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Hackers Used Morse Code In This Phishing Attack

Hackers' are becoming more sophisticated by using Morse code to evade detection in latest XLS.HTML phishing attack.

August 18, 2021 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

Hackers’ are becoming more sophisticated by using Morse code to evade detection in latest XLS.HTML phishing attack.

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Microsoft Warns of Sneaky Phishing Campaign

August 2, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is warning of an active phishing campaign that uses a combination of techniques to evade detection and trick users into giving up their credentials. In a series of Tweets and updates on GitHub, Microsoft’s security team says the active phishing campaign uses a “craft combination” of legitimate-looking original sender email addresses, spoofed display sender […]

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Ivanti: IT Is Losing The Phishing Fight

Troubling new research from Ivanti finds nearly half of phishing attempts against IT professionals are successful.

July 21, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

New research from IT management software company Ivanti finds that IT departments are losing the fight against phishing attacks, with nearly half of phishing attempts against IT professionals – the very people tasked with defending corporate networks – actually succeeding. The company surveyed over 1,000 enterprise IT professionals across the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Australia, […]

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Report: Phishing Still Major Cause of Ransomware As Average Costs Reach $400K

Ransomware costs are well over six figures as phishing remains one of the most common intrusion vector, new report finds.

July 19, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Ransomware operators are as determined as ever to penetrate networks and hold data hostage for six-figure payments despite companies boosting their network defenses, and costs of a ransomware attack are increasing as a result, according to a new report. Cloudian, an enterprise data storage company and provider of backup solutions, recently released a report that […]

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Protecting Students and Faculty from University Phishing Attacks

University phishing attacks are causing significant financial losses. Here are some phishing prevention tips for colleges & universities.

April 22, 2021 Salvatore Stolfo Leave a Comment

Every day, hackers scam students and administrators into giving up their private credentials, revealing sensitive information that can lead to violations under FERPA, or provide access to sensitive internal university systems in university phishing attacks. But phishing is more than an annoyance — it’s causing significant financial losses and privacy violations at college campuses around […]

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Mimecast Acquires Machine Learning Phishing Security Firm MessageControl

Mimecast has acquired MessageControl, a messaging security provider with solutions to respond to the increase in phishing attacks.

August 3, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Email and data security company Mimecast has acquired eTorch, a messaging security provider with solutions to help stop social engineering and human identity attacks using machine learning technology. In a press release, Mimecast said the acquisition of eTorch — which does business as MessageControl — strengthens the company’s email security strategy designed to improve security […]

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Microsoft Seizes Domains Used in COVID-19 Phishing Attacks

Microsoft took action to stop a cybercriminal network from launching phishing attacks designed to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 8, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft took action to stop a cybercriminal network from launching coronavirus-related phishing attacks, according to newly unsealed court records. In a blog post, the company detailed its actions taken in the case, which now includes seizing control of key domains in the criminals’ infrastructure to prevent future attacks. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern […]

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Microsoft Excel COVID-19 Phishing

Microsoft Warns of ‘Massive’ Excel, COVID-19 Phishing Campaign

Microsoft is warning users of a massive phishing campaign using malicious Excel files and fake COVID-19 news that can give a hacker access to machines.

May 22, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is warning users of a massive phishing campaign using malicious Excel files and fake COVID-19 news designed to install software that can allow hackers to take over end user computers. In a series of Tweets earlier this week, Microsoft Security Intelligence tweeted that the company is tracking a “massive campaign” that installs the legitimate […]

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Week in Review: Avoid Phishing, Database Software, Videoconferencing Fatigue, etc.

This week, April 20-24, 2020: making sure students and faculty don’t fall for phishing attacks, database software for SMBs, Zoom and AWS updates, and more.

April 24, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

This week, April 20-24, 2020: making sure students and faculty don’t fall for phishing attacks, database software for SMBs, Zoom and AWS updates, and more.

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This Phishing Email Scam Cost $2.3 Million

Three separate phishing email scam were made after emails were sent to the Texas school district back in November. The content of the emails isn't known.

February 11, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

The phishing emails sent to the Manor, Texas Independent School District in November led to three separate transactions totalling $2.3 million, according to ZDNet. The content of the emails and who made the payments is not yet known, but an employee discovered the scheme a month later, leading to the involvement of the FBI and […]

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