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Phishing simulations: employees not vigilant enough
July 27, 2022
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Phishing simulations: employees not vigilant enough

Employees are not vigilant enough when receiving emails. A current Kaspersky analysis of phishing simulations in companies shows that many employees usually do not notice hidden pitfalls in company matters and notifications about alleged delivery problems in e-mails. Almost one in five clicked on the link in the email templates that imitated this type of phishing attack. Other common phishing e-mails, which announce that one's own computer has been hacked or promise a profit, are hardly successful with a click conversion of one to two percent. According to estimates, 9 out of 10 attacks start via phishing…

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E-mail attacks are increasing by over 100 percent
July 15, 2022
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E-mail attacks are increasing by over 100 percent

Trend Micro cloud-based email security blocked 33,6 million attacks last year. Email threats have increased by over 100 percent year-on-year, remaining the top threat of attack facing organizations. Trend Micro, one of the world's leading providers of cybersecurity solutions, was able to block over 2021 million email threats in cloud-based systems in 33,6. Overall, there was an increase of over 100 percent compared to the previous year. The strong increase in attacks shows that e-mails are still the main gateway for cyber attacks. Real data evaluated This data was collected over the course of the…

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E-learning for employees: learn the tricks of the phisher
June 28, 2022
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G Data News

New e-learning courses from G DATA: learn the tricks of the phisher in story mode. Seven-part learning series from the cyber defense company ensures better learning success for company employees. A single inattentive employee, a single click - that's all it takes for cybercriminals to successfully hijack a network with a phishing email. In order to better prepare future employees for dangerous phishing emails, G DATA CyberDefense is offering a new e-learning training series as part of the G DATA academy. The special feature: through storytelling and gamification, the learning content is particularly well remembered by the employees. Employee training against phishing To raise awareness of…

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BSI: More and more people are being affected by cyber attacks
June 24, 2022
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B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

The BSI, the Federal Office for Information Security, publishes the second report on digital consumer protection. According to the BSI, the report shows a dynamic risk situation from cyber attacks for consumers in Germany. Consumers in Germany are more and more frequently affected by cyber attacks and IT security incidents - even without having been directly attacked. Successful cyber attacks on local government, hospitals, companies or other institutions sometimes have a significant impact on many people who live in these communities, are customers of the companies or otherwise use the services of the institutions...

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Cyber ​​attack on energy supplier Entega
June 16, 2022
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Cyber ​​attack on energy supplier Entega

Energy supplier Entega has fallen victim to a cyber attack. The good news for the time being: The critical infrastructure of the Darmstadt-based energy supplier is not affected – but the e-mail accounts of around 2.000 employees and the company's website are. Comments from Barracuda and FTAPI Software. Cyber ​​attacks happen when you least expect them. “This time it probably hit the Hessian energy supplier Entega in the night from Saturday to Sunday. In order to be able to react as efficiently as possible, it is necessary to have emergency plans and clear responsibilities. A working backup can also be extremely helpful in ransomware attacks...

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Financial industry: 91 percent affected by cyber security incidents
June 13, 2022
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Financial industry: 91 percent affected by cyber security incidents

The financial sector in Germany is confronted with a multitude of threats - this is the result of the current Kaspersky study "Cyber ​​security: Focus on the financial sector". 91 percent of German financial organizations have already been affected by cyber security incidents. A total of 91 percent of the IT decision-makers surveyed in financial organizations had already had a security incident to complain about, so that seven out of ten respondents (69 percent) therefore assess the IT risk as high. They report generic malware (26 percent), ransomware (31 percent), spyware (27 percent) and targeted attacks (17 percent). Over 90 percent already affected The digitization of the financial sector is experiencing new technologies…

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Fake Vanity URLs on Zoom and Google
June 4, 2022
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B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

URL spoofing enables targeted social engineering attacks. Varonis warns against fake vanity URLs on Zoom and Google. Varonis Threat Labs have discovered vulnerabilities in Zoom, Box and Google Docs that allow cybercriminals to easily forge invite URLs. As a result, phishing links appear trustworthy even for trained employees, which significantly increases the likelihood of a successful attack: If they click on the link of their supposed employer, customer or partner, they will be taken to a phishing page that looks authentic and where they can be found should reveal sensitive data such as passwords and personal information. Depending on the social engineering technique, this information appears to users...

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Voice Phishing: vishing attacks at record levels
28 May 2022
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Voice Phishing: vishing attacks at record levels

Voice Phishing: Vishing attacks have overtaken business email compromise (BEC) as the second most reported email threat as of Q2021 1. A report shows the increase in attacks more than fivefold compared to the previous year. The number of vishing cases (voice phishing) has increased by almost 2021 percent in the last twelve months (Q1 2022 to Q550 2022). This is according to the latest Quarterly Threat Trends & Intelligence Report from Agari and PhishLabs, both part of the HelpSystems Cybersecurity portfolio. In the first quarter of XNUMX, Agari and PhishLabs attacked hundreds of thousands of phishing, social media,...

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Phishing: Two million attacks via HTML files
25 May 2022
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Phishing: Two million attacks via HTML files

Kaspersky experts warn of the growing threat of phishing emails containing HTML files. From January to April 2022, Kaspersky blocked almost two million phishing emails with such attachments. Using HTML files in phishing messages is one of the latest and most popular tricks used by scammers. Usually, such links are easily detected by anti-spam engines or anti-virus software, however, using HTML attachments has allowed cyber criminals to avoid detection. HTML Phishing Approaches Many users are unaware that files in phishing emails can be insecure, so they often open malicious HTML attachments unknowingly. Cybercriminals design…

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Fake shops distribute malicious apps and target bank data
24 April 2022
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Fake shops distribute malicious apps and target bank data

Experts from the European IT security manufacturer ESET have discovered and analyzed a cybercrime campaign that is still ongoing. Unsuspecting online shoppers are to be tricked into downloading malicious apps. Once these applications get onto the smartphone, the hackers steal banking information using fake websites masquerading as legitimate services. “In order to make the already convenient online shopping even more convenient, people are increasingly using their smartphones for shopping. These purchases now make up the majority of online shopping orders - most of them through vendor-specific applications," says ESET researcher Lukáš Štefanko, who analyzed the malicious apps. "The campaign aims...

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