phishing

Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information or data, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.

LA County Workers’ Info Stolen Via Phishing

LA County Workers’ Info Stolen Via Phishing
LA County Workers’ Info Stolen Via Phishing
December 20, 2016  |  Cybersecurity

Ransomware may get all the attention, but phishing scams are alive and kicking with one recently targeting staffers at the County of Los Angeles. Get...

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KnowBe4 Phishing Tool Looks To Take Down CEO Fraud
KnowBe4 Phishing Tool Looks To Take Down CEO Fraud
December 06, 2016  |  Cybersecurity

KnowBe4, a security awareness training and simulated phishing platform provider, launched a new tool designed to help IT managers combat CEO fraud, or Business Email...

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The Holiday Season Ushers In More Financial Phishing
The Holiday Season Ushers In More Financial Phishing
November 15, 2016  |  Cybersecurity

Research by Kaspersky Lab revealed that when the holiday shopping season unofficially kicks off on Black Friday, the number of financial phishing attacks is expected...

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Walmart Shoppers Are About To Get Phished
Walmart Shoppers Are About To Get Phished
August 08, 2016  |  Cybersecurity

Despite all the sophisticated tools that basement-dwelling hackers have at their disposal, often, the best way of obtaining information you otherwise shouldn’t have is by...

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PhishMe Raises $42.5 Million In VC Funding To Protect More Companies
PhishMe Raises $42.5 Million In VC Funding To Protect More Companies
July 29, 2016  |  Investments

Phishing scams have become commonplace, costing companies countless amounts of money. Cybersecurity startup PhishMe is aiming to help companies thwart those attacks and just closed...

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Xero Targets Phishing Scams With eInvoicing Update
Xero Targets Phishing Scams With eInvoicing Update
June 23, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Small business accounting platform Xero has introduced an upgrade that aims to make transactions between businesses more secure amid rising phishing scams. Get the Full...

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How Cybercriminals Exploit Human Nature
How Cybercriminals Exploit Human Nature
April 29, 2016  |  Cybersecurity

According to the results of Verizon’s 2016 Data Breach Investigations Report, released on Wednesday (April 27), cybercriminals have become quite adept at using their victims’...

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Ex-State Department Employee Sentenced For Cyberhacking Scheme
Ex-State Department Employee Sentenced For Cyberhacking Scheme
March 22, 2016  |  Cybersecurity

The Justice Department reported Monday (March 21) that a former State Department employee was sentenced to 57 months in prison, punishment for an international email...

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