Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2021

According to the 2020 Insider Threat Report , contractors, service providers, and temporary workers pose the greatest risk to 50% of organizations. The cleaner’s insider access takes care of the physical access challenge, while detachment to the organization makes the individual more susceptible to social engineering.

Social Engineering 138

Social Engineering Healthcare Engineering Hacking 138

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 7, 2025

Todays threat actors use AI to craft compelling phishing campaigns and advanced social engineering tactics to slip past MFA, resulting in credential theft and account takeovers. Traditional Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), while a step up from password-only security, is no longer enough to fight modern phishing schemes.

Phishing 71

Phishing Authentication Passwords Social Engineering 71

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 25, 2023

Health-ISAC, a nonprofit, private sector, member-driven organization, has released its annual cyber threat report on current and emerging threat activity in the healthcare industry, in collaboration with Booz Allen Hamilton Cyber Threat Intelligence.

Cyber threats 116

Cyber threats Healthcare Social Engineering Threat Reports 116

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The Avast Threat Labs Q4 2022 Threat Report observed a rise in social engineering attacks during the final quarter of 2022, including invoice and refund fraud, tech support scams, and others aimed at stealing money. The post Avast Threat Labs Q4 2022 Threat Report | Avast appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Threat Reports 52

Threat Reports Adware Social Engineering Scams 52

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The motive behind such socially engineered email attack is simple, to create fear among the victim and make him/her open an attachment filled with a malicious link leading to a malware download. Sophos, a cloud-native data security firm, has discovered in its research that a new malware is being distributed through threatening email.

Malware 134

Malware Social Engineering Threat Reports Engineering 134

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2023

June 20, 2023 – IRONSCALES, the leading enterprise cloud email security platform protecting more than 10,000 global organizations worldwide, today announced the Beta launch of Themis Co-pilot for Microsoft Outlook , a GPT-powered chat assistant for self-service threat reporting.

Phishing 183

Phishing Artificial Intelligence Social Engineering Data breaches 183

Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2025

Petersburg Anthropic study: Leading AI models show up to 96% blackmail rate against executives Serial Hacker “IntelBroker” Charged For Causing $25 Million In Damages To Victims Police arrest five high-profile French hackers behind a notorious data theft forum Cybercriminals Abuse Open-Source Tools To Target Africa’s Financial Sector FBI Warns of Scattered (..)

Data breaches 61

Data breaches Ransomware Social Engineering Telecommunications 61

Dark Reading

MARCH 12, 2018

A new study highlights major concerns of cybersecurity leaders in Asia, where most fear critical infrastructure attacks, advanced threats, and social engineering.

Threat Reports 51

Threat Reports Social Engineering Engineering Cybersecurity 51

Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Editors note: This report was authored by Kimberley Bromley, Hayden Evans, and Joseph Keyes. Today, were proud to present the ReliaQuest Annual Cyber-Threat Report: 2025. Now in its third year, this report offers a close look at the top cyber threats our customers faced throughout 2024.

Threat Reports 59

Threat Reports Cyber threats Phishing Social Engineering 59

eSecurity Planet

MAY 1, 2025

RSA targets passwordless and help desk threats RSA unveiled a new enterprise-ready passwordless platform aimed at thwarting advanced identity attacks, especially those that attempt to bypass help desks using social engineering. Protection against deepfakes, fraud, outages, and AI-based impersonation.

Cybersecurity 58

Cybersecurity Mobile Phishing Artificial Intelligence 58

SecureWorld News

JUNE 29, 2023

Cybersecurity firm Zimperium recently released its 2023 Global Mobile Threat Report 2023 , revealing a concerning increase in sophisticated attacks targeting mobile devices. The report sheds light on the escalating threat landscape faced by mobile-powered businesses.

Mobile 98

Mobile IoT Social Engineering Phishing 98

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Phishing and Fraud Bad actors can defraud customers out of their money, financial details, and other sensitive data by using deception and social engineering. According to a recent study , the average cost of a retail data breach in 2024 will reach $3.48 million, representing an 18% increase compared to 2023.

Retail 71

Retail Cyber Risk Risk DDOS 71

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 24, 2022

This trend is demonstrated in the latest Thales Data Threat Report 2021 ; 55% of the survey respondents reported that more than 40% of their data now resides in a cloud platform. However, with technology innovation comes new risks, security challenges and threats.

Data privacy 127

Data privacy Data breaches Social Engineering Technology 127

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 7, 2025

AI-powered social engineering makes scams more convincing, while stolen passwords enable criminals to log into corporate networks and move laterally unnoticed. Deepfakes create hyper-realistic fake videos or voices that fool people, and identity theft helps attackers pretend to be someone else to steal data.

Authentication 62

Authentication Identity Theft Digital transformation Passwords 62

Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Multifactor authentication (MFA) push notification fatigue attacks are increasing and are proving more effective, according to Expel’s quarterly threat report, based on data from the company’s customer base.

Authentication 126

Authentication Threat Reports Social Engineering Engineering 126

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Employees should be trained against various social engineering and phishing attacks, as it’s a classic vector used by cybercriminals to deploy malware. AT&T labs provided a list of IoCs (indicators of compromise) that system administrators can use to add specific rules to security solutions.

Malware 118

Malware Social Engineering System Administration Antivirus 118

Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2023

According to statistics on insider threats, these threats may originate from employees, business contractors, or other reliable partners with simple access to your network. However, insider threat reports and recent developments have shown a sharp rise in the frequency of insider attacks.

Social Engineering 98

Social Engineering Risk Technology Engineering 98

Webroot

JANUARY 7, 2022

Threats abound in 2021. In 2021, we witnessed so many competing shifts, many of which we detailed early on in our 2021 BrightCloud® Threat Report. In our mid-year BrightCloud® Threat report , we found a 440% increase in phishing, holding the record for the single largest phishing spike in one month alone.

Cybercrime 116

Cybercrime Phishing Ransomware Cryptocurrency 116

Security Boulevard

APRIL 14, 2023

Cryptocurrency-related phishing attacks are on the rise, with a report from Kaspersky recording an increase of 40% in 2022 compared to the previous year. The post Cryptocurrency Phishing Threats Luring New Victims appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Cryptocurrency 98

Cryptocurrency Phishing Threat Reports Social Engineering 98

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

According to the SonicWall Cyber Threat Report, the global volume of ransomware is increasing by 98%. Ransomware, as projected would continue to be a leading way for bad actors to leverage control and data to monetize hacking organizations. Phishing Targeted Attacks.

Phishing 134

Phishing Technology Mobile Ransomware 134

Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As we mentioned in a previous blog , hackers come in many forms, but their methods can generally be classified into three distinct types of cybercriminals: The Impersonator – Hackers that pretend to be others, often using social engineering and human psychology to trick users.

Scams 119

Scams Phishing Firewall Social Engineering 119

Security Boulevard

AUGUST 6, 2024

Threat Intelligence Report Date: August 6, 2024 Prepared by: David Brunsdon, Threat Intelligence - Security Engineer, HYAS Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is a service that automatically updates the Domain Name System (DNS) in real-time to reflect changes in the IP addresses of a domain. Want more threat intel on a weekly basis?

DNS 69

DNS Malware Social Engineering Phishing 69

Security Boulevard

MAY 7, 2025

Todays threat actors use AI to craft compelling phishing campaigns and advanced social engineering tactics to slip past MFA, resulting in credential theft and account takeovers. Traditional Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), while a step up from password-only security, is no longer enough to fight modern phishing schemes.

Phishing 59

Phishing Authentication Passwords Social Engineering 59

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Threat Intelligence (TI) representation across different levels There is a lot of information on cyberattacks on the internet, and, as a rule, the most helpful information is contained in cyber threat reports ( Threat Intelligence Reports ).

Cyber threats 111

Cyber threats Artificial Intelligence Malware Threat Reports 111

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 8, 2022

The Verizon report includes a startling statistic that appeared in the 2022 Thales Data Threat Report that “two-fifths of organizations are not confident that their current security systems could effectively secure the remote work environment.”. Security is a shared responsibility.

Mobile 71

Mobile Social Engineering Risk Threat Reports 71

eSecurity Planet

MAY 1, 2025

RSA targets passwordless and help desk threats RSA unveiled a new enterprise-ready passwordless platform aimed at thwarting advanced identity attacks, especially those that attempt to bypass help desks using social engineering. Protection against deepfakes, fraud, outages, and AI-based impersonation.

Cybersecurity 68

Cybersecurity Mobile Phishing Artificial Intelligence 68

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Recognize and Report Phishing According to the Thales 2024 Data Threat Report , phishing is the second fastest-growing attack. Despite the importance and the variety of MFA methods, Thales 2024 DTR report shows that only 46% of the organizations use multi-factor authentication for more than 40% of their employees.

Cybersecurity 75

Cybersecurity Password Management Passwords Phishing 75

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 21, 2022

With that in mind, Thales has launched the 2022 Thales Data Threat Report Critical Infrastructure Edition, which includes responses from 300 security leaders and practitioners within critical infrastructure organizations. Download the full Thales 2022 Data Threat Report for the Critical Infrastructure for more information.

Cyber threats 71

Cyber threats Energy and Utilities Ransomware IoT 71

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 30, 2025

RSA targets passwordless and help desk threats RSA unveiled a new enterprise-ready passwordless platform aimed at thwarting advanced identity attacks, especially those that attempt to bypass help desks using social engineering. Protection against deepfakes, fraud, outages, and AI-based impersonation.

Cybersecurity 63

Cybersecurity Mobile Artificial Intelligence Phishing 63

BH Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Its 2023 phishing threats report combines findings from email security data with a survey of security decision makers. MORE As social engineering tactics improve, how can potential victims fight back? The World Economic Forum has a useful blog with tips on safeguarding against BEC scams.

Scams 59

Scams Passwords Social Engineering Cybersecurity 59

Trend Micro

JULY 2, 2025

It’s a threat flagged by the NCSC, which has warned that the coming two years could see: An increase in the “frequency and intensity” of cyber threats, including reconnaissance, vulnerability research and exploit development (VRED), social engineering, basic malware generation, and data exfiltration More threat actors using AI-as-a-service offerings (..)

Cyber Risk 73

Cyber Risk Risk Cyber threats Artificial Intelligence 73

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

On January 25, the Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) announced that a North Korean-related threat actor had targeted security researchers. Our report, available to subscribers of our APT threat reports, includes discussion of both the passive-listener payload and the loader functionality included in the main module.

Malware 145

Malware Government Spyware Social Engineering 145

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Recognize and Report Phishing According to the Thales 2024 Data Threat Report , phishing is the second fastest-growing attack. Despite the importance and the variety of MFA methods, Thales 2024 DTR report shows that only 46% of the organizations use multi-factor authentication for more than 40% of their employees.

Cybersecurity 62

Cybersecurity Password Management Passwords Phishing 62

Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

Targeted attacks like these, plus social engineering, specifically phishing – where attackers pose as a trusted source, prey on human vulnerability, and use email or malicious websites to gain the information they want – are effective but they aren’t the only problem. Post pandemic, more research has come to light.

CISO 130

CISO Mobile Technology Risk 130

McAfee

JANUARY 15, 2020

There are several steps you can take to keep Emotet from establishing a stronghold in your network: Educate Your Employees: The most important step is to educate your employees on how to identify phishing and social engineering attempts. Above all, don’t fall into the trap of thinking it couldn’t happen to you.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Malware Education Social Engineering 52

SecureList

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

We have been tracking this threat actor for several years and previously published an APT threat report describing its malicious operations. Earlier this year, Symantec published a report describing a campaign called Antlion, which has been observed targeting financial institutions in Taiwan. Final thoughts.

Malware 145

Malware Ransomware Spyware Encryption 145

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In 2023, 74% of all breaches include the human element, meaning people were involved through mistakes, misuse of privileges, use of stolen credentials, or social engineering tactics. The human element risk cannot be understated.

Retail 71

Retail Data breaches Digital transformation Risk 71