Representatives of the GitHub web service warned users of a massive phishing attack called Sawfish. Recently, users more and more often receive phishing emails with fake warnings about suspicious activity of a recorded account or strange changes made to the repository or settings. “The links attached to such messages lead to a fake GitHub login… Continue reading GitHub warned users about phishing attack
Tag: Phishing
Almost three quarters of modern phishing sites use SSL
Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) experts in their new report on this cyber threat analyzed modern phishing techniques. They found out that almost three quarters of modern phishing sites use SSL protection. From October to December 2019, the number of recorded phishing sites decreased compared to the summer period. In total, researchers identified 162,155 malicious resources.… Continue reading Almost three quarters of modern phishing sites use SSL
Number of linked with WhatsApp phishing URLs increased by 13 467%
According to Vade Secure’s report, the number of phishing URLs related to Facebook grew by 358,8%, and WhatsApp, by 13467%. Vade Secure published a report on phishing threats in the fourth quarter of 2019. Researchers identified 25 brands that phishers most widely use, compiling this list by analyzing a variety of phishing URLs. As a… Continue reading Number of linked with WhatsApp phishing URLs increased by 13 467%
Greta Thunberg became the most popular character in phishing campaigns
Check Point analysts prepared a traditional monthly report on the most active threats, the Global Threat Index. Greta Thunberg and Christmas became the most popular topics in spamming and phishing campaigns. For already three months, the Emotet Trojan has occupied one of the leading positions among malware: in December, Emotet affected 13% of organizations worldwide,… Continue reading Greta Thunberg became the most popular character in phishing campaigns
TRICKY HOLIDAY PHISHING SCAMS
Take a Closer look to Your Bank Accounts Some people stop watching on credit card balance on holidays and that is what hackers hope on! It’s enough to use a card in some unreliable store and you will lose all your money. If you see that some unknown apps ask your credentials be sure it’s… Continue reading TRICKY HOLIDAY PHISHING SCAMS
Scariest Online Threats You Should Know About
Today almost every aspect of our life has moved online. And we can be quite happy about it because you no longer need to waste a whole hour to commute to work, you don’t need to go to the bank to make a deposit or you don’t need to go to a shopping center to… Continue reading Scariest Online Threats You Should Know About