Armorblox study says language-based BECs attacks are much tougher for security teams to stop since they trick the recipient into performing an action rather that using a malicious attachment or link.
TechRepublic reports that voice phishing attacks have reached their highest levels yet, with the number of such attacks increasing by 550% during the past year.
When cybersecurity experts discuss “whaling,” they are looking at how cybercriminals target high-level executives with an eye to stealing the most privileged information and getting access to the most sensitive data.
Interactive chatbots are being used in phishing attacks in an effort to increase victim confidence, while reducing their attention, according to SecurityWeek.
Suspected Russian hacking group Wizard Spider has been operating with a significant arsenal of compromised devices and a complicated but highly distributed workflow, according to ZDNet.
ZDNet reports that Microsoft Windows users are being targeted by a new phishing campaign involving a malicious attachment deploying the AveMariaRAT, PandoraHVNC, and BitRAT malware strains.
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