Twenty-two percent of all brand phishing attempts around the world between July and September have been attributed to DHL, making the logistics firm the most impersonated brand in phishing emails in the third quarter, followed by Microsoft and LinkedIn, which was the most spoofed brand during the first two quarters of 2022, The Register reports.
VentureBeat reports that new phishing prevention capabilities have been introduced by Microsoft in an effort to better combat phishing threats against Office 365, Azure, and remote desktop environments.
This week’s healthcare data breach roundup includes multiple email hacks with lengthy reporting gaps, and is led by a privacy incident at Advocate Aurora due to Pixel data scraping.
An audit of EyeMed found the insurer failed to conduct a risk assessment in compliance with New York’s cybersecurity regulation after its 2020 email hack impacting millions of patients.
SecurityWeek reports that Microsoft Office 365 Message Encryption is being impacted by a vulnerability within the Electronic Codebook it uses that could result in the exposure of certain structural data related to emails.
Kaspersky researchers expect a third wave of attacks on unpatched servers running Zimbra after a recent proof of concept was added to the Metasploit Project.
Phishing attacks target election workers CyberScoop reports that Arizona and Pennsylvania county election officers have been facing a deluge of phishing attacks ahead of their primaries in August, indicating extensive cybersecurity threats against election officials prior to the midterm polls.
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