Tag: email
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ShinyHunters Claims Responsibility for Breach of EdTech Company Instructure
The prolific extortion group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach of Edtech vendor Instructure’s systems, stealing 3.65 TB of sensitive information, including names, email addresses, and messages of students, teachers, and others. ShinyHunters also reportedly behind an early attack of Instructure in September 2025. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/05/shinyhunters-claims-responsibility-for-breach-of-edtech-company-instructure/
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EasyDMARC and KnowBe4 Partner to Advance Proactive Email Security as Phishing Fuels More Than One-Third of Cyberattacks
Originally published at EasyDMARC and KnowBe4 Partner to Advance Proactive Email Security as Phishing Fuels More Than One-Third of Cyberattacks by Anush Yolyan. Dover, Delaware and Tampa Bay, Florida – May … First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/05/easydmarc-and-knowbe4-partner-to-advance-proactive-email-security-as-phishing-fuels-more-than-one-third-of-cyberattacks/
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Thousands of Facebook accounts stolen by phishing emails sent through Google
In an ongoing operation, hackers are hijacking Facebook accounts using Google AppSheet to send phishing emails that pass security checks. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/05/thousands-of-facebook-accounts-stolen-by-phishing-emails-sent-through-google/
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Silver Fox Deploys ABCDoor Malware via Tax-Themed Phishing in India and Russia
The China-based cybercrime group known as Silver Fox has been linked to a new campaign targeting organizations in Russia and India with a new malware called ABCDoor.The activity involved using phishing emails that mimic correspondence from the Income Tax Department of India in December 2025, followed by a similar campaign aimed at Russian entities.”Both waves…
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Email Bombing, Fake IT Support Calls Drive Microsoft Teams Phishing Surge
Email bombing campaigns combined with fake IT support outreach are driving a surge in sophisticated Microsoft Teams phishing attacks. The attacks typically begin with email bombing, where victims are flooded with spam messages to create confusion and urgency. Shortly after, threat actors initiate contact via Microsoft Teams, impersonating internal IT support or helpdesk personnel. Posing…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 575 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. Two US cybersecurity experts sentenced in ransomware case, third awaits July ruling Trellix discloses the breach…
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30,000 Facebook Accounts Hacked via Google AppSheet Phishing Campaign
A newly discovered Vietnamese-linked operation has been observed using a Google AppSheet as a “phishing relay” to distribute phishing emails with an aim to compromise Facebook accounts.The activity has been codenamed AccountDumpling by Guardio, with the scheme selling the stolen accounts back through an illicit storefront run by the threat actors. In all, roughly 30,000…
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Microsoft Flagged 8.3B Phishing Emails in Q1 as QR Codes, CAPTCHAs Rise
Microsoft flagged 8.3 billion phishing emails as attackers turned to QR codes, fake CAPTCHAs, PhaaS kits, and file-based payloads. The post Microsoft Flagged 8.3B Phishing Emails in Q1 as QR Codes, CAPTCHAs Rise appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-microsoft-phishing-emails-qr-codes-captcha-phaas/
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As email phishing evolves, malicious attachments decline and QR codes surge
A new Microsoft report also describes the collapse of a once-dominant tool for generating phishing websites with fake CAPTCHAs. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/email-phishing-trends-microsoft-qr-codes/819077/
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86% of Phishing Attacks are AI Driven, KnowBe4 Research Finds
KnowBe4, the digital workforce security provider, securing both AI agents and humans, has announced new research, Phishing Threat Trends Report Volume Seven. The report finds a seismic shift in the attack vectors utilized to conduct phishing attacks, including touchpoints outside of traditional email communication such as calendar invitations and messaging tools. “The inbox is no…
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CAPTCHA and ClickFix Abuse Fuels Credential Theft Surge
Attackers are increasingly combining QR codes, fake CAPTCHA gates, and ClickFix-style tricks to steal credentials at scale, even as major phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platforms face disruption. These tactics shift risk from traditional malware attachments to highly convincing, hosted phishing flows that are harder for both users and email filters to spot. Across this volume, 78% of…
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Open-source privacy proxy masks PII before prompts reach external AI services
Enterprise developers routinely send prompts to external large language models that contain customer emails, support transcripts, and other identifying information, often … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/01/open-source-pii-privacy-proxy/
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More PayPal emails hijacked to deliver tech support scams
We investigate how scammers are abusing PayPal’s systems to push victims into calling fake support numbers. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/more-paypal-emails-hijacked-to-deliver-tech-support-scams/
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Bot her emails: most modern phishing campaigns are AI-enabled
KnowBe4 says 86% of phishing it tracked used AI, and inboxes are only the start First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/modern_phishing_campaigns_ai/
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Nearly half of UK businesses pwned last year as phishing keeps doing the job like it’s 2005
Turns out the real problem is not AI but staff still clicking on dodgy emails from ‘IT support’ First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/almost_half_of_uk_firms/
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Nearly half of UK businesses pwned last year as phishing keeps doing the job like it’s 2005
Turns out the real problem is not AI but staff still clicking on dodgy emails from ‘IT support’ First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/almost_half_of_uk_firms/
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Nearly half of UK businesses pwned last year as phishing keeps doing the job like it’s 2005
Turns out the real problem is not AI but staff still clicking on dodgy emails from ‘IT support’ First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/almost_half_of_uk_firms/
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Hackers Abuse Robinhood Signup Process to Deliver Phishing Emails
Robinhood fixed an account-creation flaw that hackers abused to send convincing phishing emails from its own system to some users over the weekend. The post Hackers Abuse Robinhood Signup Process to Deliver Phishing Emails appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-robinhood-phishing-emails-official-address/
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Mastering agentic AI security through exposure management
As AI tools evolve from siloed chatbots to autonomous, hyperconnected systems, they create a vast new attack surface. Discover how to manage this risk by focusing on visibility, agency, and semantic security to protect your organization’s increasingly complex landscape of agentic AI systems. Key takeaways Organizations have moved from siloed AI chatbots to autonomous, hyperconnected…
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Mastering agentic AI security through exposure management
As AI tools evolve from siloed chatbots to autonomous, hyperconnected systems, they create a vast new attack surface. Discover how to manage this risk by focusing on visibility, agency, and semantic security to protect your organization’s increasingly complex landscape of agentic AI systems. Key takeaways Organizations have moved from siloed AI chatbots to autonomous, hyperconnected…
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Webinar: How to Automate Exposure Validation to Match the Speed of AI Attacks
In February 2026, researchers uncovered a shift that completely changed the game: threat actors are now using custom AI setups to automate attacks directly into the kill chain.We aren’t just talking about AI writing better phishing emails anymore. We’re talking about autonomous agents mapping Active Directory and seizing Domain Admin credentials in minutes.The problem? Most…
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Scam-checking just got a lot easier: Malwarebytes is now in Claude
We’re in Claude! Now everyone can use our threat intel to check suspicious links, phone numbers, or email addresses. We’re committed to helping you spot scams. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/scam-checking-just-got-a-lot-easier-malwarebytes-is-now-in-claude/
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The Tyranny of Security
Tags: emailMy wife is currently away, leaving me in charge of our domestic administration. I admit that I do enjoy the power trip. She asked me last night if I could pay an invoice, “the email should have details.” It sounded easy enough. It’s not like she was asking me to assemble an Ikea wardrobe. In……
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GoDaddy customer claims registrar transferred 27-year-old domain without any security checks
32 phone calls, 17 email chains, a 5-day ordeal, and no help during the daddy of all stuffups, claim those affected First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/29/godaddy_megagaffe_wrongly_transferred_27yearold/
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GoDaddy customer claims registrar transferred 27-year-old domain without any security checks
32 phone calls, 17 email chains, a 5-day ordeal, and no help during the daddy of all stuffups, claim those affected First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/29/godaddy_megagaffe_wrongly_transferred_27yearold/
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ClickUp Data Leak Exposes Enterprise Emails for Over a Year
A hardcoded ClickUp API key exposed hundreds of corporate and government emails for over a year, raising new SaaS security concerns. The post ClickUp Data Leak Exposes Enterprise Emails for Over a Year appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-clickup-api-key-email-exposure/
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ClickUp Data Leak Exposes Enterprise Emails for Over a Year
A hardcoded API key in ClickUp’s public website exposed hundreds of enterprise and government email addresses for over a year. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/clickup-data-leak-exposes-enterprise-emails-for-over-a-year/
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Sublime Security Debuts First Partner Program To Boost Agentic Email Security In The Channel
Sublime Security on Tuesday announced its first formal channel program as the startup seeks to accelerate the growth of its agentic email security platform with the help of solution and service provider partners, according to Channel Chief Timm Hoyt. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/sublime-security-debuts-first-partner-program-to-boost-agentic-email-security-in-the-channel
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Have I Been Pwned claims Pitney Bowes hit by 8.2M email address leak
Names, phone numbers, physical addresses also included in Shiny Hunters alleged data dump First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/28/pitney_bowes_is_the_latest/