Phishing
Discover expert analysis on phishing with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
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LinkedIn phishing attacks have surged 232% since start of February
News Hackers are tricking users into clicking on fake LinkedIn alerts in an effort to steal login information
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Almost a quarter of all spam emails were sent from Russia in 2021
News Last year's spam emails mostly centred around money and investment, Bond and Spider-Man movie premieres, and the pandemic
By Sabina Weston Published
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Microsoft disables VBA macros in Office by default following years of complaints
News The move has been widely welcomed by the security industry, though concerns remain over the ease of implementation
By Connor Jones Published
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Report: IT staff fail phishing tests more often than non-technical workers
News Results show DevOps workers consistently rank among the most likely to fail a cyber security exercise
By Connor Jones Published
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Microsoft warns of phishing campaign targeting OAuth tokens
News The attack, which gives hackers persistent access to email accounts, has targeted hundreds of organizations
By Danny Bradbury Published
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DHL overtakes Microsoft as the most imitated brand in phishing attacks
News Check Point Research reveals that the logistics giant accounted for almost a quarter of global phishing attacks in 2021
By Praharsha Anand Published
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Five giveaways that show an email is a phishing attack
In-depth One of the biggest problems in cyber security is the phishing email
By Esther Kezia Thorpe Last updated
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Microsoft Outlook displays full contact details for spoofed senders
News Product harvests details from Active Directory without checking, say researchers
By Danny Bradbury Published
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One in eight Americans would fall victim to a phishing attack
News Phishing remains an effective attack mechanism, finds global test
By Danny Bradbury Published
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Ikea launches "full-scale investigation" into email-based cyber attack
News Early evidence seems to indicate a compromise of Microsoft Exchange servers in a reply chain attack campaign
By Connor Jones Published
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Education and government most at risk from email threats
News New report finds phishing remains most dominant threat to IT security
By Rene Millman Published
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What is smishing?
In-depth A closer look at one of the most perilous forms of phishing
By Praharsha Anand Published
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