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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
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
A Single Phish Took Down a $4 Billion Pipeline In May 2021, a single compromised password — likely harvested through a phish or credential reuse — gave attackers access to Colonial Pipeline's network. The result: a ransomware attack that shut down 5,500 miles of fuel pipeline, triggered gas shortages
One Phish Email Took Down a $60 Billion Company's Defenses In 2023, MGM Resorts International lost roughly $100 million after a social engineering attack that started with a single phone call to their help desk. But most attacks don't even require that much effort. The average
