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DocuSign Data Breach Led to Targeted Email Malware Campaign

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Swati Khandelwal

While we all were busy in the WannaCry ransomware menace, two separate data breaches have been reported, one in DocuSign, a major provider of electronic signature technology, and another in BELL, Canada’s largest telecommunications company.

In a notice on its website on Tuesday, DocuSign confirmed a breach at one of its email systems when investigating the cause of an increase in

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Unhappy 39th birthday, spam, and many unhappy returns

Posted on May 11, 2017 by John E Dunn

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Warning! Don’t Click that Google Docs Link You Just Received in Your Email

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Swati Khandelwal

Did someone just share a random Google Doc with you?

First of all — Do not click on that Google Doc link you might have just received in your email and delete it immediately — even if it’s from someone you know.

I, my colleagues at The Hacker News, and even people all around the Internet, especially journalists, are receiving a very convincing OAuth phishing email, which says that the person

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This Phishing Attack is Almost Impossible to Detect On Chrome, Firefox and Opera

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Mohit Kumar

A Chinese infosec researcher has reported about an “almost impossible to detect” phishing attack that can be used to trick even the most careful users on the Internet.

He warned, hackers can use a known vulnerability in the Chrome, Firefox and Opera w… Continue reading This Phishing Attack is Almost Impossible to Detect On Chrome, Firefox and Opera→

Widespread Email Scam Targets Github Developers with Dimnie Trojan

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Swati Khandelwal

Open source developers who use the popular code-sharing site GitHub were put on alert after the discovery of a phishing email campaign that attempts to infect their computers with an advanced malware trojan.

Dubbed Dimnie, the reconnaissance and espio… Continue reading Widespread Email Scam Targets Github Developers with Dimnie Trojan→

Hey Phishing, You Old Foe — Catch This Cognitive Drift?

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Limor Kessem

Powered by machine learning, IBM Trusteer can help IT professionals nip phishing attacks in the bud with unprecedented speed and accuracy.

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Yahoo! Hack! How It Took Just One-Click to Execute Biggest Data Breach in History

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Swati Khandelwal

In the digital world, it just takes one click to get the keys to the kingdom.

Do you know spear-phishing was the only secret weapon behind the biggest data breach in the history?

It’s true, as one of the Yahoo employees fell victim to a simple phishing attack and clicked one wrong link that let the hackers gain a foothold in the company’s internal networks.

You may be familiar with phishing

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Enticing Clicks With Spam

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Ralf Iffert

According to the upcoming IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, the creation of new TLDs is generating new ways for fraudsters to distribute spam.

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Time to Stop Shaming Phishing Victims

Posted on February 15, 2017 by David Strom

It is counterproductive to shame phishing victims because it discourages end users from alerting IT professionals of suspicious emails or activity.

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Don’t Fall For This Dangerously Convincing Ongoing Phishing Attack

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Mohit Kumar

Security researchers have discovered a new phishing campaign targeting Gmail users, which is so convincing and highly effective that even tech-savvy people can be tricked into giving away their Google credentials to hackers.

The attackers first compro… Continue reading Don’t Fall For This Dangerously Convincing Ongoing Phishing Attack→