Phishing is a longstanding danger of the digital world that most people are aware of. Whether it happens via email, text message, social media, or any other means, phishing presents a risk to all users. In recent years, the growing popularity of QR codes for all manner of operations has created an environment ripe for cybercriminals to take advantage of.
With organizations heavily focusing on protecting the corporate endpoint, cybercriminals are switching focus onto mobile devices where users are more prone to fall for their social engineering tactics. We consume so much content from people you don’t personally know that it’s not part of your everyday process to stop and be critical of what’s being presented to you. And that’s exactly what cybercriminals are taking advantage of.
Huntress has released a report finding that business email compromise (BEC) attacks have risen in the third quarter of 2023. “64% of identity-focused incidents in Q3 2023 involved malicious forwarding or other malicious inbox rules, a key indicator of business email compromise (BEC),” the researchers write. “Another 24% of identity-focused incidents involved logins from unusual or suspicious locations.
Phishing attacks continue to plague individuals and businesses worldwide, with clone phishing emerging as a particularly cunning and deceptive variant. But fear not, as this blog post will arm you with the knowledge to spot the imposters and secure your inbox. Are you ready to outsmart the scammers and protect your sensitive information?
In a world where virtual communication has become an integral part of our lives, the risk of falling victim to phishing and social engineering attacks is higher than ever. Are you confident in your ability to spot a phishing attempt or defend yourself against a skilled social engineer? This post will guide you through understanding phishing and social engineering virtual communication awareness and our learnings from advising customers and empowering you to stay vigilant in the digital landscape.
The importance of email security cannot be understated. Proof of this can be seen in some recent research conducted by the Trustwave SpiderLabs team around our email security product MailMarshal. The team recently ran an experiment on known Zero Day CVE-2023-38831 found in RARLabs WinRAR that is currently being exploited in the wild in WinRAR versions 6.23 and earlier. WinRAR is a compression, archiving, and archive managing software tool.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are highlights in the cybercriminals’ calendars, leading to a spike in the number of related phishing attacks. Between November 1st – November 14th, 2023, we've detected a 237% increase in phishing emails relating to Black Friday and Cyber Monday versus the period between September 1st – October 31st, 2023. We predict that this will increase in the run up to this year’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
As part of our efforts to effectively quantify and demonstrate the return on investment (ROI) for our customers, Egress has commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a Total Economic Impact of Egress Intelligent Email Security study. As part of this study, Forrester interviewed and gathered data from four Egress customers. This data and the interviewees’ experiences were aggregated to create a composite customer organization – a financial services firm with 9,000 mailboxes.
Visa Payment Fraud Disruption (PFD) expects phishing attacks to increase between November 2023 and January 2024. Findings in its Holiday Edition Threats Report outline the popular fraud tactics predicted this holiday season. Expected Holiday Phishing Scams.
