Response-based attacks make up 41% of all email-based scams

Response-based attacks targeting corporate inboxes have climbed to their highest volume since 2020, representing 41 percent of all email-based scams targeting employees, during Q2 of this year. This is according to the latest Quarterly Threat Trends &#… Continue reading Response-based attacks make up 41% of all email-based scams

Vishing cases reach all time high

Vishing (voice phishing) cases have increased almost 550 percent over the last twelve months (Q1 2022 to Q1 2021), according to the latest Quarterly Threat Trends & Intelligence Report from Agari and PhishLabs. In Q1 2022, Agari and PhishLabs dete… Continue reading Vishing cases reach all time high

Arrest in ‘Ransom Your Employer’ Email Scheme

In August, KrebsOnSecurity warned that scammers were contacting people and asking them to unleash ransomware inside their employer’s network, in exchange for a percentage of any ransom amount paid by the victim company. This week, authorities in Nigeria arrested a suspect in connection with the scheme — a young man who said he was trying to save up money to help fund a new social network. Continue reading Arrest in ‘Ransom Your Employer’ Email Scheme

Cofense appoints Ronnie Tokazowski as Principal Threat Advisor

Cofense has appointed Ronnie Tokazowski as Principal Threat Advisor. Tokazowski brings to the Cofense team a wealth of firsthand knowledge and research on Business Email Compromise (BEC), which will bolster the company’s mission to support organization… Continue reading Cofense appoints Ronnie Tokazowski as Principal Threat Advisor

We Infiltrated a Counterfeit Check Ring! Now What?

Imagine waking up each morning knowing the identities of thousands of people who are about to be mugged for thousands of dollars each. You know exactly when and where each of those muggings will take place, and you’ve shared this information in advance with the authorities each day for a year with no outward indication that they are doing anything about it. How frustrated would you be?

Such is the curse of the fraud fighter known online by the handles “Brianna Ware” and “BWare” for short, a longtime member of a global group of volunteers who’ve infiltrated a cybercrime gang that disseminates fraudulent checks tied to a dizzying number of online scams. Continue reading We Infiltrated a Counterfeit Check Ring! Now What?

Phishing maintained near-record levels in the first quarter of 2021

The APWG’s new Phishing Activity Trends Report reveals that phishing maintained near-record levels in the first quarter of 2021, after landmark increases of 2020 in which reported phishing websites doubled. The number of reported phishing website… Continue reading Phishing maintained near-record levels in the first quarter of 2021

HelpSystems acquires Agari to focus on enhancing its data security suite

Agari has seen notable growth with its Software as a Service (SaaS) offering, which sets the standard for protecting organizations against phishing, business email compromise, and email threats. In light of today’s complex security environment and incr… Continue reading HelpSystems acquires Agari to focus on enhancing its data security suite

HelpSystems Acquires Agari and Beyond Security

HelpSystems this week acquired both Beyond Security, a provider of a cloud-based service for scanning applications for network and network or application vulnerabilities, and Agari, a provider of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that employs da… Continue reading HelpSystems Acquires Agari and Beyond Security

RSA announces key executive hires to the Fraud & Risk Intelligence executive team

RSA announced Armen Najarian, Leah Evanski, and Dan Welch as three new additions to the Fraud & Risk Intelligence executive team. All three now report directly to Reed Taussig, Chief Executive Officer of the RSA Fraud & Risk Intelligence busine… Continue reading RSA announces key executive hires to the Fraud & Risk Intelligence executive team