Tagged: Social Engineering
The BlueNoroff group — long linked to Lazarus — has begun incorporating generative AI into operations targeting executives and developers of blockchain projects, Kaspersky GReAT researchers reported at the Security Analyst Summit 2025 in...
Against the backdrop of escalating digital threats, cybersecurity experts have turned their attention to a sharp rise in attacks on brokerage platforms. According to a recent analysis by Fortra, the number of such incidents...
The Microsoft Teams messenger, widely used for corporate communication, has increasingly become a convenient arena for cyberattacks. According to the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team, malicious actors are actively exploiting the platform for a broad...
The threat actor known as BatShadow, linked to Vietnam, has launched a new malicious campaign targeting job seekers and digital marketing professionals. Posing as recruiters, the attackers distribute forged job descriptions; when victims open...
A network of hackers linked to North Korea has stolen more than $2 billion worth of crypto assets in the first nine months of 2025, according to a report by Elliptic. Analysts describe this...
BBC journalist Joe Tidy found himself entangled in a scenario that ordinarily lurks in the shadows of the cybercriminal world. In July he received an unexpected Signal message from an unknown interlocutor identifying himself...
Fraudsters have discovered a new method of targeting elderly users by exploiting fake Facebook events and a malicious Android application known as Datzbro. This program masquerades as a legitimate service but enables attackers to...
A new tool has emerged on the cybercriminal marketplace—one that has swiftly become a weapon of choice for dozens of groups. This is HeartCrypt, a malware-packing service that disguises malicious code as familiar, legitimate...
The U.S. Department of Justice and British police have brought charges against 19-year-old East London resident Talha Jubair, identified by investigators as one of the key figures in Scattered Spider—the group behind a series...
The story of Noah Urban is one of the clearest illustrations of how teenage socializing and a simple phone call can transform into an instrument of cybercrime. According to an investigation drawing on Discord...
Acronis researchers have reported a fresh campaign that employs a modified FileFix technique to deliver the StealC data stealer. The attackers staged a convincing, multilingual phishing operation that forges pages for various services —...
Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler has reported a major data breach linked to Hello Gym, a company that provides telephony services for the fitness industry in the United States and Canada. The exposed dataset contained...