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Cybersecurity Awareness 2025

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Phishing Attack

Phishing Attack Trends in 2025: What Actually Works Now

A Single Phishing Attack Cost MGM Resorts $100 Million In September 2023, a threat actor called Scattered Spider impersonated an MGM Resorts employee during a help desk call. That single social engineering interaction led to a ransomware deployment that shut down slot machines, hotel key cards, and reservation systems across

Carl B. Johnson Dec 05, 2025 7 min read
Phishing Scams

Phishing Scams in 2025: What's Actually Working Now

The Phishing Email That Cost One Company $60 Million In January 2024, a finance employee at the engineering firm Arup wired $25 million after attending a video call with what appeared to be the company's CFO and other colleagues. Every person on that call was a deepfake. That

Carl B. Johnson Nov 28, 2025 7 min read