Tagged: Social Engineering
The iPhone has acquired a formidable defense against attacks that circumvent traditional device compromise: iOS 27 now intelligently detects subtle indicators that a legitimate owner is being actively coerced into transferring funds, altering passwords,...
The Revolut data-leak saga has proven considerably wider than the initial account. A hacker under the pseudonym IAmNotAVillain claims that the attackers maintained access to the systems of several Italian law-enforcement divisions for about...
Revolut handed strangers copies of passports, verification selfies, and the financial histories of some clients, mistaking fraudulent requests for the official approaches of a government agency. On September 12, 2026, the British fintech confirmed...
Passkeys were originally conceived as the ultimate cure for phishing, yet threat actors have ingeniously discovered a darker role for this technology. Currently, an attacker merely needs to telephone an employee while masquerading as...
Corporate video meetings are increasingly attracting attention not only from employees but from automated services as well, prompting Microsoft to roll out new protections within Teams. Administrators will now be able to fully block...
The notorious ShinyHunters group, meticulously tracked and scrutinized by ReliaQuest for months, audaciously decided to reverse roles. The malevolent actors launched a targeted assault against ReliaQuest personnel, successfully compromising a single employee account. Judging...
An ordinary-looking message from corporate IT support on Microsoft Teams can end in a stolen Windows password and full access to a company’s internal network. Researchers at Expel discovered a new malware family called...
uBlock Origin, the popular ad-blocking extension, has gained new capabilities to protect users. It now detects and blocks websites that display malicious ClickFix pop-ups. These sites try to trick visitors into running dangerous commands...
Attackers have begun creating fake ChatGPT workspaces dressed up as real companies. Then they invite employees through genuine OpenAI emails. The scheme is dangerous precisely because it does not look like ordinary phishing. The...
Generative AI as a Criminal Commodity Cybercriminals increasingly integrate artificial intelligence into traditional attack strategies. However, they frequently exploit this novel technology as a lucrative commodity. Recently, researchers investigated various illicit forums and dark...
Malicious actors are no longer exclusively targeting rare virtual items within the Roblox ecosystem. They have escalated their operations to expropriate entire developmental projects. Creators have invested years nurturing these digital environments, which often...
A new ClickFix malware campaign is turning Amazon’s trusted name against its own customers. Researchers at the Cofense Phishing Defense Center uncovered the scheme. Notably, the attack convinces victims to infect their own machines....