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LinkedIn phishing attacks have surged 232% since start of February
By Zach Marzouk published
News Hackers are tricking users into clicking on fake LinkedIn alerts in an effort to steal login information

Almost a quarter of all spam emails were sent from Russia in 2021
By Sabina Weston published
News Last year's spam emails mostly centred around money and investment, Bond and Spider-Man movie premieres, and the pandemic

Microsoft disables VBA macros in Office by default following years of complaints
By Connor Jones published
News The move has been widely welcomed by the security industry, though concerns remain over the ease of implementation

Report: IT staff fail phishing tests more often than non-technical workers
By Connor Jones published
News Results show DevOps workers consistently rank among the most likely to fail a cyber security exercise

Microsoft warns of phishing campaign targeting OAuth tokens
By Danny Bradbury published
News The attack, which gives hackers persistent access to email accounts, has targeted hundreds of organizations

DHL overtakes Microsoft as the most imitated brand in phishing attacks
By Praharsha Anand published
News Check Point Research reveals that the logistics giant accounted for almost a quarter of global phishing attacks in 2021

Five giveaways that show an email is a phishing attack
By Esther Kezia Thorpe last updated
In-depth One of the biggest problems in cyber security is the phishing email

Microsoft Outlook displays full contact details for spoofed senders
By Danny Bradbury published
News Product harvests details from Active Directory without checking, say researchers
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