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spear phishing

12 articles

HR guidelines phishing email
  • signs of phishing

New phishing scam lures users with fake HR policy updates

A curious case of spear-phishing email techniques employed on a mass scale.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • July 18, 2025

Two-stage Dropbox spear phishing
  • phishing

Two-stage Dropbox spear phishing

Cybercriminals prey on corporate credentials by sending phishing links through Dropbox after priming the victim.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • May 17, 2024

HR phishing: self-evaluation questionnaire
  • signs of phishing

Self-evaluation questionnaire phishing scam

Attackers invite employees to complete fake self-evaluations to steal corporate credentials.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • September 19, 2023

Malware and phishing running wild in geopolitical conflict
  • malware

Links in conflict: to click or not to click

The geopolitical conflict in Ukraine is the latest example of malicious actors trying to cash in on unsuspecting victims.

  • Jeffrey Esposito

  • March 15, 2022

  • phishing

5 reasons not to use work mail for personal matters

Why using a corporate mail account for personal matters is not a good idea

  • Roman Dedenok

  • August 10, 2021

Phishing and business e-mail compromise attacks rely on fake e-mails. But why is it so easy for attackers to make them so convincing?
  • 36c3

Faking e-mails: Why it is even possible

Phishing and business e-mail compromise attacks rely on fake e-mails. But why is it so easy for attackers to make them so convincing?

  • Alex Drozhzhin

  • February 5, 2020

One explanation of phishing success lies in a known psychological effect.
  • phishing

Phishing psychology: The prevalence effect

One explanation of phishing success lies in a known psychological effect.

  • Anastasiya Gridasova

  • November 28, 2019

  • human factor

Spear phishing psychology

Many vulnerabilities exist in the mind. How to neutralize them.

  • Anastasiya Gridasova

  • January 24, 2019

  • phishing

What is spear phishing?

What is spear phishing, and how can you stay safe from it?

  • Marvin the Robot

  • December 7, 2017

Pegasus: The ultimate spyware for iOS and Android
  • SAS

Pegasus: The ultimate spyware for iOS and Android

The most sophisticated attack ever seen on any endpoint, this modular spyware lurks on Android and iOS.

  • John Snow

  • April 11, 2017

Naikon APT steals geopolitical data from the South China Sea
  • APT

Naikon APT steals geopolitical data from the South China Sea

A new, Chinese-language APT has emerged, seeking geopolitical information and targeting nations in and around the South China Sea

  • Brian Donohue

  • May 19, 2015

How to mitigate CozyDuke / Office Monkey threat
  • APT

No monkeys for CozyDuke

Yet another APT of the ‘Dukes family’ is hitting high-profile targets, including the US government office.

  • Marvin the Robot

  • April 28, 2015

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