Two-step phishing attacks aren't going away gettyUpdate, Nov. 18, 2024: This story, originally published Nov. 17 now includes a new report of another tactic increasingly being used by threat actors in phishing cyber attacks. Just as security professionals will tell you that layered defensive strategies are the best when it comes to staving off successful attacks, so attackers will often look to precisely the same when executing their cyber attacks. Here’s what you need to look out for and what steps you can take to mitigate the risk of falling victim to these new 2SP cyber attacks. Forbes Cyber Attack Warning As Hackers Use AI And Gmail In New CampaignPlease Hold Down The Ctrl Key Is An Instruction In These Newly Uncovered 2SP Cyber AttacksThis is where these 2SP cyber attacks get really clever, although I hate applying that word to cybercriminals. Treat all emails that come with an SVG attachment as suspicious, and that way, you might just save yourself and your organization from falling victim to these phishing cyber attacks.

Source: Forbes November 18, 2024 14:22 UTC