Last week I said there would be more to come on this story – and there was… M&S stops online orders and issues refunds after cyber attack – BBC News Mixed Messaging It appears to me that the main complaint from customers is not that services are unavailable or that …
This is a good question…
It’s 2025… so why are obviously malicious advertising URLs still going strong? – SANS Internet Storm Center The article by Jan Kopriva makes a number of excellent points about why threat actors continue with these types of social engineering attacks – but the bottom line is that lack of training …
Phishing attacks are not static
Time to add another chapter to my Phishing Email Primer: It is being reported that threat actors have been using a new targeting tactic to sort through victims who have been ensnared by their social engineering attacks. When presented with the malicious credentials Window, only those high-value victims who have …
Delivery Scam – follow up
No, not an explanation from Evri or AliExpress – not that I expected one from either of them following this article: But a useful advice article from the Google blog: Google shares tips to avoid email, phone, text and Search scams Your Takeaway Two things. Photo by Tara Winstead
The Blame Game
I finished my previous “Wednesday Bit” article with the following paragraph about blame: “Just don’t blame your people if they click on a link – get them to report it so steps can be taken to limit the damage. There is a link between blame and the amount of damage …