scamDelivery payment fraud
People are receiving phishing e-mail messages with requests for payments for a package delivery, with links to a fake postal service website for making the payment.
emailFederated learning in the fight against e-mail threats
Our method for training models to filter out spam lets you maintain privacy without losing efficiency.
phishingPhishing through e-mail marketing services
To bypass antiphishing technologies, malefactors can use legitimate e-mail service providers, or ESPs — but dangerous letters aren’t unstoppable.
How PayPal users get scammed
The most common ways PayPal users are cheated out of their money through spam, phishing, and various kinds of fraud on the platform.
Bomb threat spam
Cybercriminals are trying to extort money from companies by threatening to bomb their offices.
What spam does Eugene Kaspersky get?
We examined the contents of Kaspersky’s CEO’s spam folder to find out what spammers and phishers think might entice him.
Easy money pandemic: Welfare as bait
As governments worldwide implement support measures for pandemic-hit citizens and businesses, online scammers strive to cash in.
Fake deliveries in an age of lockdown
How scammers are exploiting delivery problems during the epidemic — and how not to fall for their tricks.
Are scammers tired of bitcoin?
Extorters are demanding ransom not in cryptocurrency, but in prepaid debit cards. All the same, you shouldn’t pay.
Phishing psychology: The prevalence effect
One explanation of phishing success lies in a known psychological effect.
Corporate phishing under the guise of performance appraisals
Scammers prod employees to take performance appraisals but in reality siphon off their work account passwords.
How phishers steal e-mail accounts
To this day, e-mail is one of the most important Internet services, which makes it a highly attractive target for theft.
Spam delivered through your company website
Fraudsters are using the feedback forms on the websites of reputable companies to send spam.
Spammers are threatening companies’ websites
A new spam mailing threatens the reputations of small businesses websites.
How spammers use Google services
Scammers are using Google Calendar, Photos, Drive, and other services to distribute spam. Here’s how it works.
CIA sextortion — an old scam with a new twist
Scammers posing as CIA agents demand ransom for alleged possession of child porn, threatening arrest.
Top 4 dangerous file attachments
We explain what file types cybercriminals most often use to hide malware, and how to avoid getting infected.
Sending spam ain’t good for business
Cybercriminals take control of corporate mail accounts to send filter-dodging spam.
Out-of-office replies: How not to spill too many beans
The hidden dangers of out-of-office messages.
Hunting for Office 365 accounts
Cybercriminals are bypassing mail spam filters by hiding documents with a malicious link in SharePoint Online.