The Scam of the Week email template is a great way to keep your users informed about the newest social engineering scams. Based on content from the KnowBe4 blog, the template is updated and replaced weekly.
This article lists the date and title for each Scam of the Week in descending order.
For more information on Scam of the Week emails, please see our How to Set Up a "Scam of the Week" Newsletter article.
Date Updated |
Scam of the Week Title |
| October 18th, 2021 | Find the Square Root of Verizon |
| October 11th, 2021 | The Ultimate Data Breach Database |
| October 4th, 2021 | No Time to Phish |
| September 27, 2021 | Shortened URLs Are a Sneaky Shortcut |
| September 20, 2021 | Friendly Spear Phishing |
| September 13, 2021 | Phony LinkedIn Job Postings |
| September 7, 2021 | Watch Out for Windows 11 Scams |
| August 30, 2021 | COVID-19 Is the Never-ending Phish Bait |
| August 23, 2021 | Beware of Copyright Scammers |
| August 16, 2021 | Scammers Continue with Another Facebook Scam |
| August 9, 2021 | Multi-layered Microsoft Scam |
| August 2, 2021 | Bluffing Blackmail |
| July 26, 2021 | Sp0t thę HomogIyph |
| July 19, 2021 | Macros on Macros |
| July 12, 2021 | Kaseya Security Crisis Scams |
| July 6, 2021 | Hidden Google Drive |
| June 28, 2021 | Five-Star Fraud |
| June 21, 2021 | Prime Day or Crime Day? |
| June 14, 2021 | Phony FINRA Phishing |
| June 7, 2021 | New Smishing Scam Borrows Your Phone |
| June 1, 2021 | Thank You for Calling—Here’s Some Malware |
| May 24, 2021 | Using Synonyms to Scam, Con, and Dupe You |
| May 17, 2021 | QuickBooks Used as Bait for a Quick Scam |
| May 10, 2021 | Credential Scam With a Clever Twist |
| May 3, 2021 | Smishing and Shortened URLs |
| April 26, 2021 | Voice Changing "Catphish" |
| April 19, 2021 | Tricky PDF Files |
| April 12, 2021 | Advanced Phishing Hidden in Plain Text |
| April 5, 2021 | Classic Facebook Phishing |
| March 29, 2021 | Instagram Influencer Scams |
| March 22, 2021 | Malicious Mobile Apps in Disguise |
| March 15, 2021 | Scammers Use FINRA as Phish Bait |
| March 8, 2021 | LinkedIn File Sharing Scam |
| March 1, 2021 | Shipping Scam Spoofs “Dhl Express” |
| February 22, 2021 | Exploiting the Coronavirus: Vaccine Invitation Scam |
| February 15, 2021 | Phishing with Phony Loans |
| February 8, 2021 | Smishing with PayPal |
| February 1, 2021 | Advanced Look-alike Login Pages |
| January 25, 2021 | Romantic Investment Scams |
| January 18, 2021 | Exploiting the Coronavirus: Financial Assistance Scams |
| January 11, 2021 | Watch Out for US Capitol and Parler Scams |
| January 4, 2021 | Man’s Bestfriend is a Scammer’s Best Bait |
Date Updated |
Scam of the Week Title |
| December 28, 2020 | “Is this a video of you?” Nope, That’s a Phish |
| December 21, 2020 | Last-Minute Holiday Shipping Scams |
| December 14, 2020 | Exploiting the Coronavirus: Phony Form from HR |
| December 8, 2020 | Fake Video Calls Are a Quick Score for Scammers |
| November 30, 2020 | Tricky Tags in Google Drive Phishing Attack |
| November 23, 2020 | Top 10 Cybersecurity Tips for Holiday Shopping |
| November 16, 2020 | Pfizer’s Vaccine is Fresh Phish Bait |
| October 26, 2020 | Blue Checkmarks are the Perfect Phish Bait |
| October 19, 2020 | Smishing Gains Popularity with Bad Guys |
| October 12, 2020 | Prime Target—Bad Guys Prep for Prime Day Scams |
| October 5, 2020 | Watch Out for Trump-themed Cybercrime |
| September 21, 2020 | Trusted Third Parties Used as Phish Bait |
| September 14, 2020 | Training Notifications from Our Evil Twin |
| September 04, 2020 | Exploiting the Coronavirus: “New Approved Vaccines” Infect Your System with Malware |
| August 31, 2020 | Simple, yet Effective Vishing Scams |
| August 24, 2020 | “Are you human?” New Attack Uses a CAPTCHA as Camouflage |
| August 17, 2020 | Cybercriminals are Getting Creative with Canva |
| August 10, 2020 | Exploiting the Coronavirus: Financial Relief Scam Targeting Organizations |
| August 3, 2020 | Malicious Apps Asking for Extra Permissions |
| July 27, 2020 | Sneaky “Service Desk” Scam |
| July 20, 2020 | Smishing for Access to Your Bank Account |
| July 13, 2020 | Not So Fast! Is Your Zoom Account Really Suspended? |
| July 6, 2020 | Exploiting the Coronavirus: A Sneaky Pandemic Relief Scam |
| June 29, 2020 | Survey Says… It’s a Scam |
| June 22, 2020 | Phony LogMeIn Security Updates |
| June 15, 2020 | SpaceX YouTube Scam |
| June 8, 2020 | Exploiting the Coronavirus: Supermarket Spoofs |
| June 1, 2020 | Exploiting the Coronavirus: Massive Excel Phishing Attack |
| May 26, 2020 | Exploiting the Coronavirus: Malicious Zoom Installer |
| May 18, 2020 | Exploiting the Coronavirus: Phony COVID-19 Tracking |
| May 10, 2020 | Exploiting the Coronavirus: From Unemployed to Money Mule |
| May 4, 2020 | Exploiting the Coronavirus: Netflix is More Popular Than Ever - Especially with Cybercriminals |
| April 27, 2020 | Exploiting the Coronavirus: Smishing Violation! |
| April 20, 2020 | Exploiting the Coronavirus: Re-opening your organization? The bad guys have a plan! |
| April 13, 2020 | Exploiting the Coronavirus: “PANDEMIC IS WITHIN, BEWARE!" |
| April 6, 2020 | Exploiting the Coronavirus: Is the CDC Closing Your Facility? |
| March 30, 2020 | Exploiting the Coronavirus: Fear of Infection |
| March 23, 2020 | Working From Home? Don’t Fall for This “Phony” Call |
| March 16, 2020 | Safeguard Your Personal Data During the 2020 Census Season |
| March 10, 2020 | Exploiting the Coronavirus: Watch out for These Scams! |
| March 2, 2020 | Convincing Smishing Scam from a Popular Mobile Carrier |
| February 24, 2020 | Watch out for Malicious Apps in Your App Store |
| February 17, 2020 | Watch Out for This Clever New Credit Card Phishing Scam |
| February 10, 2020 | Another SMS Scam - PayPal Edition |
| February 3, 2020 | Coronavirus Phishing Attacks |
| January 27, 2020 | Goodbye Windows 7, Hello Social Engineering Scams |
| January 20, 2020 | Cybercriminals Are Using Microsoft’s Sway Application in Phishing Scams |
| January 13, 2020 | Watch Out for “Free Gift” Scams |
| January 6, 2020 | Post-Holiday Shopping Scam |
| December 31, 2019 | PayPal “Unusual Activity” Phishing Scam |
| December 23, 2019 | That Free “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” Download You Found Online? It’s a Scam! |
| December 16, 2019 | Office 365 “New Voicemail” Attack |
| December 9, 2019 | “Your Subscription Has Ended” Netflix Phishing Campaign |
| December 1, 2019 | PayPal Becomes the Most Popular Phishbait |
| November 25, 2019 | Safety Tips for Black Friday and Cyber Monday Scams |
| November 18, 2019 | New Streaming Service, Same Game for the Bad Guys |
| November 11, 2019 | Watch out for Holiday Shopping and Phishing Scams |
| November 4, 2019 | Phishing Attacks Using Employee Benefits and Pay Raises as Bait |
| October 28, 2019 | Smishing from Mobile Carriers |
| October 21, 2019 | Beware! Bogus Performance Reviews Used as Phishbait |
| October 14, 2019 | Don’t FALL for LinkedIn Job Posting Scams this Season |
| October 7, 2019 | Amazon, PayPal, and Gmail Users Targeted in Recent Phishing Attacks |
| September 30, 2019 | Yahoo Data Breach Settlement Phishing Attacks |
| September 23, 2019 | Amazon Phishing Scam in Progress |
| September 16, 2019 | Watch Out for Fake Video Scams |
| September 9, 2019 | Phishing for Instagram Passwords |
| August 30, 2019 | Watch Out for Phishing in your Google Calendar |
| August 26, 2019 | Confirm Your Unsubscribe Request? Not So Fast |
| August 19, 2019 | Watch Out for Rebate Scams |
| August 12, 2019 | Watch Out for Jeffrey Epstein Scams |
| August 5, 2019 | Capital One Data Breach Affects 106 Million People |
| July 29, 2019 | Watch Out for a Brand New Phishing Attachment |
| July 22, 2019 | Watch Out for "US State Police" Phishing Extortion Scam |
| July 15, 2019 | Beware of Amazon Prime Day Phishing Scams |
| July 8, 2019 | Microsoft OneNote Audio Note Phishing Emails |
| July 1, 2019 | Beware of Gmail Calendar Phishing Scam |
| June 24, 2019 | Look Out for Office 365 “File Deletion” Emails |
| June 17, 2019 | Beware of Voicemail Phishing Scams |
| June 10, 2019 | Think Before You Tweet |
| June 3, 2019 | Brand Impersonation Attacks Are at an All-Time High |
| May 24, 2019 | Watch Out for Fake Legal Threats in Your Inbox |
| May 20, 2019 | Watch out for Memorial Day Scams |
| May 13, 2019 | That Free Avengers: Endgame Download You Found Online? It’s a Scam! |
| May 6, 2019 | Watch Out for Insta-scams! |
| April 29, 2019 | Spike in Malicious PDF File Scams, Again! |
| April 22, 2019 | Watch out for Fake Emails from HR |
| April 15, 2019 | Watch out for Robocall Scams Saying your Social Security Number is Suspended |
| April 8, 2019 | Realistic Phishing Attacks Take Advantage of U.S. Tax Season |
| April 1, 2019 | Fake Calls from the IRS |
| March 25, 2019 | Bad Guys are Moving to Mobile Phishing for Gift Card Scams |
| March 18, 2019 | Boeing Airplane Crash Email Scam |
| March 11, 2019 | The Bad Guys Are Spreading Malware Through Popular Messaging Apps |
| March 4, 2019 | Watch Out for Robocall Scams |
| February 25, 2019 | Dangerous Office Attachments Bypassing Email Security |
| February 18, 2019 | Watch out for Tech Support Scams |
| February 11, 2019 | Watch out for Malicious “Love You” Malware |
| February 4, 2019 | Be Careful with Online Job Offers |
| January 28, 2019 | CEO Fraud, The Bad Guys Are Now Bribing You |
| January 21, 2019 | Look Out for Social Security Number Scams |
| January 14, 2019 | Lookout for Malicious Files on Legitimate File Sharing Services |
| January 7, 2019 | Protect Your Mobile Device: Watch out for Malicious Apps in Your App Store |
| December 31, 2018 | Dangerous Netflix Scam is Back |
| December 24, 2018 | Watch out for W2 and Tax Fraud Phishing |
| December 17, 2018 | Beware of Fake “You’ve Received a Payment” Emails |
| December 10, 2018 | New Dangerous Extortion Scam |
| December 3, 2018 | Think Before You Shop |
| November 26, 2018 | Stop Reusing Old Passwords! |
| November 19, 2018 | Black Friday & Cyber Monday Alert |
| November 12, 2018 | Fortnite And League of Legends Phishing Attacks |
| November 5, 2018 | Cryptocurrency On Twitter |
| October 29, 2018 | Beware Look-Alike Phishing Sites |
| October 22, 2018 | Extortion With a New Twist |
| October 15, 2018 | Break the Chain: Don't Fall for Viral Facebook Messages |
| October 8, 2018 | Watch out for "Apple Care" Vishing Attacks |
| October 1, 2018 | Phone Scam Impersonates Sheriff’s Office |
| September 24, 2018 | Upcoming 2020 Olympics Scam |
| September 17, 2018 | Watch for New Hybrid Attack Involving CEO Fraud |
| September 10, 2018 | Email Impersonation Attacks on the Rise |
| September 3, 2018 | Look Out for Fake Phishing Websites |
| August 27, 2018 | Beware of Friend Requests on Social Media |
| August 20, 2018 | SharePoint Phishing Attack Impacts 10% of Office 365 Users |
| August 13, 2018 | Your Package Is on Its Way, but Not the One You Expected |
| August 6, 2018 | Extortion With a Twist |
| July 30, 2018 | Beware of Free Gift Card Phishing Scams |
| July 23, 2018 | *Another* New CEO Fraud Phishing Wrinkle |
| July 16, 2018 | Mobile Phishing on the Rise |
| July 9, 2018 | Your Breached Passwords Are NOT Safe! |
| July 2, 2018 | Be Warned! New Hybrid Cyber Attack On Banks and Credit Unions |
| June 25, 2018 | Beware New Social Media Attack |
| June 18, 2018 | Watch for New Attachment Type |
| June 11, 2018 | Celebrity Deaths Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain |
| June 4, 2018 | Watch Out For Ticketed Event Phishing Scams |
| May 29, 2018 | New Pay Stub Phishing Attack |
| May 21, 2018 | Watch out for GDPR and Royal Wedding Attacks |
| May 14, 2018 | Gmail Confidential Mode, Not Necessarily Safe Mode |
| May 7, 2018 | GDPR |
| April 30, 2018 | World's Largest Phishing Botnet Grows Evasive |
| April 23, 2018 | Cryptocurrency Scams, More Than a “Bit” Unsettling |
| April 16, 2018 | Bad Guys Go Nuclear |
| April 9, 2018 | Fiendishly Clever Gmail Phishing Scam You Need to Know About |
| April 2, 2018 | MyFitnessPal Users are Now Phishing Targets |
| March 27, 2018 | iTunes Gift Card Phishing Fraud |
| March 19, 2018 | March Phishing Madness! |
| March 13, 2018 | Compromised Business Email Accounts |
| March 5, 2018 | New Tax Phishing Attack |
| February 26, 2018 | Apple Phishing and Smishing |
| February 19, 2018 | Lowlife Scum Exploits Recent Parkland School Shooting |
| February 12, 2018 | Is That a Real Security Alert or a Phishing Email? |
| February 5, 2018 | Wave of Payroll Direct Deposit Phishing Attacks |
| January 29, 2018 | Beware of Fake “Do Not Call Registry” Emails |
| January 22, 2018 | The Most Sophisticated Netflix Phishing Yet |
| January 16, 2018 | Beware of Fake “You’ve Received a Payment” Emails |
| January 8, 2018 | Fake Meltdown And Spectre Patch Phishing Emails |
| January 2, 2018 | A New High Risk of Evil AI Attacking Employees With Ransomware |
| December 26, 2017 | New Massive Data Breach Poses Major Threat |
| December 19, 2017 | W-2 Phishing Scams Will Resurface in a Few Weeks |
| December 12, 2017 | Don't Fall Victim to Increased Ransomware Attacks |
| December 4, 2017 | Phishers Target PayPal Users With Fake “Failed Transaction” Emails |
| November 27, 2017 | Expect Uber-themed phishing attacks |
| November 21, 2017 | This Scary New Phishing Attack is Very Hard to Detect |
| November 14, 2017 | Cyber Monday Is Scammer Heaven |
| November 6, 2017 | Massive Netflix Phishing Campaign |
| October 30, 2017 | Update and Secure Your Payroll Account |
| October 23, 2017 | New Hybrid Amazon Phishing/Phone Password Scam |
| October 16, 2017 | Las Vegas Shooting Victims Charity |
| October 10, 2017 | Watch Out For Fear Tactics in Phishing Emails |
| October 2, 2017 | Fake Printer Attachment Phishing Attack |
| September 25, 2017 | "Fake-tortion" Phishing Attacks |
| September 18, 2017 | VEVO Data Breach Caused By LinkedIn Phishing Attack |
| September 11, 2017 | Phishing Attacks |
| September 5, 2017 | The IRS Issued An Urgent Warning Against An IRS / FBI-Themed Ransomware Phishing Attack |
| August 28, 2017 | Hurricane Harvey Charity Fraud |
| August 20, 2017 | Spear Phishing Attacks with Compromised PowerPoint Slides |
| August 15, 2017 | Increase in Office 365 Phishing Attacks |
| August 8, 2017 | Hidden Dangers of HTML Attachments |
| August 1, 2017 | New WhatsApp Mobile Attack |
| July 24, 2017 | "Fraudulent Activity on Your Account” |
| July 17, 2017 | Verify Your Account Information |
| July 10, 2017 | Phishing Moves to Smishing |
| July 5, 2017 | Increase in Google Document Attachment and DocuSign Attacks |
| June 26, 2017 | Real Estate Wire Transfer Phishing Fraud |
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