For those of you of a certain age, do you remember when we went from plain text email to rich content html emails? Of course, by rich content I mean some bold and italic text and some images! Here is a new attack using old technology – called Kobold Letters. …
You are vulnerable on both Android and Apple phones to this attack
I wrote about a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) earlier this week – Threat actors target MFA – here is another one that is active on both iPhones and Android phones. New Darcula phishing service targets iPhone users via iMessage (bleepingcomputer.com) One of the main cyber security issues with PhaaS is that relatively …
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Threat actors target MFA
Whatever you read here in a few moments – it is my opinion that MFA (Multi-factor authentication) still remains a key tool in protecting your team’s credentials and defending your information. MFA under attack There have always been weaknesses in and attacks against, some very simple such as just annoying …
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 …
Includes “AI” for your convenience!
I have lost track of the number of services that I am being offered include “AI” to make them better, more helpful, intuitive, etc., etc., etc.. Even my Microsoft 365 for Business comes with AI interfering, sorry helping at every turn. But what happens when the threat actors get their …
It All Starts with a Phishing Email
Following my article yesterday about phishing emails, here on Smart Thinking, I have contunued the phishing email advice over on CyberAwake today. This time we are looking at the big targets: It All Starts with a Phishing Email – CyberAwake Do you need cyber security awareness training? WE understand that …
Someone is Trying to Get In – A Real Email Phishing Attack
I recently wrote a couple of articles looking at some real-world email phishing attacks aimed at me – the links are below. This article is about another that happened this past weekend. Email Phishing Attack – The “wear you down” tactic. One of the favourite tactics threat actors use is …
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