Explore in-depth articles about phishing attacks, including email phishing, spear phishing, smishing, and vishing. Learn how attackers craft deceptive messages, steal credentials, and compromise systems — and discover proven strategies to detect and block these threats.
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In 2023, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center received over 880,000 complaints with potential losses exceeding $12.5 billion — and malware was the engine behind a staggering share of those incidents. If you've ever asked what is malware, the textbook answer is simple: malicious software
Your Employees' Passwords Are Probably Already There In 2024, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center reported over $16 billion in losses from cybercrime — and a staggering amount of that activity traces back to marketplaces most people never see. If you've ever wondered what is the
In 2023, a single phishing email gave attackers access to MGM Resorts' entire IT infrastructure. The result: over $100 million in losses, days of operational chaos, and a security wake-up call that echoed across every industry. The attackers didn't exploit a zero-day vulnerability or deploy sophisticated malware.
A Single Email Delivered 11 Different Types of Malware In 2023, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center received over 880,000 complaints with losses exceeding $12.5 billion. A significant chunk of those losses traced back to malware delivered through phishing emails and social engineering. I've
In January 2024, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center flagged business email compromise — much of it powered by man in the middle attack techniques — as responsible for over $2.9 billion in adjusted losses during 2023 alone. That number isn't slowing down. I've investigated
In 2024, the average cost of a data breach hit $4.88 million globally, according to IBM's Cost of a Data Breach Report. That number keeps climbing. And yet, the root causes behind most breaches haven't changed much in the past decade. The same mistakes keep
A Single Email Cost This Company $47 Million In 2016, Austrian aerospace manufacturer FACC fired its CEO after a whaling attack tricked an employee into wiring €42 million to a threat actor's account. The attacker impersonated the CEO via email, requested an urgent fund transfer for a fake
We're barely halfway through 2026 and the breach disclosures are already piling up. From healthcare systems crippled by ransomware to credential theft campaigns that bypassed legacy MFA, the data breach examples of 2026 reinforce a pattern I've tracked for over a decade: organizations keep making the
In 2023, MGM Resorts lost roughly $100 million after a social engineering attack delivered malware that crippled operations across Las Vegas for over a week. Slot machines went dark, hotel room keys stopped working, and guest data was compromised. The entry point? A phone call to the help desk. Understanding
That "Harmless" Toolbar Was Anything But A few years back, I helped a small accounting firm figure out why their machines had slowed to a crawl every March — right when they needed them most. The culprit? A browser toolbar that one employee had installed, thinking it was a
