Tag: phishing
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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…
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AI browsers can be abused by malicious AI sidebar extensions: Report
‘Dumpster fires’: David Shipley, head of Canadian employee security awareness training firm Beauceron Security, agrees.”I think if CISOs are bored and want to spice up their lives with an incident, they should roll out these AI-powered hot messes to their users,” he said .”But, if they’re like most CISOs and they have lots of problems,…
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NDSS 2025 Symposium on Usable Security and Privacy (USEC) 2025, co-located with the Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium 2025 Afternoon, Session 3
Authors, Creators & Presenters: PAPERS Vision: Retiring Scenarios — Enabling Ecologically Valid Measurement in Phishing Detection Research with PhishyMailbox Oliver D. Reithmaier (Leibniz University Hannover), Thorsten Thiel (Atmina Solutions), Anne Vonderheide (Leibniz University Hannover), Markus Dürmuth (Leibniz University Hannover) Vision: Towards True User-Centric Design for Digital Identity Wallets Yorick Last (Paderborn University), Patricia Arias Cabarcos…
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Süßes oder Scam
Die Bitdefender Labs haben anhand ihrer Telemetrie in der Zeit vom 15. September bis zum 15. Oktober einen globalen Anstieg von Phishing- und Scam-Aktivitäten mit Bezug auf Halloween verzeichnet. 73 Prozent der Angriffe zielten auf Mailboxen in den USA. Deutschland lag mit 13 Prozent weltweit auf Rang Zwei mit deutlichem Abstand zu anderen Ländern. […]…
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Phishing campaign across Mideast, North Africa is attributed to Iranian group
The well-known Iranian cyber-espionage operation tracked as MuddyWater spread backdoor malware in recent months through a compromised email account, researchers said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/iran-muddywater-phishing-campaign-north-africa-middle-east
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Check Point erweitert sein KI-Portfolio um eine dezidierte Anti-Phishing-Lösung
Check Point Software Technologies freut sich, seine kontinuierlich trainierte KI-Engine vorstellen zu können, die wichtige Informationen über Websites analysiert und bemerkenswerte Ergebnisse bei der Erkennung von Phishing-Versuchen erzielt. Integriert in die Threatcloud-AI bietet sie umfassenden Schutz für Check Points Quantum-Gateways, Harmony-Email, Endpoint und Harmony Mobile. Phishing ist nach wie vor eine der am weitesten verbreiteten…
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Global SMS Phishing Campaign Traced to China Targets Users Worldwide
A sophisticated and widespread smishing campaign originating from China has emerged as a significant threat to users worldwide. Researchers have attributed the ongoing attack to a group known as the Smishing Triad, which has demonstrated unprecedented scale and complexity through a decentralized infrastructure capable of registering and churning thousands of malicious domains daily. Since January…
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TransparentTribe Targets Linux Systems in Indian Military to Deploy DeskRAT
In July 2025, cybersecurity firm CYFIRMA uncovered an active phishing campaign targeting Linux-based operating systems used by Indian government and military organisations. This operation, attributed to TransparentTribe (also known as APT36 or Operation C-Major), is the latest in a series of ongoing cyber espionage campaigns supporting Pakistan’s strategic interests. TransparentTribe, a Pakistani-nexus threat group active…
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TransparentTribe Targets Linux Systems in Indian Military to Deploy DeskRAT
In July 2025, cybersecurity firm CYFIRMA uncovered an active phishing campaign targeting Linux-based operating systems used by Indian government and military organisations. This operation, attributed to TransparentTribe (also known as APT36 or Operation C-Major), is the latest in a series of ongoing cyber espionage campaigns supporting Pakistan’s strategic interests. TransparentTribe, a Pakistani-nexus threat group active…
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TransparentTribe Targets Linux Systems in Indian Military to Deploy DeskRAT
In July 2025, cybersecurity firm CYFIRMA uncovered an active phishing campaign targeting Linux-based operating systems used by Indian government and military organisations. This operation, attributed to TransparentTribe (also known as APT36 or Operation C-Major), is the latest in a series of ongoing cyber espionage campaigns supporting Pakistan’s strategic interests. TransparentTribe, a Pakistani-nexus threat group active…
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Researchers track surge in high-level Smishing Triad activity
The China-linked operation has grown from a phishing kit marketplace into an active and growing community supporting a decentralized large-scale phishing ecosystem. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/unit-42-chinese-language-phishing-operation-smishing-triad/
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IR Trends Q3 2025: ToolShell attacks dominate, highlighting criticality of segmentation and rapid response
Cisco Talos Incident Response observed a surge in attacks exploiting public-facing applications, mainly via ToolShell targeting SharePoint, for initial access, with post-exploitation phishing and evolving ransomware tactics also persisting this quarter. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/ir-trends-q3-2025/
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Check Point erweitert Sicherheitslösung um KI-gestützte Phishing-Erkennung
Die Verfügbarkeit riesiger Datenmengen für ThreatCloud AI in Verbindung mit dem Fachwissen von Check Point im Bereich Cyber-Sicherheit ermöglicht es, Echtzeit-KI-Engines zu entwickeln, die in der Lage sind, bisher unbekannte Angriffe verhindern zu können. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/check-point-erweitert-sicherheitsloesung-um-ki-gestuetzte-phishing-erkennung/a42462/
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Researchers track surge in high-level Smishing Triad activity
The China-linked operation has grown from a phishing kit marketplace into an active and growing community supporting a decentralized large-scale phishing ecosystem. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/unit-42-chinese-language-phishing-operation-smishing-triad/
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IR Trends Q3 2025: ToolShell attacks dominate, highlighting criticality of segmentation and rapid response
Cisco Talos Incident Response observed a surge in attacks exploiting public-facing applications, mainly via ToolShell targeting SharePoint, for initial access, with post-exploitation phishing and evolving ransomware tactics also persisting this quarter. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/ir-trends-q3-2025/
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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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SideWinder Leverages ClickOnce Installer to Deliver StealerBot Malware
The notorious SideWinder advanced persistent threat (APT) group has evolved its cyber espionage tactics with a sophisticated new attack method, combining PDF lures with ClickOnce technology to deploy StealerBot malware against diplomatic targets across South Asia. SideWinder orchestrated a carefully planned phishing operation throughout 2025, deploying customized lures designed for specific diplomatic institutions. The campaign’s…
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SideWinder Leverages ClickOnce Installer to Deliver StealerBot Malware
The notorious SideWinder advanced persistent threat (APT) group has evolved its cyber espionage tactics with a sophisticated new attack method, combining PDF lures with ClickOnce technology to deploy StealerBot malware against diplomatic targets across South Asia. SideWinder orchestrated a carefully planned phishing operation throughout 2025, deploying customized lures designed for specific diplomatic institutions. The campaign’s…
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New Malware Toolkit from MuddyWater Delivers Phoenix Backdoor to Global Targets
Group-IB Threat Intelligence has uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign orchestrated by the Iran-linked Advanced Persistent Threat group MuddyWater, targeting international organizations worldwide to gather foreign intelligence. The campaign demonstrates the threat actor’s evolving tactics and enhanced operational maturity in exploiting trusted communication channels to infiltrate high-value targets. MuddyWater launched the operation by accessing a compromised…
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NDSS 2025 Symposium On Usable Security And Privacy (USEC) 2025, Paper Session 1
Tags: conference, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, international, LLM, network, password, phishing, privacy, technologyAuthors, Creators & Presenters: PAPERS On-demand RFID: Improving Privacy, Security, and User Trust in RFID Activation through Physically-Intuitive Design Youngwook Do (JPMorganChase and Georgia Institute of Technology), Tingyu Cheng (Georgia Institute of Technology and University of Notre Dame), Yuxi Wu (Georgia Institute of Technology and Northeastern University), HyunJoo Oh(Georgia Institute of Technology), Daniel J. Wilson…
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PhantomCaptcha targets Ukraine relief groups with WebSocket RAT in October 2025
PhantomCaptcha phishing campaign hit Ukraine relief groups with a WebSocket RAT on Oct 8, 2025, targeting Red Cross, UNICEF, and others. SentinelOne researchers uncovered PhantomCaptcha, a coordinated spear-phishing campaign on October 8, 2025, targeting Ukraine war relief groups, including Red Cross, UNICEF, NRC, and local administrations. Threat actors used fake emails to deploy a WebSocket-based…
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Ukraine Aid Groups Targeted Through Fake Zoom Meetings and Weaponized PDF Files
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a coordinated spear-phishing campaign dubbed PhantomCaptcha targeting organizations associated with Ukraine’s war relief efforts to deliver a remote access trojan that uses a WebSocket for command-and-control (C2).The activity, which took place on October 8, 2025, targeted individual members of the International Red Cross, Norwegian Refugee First seen on thehackernews.com…
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MuddyWater Uses Compromised Mailboxes in Global Phishing Campaign
Group-IB has uncovered a phishing campaign by Iran-linked MuddyWater, exploiting compromised emails for foreign intelligence First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/muddywater-compromised-mailboxes/
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PhantomCaptcha Campaign Targets Ukraine Relief Organizations
SentinelLABS Researchers have uncovered a new phishing campaign, PhantomCaptcha, targeting aid organizations supporting Ukraine First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/phantomcaptcha-campaign-targets/
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Threat Actors Advancing Email Phishing Attacks to Bypass Security Filters
Cybercriminals continue to evolve their email phishing arsenals, reviving legacy tactics while layering on advanced evasions to slip past automated filters and human scrutiny. In 2025, attackers are noted tried-and-true approaches”, like password-protected attachments and calendar invites”, with new twists such as QR codes, multi-stage verification chains, and live API integrations. These refinements not only…
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MuddyWater Targets 100+ Gov Entities in MEA with Phoenix Backdoor
The Iranian threat group is using a compromised mailbox accessed through NordVPN to send phishing emails that prompt recipients to enable macros. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/muddywater-100-gov-entites-mea-phoenix-backdoor
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Google ‘Careers’ scam lands job seekers in credential traps
Tags: attack, authentication, breach, control, credentials, cybersecurity, defense, google, identity, infrastructure, jobs, login, mfa, monitoring, north-korea, phishing, scam, strategy, threat, trainingWhat must organizations must: Sublime observed a sophisticated backend infrastructure supporting the phishing operation. Rather than just relying on a static fake login page, the attackers used newly registered domains (like gappywave[.]com, gcareerspeople[.]com) and what appeared to be command-and-control (C2) servers such as satoshicommands[.]com to process stolen credentials.Additionally, the HTML and JavaScript of the fake…
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Google ‘Careers’ scam lands job seekers in credential traps
Tags: attack, authentication, breach, control, credentials, cybersecurity, defense, google, identity, infrastructure, jobs, login, mfa, monitoring, north-korea, phishing, scam, strategy, threat, trainingWhat must organizations must: Sublime observed a sophisticated backend infrastructure supporting the phishing operation. Rather than just relying on a static fake login page, the attackers used newly registered domains (like gappywave[.]com, gcareerspeople[.]com) and what appeared to be command-and-control (C2) servers such as satoshicommands[.]com to process stolen credentials.Additionally, the HTML and JavaScript of the fake…
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Hackers Exploit Microsoft 365 Direct Send to Evade Filters and Steal Data
Cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting a legitimate Microsoft 365 feature designed for enterprise convenience, turning Exchange Online’s Direct Send into a dangerous vector for phishing campaigns and business email compromise attacks. Security researchers across the industry are sounding the alarm as malicious actors leverage this trusted pathway to bypass authentication checks and deliver convincing internal-looking messages…
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Phishing Scams Weaponize Common Apps to Fool Users
From fake PDFs to AI voice scams, phishing attacks are evolving fast. Learn key tactics and defenses to protect against fraud, identity theft, and account loss. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/phishing-scams-weaponize-common-apps-to-fool-users/