Why do we fall for SMS phishing scams so easily?
Here’s how to spot scams where criminals use deceptive text messages to hook and reel in their marks
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FBI warns of voice phishing attacks stealing corporate credentials
Criminals coax employees into handing over their access credentials and use the login data to burrow deep into corporate networks
PayPal users targeted in new SMS phishing campaign
The scam starts with a text warning victims of suspicious activity on their accounts
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Is the message real or fake? Take our Phishing Derby quiz to find out how much you know about phishing.
New tool helps companies assess why employees click on phishing emails
NIST’s tool can help organizations improve the testing of their employees’ phish-spotting prowess
Google will test new feature in Chrome to curb phishing
The web browser will only display domain names as a way to help people recognize impostor websites
Twitter breach: Staff tricked by ‘phone spear phishing’
The attackers exploited the human factor to gain access to Twitter’s internal systems and the accounts of some of the world’s most prominent figures
PayPal remains the most‑spoofed brand in phishing scams
WhatsApp also emerges as a favorite target for brand impersonation amid a general spike in social media phishing
Would you get hooked by a phishing scam? Test yourself
As the tide of phishing attacks rises, improving your scam-spotting skills is never a bad idea
Phishing anniversary: Here’s a free $50/month subscription
Adidas “prize” used as bait in attempt to lure people into biting
Inside fake Interac transfer and tax refund SMS phishing
It’s tax season in Canada and scammers are using fake tax refund forms to lure victims into supplying their personal information via phishing pages
Study: White House email domains at risk of being misused for phishing scams
Most of the White House's email domains have yet to deploy an email authentication protocol known as DMARC that is designed to reduce the risk of attackers impersonating legitimate email addresses for distributing spam or phishing messages.
Gmail now warns iOS users about suspicious links in fight against phishing threats
Stop! Should you really be clicking on that link you just received in your email? Gmail's iOS app is now offering some additional safety nets for the unwary.
In ongoing phishing fight, Google to delay delivery of suspicious messages to enterprise Gmail customers
How well Google protects its business customers impacts all of us - whether we have personally chosen to be users of Google's services or not.
Beware Google Docs phishing attack
Recently, many people received a phishing email from a mailinator.com address that was attached to a malicious Google doc. Beware.
PayPal users targeted in sophisticated new phishing campaign
Recent phishing scams targeted both Gmail and Yahoo, and now attackers have their sights set on PayPal with some very convincing bait.
5 simple ways you can protect yourself from phishing attacks
With these top tips, you should have no trouble in keeping yourself protected against all sorts of phishing attacks.
Nearly all phishing emails now contain ransomware
As many as 93% of all phishing emails now contain ransomware, according to a new report by PhishMe.
Phishing attacks on the rise
There has been a notable escalation in phishing attacks in 2016, according to a new report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG).
SMS phishing attackers continue to pursue Apple users
You would be wrong to think that this is just an attempt by the criminals to steal your Apple ID password - bad as that would be. It's much worse than that.