Brand Impersonation & BEC News - Page 2

BEC attacks are up 38% in the last year. Are you prepared to combat the rising threat?

According to the Brand Phishing Report for Q1 courtesy of Check Point, Microsoft holds the distinction for being the Most Imitated Brand in Q1 2021. For those not familiar, the report highlights the brands that are frequently imitated by criminals every quarter.

With a COVID-influenced economy, job hunting has become very difficult, and as a result, more and more people are using LinkedIn as a tool to look for remote jobs or local jobs online. However, things might have become more dangerous because these job offers are now the target of cyber criminals.

In an effort to inform and defend customers, LastPass warned that there had been reports of a Phishing email that was being sent to users using the LastPass platform.

Instagram users should be on the lookout for fake copyright notices that have emerged as a new way to try and phish people into handing over the credentials of their accounts. As reported by

As reported by Checkpoint Research, European users of Office 365 have been targeted with phishing emails sent from seemingly legitimate sources after bad actors hijacked Samsung's

As is common with real phishing campaigns, bad actors are using current events to take advantage of people and trick them into opening malicious emails.

Review how COVID-19 phishing targeted Gmail users and why timely awareness training matters during fast-moving events.

Have you received a calendar invite recently and something just did not feel right, Phishing Scammers are now accessing your calendar. Do not accept suspicious invites. Read some tips and find a link to the full article blow.