Tag: phishing
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Hackers Target Signal Users to Steal Backups in New Attack Wave
Hackers are abusing Signal’s in”‘app messaging to trick users into giving up their backup recovery keys, allowing attackers to unlock years of supposedly private conversations in a new phishing wave. The campaign uses messages that appear to come from “Signal Support” and warn of imminent data loss. However, they are fraudulent and designed to steal…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 579 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. ShinyHunters Leaks Charter Communications Data, Potentially Impacting 5 Million Customers Signal Phishing Campaign Targets Journalists and…
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Signal Phishing Campaign Targets Journalists and Activists to Steal Backup Recovery Keys
Attackers are texting Signal users posing as Support, asking for backup recovery keys. Once obtained, they can decrypt the entire message history, not just future chats. A phishing campaign is currently targeting Signal users with text messages that impersonate Signal Support and ask them to hand over their backup recovery key. The message looks urgent,…
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FBI warns of Kali365 phishing kit that breaks into Microsoft 365 accounts no password required
So, you’ve enabled multi-factor authentication. You’ve taught your staff never to type their passwords into dodgy-looking login pages. Surely your Microsoft 365 accounts are safe now? First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/fbi-kali365-phishing-kit-breaks-microsoft-365-accounts-no-password-required
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Chinese Threat Actors Ditch Static Phishing Pages for Live Credential Interception
Almost all organizations impersonated by Chinese phishing platforms are non-Chinese entities, suggesting operators deliberately avoid domestic targets First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/chinese-phishing-live-credential/
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FBI warns about PhaaS platform used to access Microsoft 365 environments
Device code phishing enabled hackers to bypass multifactor authentication without credentials. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/fbi-warns-phishing-platform-microsoft-365/821105/
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Chinese phishing gangs grow into a force to be reckoned with
Chinese-language phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) communities are expanding in an area historically dominated by Russian-speaking cybercriminal groups. The Google Threat … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/26/chinese-language-phishing-services/
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BTMOB Android RAT Spreads Through No-Code Builder Tooling
BTMOB Android RAT sold as a service with a no-code builder for fast, regional phishing lures First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/btmob-android-rat-maas-builder/
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Textbasierte QR-Codes: Neue Phishing-Masche hebelt Sicherheitsfilter aus
Neue Phishing-Masche: Hacker nutzen QR-Codes aus Textzeichen, um E-Mail-Sicherheitsfilter zu umgehen. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/neue-phishing-masche-qr-codes
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Iranian Hackers Deploy MiniFast and MiniJunk V2 via Phishing and SEO Poisoning
The Iranian state-sponsored threat actor known as Nimbus Manticore (aka Screening Serpens and UNC1549) has been attributed to a fresh campaign using lures impersonating organizations in the aviation and software sectors across the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East following the joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign against the country in late February 2026.The activity, besides embracing…
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Iran-Linked Hackers Target US Aviation with Phishing and SEO Poisoning Campaign
Iran’s Nimbus Manticore pushes AI-built MiniFast backdoor via phishing and SEO poisoning First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/iranian-hackers-us-aviation/
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Iran-Linked Hackers Target US Aviation with Phishing and SEO Poisoning Campaign
Iran’s Nimbus Manticore pushes AI-built MiniFast backdoor via phishing and SEO poisoning First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/iranian-hackers-us-aviation/
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Phishing Campaigns Exploit RCS and iMessage to Evade SMS Security Filters
Phishing campaigns are entering a new phase as attackers abandon traditional SMS delivery and static credential theft in favor of encrypted messaging channels and real-time account takeover techniques. Unlike conventional SMS phishing, RCS and iMessage operate over data networks with end-to-end encryption, limiting carriers’ ability to inspect or block malicious content. Threat actors are exploiting…
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Malicious PDF LNK Files Deploy Cobalt Strike in Operation Dragon Whistle
A newly uncovered cyber campaign dubbed “Operation Dragon Whistle” is targeting China’s education sector with highly tailored spear-phishing attacks that deploy Cobalt Strike beacons via deceptive PDF/LNK files. The attackers crafted emails that impersonate official university communications, urging students and faculty to review an important testing notice. The message includes a ZIP attachment named in…
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Product showcase: F-Secure Internet Security blocks phishing sites, fake stores, and SMS scams
F-Secure Internet Security protects against viruses, ransomware, spyware, infected email attachments, and other cyber threats. It focuses on securing devices and online … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/26/product-showcase-f-secure-internet-security-android/
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FBI warns of Kali365 phishing service targeting Microsoft 365 accounts
The FBI is warning about the Kali365 phishing-as-a-service platform (PhaaS) that is used to hijack Microsoft 365 accounts by abusing OAuth device code authentication to steal session tokens and bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA). First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-kali365-phishing-service-targeting-microsoft-365-accounts/
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FBI Warns ‘Kali365’ Phishing Kit Hijacks Microsoft 365 OAuth Tokens
The Kali365 phishing-as-a-service platform lowers the barrier of entry for cybercriminals, said the FBI First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fbi-kali365-phishing-kit-m365/
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Hackers Use CypherLoc Kit to Push Fake Microsoft Support Scams
CypherLoc is a sophisticated browser-lock scareware designed to drive victims to fraudulent tech support calls. It evades scanners and sandboxes by executing in an encrypted, condition-based manner inside the browser. Security teams should have robust anti-phishing, browser, and endpoint protections and prioritize user education. Since the start of 2026, Barracuda researchers have observed around 2.8 million…
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Ghostwriter Is Back, Using a Ukrainian Learning Platform as Bait to Hit Government Targets
Ghostwriter targeted Ukrainian government agencies with phishing emails delivering malware and Cobalt Strike payloads. The Belarus-nexus APT group Ghostwriter (also tracked as UAC-0057 and UNC1151) has resurfaced with a new phishing campaign targeting Ukrainian government organizations. This time the lure is Prometheus, a legitimate Ukrainian online learning platform that many government employees actually use. Using…
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AI-Powered Phishing Puts MSSPs on the Defensive: Barracuda
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/ai-makes-phishing-easier-for-bad-actors-more-difficult-for-mssps-barracuda
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FBI warns about fast-growing phishing kit targeting Microsoft 365 users
Kali365, which was first observed in April, abuses legitimate Microsoft device authorization pages to grant persistent access to cybercriminal-controlled applications. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/fbi-phishing-kali365-microsoft365-access-tokens/
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FBI warns of Kali365 phishing-as-a-service after April Microsoft 365 attacks
The law enforcement agency published an advisory on Thursday about Kali365, a Telegram-based service for cybercriminals that allows them to capture legitimate “OAuth” tokens enabling widespread access to Microsoft 365 environments. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/fbi-warns-of-kali365-phishing-attacks
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FBI Warns of Kali365 Phishing Service Targeting Microsoft 365 Account
FBI warns of Kali365, a PaaS scam kit that lets cybercriminals bypass MFA and hijack Microsoft 365 accounts without passwords. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fbi-kali365-phishing-service-microsoft-365-account/
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Ghostwriter Targets Ukraine Government Entities with Prometheus Phishing Malware
The Belarus-aligned threat actor known as Ghostwriter (aka UAC-0057 and UNC1151Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council) has been observed using lures related to Prometheus, a Ukrainian online learning platform, to target government organizations in the country.The activity, per the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA), involves sending phishing emails to government First seen on…
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Iran-linked hackers target key US, allied sectors with sophisticated spear-phishing messages
Companies, particularly those in the affected industries, should harden their defenses against impersonation schemes, Palo Alto Networks said. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/iran-cyberattacks-espionage-us-israel-uae/820990/
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World Cup Phishing Surge: 203 Malicious IPs Detected
The scale of phishing activity targeting the 2026 FIFA World Cup has expanded dramatically, with new research revealing a far broader and more complex threat landscape than initially reported. What began as a cluster of 79 malicious domains has now evolved into a distributed phishing ecosystem spanning 222 domains mapped to 203 unique IP addresses…
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Microsoft 365 users targeted by new phishing threat that bypasses MFA
Microsoft 365 access tokens are being targeted by an emerging Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform called Kali365, the FBI is warning. First observed in April 2026, Kali365 … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/22/kali365-microsoft-365-phishing-fbi-warning/
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Dynamit-Phishing: Neue OAuth-Angriffe kapern Unternehmenszugänge in Sekunden
Mit der zunehmenden Verbreitung von Phishing-as-a-Service und zentralisierten Cloud-Identitäten dürfte die Bedrohung weiter wachsen. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/dynamit-phishing-neue-oauth-angriffe-kapern-unternehmenszugaenge-in-sekunden/a45269/
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One Telecom Provider Hosted Most of the Middle East ‘s Active C2 Infrastructure
Hunt.io mapped 1,350+ C2 servers across the Middle East, revealing how a small group of providers quietly supports major malware activity. For years, threat intelligence focused mostly on malware families, phishing domains, and individual indicators. But a new report from Hunt.io shows why defenders may need to pay closer attention to something more boring, hosting…