As organizations across the globe continue to work remotely, email remains the go-to attack vector for cybercriminals. According to a new study, over a third of all organizations are being…
Phishing Emails Double Due to Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Owing to the concerns and restrictions related to COVID-19, this year has broken all records when it comes to online shopping. The US consumers spent $21.7 billion online during the…
Group Mailboxes: The New Favourite Target for BEC Attacks
Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks, focused on payment and invoice frauds, have become a major source of income for cybercriminals these days. Organizations all around the world are losing huge…
University Email Accounts Hijacking Drives Phishing and Malware Attacks
Cyber security researchers have recently found out that cybercriminals are committing email account hijacking from 13 different renowned universities. They are launching phishing and malware attacks by getting around DMARC…
Millions of Email Threats Have Hit UAE
Millions of Email Threats Have Hit UAE in H1 2020
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, various organizations in the UAE witnessed a staggering rise in the number of cyber attacks. In the first half of 2020 itself, the…
FBI Warns of New Email and Domain Spoofing Attack Campaigns
Cyber threat actors are targeting the US Census Bureau for future malicious campaigns. The FBI has recently issued a warning about the hackers spoofing US Census Bureau domains. In the…
BEC Attacks Yielded the Most Profit for Cyber Criminals in 2020!
Today, BEC attacks have turned out to be the highest remunerative line of business for cyber threat actors. Reportedly, with the rising number of BEC attacks, new fraud gangs have…
Outbound Email Errors Lead to 93% Increase in Data Breaches
New normal of 2020 has increased the number of outbound email breaches all over the world. The recent 2020 Outbound Email Data Breach Report discussed the survey on 538 IT…
Middle East Hit by a Wave of Phishing Attacks in Q2 of 2020
Almost every organization across the globe adopted work from home policy due to the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. Seeing the ongoing global crisis, cyber criminals leveraged the opportunity to…
Saudi Businesses Hit by Major Cyber Attacks in the Past 12 Months
A new global industry report has revealed cyber security threats posed to organizations in Saudi Arabia. According to the report, over 95% of Saudi Arabian organizations experienced business-impacting cyber attacks…