This week: Could simulated phishing tests really make staff more likely to be fooled by a phishing email in the future? What the Russians have done to one of the world’s most successful ransomware gangs? What has ransomware and cryptocurrency got to do with North Korea? And what the hell is the metaverse anyway?

This week's action: Review your approach to phishing test simulations. 

Links:

ETH Zurich's phishing test simulation study: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2112.07498.pdf, mentioned at https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/large-scale-phishing-study-shows-who-bites-the-bait-more-often/ .

Russia's FSB raids on the REvil ransomware gang: https://therecord.media/fsb-raids-revil-ransomware-gang-members/ 

What is the metaverse, blockchain, etc? https://www.upi.com/Voices/2022/01/14/metaverse-cryptocurrency-blockchain/7591642169034/ via Ron Immick’s Mind Candy Newsletter (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mind-candy-15-january-2022-ron-immink ) 

 
North Korean cyber criminals stole $400m in 2019: : https://cointelegraph.com/news/north-korean-hackers-stole-400m-in-2021-mostly-eth-chainalysis via Crypto Curry Club’s Crypto Courier (https://www.cryptocurryclub.com/subscribe)