Phishing awareness articles teach readers to identify and avoid phishing attacks across email, SMS, voice calls, and social media. Content includes real-world phishing examples, red flags to watch for, reporting procedures, and tips for running phishing simulation campaigns.
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In 2023, a single compromised employee phone at MGM Resorts International led to a social engineering attack that cost the company over $100 million in losses. The threat actors didn't hack a firewall or exploit a zero-day. They called the help desk. That incident is a masterclass in
The Industry That Can't Afford a Single Mistake In November 2023, the SEC fined several financial advisory firms a combined total of nearly $750,000 for cybersecurity failures following credential theft incidents that exposed thousands of customer records. The firms had the basics — firewalls, antivirus — but lacked the
That Gmail Account Access Warning Isn't Always What You Think In September 2023, Google reported that it was sending out significantly more security alerts than ever before — millions of Gmail account access warning notifications per day — as credential theft campaigns surged globally. Fast forward to early 2026, and
In December 2025, the FBI issued a stark public warning: delete suspicious text messages immediately. The advisory specifically called out a wave of smishing texts — SMS-based phishing attacks — targeting Americans with fake toll road notices, package delivery scams, and fraudulent financial alerts. The bureau's Internet Crime Complaint Center
Welcome to the Phish Tour Nobody Asked For In March 2025, a finance employee at a mid-size manufacturing firm received a Microsoft Teams message from someone impersonating the CFO. The message included a link to a SharePoint page that looked flawless. Within 90 seconds, the employee entered their credentials. Within
In May 2025, the FBI issued a stark warning: sophisticated AI-driven phishing attacks are now targeting Gmail's 2.5 billion users with emails so convincing that even seasoned IT professionals are getting fooled. The FBI warns Gmail users of sophisticated AI-driven phishing attacks that leverage generative AI to
In May 2025, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center reported that business email compromise — a sophisticated form of fake mail — accounted for over $2.9 billion in adjusted losses in 2023 alone. That number has only grown. I've personally worked cases where a single convincing email
The Phone Call That Cost One Company $23 Million In early 2024, a finance worker at engineering firm Arup was tricked into wiring $25 million to threat actors after a deepfake video call that impersonated senior leadership. That incident made headlines worldwide. But for every deepfake video heist, there are
Your Old AIM Email Is a Bigger Threat Than You Think In December 2017, AOL officially shut down AIM — AOL Instant Messenger — after two decades as one of the internet's most iconic platforms. But here's what most people missed: the email addresses tied to those accounts
The Email That Cost MGM Resorts $100 Million In September 2023, a single social engineering attack — starting with a phone call but rooted in the same deception principles as phishing emails — led to a breach at MGM Resorts that cost the company over $100 million. The threat actors behind the
