Tag: email
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 576 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Quasar Linux RAT (QLNX): A Fileless Linux Implant Built for Stealth and Persistence Braintrust security incident…
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The scam economy has found its AI upgrade
Scam attempts continue to reach consumers via email, text messages, social media, online advertising, and phone calls. The volume of exposure has remained stable over the past … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/11/f-secure-ai-scam-risks-report/
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Python Infostealer Hides in GitHub Releases to Bypass Detection
A stealthy Python-based infostealer campaign that abuses GitHub Releases to host payloads and maintain long-term, low”‘visibility access to victim systems. The operation, dubbed “Operation HumanitarianBait” in some reporting, appears designed for cyberespionage against Russian”‘speaking targets using humanitarian”‘themed lures and a PE”‘less Python architecture. The campaign starts with phishing emails that deliver a RAR archive containing…
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Zara Data Breach Impacts Nearly 200,000 Customers
ShinyHunters gets away with emails and other data on 200,000 Zara customers First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/zara-data-breach-impacts-200000/
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13 new critical holes in JavaScript sandbox allow execution of arbitrary code
VM.run() can obtain host process object and runs host commands with zero co-operation from the host.However, researchers at Socket told us in an email that the advisory about this escape says it has been confirmed only on Node.js 25.6.1, and requires a Node.js version with WebAssembly exception handling and JSTag support.The highest-risk scenario, they said, would be an…
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One Click, Total Shutdown: The “Patient Zero” Webinar on Killing Stealth Breaches
The hardest part of cybersecurity isn’t the technology, it’s the people.Every major breach you’ve read about lately usually starts the same way: one employee, one clever email, and one “Patient Zero” infection.In 2026, hackers are using AI to make these “first clicks” nearly impossible to spot. If a single laptop gets compromised on your watch,…
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Scammers Use Hidden Text to Bypass AI Email Filters in Phishing Scams
Scammers are hiding invisible text inside phishing emails to manipulate AI-powered email filters and increase the chances of scams reaching inboxes. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/scammers-text-bypass-ai-email-filters-phishing-scams/
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Scammers Exploit Disposable VoIP Numbers to Bypass Reputation Blocking
New tactics used by threat actors who embed phone numbers in scam emails as a key indicator of compromise (IOC), revealing how attackers exploit VoIP infrastructure to evade detection and scale fraud operations. Telephone-oriented attack delivery (TOAD) remains a dominant phishing technique, in which victims are lured to call attacker-controlled numbers rather than clicking malicious…
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A DOD contractor’s API flaw exposed military course data and service member records
Researchers say Schemata’s platform exposed names, emails, base assignments, and course materials before the company patched the issue and contacted government authorities. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/schemata-dod-contractor-api-flaw-military-data-exposure/
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Insights into the clustering and reuse of phone numbers in scam emails
Talos has recently started to collect and gather intelligence around phone numbers within emails as an additional indicator of compromise (IOC). In this blog, we discuss new insights into in-the-wild phone number reuse in scam emails. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/insights-into-the-clustering-and-reuse-of-phone-numbers-in-scam-emails/
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Proton Mail brings quantum-safe email encryption to all accounts
Post-quantum protection is now available as an optional feature in Proton Mail across all plans, including the free tier. How post-quantum protection works Once enabled, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/06/proton-mail-post-quantum-protection-feature/
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Salesforce Marketing Cloud Vulnerability Exposes Email Data Risk
Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC) recently patched a cluster of high”‘impact vulnerabilities that could have allowed attackers to read and enumerate marketing emails and subscriber data across tenants, including Fortune 500 organizations. Modern enterprises rely on centralised marketing clouds to deliver branded, trackable campaigns at massive scale. SFMC (formerly ExactTarget) is one of the dominant platforms, powering dynamic…
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Vimeo Confirms Breach Exposing 119,000 Unique User Email Addresses
Video hosting platform Vimeo has confirmed a data breach that exposed approximately 119,000 unique user email addresses, attributing the incident to a security compromise at Anodot, a third-party analytics vendor integrated with its systems. The breach came to light after the ShinyHunters extortion group listed Vimeo on its >>pay or leak<< portal in April 2026,…
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Google AppSheet Abuse Helped Phish 30,000 Facebook Accounts
Hackers abused Google AppSheet to send Meta phishing emails, compromising 30,000 Facebook business accounts across 50 countries. The post Google AppSheet Abuse Helped Phish 30,000 Facebook Accounts appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-appsheet-facebook-phishing-accountdumpling/
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Researchers report Amazon SES abused in phishing to evade detection
Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky reports that the Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) is being increasingly abused to send convincing phishing emails that can bypass standard security filters and render reputation-based blocks ineffective. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researchers-report-amazon-ses-abused-in-phishing-to-evade-detection/
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Google AppSheet Abuse Helped Phish 30,000 Facebook Accounts
Hackers abused Google AppSheet to send Meta phishing emails, compromising 30,000 Facebook business accounts across 50 countries. The post Google AppSheet Abuse Helped Phish 30,000 Facebook Accounts appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-appsheet-facebook-phishing-accountdumpling/
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Google AppSheet Abuse Helped Phish 30,000 Facebook Accounts
Hackers abused Google AppSheet to send Meta phishing emails, compromising 30,000 Facebook business accounts across 50 countries. The post Google AppSheet Abuse Helped Phish 30,000 Facebook Accounts appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-appsheet-facebook-phishing-accountdumpling/
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Microsoft Flags Mass Phishing Campaign Using Fake Compliance Emails
Microsoft researchers warn of a large-scale phishing campaign using fake compliance emails to steal credentials, targeting 35,000 users across 13,000 organizations worldwide First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/microsoft-phishing-fake-compliance/
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LuxSci Launches Enterprise-Grade HIPAA-Compliant Email Security for Mid-Sized Healthcare Organizations
Cambridge, MA, May 5th, 2026, CyberNewswire New right-sized offering brings advanced encryption, easy API integration, and HITRUST-certified compliance to the most underserved segment in healthcare email, with pricing starting at $99/month LuxSci, a leading provider of HIPAA compliant secure healthcare communications, today announced the launch of LuxSci Secure High Volume Email for mid-sized healthcare […]…
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LuxSci Launches Enterprise-Grade HIPAA-Compliant Email Security for Mid-Sized Healthcare Organizations
Cambridge, MA, 5th May 2026, CyberNewswire First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/luxsci-launches-enterprise-grade-hipaa-compliant-email-security-for-mid-sized-healthcare-organizations/
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Fake SSA Emails Drive Venomous#Helper Phishing Campaign
Venomous#Helper attackers impersonate the US Social Security Administration to deploy signed RMM software and maintain persistent access across US networks First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ssa-emails-venomous-helper-phishing/
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Educational company Instructure reports cyber incident
By Saturday, Infrastructure’s chief information security officer Steve Proud confirmed that the hackers gained access to information about users at some educational institutions, including names, email addresses, student ID numbers and messages between users. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/infrastructure-education-company-canvas-incident
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ShinyHunters claims dump puts 119K Vimeo emails in the wild
Vimeo points finger at analytics supplier Anodot, says no logins or card data were touched First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/05/05/shinyhunters_dump_puts_119k_vimeo/
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Proton Mail rolls out post-quantum encryption for all users as industry braces for ‘harvest now, decrypt later’ threat
Proton Mail has today announced the rollout of post-quantum encryption (PQC) across its email platform, making quantum-resistant key generation available to all users, including those on free plans, in what the company describes as a proactive step ahead of the quantum computing era. The feature, which users can opt into via Proton Mail’s encryption key…
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Microsoft warns of global campaign stealing auth tokens from 35K users
Microsoft revealed a phishing campaign hitting 35,000 users in 26 countries, stealing login tokens via fake code-of-conduct emails and legit services. Microsoft disclosed a major phishing campaign that targeted over 35,000 users across 26 countries in mid-April 2026. Attackers used fake “code of conduct” emails sent through legitimate platforms to trick recipients into visiting bogus…
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Attackers Exploit Amazon SES to Send Authenticated Phishing Emails
Attackers are increasingly abusing Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) to deliver highly convincing phishing emails that bypass traditional security controls, marking a growing trend in email-based threats. The primary goal of any phishing campaign is to evade detection while tricking victims into revealing sensitive data. To achieve this, threat actors continuously refine their techniques, using…
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Microsoft Details Phishing Campaign Targeting 35,000 Users Across 26 Countries
Microsoft has disclosed details of a large-scale credential theft campaign that has leveraged a combination of code of conduct-themed lures and legitimate email services to direct users to attacker-controlled domains and steal authentication tokens.The multi-stage campaign, observed between April 14 and 16, 2026, targeted more than 35,000 users across over 13,000 organizations in 26 countries,…
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Amazon SES Phishing: Angriffe über geleakte AWS-Zugangsdaten
Cyberkriminelle setzen verstärkt auf legitime Cloud-Dienste, um täuschend echte Phishing-Angriffe durchzuführen. Besonders Amazon Simple Email Service gerät dabei ins Visier, da er eigentlich für vertrauenswürdige Unternehmens-Kommunikation genutzt wird. Sicherheits-Forscher sehen darin eine neue Eskalationsstufe. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/amazon-ses-phishing
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Amazon SES increasingly abused in phishing to evade detection
The Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) is being increasingly abused to send convincing phishing emails that can bypass standard security filters and render reputation-based blocks ineffective. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-ses-increasingly-abused-in-phishing-to-evade-detection/
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Educational company Infrastructure reports cyber incident
By Saturday, Infrastructure’s chief information security officer Steve Proud confirmed that the hackers gained access to information about users at some educational institutions, including names, email addresses, student ID numbers and messages between users. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/infrastructure-education-company-canvas-incident