Spear Phishing

JumpCloud: A 'state-sponsored threat actor' compromised our systems

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JumpCloud: A 'state-sponsored threat actor' compromised our systems

Firm says the threat actor was 'sophisticated' and 'persistent'

clock 18 July 2023 • 2 min read
Reddit employee phished, code stolen

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Reddit employee phished, code stolen

No user data was compromised

clock 10 February 2023 • 2 min read
NCSC: Russian and Iranian hackers targeting UK politicians, journalists

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NCSC: Russian and Iranian hackers targeting UK politicians, journalists

Threat actors are impersonating journalists, colleagues and interested parties to obtain credentials in spear-phishing attacks, agency warns

clock 26 January 2023 • 2 min read
North Korea's Lazarus uses Windows Update, GitHub to infect PCs in latest campaign

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North Korea's Lazarus uses Windows Update, GitHub to infect PCs in latest campaign

The spear-phishing campaign impersonates the American security and aerospace firm Lockheed Martin to target people interested in getting a job at the company

clock 31 January 2022 • 3 min read
Hackers exploit Google Docs comment feature in new phishing campaign

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Hackers exploit Google Docs comment feature in new phishing campaign

This is an appealing technique for attackers whose malicious messages are delivered by Google

clock 07 January 2022 • 2 min read
A fifth of all employees will fall for a phishing message, study finds

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A fifth of all employees will fall for a phishing message, study finds

And of those redirected to a spoofed web site, almost a quarter will enter their details into a form

clock 20 December 2021 • 3 min read

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Chinese cyber actors are trying to steal Covid-19 vaccine research, FBI

Theft of such valuable data could threaten the delivery of secure treatment options, the agency believes

clock 14 May 2020 • 2 min read

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Threat group APT32 targets Chinese state agencies in efforts to steal Covid-19-related information

Spear-phishing attacks started just after the WHO issued its first warning about novel coronavirus

clock 23 April 2020 • 2 min read

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Iranian hackers target email accounts of WHO staff with spear-phishing messages amid coronavirus pandemic

The attacks began on 2nd March and are continuing

clock 03 April 2020 • 2 min read

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Phishing emails have spiked this year, outgrowing malware

Why try to trick a system when you can just fool the user?

clock 06 December 2017 • 1 min read