GoIssue – The Tool Behind Recent GitHub Phishing Attacks
We recently uncovered GoIssue, a tool marketed on a cybercrime forum that allows attackers to extract email addresses from GitHub
November 12, 2024
Category: Breaches
Unmasking the Sophisticated: How AI-Powered Defenses Thwart Advanced Phishing Attacks
Attackers are constantly refining their techniques for advanced phishing attacks to exploit the trust inherent in our digital systems. A
August 19, 2024
CISA Issues Warning: CrowdStrike Outage May Lead to Phishing and Malware Attacks
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent alert regarding the recent CrowdStrike outage, warning that malicious
July 23, 2024
The Truth About Why Malicious Links Get Through Security
KNOWN FACT: Malicious links are hosted on legitimate services like Google, Microsoft, AWS (Amazon Web Services), Wix, GoDaddy and many
February 15, 2023
Social Engineering Threats Rose 270% in 2021 – Indicating a Shift to Multi-Channel Phishing Attacks as Apps and Browsers Move to the Cloud
With the rise of 270% rise in social engineering in 2021, humans are the most vulnerable cybersecurity entry points into
October 15, 2021
Social Engineering Attacks Hacking Humans Today
Earlier this year, SlashNext debuted “Phish Stories,” a videocast and podcast series during which cybersecurity experts discuss new zero-hour phishing attacks before
March 6, 2021
Top 3 Reasons Gaps in Microsoft and Proofpoint Email Security Are Leaving Organizations Vulnerable
Email Account Takeover (ATO) attacks occur when a threat actor gains unauthorized access to an email account belonging to someone
August 7, 2020
Weaponized Documents: It’s Just a Matter of Time Before One is Opened
Weaponized documents are delivered via legitimate looking emails. PDFs, Excel or Word documents are attached to these emails and contain links to malware or phishing sites that compromise a system or network.
May 16, 2019
2018 Summary – Data Breaches and Phishing Attacks Increase in Severity
Looking back on 2018, there were some data breaches and phishing attack trends that should have security professionals gearing up for this year. The numbers point to increases in attacks and severity.
March 11, 2019
10 Steps Every Organization Should Take to Improve Cybersecurity
Osterman Research shared a number of ways that organizations and CISOs today can improve their cybersecurity in a recent SlashNext sponsored whitepaper and they are certainly worth sharing.
February 8, 2019