The e-mail from human resources landed in my inbox shortly after 11am, and at first sight, looked authentic amid the slew of e-mails from colleagues, newsmakers and other news providers.

In September 2021, APWG detected 214,345 unique phishing sites (that is just one month!), and 83% of organizations reported they were victims of a phishing attack.

There was a time when the biggest online threat was a virus that spread to every name in an address book and pollinated multiple computers. Known as ...

How SMBs can avoid phishing hooks A Symantec executive outlines basic guidelines on how to avoid such attacks. Written by Ronnie Ng, Contributor June 23, 2008 at 5:08 a.m. PT ...

Phishing Hook: Are you on the line? Cybersecurity experts explain how the criminals lure you in. Apr 7, 2022 Apr 7, 2022; Facebook; Twitter; WhatsApp; SMS; Email; vlcsnap-2022-04-07-14h52m36s157.

Consumer tip: 3 must-do steps to recover from a phishing scam Global losses from phishing in 2012 hit a record $1.5 billion, 22 percent increase over 2011, according to RSA 2013 Fraud Report.

In an evolution of the phishing phenomenon, cyber-criminals are using the recently patched Windows WMF vulnerability to hook victims without needing the user to visit a bogus Web site.Around two ...

A phishing email campaign was all that was needed. Had they been able better hide their bank account, or had it been located somewhere outside of the reach of law enforcement, they might have ...

Targeted phishing gets a new hook with real-time email validation. News. Apr 9, 2025 5 mins. Email Security Phishing Security. Cybercriminals are using precision-validated phishing to evade ...

Silent Librarian is targeting university students in full force with a revamped phishing campaign. The threat group, aiming to steal student login credentials, is using new tricks that bring more ...

Expect some of the typical phishing lures to be cast this year, but more targeted 'spear-phishing' twists raise the potential for damage Spear-phishing is a kind of social engineering trick aimed ...