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Thursdays are the most dangerous days for our inboxes, Proofpoint finds

Thu, 8th Jun 2017
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Be especially wary of the dangers lurking in your inbox on Thursdays - because that's when malicious email attachments are likely to spike.
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Cybercriminals use verified API token to generate Facebook spam comments

Fri, 28th Apr 2017
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In exchange for more 'likes' and comments on their own timelines, users are enticed to provide the app's access token to a third-party website.
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Dridex email campaign hits Australia: Patch your MS Office software now

Wed, 12th Apr 2017
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Proofpoint issues critical alert to Microsoft Office users to patch their software after Dridex email malware hits Australia.
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Dridex banking trojan targets Australian organisations

Tue, 11th Apr 2017
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Proofpoint has detected a massive spike in Dridex banking trojans that are targeting Australian organisations.
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Proofpoint highlights huge global surge in BEC scams

Mon, 27th Mar 2017
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BEC scams are becoming more prevalent and sophisticated, costing victims $3.1 billion worldwide, according to the FBI.
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Proofpoint discovers SMS phishing app targeting Chinese language users

Wed, 22nd Mar 2017
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A mobile malware masquerading as a point-of-sale management app is targeting users in China & Mandarin-speaking regions, Proofpoint recently reported.
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Subdomain spoofers turning to 'trusted' brand LinkedIn to spam users

Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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LinkedIn has become the target of a new phishing campaign, and the company is powerless to block the attacks in the traditional ways.
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Proofpoint unveils the biggest cyber threat hotspots from Q4 2016

Fri, 10th Feb 2017
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Q4 2016 saw the biggest malicious email campaign yet, which was 6.7 times bigger than Q3. Both campaigns were all about the notorious Locky.
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Phishing scammers target PayPal in very well crafted attack, Proofpoint finds

Tue, 7th Feb 2017
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Scammers are finding increasingly cunning ways to capitalise on the reach and popularity of the world's global brands. This time PayPal is the target.
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Twitter users beware: Phishers target account verification in latest attacks

Wed, 1st Feb 2017
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Twitter is now the target of a phishing attack that uses methods to trick brand managers and social influencers into fake account verification.
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Yahoo's 1bn user data breach: Everything you should know

Fri, 16th Dec 2016
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Yahoo admits to history's biggest data hack, 1bn users compromised; latest breach possibly distinct from 2016's.
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Snapchat users take care - security predictions for 2017

Tue, 6th Dec 2016
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Business email compromise (BEC) is set to continue evolving and causing big losses in 2017, cyber security firm Proofpoint has predicted.
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New ScanPOS Point-of-Sale malware heavily targets hospitality sector

Tue, 22nd Nov 2016
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Proofpoint researchers have discovered a Point-of-Sale malware that is targeting organisations worldwide, including those in Australia.
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Proofpoint uncovers new MarsJoke ransomware, then Kaspersky finds the fix

Wed, 5th Oct 2016
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British institutions are being targeted by a new ransomware strain called MarsJoke, with government and educational organizations being the main victims.
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How a Microsoft Edge hole spread 'malvertising' & stayed off the radar

Thu, 15th Sep 2016
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Proofpoint and Trend Micro have discovered a large-scale 'malvertising' campaign through Microsoft Edge, enacted by threat actors known as AdGholas.