Tag: phishing
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How to Improve Google Workspace Phishing Protection for Schools Without Adding IT Burden
Phishing attacks remain one of the most common, and most successful, cyber threats targeting K12 schools. As districts continue to rely on Google Workspace for communication, collaboration, and file sharing, it has become a prime entry point for attackers looking to exploit human error and gain access to sensitive data. While Google Workspace includes baseline…
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EvilTokens abuses Microsoft device code flow for account takeovers
A phishing package with post-compromise focus: Beyond the initial access vector, EvilTokens is structured as a full-service phishing platform. The kit provides affiliates with ready-to-use lures, infrastructure, and automation tools designed to carry out both the phishing phase and post-compromise activity.The lures used in the campaign include fake SharePoint document notifications, DocuSign requests, and account…
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Shut the Front Door on Email Attacks: How to Scale Security Services Without Increasing Workload
<div cla Email remains the primary entry point for cyberattacks, driven largely by phishing and account compromise. For attackers, it is often the simplest and most scalable way to gain access: send enough emails, and eventually, someone clicks. What’s changing is not the entry point, but the sophistication of the attacks. First seen on securityboulevard.com…
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Fake CERT-UA Site Spreads Go-Based RAT in Phishing Campaign
Hackers have launched a targeted phishing campaign by cloning Ukraine’s official CERT-UA website and distributing malicious software disguised as a security tool, according to a new alert from the national cyber response team. Targets included government agencies, financial institutions, educational bodies, medical centers, and IT companies. The emails urged recipients to download a password-protected archive…
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LinkedIn Phishing Scam Uses Fake Notifications to Hijack Accounts
A LinkedIn phishing scam uses fake notifications and lookalike domains to steal credentials, hijack accounts, and access sensitive professional data. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/linkedin-phishing-scam-fake-notificatioms-hijack-accounts/
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CERT-UA Impersonation Campaign Spread AGEWHEEZE Malware to 1 Million Emails
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of a new phishing campaign in which the cybersecurity agency itself was impersonated to distribute a remote administration tool known as AGEWHEEZE.As part of the attacks, the threat actors, tracked as UAC-0255, sent emails on March 26 and 27, 2026, posing as CERT-UA to…
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Casbaneiro Phishing Targets Latin America and Europe Using Dynamic PDF Lures
A multi-pronged phishing campaign is targeting Spanish-speaking users in organizations across Latin America and Europe to deliver Windows banking trojans like Casbaneiro (aka Metamorfo) via another malware called Horabot.The activity has been attributed to a Brazilian cybercrime threat actor tracked as Augmented Marauder and Water Saci. The e-crime group was first documented by Trend Micro…
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5 Tips for Phishing Email Analysis
Originally published at 5 Tips for Phishing Email Analysis by EasyDMARC. Phishing emails are no longer easy to spot … First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/5-tips-for-phishing-email-analysis/
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Zero-Day-Schwachstelle in abgehärteten Videokonferenz-Tool Trueconf
Check Point Research (CPR) hat eine bisher unbekannte Zero-Day-Sicherheitslücke in der Videokonferenz-Software <> aufgedeckt. Wie die Sicherheitsforscher von Check Point Software Technologies herausfanden, konnten Angreifer vertrauenswürdige, lokal installierte Software-Updates missbrauchen. Sie verbreiteten so unbemerkt Malware in mehreren südostasiatischen Behörden und Regierungsapparaten. Die Täter mussten also weder auf Phishing, also den Diebstahl von Anmeldedaten, noch auf Exploits…
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NIS2 im Microsoft-365-Umfeld: Wenn Cloud-Produktivität zur Sicherheitsarchitektur wird
Kommentar von Umut Alemdar, Senior Vice President Cybersecurity bei Hornetsecurity by Proofpoint »Ein kompromittiertes Benutzerkonto, das innerhalb weniger Minuten die interne Kommunikation übernimmt. Phishing-Links, die sich über Teams verbreiten. Dokumente, auf die plötzlich niemand mehr zugreifen kann. Solche Vorfälle sind längst kein Ausnahmefall mehr. Sie zeigen vor allem eines: Wie abhängig Geschäftsprozesse heute von cloudbasierten……
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Pro-Russian hackers pose as Ukraine’s cyber agency to target government, businesses
Tags: cyber, cybersecurity, government, group, hacker, incident, incident response, phishing, russia, ukraineA pro-Russian hacker group impersonated Ukraine’s national cyber incident response team in a phishing campaign targeting government agencies, businesses, and other institutions, Ukrainian cybersecurity officials said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/pro-russian-hackers-posing-as-ukrainian-cyber-agency
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Pro-Russian hackers pose as Ukraine’s cyber agency to target government, businesses
Tags: cyber, cybersecurity, government, group, hacker, incident, incident response, phishing, russia, ukraineA pro-Russian hacker group impersonated Ukraine’s national cyber incident response team in a phishing campaign targeting government agencies, businesses, and other institutions, Ukrainian cybersecurity officials said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/pro-russian-hackers-posing-as-ukrainian-cyber-agency
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Pro-Russian hackers pose as Ukraine’s cyber agency to target government, businesses
Tags: cyber, cybersecurity, government, group, hacker, incident, incident response, phishing, russia, ukraineA pro-Russian hacker group impersonated Ukraine’s national cyber incident response team in a phishing campaign targeting government agencies, businesses, and other institutions, Ukrainian cybersecurity officials said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/pro-russian-hackers-posing-as-ukrainian-cyber-agency
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EvilTokens ramps up device code phishing targeting Microsoft 365 users
Security researchers report a notable increase in device code phishing activity aimed at Microsoft 365 users, and have attributed this rise to the availability of EvilTokens, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/31/eviltokens-phishing-microsoft-365/
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Pro-Russian hackers pose as Ukraine’s cyber agency to target government, businesses
Tags: cyber, cybersecurity, government, group, hacker, incident, incident response, phishing, russia, ukraineA pro-Russian hacker group impersonated Ukraine’s national cyber incident response team in a phishing campaign targeting government agencies, businesses, and other institutions, Ukrainian cybersecurity officials said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/pro-russian-hackers-posing-as-ukrainian-cyber-agency
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Pro-Russian hackers pose as Ukraine’s cyber agency to target government, businesses
Tags: cyber, cybersecurity, government, group, hacker, incident, incident response, phishing, russia, ukraineA pro-Russian hacker group impersonated Ukraine’s national cyber incident response team in a phishing campaign targeting government agencies, businesses, and other institutions, Ukrainian cybersecurity officials said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/pro-russian-hackers-posing-as-ukrainian-cyber-agency
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8 ways to bolster your security posture on the cheap
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, breach, ciso, control, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, ddos, dkim, dmarc, dns, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, google, identity, Internet, metric, mfa, microsoft, mitigation, okta, passkey, password, phishing, risk, risk-management, service, strategy, technology, tool, training, update, waf, zero-day2. Take full advantage of your existing tools: A practical way to strengthen enterprise security without incurring additional significant spend is to ensure you’re fully leveraging the capabilities of solutions already present within your organization, says Gary Brickhouse, CISO at security services firm GuidePoint Security.”Most organizations have invested heavily in security solutions, yet most are…
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EvilTokens Launches New Phishing Service Targeting Microsoft Accounts
EvilTokens is a new Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform that industrialises Microsoft account takeover by abusing the OAuth device code flow rather than traditional credential phishing. The service sells a turnkey Microsoft device code phishing kit that has been in active use since mid”‘February 2026 and was quickly adopted by groups specialising in Adversary”‘in”‘the”‘Middle phishing and Business…
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LinkedIn-Phishing: Fake-Nachrichten greifen Zugangsdaten ab
Eine neue Phishing-Kampagne nutzt täuschend echte LinkedIn-Benachrichtigungen, um Nutzer auf gefälschte Login-Seiten zu locken. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/linkedin-phishing
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Tax Filing Scams Used to Deliver Malware in New Cybercrime Campaigns
Cybercriminals are once again exploiting global tax seasons, abusing IRS and tax filing lures to deliver malware, remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools, and credential phishing in a wave of new 2026 campaigns. Security researchers have already tracked more than a hundred tax-themed operations worldwide, with a noticeable increase in the use of legitimate RMM…
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Cybercriminals Exploit Tax Season With New Phishing Tactics
Tax-season phishing floods deliver RMM malware, credential theft, BEC and tax-form scams First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/tax-season-new-phishing-tactics/
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Achtung vor Phishing – Hacker stehlen 1,8 Millionen Kundendaten von asgoodasnew
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/asgoodasnew-hack-kundendaten-oxid-eshop-zahlungsmodul-a-03c22a5e5ea6a5659b58c66ead0b1026/
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TA446 Uses DarkSword Exploit Kit to Target iPhone Users
TA446, a Russia-linked espionage group, has started using the DarkSword exploit kit to compromise iOS devices in a new phishing wave that abuses Atlantic Council”‘themed lures. The campaign underscores how quickly leaked iOS exploit chains can be weaponized against high”‘value policy and government targets. Unlike earlier TA446 operations that relied on password”‘protected ZIP attachments delivering…
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Russian CTRL Toolkit Delivered via Malicious LNK Files Hijacks RDP via FRP Tunnels
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a remote access toolkit of Russian-origin that’s distributed via malicious Windows shortcut (LNK) files that are disguised as private key folders.The CTRL toolkit, according to Censys, is custom-built using .NET and includes various executables” to facilitate credential phishing, keylogging, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) hijacking, and reverse tunneling First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Russia-linked APT TA446 uses DarkSword exploit to target iPhone users in phishing wave
Russia-linked TA446 is using the DarkSword iOS exploit kit in targeted phishing campaigns to compromise iPhone users. Russia-linked APT group TA446 (aka SEABORGIUM, ColdRiver, Callisto, and Star Blizzard) is using the DarkSword exploit kit in targeted spear-phishing campaigns against iOS devices. The attacks rely on malicious emails to compromise iPhones, highlighting a growing threat from…
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Russia-linked APT TA446 uses DarkSword exploit to target iPhone users in phishing wave
Russia-linked TA446 is using the DarkSword iOS exploit kit in targeted phishing campaigns to compromise iPhone users. Russia-linked APT group TA446 (aka SEABORGIUM, ColdRiver, Callisto, and Star Blizzard) is using the DarkSword exploit kit in targeted spear-phishing campaigns against iOS devices. The attacks rely on malicious emails to compromise iPhones, highlighting a growing threat from…
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TA446 Deploys DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit in Targeted Spear-Phishing Campaign
Proofpoint has disclosed details of a targeted email campaign in which threat actors with ties to Russia are leveraging the recently disclosed DarkSword exploit kit to target iOS devices.The activity has been attributed with high confidence to the Russian state-sponsored threat group known as TA446, which is also tracked by the broader cybersecurity community under…