Malicious Emails stories

Hornetsecurity analysis reveals surge in email threats
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Hornetsecurity's 2024 report shows a 144% surge in malicious web links in emails, with phishing remaining the top email threat.

McAfee turns the tables on cyber crims with new launch
Fri, 29th Sep 2023
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data protection
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phishing
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ai
McAfee has launched AI-powered Scam Protection to combat cyber criminals using AI technology to deceive people out of thousands of pounds.

Singapore recorded as a prime target for cybercriminals
Mon, 24th Jul 2023
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phishing
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cybersecurity
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kaspersky
Kaspersky’s latest statistics for Southeast Asia reveal that 43,445,502 phishing attempts were successfully blocked by Kaspersky Solutions in 2022.

Email revealed to be riskiest channel for data loss
Wed, 25th May 2022
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email security
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dlp
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ponemon institute
More than half (60%) of organisations experienced data loss or exfiltration caused by an employee mistake on email in the last 12 months.

Red Sift releases a new AI product to quickly resolve phishing attacks
Fri, 21st Jan 2022
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cybersecurity
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email security
Cybersecurity company Red Sift has launched a new product to help security experts reduce the amount of time spent investigating malicious emails.

The network effect and the search for resilient email security
Tue, 28th Sep 2021
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cybersecurity
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email security
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email
Not only is email everywhere, but it is ‘built-in’ to our lives as a required mode of communication for too many activities to name.

New phishing simulator helps organisations strengthen cybersecurity
Wed, 30th Jun 2021
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malware
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phishing
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cybersecurity
DeltaNet International has released its Phishing Simulator tool, designed to help organisations strengthen their cybersecurity awareness.

Phishing emails harvest personal details from LinkedIn members
Mon, 28th Jun 2021
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phishing
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email security
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linkedin
Phishing emails pretending to be from LinkedIn have been intercepted, aiming to steal personal details, says MailGuard.

Check Point Research warns of a surge in malicious activity around Amazon Prime Day
Fri, 18th Jun 2021
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cybersecurity
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email security
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digital entertainment
Surge in cybercrime ahead of Amazon Prime Day 2021 as almost 80% of domains with the word Amazon are potentially dangerous, warns Check Point Research.

Research finds malware will sit for around 83 hours in an employees inbox before being noticed
Thu, 3rd Jun 2021
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malware
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advanced persistent threat protection
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email security
Malicious emails go unnoticed in employees' inboxes for an average of 83 hours, according to research by Barracuda.

UK university targeted by one million malicious email attacks
Thu, 12th Nov 2020
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edutech
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malware
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phishing
The Open University in London has faced over 1.1 million malicious email attacks since January, with all messages being blocked by the university's servers.

Check Point uncovers five year cyber espionage campaign
Fri, 8th May 2020
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email security
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government
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cyber espionage
Naikon’s primary method is exploit the trust and diplomatic relations between departments and governments to increase the chances of its attack succeeding.

Rising costs of email attacks concerning for organisations
Fri, 26th Jul 2019
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cloud security
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phishing
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cybersecurity
Email attacks are having a major impact on businesses, with ever-evolving security concerns proving a challenge for IT security professionals.

Hackbusters! Reviewing 90 days of cybersecurity incident response cases
Thu, 23rd May 2019
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ransomware
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phishing
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malware
Cyber 'first responders' reveal top threats and urge firms to strengthen email defenses and patch systems.

Report: 80% of organisations faced email-borne attacks last year
Fri, 26th Apr 2019
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cybersecurity
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email security
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barracuda
Barracuda Networks found that 30% of respondents had fallen victim to a ransomware attack, with almost three quarters revealing the attacks had originated from email.

25% of malicious emails still make it through to recipients
Wed, 12th Dec 2018
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email security
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mimecast
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malicious emails
Popular email security programmes may fail to detect as much as 25% of all emails with malicious or dangerous attachments, a study from Mimecast says.

Weighing up the email security threat in EMEA
Tue, 12th Jun 2018
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email security
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cybersecurity
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barracuda
Barracuda's SVP shares some startling new research - 80% of EMEA organisations faced an email attack last year, while 73% believe they're increasing.

Cybercriminals taking over email accounts and scamming contacts
Fri, 4th May 2018
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cybersecurity
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phishing
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email security
A new study from Barracuda has revealed an increasingly popular method of cybercrime - steal email credentials then steal money from colleagues.

Unwanted cybercrime awards: Russia tops ‘dark web medals’ table
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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cybersecurity
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dark web
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email security
RepKnight published an 'alternative olympics' medal table that details the countries that feature most heavily on the dark web - infographic included.

Email: The often ignored factor in strong cybersecurity
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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phishing
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microsoft teams
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email security
A customer-facing organisation will receive hundreds, if not thousands of emails every day, each one containing personal identifiers.

Huge increase in email-borne attacks requires new thinking
Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
More than 205 billion emails are sent and received every day with that number increasing every year - something hackers are keenly aware of.

Threat Spotlight: New widespread, 'unstoppable' phishing attack
Thu, 1st Feb 2018
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cybersecurity
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phishing
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email security
Barracuda looks into a new phishing attack that impersonates popular web services to entice victims into giving away their credentials.

Global Cyber Alliance welcomes first Australasian partner
Thu, 30th Nov 2017
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email security
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compliance
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sam for compliance
The Australasian region now has its first partner in the Global Cyber Alliance – New Zealand firm SAM for Compliance.

Number of malicious emails soars 85% from previous quarter
Fri, 27th Oct 2017
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Proofpoint has released the findings from its massive Quarterly Threat Report – some of which are astonishing.