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What is phishing?
By Rene Millman last updated
In-depth From banking scams to industrial espionage, we look at why phishing is so lucrative

Google is dropping SMS authentication for QR codes
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Google appears finally ready to deprecate using SMS codes for multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Gmail according to insiders at the search giant.

Why ‘malware as a service’ is becoming a serious problem
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Researchers have issued a warning over the rise of 'malware as a service' platforms amid a surge in attacks over the last year.

Hackers are using this new phishing technique to bypass MFA
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Microsoft has warned that a threat group known as Storm-2372 has altered its tactics using a specific ‘device code phishing’ technique to bypass MFA and steal access tokens.

Threat actors are leaning on trusted services more than ever
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Cyber threats are increasingly incorporating legitimate services in their attack chain, researchers warn.

New phishing campaign exploits Microsoft’s legacy ADFS identity solution
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Researchers at Abnormal Security have warned of a new phishing campaign targeting Microsoft's Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) secure access system.

Phishing campaign targets developers with fake CrowdStrike job offers
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Victims are drawn in with the promise of an interview for a junior developer role at CrowdStrike

Hackers are stepping up ‘qishing’ attacks by hiding malicious QR codes in PDF email attachments
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Malicious QR codes hidden in email attachments may be missed by traditional email security scanners, with over 500,000 qishing attacks launched in the last three months.
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