Spear Phishing stories
Rising email fraud is driving KnowBe4's regional expansion, as security chiefs warn that AI-made attacks are targeting Asia's businesses.
Repeated phishing training helped cut Singapore staff click rates to 7.4% from 17%, despite more than 8,500 fake emails sent.
Security teams gain wider visibility as Infoblox folds Axur into a new service that scans 40 million URLs a day for phishing and impersonation.
Attackers are exploiting passkeys, stolen sessions and AI-generated scams, exposing gaps in identity security beyond the login screen.
Phishing campaigns are increasingly targeting credentials, payments and malware delivery, with Microsoft alone accounting for 22% of brand impersonation attempts.
AI has made stolen credentials and careless copy-paste habits a bigger risk than password strength, with scams and breaches accelerating.
Web attacks are driving browser makers to bake security in by default, as Norton Neo adds VPN, phishing blocks and anti-fingerprinting tools.
Broader attacker activity is increasingly moving beyond stolen credentials, even as identity still accounted for 58.7% of incidents in Q1 2026.
Threats are spreading beyond inboxes as phishing shifts into Teams, calendars and other collaboration tools, raising the risk for hybrid workers.
Businesses face rising exposure as AI is used to sharpen phishing, while insecure in-house tools and weak controls widen attack surfaces.
Stolen passwords can still leave companies safe if access controls check device trust, location and context before letting anyone in.
Rising breaches and weak credential habits are forcing businesses to adopt passkeys, multi-factor authentication and tighter access controls.
Ransomware and data theft can follow a single click, making verified access and threat containment critical for organisations.
Travellers face fake payment requests tied to genuine hotel bookings, with exposed reservation data making the messages harder to spot.
More than six million Britons may be exposing accounts to hackers by using one password across email, banking, shopping and social media.
Public sector buyers in New Zealand gain a marketplace option for tighter email controls as phishing and impersonation keep driving cyber risk.
Phishing, supplier risks and weak staff training are still leaving UK firms exposed, experts warn after the latest government survey.
UK businesses are leaving gaps in incident response and backup planning as experts warn AI-assisted attacks are outpacing policy.
Rising AI-driven phishing is forcing cyber security vendors to bolster defences, as Abnormal AI adds senior leaders in product, customer success and legal.
Fewer Australian scam reports still cost victims more in 2025, with total losses climbing to AUD $295.4 million and phishing damage surging.