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Is that Really You – how business email is compromised

Editors Desk and Alejandro del Hoyo September 13, 2022September 15, 2022attacks, cybersecurity, focus, Malware, OT, phishing, review, social engineering, spoofing

Business Email Compromise (BEC) is a serious threat, and it often goes unnoticed. Read here what you can do about hackers impersonating your CEO or CFO in our latest guest Article from Alejandro del Hoyo.

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Scam Bucket: Latest Russian Phishing Scam

Lou Covey April 18, 2022April 18, 2022cyber attack, cybercrime, Darknet, identity, OT, phishing, spoofing

The Russian cyber offensive against the West finally hit last week and it was a pretty weak phishing scam.

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‘Tis the Season…for Cyberattacks!

Motti Elloul December 24, 2021December 26, 2021api, attacks, Colonial Pipeline, covid-19, cyber attack, Cyberattack, cybersecurity, DarkSide, hacking, identity, Malware, network, OT, password, phishing, ransom, Ransomware, review, risk, spoofing

Cyber attacks are increasing over the holiday season – we’ll have a detailed look at how these types of attacks work, using several examples.

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Myths, statistics and holistic security – are insiders the real problem?

Lou Covey November 10, 2021November 9, 2021apt, attacks, audio, blockchain, Cryptocurrency, cyber attack, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, encryption, expert, focus, GDPR, Interview, journal, Malware, marketing, network, Network security, OT, password, privacy, ransom, Ransomware, spoofing, zero trust, zerotrust

A 17-year-old FBI report claimed that 80 per cent of data breaches originate internally. A recent report on Statista, demonstrates that the problem is much more nuanced.

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Scam Bucket: Phishing, Smishing: It’s mostly Facebook’s fault

Lou Covey October 4, 2021October 28, 2021cloud, compliance, cybercrime, development, encryption, Facebook, identity, Malware, network, OT, password, phishing, spoofing, video

Smishing is the latest and growing version of phishing. In this case, it is using text messaging platforms to gather passwords and identities and deliver malware. Read more in our article and the latest Crucialtech podcast.

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You weren’t hacked, you were spoofed.

Lou Covey May 26, 2021May 27, 2021classiscammer, hacking, phishing, spoofing, zero trust

“If you’ve received a friend request from me, ignore it. My account was hacked.” heard this phrase? Technically, it’s incorrect: this is not hacking, it’s spoofing. Learn the difference in this article.