Scammers mimic KSA manpower agency – Group-IB reports

Group-IB, a global cybersecurity provider, has published its research into a large-scale phishing scheme in which scammers impersonate one of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s leading manpower agencies (KSA).

Cloudflare simplifies accessing hardware security keys for customers

Cloudflare, Inc., a security, performance, and reliability company that is helping to build a better Internet, has announced a new offering that will make physical security keys the most accessible and cost-effective solution for customers looking to better secure their business and employees.

Scammers most likely to impersonate DHL, warns new brand phishing report

Check Point Research (CPR), the Threat Intelligence division of Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a global provider of cybersecurity solutions, has released its Brand Phishing Report for the third quarter of 2022. 

Cybercriminals empty victims’ wallets ahead of smartphone release

Apple has confirmed that the long-awaited new iPhone 14 will be unveiled to the public on September 7th at its global Apple Event. Kaspersky experts have already discovered numerous examples of phishing pages claiming to buy 14 iPhones but in reality attempting to empty victims’ bank accounts and steal their Apple ID accounts.

Phishing and scams strike Kenya and Nigeria at an all-time high

Kaspersky analysis has revealed that attacks related to data loss threats (phishing and scams/social engineering) increased significantly in Africa in Q2 2022 compared to the previous quarter. In the second quarter, the company’s security solutions detected 10,722,886 phishing attacks in Africa.