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New Phishing Campaign Deploys WARMCOOKIE Backdoor Targeting Job Seekers
2024-06-12 08:47

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an ongoing phishing campaign that leverages recruiting- and job-themed lures to deliver a Windows-based backdoor named WARMCOOKIE. "WARMCOOKIE...

More_eggs Malware Disguised as Resumes Targets Recruiters in Phishing Attack
2024-06-10 15:24

Cybersecurity researchers have spotted a phishing attack distributing the More_eggs malware by masquerading it as a resume, a technique originally detected more than two years ago. The attack,...

New V3B phishing kit targets customers of 54 European banks
2024-06-04 18:53

Cybercriminals are promoting a new phishing kit named 'V3B' on Telegram, which currently targets customers of 54 major financial institutes in Ireland, the Netherlands, Finland, Austria, Germany, France, Belgium, Greece, Luxembourg, and Italy. The phishing kit, priced between $130-$450 per month depending on what is purchased, features advanced obfuscation, localization options, OTP/TAN/2FA support, live chat with victims, and various evasion mechanisms.

AI Will Increase the Quantity—and Quality—of Phishing Scams
2024-06-03 11:04

Gen AI tools are rapidly making these emails more advanced, harder to spot, and significantly more dangerous. Recent research showed that 60% of participants fell victim to artificial intelligence-automated phishing, which is comparable to the success rates of non-AI-phishing messages created by human experts.

FlyingYeti phishing crew grounded after abominable Ukraine attacks
2024-05-31 06:27

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Report: The Dark Side of Phishing Protection
2024-05-27 11:46

The transition to the cloud, poor password hygiene and the evolution in webpage technologies have all enabled the rise in phishing attacks. But despite sincere efforts by security stakeholders to...

New Tricks in the Phishing Playbook: Cloudflare Workers, HTML Smuggling, GenAI
2024-05-27 09:02

Cybersecurity researchers are alerting of phishing campaigns that abuse Cloudflare Workers to serve phishing sites that are used to harvest users' credentials associated with Microsoft, Gmail,...

Google guru roasts useless phishing tests, calls for fire drill-style overhaul
2024-05-23 19:01

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Phishing statistics that will make you think twice before clicking
2024-05-21 04:00

This article includes excerpts from various reports that offer statistics and insights into the current phishing landscape. AI-driven phishing attacks deceive even the most aware users.

Latrodectus Malware Loader Emerges as IcedID's Successor in Phishing Campaigns
2024-05-20 05:47

Cybersecurity researchers have observed a spike in email phishing campaigns starting early March 2024 that delivers Latrodectus, a nascent malware loader believed to be the successor to the IcedID...