Tag: phishing
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Phishing-Masche: Angreifer täuschen für Passwortklau Todesfälle vor
Cyberkriminelle versuchen, Master-Passwörter von Lastpass-Nutzern zu erbeuten. Als Lockmittel dienen angebliche Sterbeurkunden. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/lastpass-warnt-vor-phishing-fake-todesfaelle-als-druckmittel-fuer-passwortklau-2510-201564.html
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Lastpass warnt vor Phishing: Fake-Todesfälle als Druckmittel für Passwortklau
Angreifer versuchen, Master-Passwörter von Lastpass-Nutzern zu erbeuten. Als Lockmittel dienen angebliche Sterbeurkunden. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/lastpass-warnt-vor-phishing-fake-todesfaelle-als-druckmittel-fuer-passwortklau-2510-201564.html
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Critical CoPhish Exploit Uses Copilot Studio to Hijack OAuth Tokens
Security researchers at Datadog have uncovered a sophisticated phishing technique that weaponizes Microsoft Copilot Studio to conduct OAuth token theft attacks. Dubbed >>CoPhish,
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The 10 biggest issues CISOs and cyber teams face today
Tags: ai, attack, awareness, breach, business, ceo, ciso, computing, crime, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, email, encryption, exploit, finance, fraud, governance, group, hacker, international, mitigation, organized, phishing, ransom, risk, scam, service, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, training, usa, vulnerability2. Escalating, and accelerating, AI-enabled attacks: A 2025 survey from Boston Consulting Group found that 80% of CISOs worldwide cited AI-powered cyberattacks as their top concern, a 19-point increase from the previous year. A 2025 survey from Darktrace, a security technology firm, found that 78% of CISOs reported a significant impact from AI-driven threats, up…
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New CoPhish attack steals OAuth tokens via Copilot Studio agents
A new phishing technique dubbed ‘CoPhish’ weaponizes Microsoft Copilot Studio agents to deliver fraudulent OAuth consent requests via legitimate and trusted Microsoft domains. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-cophish-attack-steals-oauth-tokens-via-copilot-studio-agents/
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New ‘CoPhish’ technique wraps OAuth phishing in Microsoft Copilot
A new phishing technique dubbed ‘CoPhish’ weaponizes Microsoft Copilot Studio agents to deliver fraudulent OAuth consent requests via legitimate and trusted Microsoft domains. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-cophish-technique-wraps-oauth-phishing-in-microsoft-copilot/
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Insider Threat Prevention
Introduction: The Hidden Risk Inside Every Organization Cybersecurity often focuses on external threats”, hackers, malware, phishing, and ransomware. But one of the most dangerous and underestimated risks often lies within the organization: the insider threat. Whether it’s a disgruntled employee, an unaware user, or a compromised contractor, insider threats have the potential to bypass even…
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Smishing Triad Linked to 194,000 Malicious Domains in Global Phishing Operation
The threat actors behind a large-scale, ongoing smishing campaign have been attributed to more than 194,000 malicious domains since January 1, 2024, targeting a broad range of services across the world, according to new findings from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42.”Although these domains are registered through a Hong Kong-based registrar and use Chinese nameservers, the…
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NDSS 2025 Symposium on Usable Security and Privacy (USEC) 2025 Afternoon, Paper Session 2
Authors, Creators & Presenters: PAPERS Understanding reCAPTCHAv2 via a Large-Scale Live User Study Andrew Searles (University of California Irvine), Renascence Tarafder Prapty (University of California Irvine), Gene Tsudik (University of California Irvine) Modeling End-User Affective Discomfort With Mobile App Permissions Across Physical Contexts Yuxi Wu (Georgia Institute of Technology and Northeastern University), Jacob Logas (Georgia…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Top Advice for Detecting and Preventing AI Attacks, and for Securing AI Systems
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, best-practice, breach, business, chatgpt, china, ciso, cloud, computing, container, control, credentials, crime, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, exploit, extortion, finance, flaw, framework, fraud, google, governance, government, group, guide, hacker, hacking, healthcare, iam, identity, incident response, intelligence, LLM, malicious, malware, mitigation, monitoring, network, open-source, openai, organized, phishing, ransom, risk, risk-management, russia, sans, scam, service, skills, soc, strategy, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, zero-trustAs organizations eagerly adopt AI, cybersecurity teams are racing to protect these new systems. In this special edition of the Cybersecurity Snapshot, we round up some of the best recent guidance on how to fend off AI attacks, and on how to safeguard your AI systems. Key takeaways Developers are getting new playbooks from groups…
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‘Jingle Thief’ Hackers Exploit Cloud Infrastructure to Steal Millions in Gift Cards
Tags: cloud, credentials, cybercrime, cybersecurity, exploit, group, hacker, infrastructure, network, phishing, service, smishingCybersecurity researchers have shed light on a cybercriminal group called Jingle Thief that has been observed targeting cloud environments associated with organizations in the retail and consumer services sectors for gift card fraud.”Jingle Thief attackers use phishing and smishing to steal credentials, to compromise organizations that issue gift cards,” Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers…
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APT36 Targets Indian Government with Golang-Based DeskRAT Malware Campaign
A Pakistan-nexus threat actor has been observed targeting Indian government entities as part of spear-phishing attacks designed to deliver a Golang-based malware known as DeskRAT.The activity, observed in August and September 2025 by Sekoia, has been attributed to Transparent Tribe (aka APT36), a state-sponsored hacking group known to be active since at least 2013. It…
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Fake LastPass death claims used to breach password vaults
LastPass is warning customers of a phishing campaign sending emails with an access request to the password vault as part of a legacy inheritance process. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-lastpass-death-claims-used-to-breach-password-vaults/
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Arsen Launches Smishing Simulation to Help Companies Defend Against Mobile Phishing Threats
Paris, France, 24th October 2025, CyberNewsWire First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/arsen-launches-smishing-simulation-to-help-companies-defend-against-mobile-phishing-threats/
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Arsen Launches Smishing Simulation to Help Companies Defend Against Mobile Phishing Threats
Paris, France, 24th October 2025, CyberNewsWire First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/arsen-launches-smishing-simulation-to-help-companies-defend-against-mobile-phishing-threats/
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Arsen Launches Smishing Simulation to Help Companies Defend Against Mobile Phishing Threats
Paris, France, 24th October 2025, CyberNewsWire First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/arsen-launches-smishing-simulation-to-help-companies-defend-against-mobile-phishing-threats/
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Arsen Launches Smishing Simulation to Help Companies Defend Against Mobile Phishing Threats
Paris, France, 24th October 2025, CyberNewsWire First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/arsen-launches-smishing-simulation-to-help-companies-defend-against-mobile-phishing-threats/
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New PDF Tool Detects Malicious Files Using PDF Object Hashing
Proofpoint has released a new open-source tool called PDF Object Hashing that helps security teams detect and track malicious files distributed as PDFs. The tool is now available on GitHub and represents a significant advancement in identifying suspicious documents used by threat actors in phishing campaigns, malware distribution, and business email compromise attacks. PDFs have…
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Blitz Spear Phishing Campaign Targets NGOs Supporting Ukraine
A spear phishing campaign dubbed PhantomCaptcha targeted Ukraine’s war relief efforts and regional government administrations for a single day in October First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/blitz-spear-phishing-ngos-ukraine/
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Phishing Campaign Uses Unique UUIDs to Evade Secure Email Gateways
A sophisticated new phishing attack discovered in early February 2025 is successfully bypassing Secure Email Gateways (SEGs) and evading perimeter defenses through an ingenious combination of random domain selection, dynamic UUID generation, and browser session manipulation. The attack leverages a highly specialized JavaScript embedded in malicious attachments and spoofed cloud collaboration platforms, making it exceptionally…
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Der Dominoeffekt: Warum der Jaguar Land Rover Angriff das Versagen isolierter Cybersicherheit offenbart
Ein einziges kompromittiertes Endgerät, ein gestohlener Account oder eine erfolgreiche Phishing-Mail reichen heute aus, um eine Kettenreaktion auszulösen. Diese breitet sich vom Netzwerk im Büro bis in die physischen Produktionsprozesse aus und legt sie lahm. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/der-dominoeffekt-warum-der-jaguar-land-rover-angriff-das-versagen-isolierter-cybersicherheit-offenbart/a42469/
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Der Dominoeffekt: Warum der Jaguar Land Rover Angriff das Versagen isolierter Cybersicherheit offenbart
Ein einziges kompromittiertes Endgerät, ein gestohlener Account oder eine erfolgreiche Phishing-Mail reichen heute aus, um eine Kettenreaktion auszulösen. Diese breitet sich vom Netzwerk im Büro bis in die physischen Produktionsprozesse aus und legt sie lahm. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/der-dominoeffekt-warum-der-jaguar-land-rover-angriff-das-versagen-isolierter-cybersicherheit-offenbart/a42469/
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Iran’s MuddyWater wades into 100+ government networks in latest spying spree
Group-IB says Tehran-linked crew used hijacked mailbox and VPN to sling phishing emails across Middle East First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/10/24/iran_muddywater_campaign/
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Iran’s MuddyWater wades into 100+ government networks in latest spying spree
Group-IB says Tehran-linked crew used hijacked mailbox and VPN to sling phishing emails across Middle East First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/10/24/iran_muddywater_campaign/
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New Phishing Wave Uses OAuth Prompts to Take Over Microsoft Accounts
A new phishing campaign is targeting Microsoft account holders by using a clever twist on OAuth authentication prompts. Instead of asking users to hand over their passwords directly, attackers are tricking people into granting permission to malicious applications through legitimate-looking Microsoft authorization screens. This method bypasses traditional password protection and multi-factor authentication, making it particularly…