Tag: email
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Cyberattack on Kazakhstan’s Largest Oil Company Was ‘Simulation’
Researchers thought a Russian APT used a compromised employee email to attack Kazakhstan’s biggest oil company. The company later confirmed it was a pen test. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/russian-apt-kazakhstan-largest-oil-company
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Swiss government looks to undercut privacy tech, stoking fears of mass surveillance
Switzerland-based providers of secure email, VPNs and other digital services say a pending government proposal would be catastrophic to their ability to protect the privacy of users. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/switzerland-digital-privacy-law-proton-privacy-surveillance
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New Google AppSheet Phishing Scam Deliver Fake Trademark Notices
A phishing scam is exploiting Google’s trusted AppSheet platform to bypass email filters. Learn how hackers are using… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/google-appsheet-phishing-scam-fake-trademark-notices/
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Microsoft under fire: Senator demands FTC investigation into ‘arsonist selling firefighting services’
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, business, cio, ciso, computer, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, email, encryption, finance, government, hacker, mfa, microsoft, network, password, ransomware, service, software, technology, threat, updateThe technical reality behind the failures: Security experts have long criticized Microsoft’s reliance on outdated encryption standards. “RC4 should have been retired long ago, yet it still lurks in Active Directory and continues to enable attacks like Kerberoasting,” Gogia noted.Microsoft’s justification centered on backward compatibility concerns. “Microsoft’s line has been that switching it off overnight…
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Permiso Uncovers Unicode Technique to Compromise Microsoft Exchange Rules
Permiso researchers uncovered a Unicode obfuscation technique, “Inboxfuscation,” that exploits Microsoft Exchange inbox rules to evade detection and exfiltrate email data. Learn how it works and how security teams can defend against it. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/permiso-uncovers-unicode-technique-to-compromise-microsoft-exchange-rules/
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Russian APT Attacks Kazakhstan’s Largest Oil Company
Researchers say a likely Russian APT used a compromised employee email account to attack Kazakhstan’s biggest company, though the oil and gas firm claims it was a pen test. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/russian-apt-kazakhstan-largest-oil-company
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France: Three Regional Healthcare Agencies Targeted by Cyber-Attacks
Compromised data includes personal data such as patients’ full names, ages, phone numbers and email addresses First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/france-regional-healthcare/
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PoisonSeed Threat Actor Strengthens Credential Theft Operations with New Domains
Spoof the email delivery platform SendGrid and employ fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA interstitials to lend legitimacy before redirecting unsuspecting users to credential harvesting pages. Since June 1, 2025, DomainTools Investigations has identified 21 newly registered domains exhibiting hallmarks of the eCrime actor known as PoisonSeed. Although specific victims have not been confirmed, PoisonSeed’s historical focus on…
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When typing becomes tracking: Study reveals widespread silent keystroke interception
Tags: emailYou type your email address into a website form but never hit submit. Hours later, a marketing email shows up in your inbox. According to new research, that is not a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/11/website-keystroke-tracking-privacy/
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Google’s former security leads raise $13M to fight email threats before they reach you
The startup is using real-time AI agents that inspect, analyze, and neutralize email threats. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/09/10/googles-former-security-leads-raise-13m-to-fight-email-threats-before-they-reach-you/
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Flu jab email mishap exposes hundreds of students’ personal data
One parent expressed concern for their child’s safety First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/09/10/birmingham_school_data_blunder/
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What the Salesloft Drift breaches reveal about 4th-party risk
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, breach, control, data, data-breach, email, exploit, google, hacker, incident response, intelligence, monitoring, risk, risk-assessment, saas, soc, software, startup, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, zero-trustFebruary 2024: SalesLoft acquires Drift, an AI-powered chatbot companyThe hidden legacy: Drift’s existing OAuth tokens to thousands of Salesforce and Google Workspace instances probably remained activeTime passes: Tokens and app permissions remain valid unless explicitly rotated or revoked.August 2025: Attackers abuse OAuth tokens associated with the Drift application to enumerate and exfiltrate Salesforce data; a…
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Supply chain attack targets npm, +2 Billion weekly npm downloads exposed
Multiple popular npm packages were compromised in a supply chain attack after a maintainer fell for a phishing email targeting 2FA credentials. A supply chain attack compromised multiple popular npm packages with 2B weekly downloads after a maintainer fell for a phishing email mimicking npm, targeting 2FA credentials. Threat actors targeted Josh Junon’s (Qix) to…
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How One Phishing Email Compromised 18 npm Packages and Billions of Installs
On September 8, 2025, a single phishing email triggered one of npm’s most damaging supply chain attacks, compromising 18 popular JavaScript packages with over 2.6 billion weekly downloads. By tricking a maintainer into revealing credentials and 2FA codes, attackers injected crypto-stealing malware into widely used libraries. This blog unpacks how it happened, which packages were…
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Phishing Alert: Kimusky Hackers Masquerade as Tax Authority with ‘September Tax Return Due Date’ Email
South Korean internet users are being targeted by a sophisticated phishing campaign attributed to the North Korean threat actor known as Kimsuky. The malicious emails, masquerading as official notices from the National Tax Service (NTS), inform recipients of a “September Tax Return Payment Due Notice” and urge them to click a link to view an…
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Phishing Alert: Kimusky Hackers Masquerade as Tax Authority with ‘September Tax Return Due Date’ Email
South Korean internet users are being targeted by a sophisticated phishing campaign attributed to the North Korean threat actor known as Kimsuky. The malicious emails, masquerading as official notices from the National Tax Service (NTS), inform recipients of a “September Tax Return Payment Due Notice” and urge them to click a link to view an…
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Phishing Alert: Kimusky Hackers Masquerade as Tax Authority with ‘September Tax Return Due Date’ Email
South Korean internet users are being targeted by a sophisticated phishing campaign attributed to the North Korean threat actor known as Kimsuky. The malicious emails, masquerading as official notices from the National Tax Service (NTS), inform recipients of a “September Tax Return Payment Due Notice” and urge them to click a link to view an…
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Massive npm supply chain attack hits 18 popular packages with 2B weekly downloads
Tags: api, attack, blockchain, breach, crypto, data, detection, email, finance, github, malicious, malware, monitoring, network, open-source, phishing, risk, strategy, supply-chain, theft, tool, update, vulnerabilityFinancial impact surprisingly limited: Despite affecting packages with 2 billion weekly downloads, the actual financial impact was surprisingly modest. “We were tracking approximately $970 in stolen funds to attacker-controlled wallets,” Eriksen said, highlighting a significant disconnect between the attack’s potential reach and its realized damage.This limited financial impact reflected both the attackers’ operational carelessness and…
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Massive npm supply chain attack hits 18 popular packages with 2B weekly downloads
Tags: api, attack, blockchain, breach, crypto, data, detection, email, finance, github, malicious, malware, monitoring, network, open-source, phishing, risk, strategy, supply-chain, theft, tool, update, vulnerabilityFinancial impact surprisingly limited: Despite affecting packages with 2 billion weekly downloads, the actual financial impact was surprisingly modest. “We were tracking approximately $970 in stolen funds to attacker-controlled wallets,” Eriksen said, highlighting a significant disconnect between the attack’s potential reach and its realized damage.This limited financial impact reflected both the attackers’ operational carelessness and…
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Fake npm 2FA reset email led to compromise of popular code packages
Malicious versions of at least 18 widely used npm packages were uploaded to the npm Registry on Monday, following the compromise of their maintainer’s account. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/09/npm-packages-supply-chain-compromise/
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When AI nukes your database: The dark side of vibe coding
Tags: ai, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, ciso, computer, control, corporate, data, data-breach, defense, dos, email, flaw, governance, incident response, injection, jobs, LLM, microsoft, open-source, password, risk, saas, skills, supply-chain, threat, tool, training, zero-trustprivate paths, on another instance.Worthington warns this is one of the most frequent red flags in threat intel. When vibe-coded applications reach incident response, she says, “You’ll often see absence of logging, lack of source control, or weak authentication alongside hardcoded secrets. Rather than a single fingerprint, it’s a collection of sloppy behaviors that point…
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When AI nukes your database: The dark side of vibe coding
Tags: ai, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, ciso, computer, control, corporate, data, data-breach, defense, dos, email, flaw, governance, incident response, injection, jobs, LLM, microsoft, open-source, password, risk, saas, skills, supply-chain, threat, tool, training, zero-trustprivate paths, on another instance.Worthington warns this is one of the most frequent red flags in threat intel. When vibe-coded applications reach incident response, she says, “You’ll often see absence of logging, lack of source control, or weak authentication alongside hardcoded secrets. Rather than a single fingerprint, it’s a collection of sloppy behaviors that point…
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When AI nukes your database: The dark side of vibe coding
Tags: ai, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, ciso, computer, control, corporate, data, data-breach, defense, dos, email, flaw, governance, incident response, injection, jobs, LLM, microsoft, open-source, password, risk, saas, skills, supply-chain, threat, tool, training, zero-trustprivate paths, on another instance.Worthington warns this is one of the most frequent red flags in threat intel. When vibe-coded applications reach incident response, she says, “You’ll often see absence of logging, lack of source control, or weak authentication alongside hardcoded secrets. Rather than a single fingerprint, it’s a collection of sloppy behaviors that point…
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SpamGPT: New AI Email Attack Tool Fueling Massive Phishing Operations
A novel AI-driven email attack toolkit namedSpamGPThas surfaced on underground hacking forums, promising cybercriminals an all-in-one platform for launching large-scale phishing campaigns. Advertised as an “AI-powered spam-as-a-service” solution, SpamGPT automates compromise of email servers, bypasses major spam filters, and offers marketing-style campaign analytics. Security researchers warn that its user-friendly interface and AI-assisted content generation significantly…
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SpamGPT: New AI Email Attack Tool Fueling Massive Phishing Operations
A novel AI-driven email attack toolkit namedSpamGPThas surfaced on underground hacking forums, promising cybercriminals an all-in-one platform for launching large-scale phishing campaigns. Advertised as an “AI-powered spam-as-a-service” solution, SpamGPT automates compromise of email servers, bypasses major spam filters, and offers marketing-style campaign analytics. Security researchers warn that its user-friendly interface and AI-assisted content generation significantly…
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SpamGPT: New AI Email Attack Tool Fueling Massive Phishing Operations
A novel AI-driven email attack toolkit namedSpamGPThas surfaced on underground hacking forums, promising cybercriminals an all-in-one platform for launching large-scale phishing campaigns. Advertised as an “AI-powered spam-as-a-service” solution, SpamGPT automates compromise of email servers, bypasses major spam filters, and offers marketing-style campaign analytics. Security researchers warn that its user-friendly interface and AI-assisted content generation significantly…
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MostereRAT Exploits AnyDesk and TightVNC for Remote Access on Windows Systems
Cybersecurity researchers at FortiGuard Labs have uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign that deploys the MostereRAT remote access trojan to compromise Windows systems. The malware leverages advanced evasion techniques and installs legitimate remote access tools like AnyDesk and TightVNC to maintain persistent, covert access to infected machines. The attack begins with carefully crafted phishing emails targeting…