Tag: phishing
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Wenn das Konto zur Zielscheibe wird: Kartenbetrug und Phishing boomen
Tags: phishingFirst seen on t3n.de Jump to article: t3n.de/news/wenn-das-konto-zur-zielscheibe-wird-kartenbetrug-und-phishing-boomen-1739592/
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9 Identity-Based Threats Redefining Cybersecurity in 2026 (Beyond Credential Stuffing)
Tags: ai, attack, authentication, credentials, cybersecurity, deep-fake, identity, mfa, phishing, threatDiscover the 9 most dangerous identity-based threats in 2026, from AI phishing attacks and deepfake authentication bypass to MFA fatigue and harvest-now-decrypt-later quantum threats. Learn why legacy authentication fails against each one and how phishing-resistant, passwordless authentication changes the equation. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/9-identity-based-threats-redefining-cybersecurity-in-2026-beyond-credential-stuffing/
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9 Identity-Based Threats Redefining Cybersecurity in 2026 (Beyond Credential Stuffing)
Tags: ai, attack, authentication, credentials, cybersecurity, deep-fake, identity, mfa, phishing, threatDiscover the 9 most dangerous identity-based threats in 2026, from AI phishing attacks and deepfake authentication bypass to MFA fatigue and harvest-now-decrypt-later quantum threats. Learn why legacy authentication fails against each one and how phishing-resistant, passwordless authentication changes the equation. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/9-identity-based-threats-redefining-cybersecurity-in-2026-beyond-credential-stuffing/
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Microsoft to roll out Entra passkeys on Windows in late April
Microsoft will roll out passkey support for phishing-resistant passwordless authentication to Microsoft Entra”‘protected resources from Windows devices starting late April. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-to-roll-out-entra-passkeys-on-windows-in-late-april/
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Spionageverdacht: Bundesanwaltschaft ermittelt wegen Signal-Angriff
Nach der Phishing-Kampagne auch gegen deutsche Politiker über Signal gehen Deutschlands oberste Strafverfolger einem Spionageverdacht nach. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/spionageverdacht-bundesanwaltschaft-ermittelt-wegen-signal-angriff-2604-208001.html
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NASA Employees Duped in Chinese Phishing Scheme Targeting U.S. Defense Software
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has revealed how a Chinese national posed as a U.S. researcher as part of a spear-phishing campaign to obtain sensitive information from the space agency, as well as from government entities, universities, and private companies, in violation of export control…
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Spionageverdacht: Bundesanwaltschaft ermittelt wegen Signal-Angriff
Nach der Phishing-Kampagne auch gegen deutsche Politiker über Signal gehen Deutschlands oberste Strafverfolger einem Spionageverdacht nach. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/spionageverdacht-bundesanwaltschaft-ermittelt-wegen-signal-angriff-2604-208001.html
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Signal phishing campaign targets Germany’s Bundestag President Julia Klöckner
Germany’s Bundestag President Klöckner was targeted in a Signal phishing attack via a fake CDU group chat. Germany’s Bundestag President Julia Klöckner has reportedly become the latest European political figure targeted through a Signal-based phishing attack, reported Der Spiegel. The incident is another reminder that even trusted messaging apps can become entry points when attackers…
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Toronto police arrest three in Canada’s first mobile SMS blaster case
Canadian police arrested three men over the use of a mobile “SMS blaster,” a device capable of impersonating a cellular tower to send mass phishing messages and disrupt mobile networks. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/canada-sms-blaster-cybercriminals
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AI Phishing Is No. 1 With a Bullet for Cyberattackers
In the last six months, companies have seen a significant influx of AI-powered phishing, as cyberattackers progress from small campaigns to 1-to-1 personalized attacks. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/ai-phishing-no-1-cyberattackers
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What is a passkey, how does it work and why is it better than a password?
Login method for apps and websites stored on users’ devices provides stronger security and is resistant to phishing and breachesThe UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has called time on the password from now on, you should use a passkey.The NCSC said this week it would no longer recommend using passwords where passkeys were available. They…
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KI-Vishing auf Knopfdruck: Die kriminelle Plattform ATHR revolutioniert Telefonbetrug
Die Plattform ATHR kombiniert KI mit klassischen Phishing-Methoden, um Angriffe fast vollständig zu automatisieren. Für eine Einstiegsgebühr von 4.000 US-Dollar erhalten Kriminelle Zugang zu einer Infrastruktur, die selbst erfahrene Sicherheitsfilter umgeht und globale Marken wie Google und Microsoft ins Visier nimmt. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/ki-vishing-athr-telefonbetrug
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Staatspolitik per Messenger: Was der Klöckner-Signal-Fall wirklich offenlegt
Ein Phishing-Angriff, ein übernommener Signal-Account – und sofort die Debatte: Hack oder menschlicher Fehler? Die eigentliche Frage wird dabei übersehen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/staatspolitik-per-messenger-was-der-kloeckner-signal-fall-wirklich-offenlegt-2604-207968.html
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Offer customers passkeys by default, UK’s NCSC tells enterprises
How passkeys change the attack model: The NCSC added that passkeys reduce risk by removing reliance on shared secrets and binding authentication to the legitimate service.According to the agency, this prevents credential reuse and relay attacks, as authentication cannot be intercepted and reused by an attacker.Passkeys use cryptographic key pairs stored on a user’s device,…
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UK’s NCSC calls passkeys the default, says passwords are no longer fit for the purpose
How passkeys change the attack model: The NCSC added that passkeys reduce risk by removing reliance on shared secrets and binding authentication to the legitimate service.According to the agency, this prevents credential reuse and relay attacks, as authentication cannot be intercepted and reused by an attacker.Passkeys use cryptographic key pairs stored on a user’s device,…
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Check Point belegt ersten Platz im Hybrid-Mesh-NetworkBenchmark von Miercom
Check Point Software Technologies, gibt bekannt, dass man im <> den ersten Platz belegt hat. Dieser bedeutsame Erfolg markiert für Check Point das vierte Jahr in Folge die branchenweite Spitzenposition. Check Point erreichte mit einer Phishing-Erkennungsrate von 100 Prozent und einer KI-gestützten Malware-Abwehr von 99,9 Prozent den Spitzenwert […] First seen on netzpalaver.de Jump to…
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New Apple Phishing Scam Uses Fake $899 iPhone Purchase Alert
An Apple account notification has been exploited in a new email phishing attack that comes with a fake iPhone purchase claim. The post New Apple Phishing Scam Uses Fake $899 iPhone Purchase Alert appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-apple-phishing-scam-fake-899-iphone-purchase-alert/
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Cyberattack on French government agency triggers phishing alert
France Titres, a French government agency, has disclosed a data breach that may have exposed user data from its online portal. France Titres, also known as the Agence … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/22/france-titres-online-portal-data-breach/
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Schatten-KI zwingt Sicherheitsverantwortliche zum Handeln
Der nächste große Sicherheitsvorfall beginnt möglicherweise nicht mit Malware oder einer Phishing-Mail. Er könnte mit einer Eingabeaufforderung starten und damit enden, dass ein KI-Agent Maßnahmen ergreift, die nie genehmigt wurden. Seit Jahren hält das Problem der Schatten-IT Sicherheitsverantwortliche auf Trab: Mitarbeitende setzen Cloud-Anwendungen ein, ohne dass diese von der IT-Abteilung genehmigt wurden. Die Schatten-KI folgt…
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5 zentrale Schwachstellen gefährden die IT-Sicherheitslage im Mittelstand
Ransomware, Phishing, gestohlene Zugangsdaten: Cyberangriffe verursachen im Mittelstand regelmäßig spürbaren wirtschaftlichen Schaden. Der aktuelle ‘Cyber-Risikocheck für den Mittelstand” von Trufflepig IT-Forensics, dem spezialisierten Cybersecurity-Partner für den gehobenen Mittelstand und den öffentlichen Sektor im DACH-Raum, zeigt auf Basis von 273 realen Angriffssimulationen (Penetrationstests) in mittelständischen DACH-Unternehmen, wo sich Angreifern die vielversprechendsten Einfallstore bieten. Besonders relevant für…
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Phishing, sometimes with AI’s help, topped initial-access methods in Q1, Cisco says
Hackers can now spin up fake login pages without writing a single line of code. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/phishing-initial-access-ai-cisco/818185/
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Surge in Silent Subject Phishing Attacks Targets VIP Users
Null subject phishing campaigns bypass filters and target VIPs with QR code and RMM abuse First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/silent-subject-phishing-campaigns/
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IR Trends Q1 2026: Phishing reemerges as top initial access vector, as attacks targeting public administration persist
Phishing reemerged as the most observed means of gaining initial access, accounting for over a third of the engagements where initial access could be determined. Phishing has not been the top vertical for initial access since Q2 2025. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/ir-trends-q1-2026/
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Phishing reclaims the top initial access spot, attackers experiment with AI tools
Phishing returned as the leading method attackers used to break into organizations in the first quarter of 2026, accounting for over a third of engagements where initial … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/22/cisco-phishing-initial-access-2026/
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Phishing reclaims the top initial access spot, attackers experiment with AI tools
Phishing returned as the leading method attackers used to break into organizations in the first quarter of 2026, accounting for over a third of engagements where initial … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/22/cisco-phishing-initial-access-2026/
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Phishing reclaims the top initial access spot, attackers experiment with AI tools
Phishing returned as the leading method attackers used to break into organizations in the first quarter of 2026, accounting for over a third of engagements where initial … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/22/cisco-phishing-initial-access-2026/
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‘Scattered Spider’ Member ‘Tylerb’ Pleads Guilty
A 24-year-old British national and senior member of the cybercrime group “Scattered Spider” has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. Tyler Robert Buchanan admitted his role in a series of text-message phishing attacks in the summer of 2022 that allowed the group to hack into at least a dozen major technology…
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‘Scattered Spider’ Member ‘Tylerb’ Pleads Guilty
A 24-year-old British national and senior member of the cybercrime group “Scattered Spider” has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. Tyler Robert Buchanan admitted his role in a series of text-message phishing attacks in the summer of 2022 that allowed the group to hack into at least a dozen major technology…
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‘Scattered Spider’ Member ‘Tylerb’ Pleads Guilty
A 24-year-old British national and senior member of the cybercrime group “Scattered Spider” has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. Tyler Robert Buchanan admitted his role in a series of text-message phishing attacks in the summer of 2022 that allowed the group to hack into at least a dozen major technology…