Threat actors are abusing Google Translate’s redirect feature to craft phishing links that appear to belong to, according to researchers at Abnormal Security.... Full Story

An SMS phishing (smishing) campaign is attempting to trick Apple device users into disabling measures designed to protect them against malicious links, BleepingComputer reports.... Full Story

Interpol has recently recommended discontinuing the use of the term "Pig Butchering" in cybercrime discussions, expressing concern that such terminology may discourage victims from reporting incidents due to feelings of shame or embarrassment.... Full Story

Social engineering and phishing are involved in 70% - 90% of data breaches. No other root cause of malicious hacking (e.g., unpatched software and firmware, eavesdropping, cryptography attacks, physical theft, etc.) comes close.... Full Story

Check out the December updates in Compliance Plus so you can stay on top of featured compliance training content.... Full Story

Ransomware groups claimed responsibility for 5,461 attacks in 2024, with 1,204 of these attacks being publicly confirmed by victim organizations, according to Comparitech’s latest Ransomware Roundup report.... Full Story

I have helped people detect romance scams for decades. It is still very common for romance scammers to leverage both pictures of celebrities and pictures of innocent, everyday people as part of these scams. ... Full Story

In cybersecurity, email has always been a critical concern. However, we feel the new 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Email Security Platforms™ has signaled a shift in how we approach email protection.... Full Story

Check out the 52 new pieces of training content added in December, alongside the always fresh content update highlights, new features and events. ... Full Story

Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA) has attributed more than 200 cyber incidents over the past five years to the China-aligned threat actor “MirrorFace,” Infosecurity Magazine reports.... Full Story

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Learn how cyber range training helps telecom teams defend 5G networks against advanced persistent threats (APTs). Discover how hands-on simulations prepare teams to tackle 5G-specific vulnerabilities, strengthen incident response, and safeguard critical infrastructure.... Full Story

The UK government decided to wage war on explicit deepfakes. About time, right? But before we start celebrating, let's take a closer look.... Full Story

The WhoisXML API research team analyzed 7.9+ million domains registered between 1 and 31 December 2024 to identify the most popular registrars, top-level domain (TLD) extensions, and other global domain registration trends. We also determined the top TLD extensions used … Continue reading → The post December 2024: Domain Activity... Full Story

A phishing campaign is abusing Microsoft 365 test domains to send legitimate payment requests from PayPal, according to Fortinet’s CISO Dr. Carl Windsor.... Full Story