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Tag: Jan Kopriva

Posted on 15 May 202515 May 2025

So you want to know how a phishing campaign works?

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This is not clickbait for hackers! Jan Kopriva has written an excellent article taking a phishing campaign apart so you can understand why the hackers like this attack vector to get into your organisation. Another day, another phishing campaign abusing google.com open redirects – SANS Internet Storm Center It is …

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Posted on 21 April 202524 April 2025

This is a good question…

a phishing attack needs to tempt you with bait

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 …

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Posted on 25 September 20249 October 2024

Another thing about phishing emails… (pt.12)

user information string phishing email

A few months ago, I wrote a Back-to-Basics mini-series on phishing emails, how they impact organisations and what you can do to reduce the risks. Back-to-Basics – A Phishing Email Primer | Smart Thinking Solutions Phish Attacks – the deluge never stops Every week I read articles on the latest …

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Posted on 14 March 202414 March 2024

New ways to steal your credentials

The threat actors do not stand still when it comes to cyber-attacks, they are constantly evolving new attack vectors as we start to understand and combat the current ones. Keeping up with these changes, especially when it comes to phishing emails – which is one of the most common ways …

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Posted on 9 February 202413 February 2025

Because It’s Friday – Mixing Valentine’s Day and Viruses!

Valentine's Day

Like an aging film star the computer virus has a number of birthdays – here is one of them: Computer viruses are celebrating their 40th birthday (well, 54th, really) – SANS Internet Storm Center This article also includes the fact that the computer virus is dead! Although you still need …

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