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Darcula Phishing Network Leveraging RCS and iMessage to Evade Detection
2024-03-28 14:43

A sophisticated phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform called Darcula has set its sights on organizations in over 100 countries by leveraging a massive network of more than 20,000 counterfeit...

New Darcula phishing service targets iPhone users via iMessage
2024-03-27 22:12

One thing that makes the service stand out is that it approaches the targets using the Rich Communication Services protocol for Google Messages and iMessage instead of SMS for sending phishing messages. "The Darcula platform has been used for numerous high-profile phishing attacks over the last year, including messages received on both Apple and Android devices in the UK, as well as package scams impersonating United States Postal Service highlighted in numerous posts on Reddit's /r/phishing." - Netcraft.

Attackers leverage weaponized iMessages, new phishing-as-a-service platform
2024-03-27 10:28

Those quirky choices aside, the platform is a serious threat: it allows criminals that are not that tech savvy to automate many of the steps needed to launch a phishing campaign, thus lowering the barrier to entry in the world of cybercrime. Its use of JavaScript, React, Docker, and Harbor Its capability to update phishing sites with new features and anti-detection measures without having to remove and re-install the phishing kit.

Alert: New Phishing Attack Delivers Keylogger Disguised as Bank Payment Notice
2024-03-27 07:56

A new phishing campaign has been observed leveraging a novel loader malware to deliver an information stealer and keylogger called Agent Tesla. Trustwave SpiderLabs said it identified a phishing...

New MFA-bypassing phishing kit targets Microsoft 365, Gmail accounts
2024-03-25 16:56

Cybercriminals have been increasingly using a new phishing-as-a-service platform named 'Tycoon 2FA' to target Microsoft 365 and Gmail accounts and bypass two-factor authentication protection. Tycoon 2FA attacks involve a multi-step process where the threat actor steals session cookies by using a reverse proxy server hosting the phishing web page, which intercepts the victim's input and relays them to the legitimate service.

Iran-Linked MuddyWater Deploys Atera for Surveillance in Phishing Attacks
2024-03-25 07:37

The Iran-affiliated threat actor tracked as MuddyWater (aka Mango Sandstorm or TA450) has been linked to a new phishing campaign in March 2024 that aims to deliver a legitimate Remote Monitoring...

Russia's Cozy Bear caught phishing German politicos with phony dinner invites
2024-03-23 07:51

The Kremlin's cyberspies targeted German political parties in a phishing campaign that used emails disguised as dinner party invitations, according to Mandiant. Russia's Cozy Bear, also known as APT29 and Midnight Blizzard, engineered the messages to infect marks' Windows PCs with a backdoor first observed in January and dubbed WINELOADER. These were intended to provide long-term access to the political parties' networks and data, the Google-backed security biz asserted on Friday.

New StrelaStealer Phishing Attacks Hit Over 100 Organizations in E.U. and U.S.
2024-03-22 14:08

Cybersecurity researchers have detected a new wave of phishing attacks that aim to deliver an ever-evolving information stealer referred to as StrelaStealer. The campaigns impact more than 100...

Hackers Exploiting Popular Document Publishing Sites for Phishing Attacks
2024-03-19 10:32

Threat actors are leveraging digital document publishing (DDP) sites hosted on platforms like FlipSnack, Issuu, Marq, Publuu, RelayTo, and Simplebooklet for carrying out phishing, credential...

New Phishing Attack Uses Clever Microsoft Office Trick to Deploy NetSupport RAT
2024-03-19 05:28

A new phishing campaign is targeting U.S. organizations with the intent to deploy a remote access trojan called NetSupport RAT. Israeli cybersecurity company Perception Point is tracking the...