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NHS Staff Subjected To Scam Emails During Pandemic Height
So low. NHS staff received over 40,000 of phishing and scam emails during the worst months of the Coronavirus pandemic in the UK
Twitter Confirms Phone-based Spear Phishing Attack On Staff
Twitter confirms attack vector used by hackers on its staff, which successfully compromised internal systems for bitcoin scam
Coronavirus: Google Blocks 18 Million Daily Covid-19 Scam Emails
Online threat. In the past week alone Google says it has blocked 126 million Covid-related daily phishing scams
Coronavirus: Cyber Experts Team Up To Battle Covid-19 Related Hacking
Taking on the criminals using the Coronavirus pandemic to carry out hacking, group of 400 cyber-security experts is established
Lancaster University Admits ‘Sophisticated Phishing Attack’
Student data has been compromised Lancaster University admits, after 'sophisticated and malicious phishing attack'
Email Scammers Reaping Huge Rewards, Study Shows
Email scammers making over $300 million per month in America, US Treasury department warns
Nearly All Businesses Suffer Phishing Attacks – Mimecast
Nearly all businesses have suffered some form of phishing attack during the past year, survey finds
Warning About Chrome Flaw In Address Bar
Researcher finds simple exploit in Chrome for mobile that could be used to launch phishing attacks
FBI Warns Of ATM Hacking Campaign
Banks on fraud alert after the FBI warn that thieves could steal cash using cloned ATM cards
Sneaky Credential Phishing Campaign Discovered By Researchers
Businesses emails are being targetted by a PDF scam campaign with a “low detection rate”
DocuSign Suffers Data Breach, Customers Targeted With Phishing Emails
DocuSign has warned users to immediately delete any unexpected communications
‘Highly Effective’ Phishing Scam Steals Gmail Login Details
Victims are sent a spoofed email directing them to a fake Gmail login page
Netflix Phishing Scam Targets Credit Card Data
Unsuspecting users are directed to fake Netflix login pages and tricked into handing over personal details
Phishing Scam Grabs Airbnb Logins
Bogus login for Airbnb spotted in the wild by security researcher Malwarebytes
Spam Targets Lonely Hearts And Tourists, Warns Kaspersky
Lonely tonight? Or fancy jetting off somewhere for free? Then beware of being duped by spam says Kaspersky
Businesses Face Malicious Attachment Threat As Spam Declines
Spam email volumes are down, but attacks that rely on malicious document attachments are on the rise
‘Dyre Wolf’ Bank Transfer Scam Nets Criminals $1bn To Date
Sophisticated bank transfer cyber scam uses 'advanced social engineering' to fleece US companies
Spam Campaign Exploits Router Security Flaws, Proofpoint Warns
Cybercriminals using phishing techniques to exploit router vulnerabilities, including weak passwords
US Banks Bear Brunt Of Phishing Attacks
Banks and financial institutions, most notably in the US, continue to bear the brunt of all phishing attacks
What Is The Peter Pan Virus And Why Is It A Threat?
Warning sounded about convincing phishing email dubbed the Peter Pan virus, threatening computer users
New Zeus Variant Means Game Over For US Online Banking Users
New Zues malware variant, "Gameover" earns its name as it clears out victims' bank accounts in the US
Check Point Points To Social Engineering Blind Spot
IT needs to become more aware of the dangers posed by social engineering, warns Check Point’s Terry Greer-King
Online Life Is A Bit Of A Gamble
Trusting a company to look after your data could be as risky as putting your money in a Vegas slot machine, says Eric Doyle