phishing awareness

Why QR Code Phishing Is Beating Employee Security Training

The FBI issued a public alert in January 2026 warning that North Korean state-sponsored hackers have been embedding malicious QR codes in spear-phishing emails to bypass corporate security controls and steal credentials from government agencies, universities, and think tanks. This technique, called quishing, is no longer a fringe attack method. QR code phishing emails surged […]

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CIRO Breach: Financial Sector Phishing Attack Exposes 750K

A financial sector phishing attack on Canada’s investment regulator has exposed the sensitive data of 750,000 investors, including social insurance numbers, annual income figures, government-issued IDs, and detailed account statements. The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) confirmed in January 2026 that a targeted email delivered in August 2025 gave an attacker unauthorized access to records

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