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Scammers bilked Wisconsin Republicans out of $2.3 million in a basic BEC scam — and anyone working on the upcoming election needs to pay attention. Continue reading Wisc. GOP’s $2.3M MAGA Hat Debacle Showcases Fraud Concerns
With Election Day just around the corner, the
Republican Party of Wisconsin revealed that $2.3M was recently stolen from election funds intended to support the re-election of President Trump. According to their statement, they are vict… Continue reading $2.3M Stolen from Wisconsin GOP via BEC Attack
“Nuke Bizzle” faces 22 years in prison after brazenly bragging about an identity-theft campaign in his music video, “EDD.” Continue reading Rapper Scams $1.2M in COVID-19 Relief, Gloats with ‘EDD’ Video
BEC fraudsters now have bases of operation across at least 39 counties and are responsible for $26 billion in losses annually — and growing. Continue reading BEC Attacks: Nigeria No Longer the Epicenter as Losses Top $26B
David Mitchell, Senior Director of Email Product Management at Sophos, shares his top tips to optimize workplace email security. Continue reading Gone phishing: workplace email security in five steps
Phishing threats take many forms and are used to deliver malware, steal credentials, and entice recipients into taking actions they will later regret. Despite advances in technology, these threats continue to reach inboxes and continue to succeed. In t… Continue reading Phish Fryday – Phishing Threats with Palo Alto Unit 42
Phishing threats take many forms and are used to deliver malware, steal credentials, and entice recipients into taking actions they will later regret. Despite advances in technology, these threats continue to reach inboxes and continue to succeed. In t… Continue reading Phish Fryday – Phishing Threats with Palo Alto Unit 42
The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) has released its
Phishing Activity Trends Report analyzing phishing attacks and identifying theft techniques reported by its members for Q2 of 2020. Key highlights of the report include a significant incr… Continue reading APWG: SSL Certificates No Longer Indication of Safe Browsing
Users of a Secure Email Gateway (SEG) are protected from most phishing, yet emails with malicious URLs still get through. To address the issue, SEG vendors have added isolation technologies to their security stacks. It is often marketed as email isolat… Continue reading SEGs Haven’t Stopping Phishing, So Email Isolation is Next, Hold On
That number represents a big uptick over Q1. Continue reading BEC Wire Transfers Average $80K Per Attack