing as real brands on X are easily hacking YouTubers
“I’m fighting with Google now,” Townsend told Ars. “I don’t expect any real answers from them.” How YouTubers can avoid […]