Tag: social-engineering
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Top 10 vendors for AI-enabled security, according to CISOs
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, business, ceo, cisco, ciso, cloud, container, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, data, detection, edr, email, encryption, endpoint, firewall, gartner, google, governance, group, ibm, identity, incident response, intelligence, jobs, mandiant, microsoft, monitoring, network, openai, phishing, ransomware, risk, risk-assessment, service, siem, soar, soc, social-engineering, software, startup, technology, threat, tool, vmware, vulnerability, waf, zero-trust2. Microsoft: Why they’re here: Similar to Cisco, Microsoft is embedded in virtually every enterprise, and is also a vendor that has marshalled its considerable resources to build an AI-powered security ecosystem. The platform includes Microsoft Defender for securing cloud environments, Microsoft Sentinel for cloud-native SIEM, Microsoft Purview for data governance, Microsoft Intune for endpoint…
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Hackers Exploit Browserthe-Browser Trick to Hijack Facebook Accounts
Tags: authentication, credentials, cyber, exploit, hacker, login, phishing, social-engineering, theft, windowsFacebook’s massive 3 billion active users make it an attractive target for sophisticated phishing campaigns. As attackers grow more inventive, a hazardous technique is gaining traction: the >>Browser-in-the-Browser<< (BitB) attack. This advanced social engineering method creates custom-built fake login pop-ups that are nearly indistinguishable from legitimate authentication windows, enabling credential theft on an unprecedented scale.…
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Fintech firm Betterment confirms data breach after hackers send fake crypto scam notification to users
Hackers gained access to some Betterment customers’ personal information through a social engineering attack, then targeted some of them with a crypto-related phishing message. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/01/12/fintech-firm-betterment-confirms-data-breach-after-hackers-send-fake-crypto-scam-notification-to-users/
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Cybercriminals Exploit Maduro Arrest News to Spread Backdoor Malware
Tags: attack, backdoor, cyber, cybercrime, email, exploit, malicious, malware, phishing, social-engineering, spear-phishing, threatCybercriminals are leveraging reports of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s arrest on January 3, 2025, to distribute backdoor malware through a sophisticated social engineering campaign. Security researchers at Darktrace have uncovered a malicious operation that exploits this high-profile geopolitical event to compromise unsuspecting victims. Attack Method The threat actors likely used spear-phishing emails containing a ZIP…
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PeekBoo! 🫣 Emoji Smuggling and Modern LLMs FireTail Blog
Tags: ai, computer, control, cybersecurity, data, exploit, injection, LLM, malicious, monitoring, risk, social-engineering, tactics, threat, tool, vulnerabilityJan 09, 2026 – Viktor Markopoulos – We often trust what we see. In cybersecurity, we are trained to look for suspicious links, strange file extensions, or garbled code. But what if the threat looked exactly like a smiling face sent by a colleague?Based on research by Paul Butler and building on FireTail’s previous disclosures…
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PeekBoo! 🫣 Emoji Smuggling and Modern LLMs FireTail Blog
Tags: ai, computer, control, cybersecurity, data, exploit, injection, LLM, malicious, monitoring, risk, social-engineering, tactics, threat, tool, vulnerabilityJan 09, 2026 – Viktor Markopoulos – We often trust what we see. In cybersecurity, we are trained to look for suspicious links, strange file extensions, or garbled code. But what if the threat looked exactly like a smiling face sent by a colleague?Based on research by Paul Butler and building on FireTail’s previous disclosures…
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The 2 faces of AI: How emerging models empower and endanger cybersecurity
Tags: ai, api, attack, compliance, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, endpoint, espionage, exploit, finance, flaw, framework, GDPR, google, governance, government, group, guide, hacker, HIPAA, incident response, injection, intelligence, LLM, malicious, malware, mandiant, microsoft, network, PCI, penetration-testing, privacy, risk, russia, scam, security-incident, service, social-engineering, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-daySelf-modifying, evasive malware More recently, the researchers at Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) identified a disturbing new trend: malware that uses LLMs during execution to dynamically alter its own behavior and evade detection. This is not pre-generated code, this is code that adapts mid-execution.In June 2025, GTIG identified an experimental malware called PROMPTFLUX, which connects…
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The 2 faces of AI: How emerging models empower and endanger cybersecurity
Tags: ai, api, attack, compliance, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, endpoint, espionage, exploit, finance, flaw, framework, GDPR, google, governance, government, group, guide, hacker, HIPAA, incident response, injection, intelligence, LLM, malicious, malware, mandiant, microsoft, network, PCI, penetration-testing, privacy, risk, russia, scam, security-incident, service, social-engineering, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-daySelf-modifying, evasive malware More recently, the researchers at Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) identified a disturbing new trend: malware that uses LLMs during execution to dynamically alter its own behavior and evade detection. This is not pre-generated code, this is code that adapts mid-execution.In June 2025, GTIG identified an experimental malware called PROMPTFLUX, which connects…
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New OAuth Attack Lets Hackers Bypass Microsoft Entra Authentication and Steal Keys
Tags: access, attack, authentication, cyber, cybersecurity, hacker, microsoft, social-engineering, threatIn a year-end tradition that has become all too familiar for cybersecurity defenders, researchers have uncovered a novel attack vector targeting Microsoft Entra ID that weaponizes legitimate OAuth 2.0 authentication flows to harvest privileged access tokens. The technique, dubbed >>ConsentFix<< by PushSecurity, represents an evolution of the ClickFix social engineering paradigm, enabling threat actors to…
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Chinese Hackers Use NFC-Enabled Android Malware to Steal Payment Information
Chinese threat actors are conducting an aggressive campaign that distributes NFC-enabled Android malware capable of intercepting and remotely relaying payment card data via Telegram. Identified as >>Ghost Tap<< and linked to threat groups including TX-NFC and NFU Pay, the malicious applications employ social engineering tactics to deceive users into installing APKs and unknowingly facilitating fraudulent…
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Fighting Deep Fakes: Think Like the Attacker
Deepfakes have moved from novelty to a practical weapon, and Brian Long, CEO of Adaptive Security, says most organizations still aren’t built to handle what comes next. Long explains why AI-driven impersonation has become one of the fastest-growing forms of social engineering: it’s cheap, widely accessible, and increasingly convincing across channels that traditional security.. First…
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Bug in Open WebUI macht Kostenlos-Tool zur Backdoor
Tags: access, ai, api, authentication, backdoor, cve, cyberattack, endpoint, exploit, mitigation, network, nvd, openai, remote-code-execution, risk, social-engineering, tool, update, vulnerabilityDer Schweregrad des Bugs in Open WebUI wird als hoch eingestuft.Sicherheitsforschende von Cato Networks haben eine Schwachstelle in Open WebUI, einem selbstgehosteten Enterprise Interface für Large Language Models (LLM), entdeckt. Diese soll es externen Modell-Servern, die über das Feature ‘Direct Connections” eingebunden sind, ermöglichen, Schadcode einzuschleusen und KI-Workloads zu übernehmen.Das Problem, gekennzeichnet als CVE-2025-64496, beruht…
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Hackers Create Fake DocuSign Login Page to Steal User Credentials
Tags: attack, credentials, crime, cyber, cybercrime, detection, hacker, Internet, login, phishing, social-engineering, tactics, threatPhishing attacks continue to dominate the cybercrime landscape as threat actors refine their social engineering tactics to evade detection systems. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) recorded 193,407 phishing and spoofing complaints in 2024, making it the year’s top cybercrime category and contributing to a staggering $16.6 billion in rep. Phishing attacks continue to…
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ClickFix Campaign Serves Up Fake Blue Screen of Death
Threat actors are using the social engineering technique and a legitimate Microsoft tool to deploy the DCRat remote access Trojan against targets in the hospitality sector. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/clickfix-campaign-fake-blue-screen-of-death
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Hospitality Sector Hit By PHALT#BLYX ClickFix Malware Campaign
Multi-stage malware campaign targets hospitality organizations using social engineering and abuse of MSBuild.exe First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/phaltblyx-clickfix-malware/
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New ClickFix Attack Uses Fake BSOD to Trick Users into Running Malicious Code
Securonix threat researchers have uncovered a stealthy malware campaign, tracked as PHALT#BLYX, targeting the hospitality sector with a sophisticated >>ClickFix
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ClickFix attack uses fake Windows BSOD screens to push malware
A new ClickFix social engineering campaign is targeting the hospitality sector in Europe, using fake Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) screens to trick users into manually compiling and executing malware on their systems. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/clickfix-attack-uses-fake-windows-bsod-screens-to-push-malware/
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Stress caused by cybersecurity threats is taking its toll
Tags: awareness, breach, cio, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, defense, detection, group, incident, jobs, mfa, password, phishing, ransomware, resilience, risk, sap, service, social-engineering, threatThe roots of cyber stress: Cyber employees can feel pressure for a number of reasons. Many sense they have to maintain a constant state of vigilance to spot any phishing, ransomware and social engineering threats that come in. Many fear that one wrong click, by them or by a colleague, could compromise the company and…
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Cybersecurity leaders’ resolutions for 2026
Tags: ai, api, attack, automation, breach, business, cio, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, computing, control, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, encryption, exploit, fedramp, finance, governance, group, identity, incident response, intelligence, jobs, mitigation, office, resilience, risk, saas, service, skills, soc, social-engineering, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management2. AI will dominate the agenda: Standard Chartered group CISO Cezary Piekarski expects his agenda to be dominated by AI in two ways: defining both the threat landscape and defensive architecture.”Speed is essential when mitigating attacks so leveraging AI and orchestration tools allows us to quickly automate detection and streamline incident response,” Piekarski says. “This…
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Cardano Users Warned of Possible Phishing Attempt Posing as ‘Eternl Desktop’ Update
A sophisticated phishing campaign is currently circulating within the Cardano community, utilizing high-trust social engineering to distribute malware under the guise of a new wallet application. The campaign centers on a professionally crafted email announcement titled “Eternl Desktop Is Live Secure Execution for Atrium & Diffusion Participants,” which directs users to download a fraudulent software…
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Top 10 Cybersecurity Predictions for 2026
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, awareness, backdoor, backup, best-practice, blockchain, breach, business, ceo, china, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, computer, computing, conference, control, corporate, crypto, cryptography, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, deep-fake, defense, detection, disinformation, email, encryption, espionage, exploit, extortion, finance, fraud, governance, government, group, hacker, hacking, healthcare, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iran, korea, law, linkedin, LLM, malicious, malware, mfa, military, monitoring, msp, mssp, network, nist, north-korea, organized, phishing, privacy, programming, ransom, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-management, russia, scam, service, skills, soc, social-engineering, software, strategy, supply-chain, tactics, technology, theft, threat, tool, training, ukraine, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, warfare, windows, zero-dayTop 10 Cybersecurity Predictions for 2026 The year AI changes cybersecurity forever Cybersecurity predictions are an opportunity to look forward instead of back, to be proactive instead of reactive, and to consider how changes in attackers, technology, and the security industry will impact the sustainability of managing cyber risks. Gaining future insights to the threats, targets,…
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New Cybercrime Tool “ErrTraffic” Enables Automated ClickFix Attacks
The cybercriminal underground has entered a new phase of industrialization. Hudson Rock researchers have uncovered ErrTraffic v2, a sophisticated ClickFix-as-a-Service platform that commoditizes deceptive social engineering at an unprecedented scale. Priced at just $800 and advertised on top-tier Russian cybercrime forums, the tool represents a watershed moment in the democratization of cybercrime infrastructure. ClickFix attacks…
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What is Vishing?
Vishing, short for voice phishing, is a type of social engineering scam in which attackers use phone calls or voice messages to trick individuals into revealing sensitive personal or financial information such as passwords, bank details, and credit card numbers. Unlike traditional phishing that targets victims through emails or malicious links, Vishing relies on real-time……
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Cybercrime Inc.: Wenn Hacker besser organsiert sind als die IT
Tags: access, ai, botnet, business, compliance, cyberattack, cybercrime, cyersecurity, dark-web, data-breach, deep-fake, exploit, extortion, hacker, incident response, leak, mail, malware, marketplace, phishing, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, social-engineering, software, tool, update, vulnerabilityCybercrime hat sich zur organisierten Industrie mit Arbeitsteilung gewandelt.Was einst in Foren mit selbstgeschriebenen Schadcodes begann, hat sich zu einer global vernetzten Untergrundökonomie entwickelt, die in Effizienz, Geschwindigkeit und Skalierung vielen Unternehmen überlegen ist. Hackergruppen arbeiten heute arbeitsteilig, nutzen Vertriebskanäle, betreiben Support, teilen Einnahmen mit Partnern und investieren in Forschung und Entwicklung.Die entscheidende Frage lautet…
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WebRAT Malware Campaign Leveraging GitHub-Hosted Proof-of-Concept Code
Cybersecurity specialists from the Solar 4RAYS cyberthreat research center, a division of the Solar Group, have uncovered a dangerous new malware strain dubbed >>Webrat.
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Threat Actors Impersonate Korean TV Writers to Deliver Malware
Tags: access, attack, cyber, endpoint, group, intelligence, malicious, malware, north-korea, social-engineering, threatNorth Korean-backed threat actors are impersonating writers from major Korean broadcasting companies to deliver malicious documents and establish initial access to targeted systems, according to threat intelligence research by Genians Security Center. The >>Artemis
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Bekämpfung von KI-gestütztem Social Engineering: KnowBe4 stellt Deepfake-Training bereit
First seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/bekaempfung-ki-basis-social-engineering-knowbe4-deepfake-training
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Best Security Awareness Training Platforms For 2026
Tags: ai, attack, awareness, cyber, phishing, ransomware, risk, social-engineering, threat, trainingSecurity awareness training platforms empower organizations to combat rising cyber threats by educating employees on phishing, ransomware, and social engineering in 2026. These top 10 solutions deliver simulated attacks, personalized learning, and measurable risk reduction for businesses seeking robust human firewalls. Why Best Security Awareness Training Platforms Rising phishing success rates and AI-driven attacks make…
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What’s Powering Enterprise AI in 2025: ThreatLabz Report Sneak Peek
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, business, communications, compliance, control, corporate, data, exploit, finance, github, google, intelligence, LLM, malware, mitigation, openai, privacy, programming, risk, saas, service, social-engineering, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerabilityAs 2025 comes to a close, artificial intelligence (AI) is a clear throughline across enterprise organizations. Many teams are still in the thick of implementing AI or deciding where and how to use it. Keeping up with usage trends and developments on top of that has become increasingly difficult. AI innovation moves fast and LLMs…
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What’s Powering Enterprise AI in 2025: ThreatLabz Report Sneak Peek
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, business, communications, compliance, control, corporate, data, exploit, finance, github, google, intelligence, LLM, malware, mitigation, openai, privacy, programming, risk, saas, service, social-engineering, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerabilityAs 2025 comes to a close, artificial intelligence (AI) is a clear throughline across enterprise organizations. Many teams are still in the thick of implementing AI or deciding where and how to use it. Keeping up with usage trends and developments on top of that has become increasingly difficult. AI innovation moves fast and LLMs…