Examines credential theft methods such as keylogging, brute force attacks, credential stuffing, and password spraying. Learn how attackers steal login information and what defensive measures organizations can deploy to safeguard user credentials.
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In 2023, a finance employee at a multinational firm in Hong Kong wired $25 million after receiving what appeared to be a legitimate video call from the company's CFO — a deepfake. But the attack started with something far simpler: a fake email. That initial message looked routine, requested
The Phishing Attack That Cost One Hospital $65 Million In February 2024, Change Healthcare — one of the largest health payment processors in the U.S. — was hit by a ransomware attack that started with a single compromised credential. No multi-factor authentication on a remote access portal. One phishing attack opened
The FBI Just Told 1.8 Billion Gmail Users to Pay Attention When the FBI issues a public warning about a specific email platform, it's not a drill. Over the past year, the FBI has repeatedly flagged Gmail as a primary target for sophisticated phishing campaigns, AI-generated social
In 2023, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center received over 298,000 phishing complaints — making it the most reported cybercrime category for the fifth consecutive year. Despite billions spent on email filters and endpoint detection, phishing still works. And it works devastatingly well. If you've ever
In 2023, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center received over 298,000 phishing complaints — making it the most reported cybercrime for the fifth consecutive year. Yet when I ask business owners what phishing actually means, most give me a vague answer about "fake emails." That incomplete
A Single Phish Email Cost One Company $100 Million In 2024, MGM Resorts confirmed that a social engineering attack — which started with a single phone call and a phish-style credential theft scheme — contributed to losses exceeding $100 million. The threat actors behind the Scattered Spider group didn't need
The Breach That Started With a Single Browser Extension In early 2024, a data breach at a mid-size healthcare firm started not with some sophisticated zero-day exploit, but with a Chrome extension an employee installed to manage their tabs. That extension harvested saved passwords, session cookies, and browser history. Within
In 2023, the FBI's IC3 received over 880,000 cybercrime complaints with losses exceeding $12.5 billion — and a growing share of those losses trace back to organized fraud rings, not lone hackers. Group online svindel — the coordinated, scalable online fraud committed by organized threat actor groups — is
The FBI Gmail Alert That Changed the Threat Landscape In late 2024, the FBI issued a stark public service announcement: sophisticated phishing campaigns were actively targeting Gmail's 1.8 billion users, and the attacks were so convincing that even security-savvy professionals were falling for them. By 2025, the
A Single Phish Email Took Down a $13 Billion Pipeline In May 2021, a single compromised password — likely harvested through a phish — shut down Colonial Pipeline and triggered fuel shortages across the U.S. East Coast. The company paid a $4.4 million ransom within hours. That's the
