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South Asian APT Hackers Using Novel Tools to Compromise Phones of Military-Adjacent Members

A sophisticated South Asian Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group has been conducting an extensive espionage campaign targeting military personnel and defense organizations across Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Turkey. The threat actors have deployed a multi-stage attack framework combining targeted phishing operations with novel Android malware to compromise the mobile devices of military-adjacent individuals. The […] The post South Asian APT Hackers Using Novel Tools to Compromise Phone...

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AI Browsers Can Be Tricked Into Paying Fake Stores in PromptFix Attack

The PromptFix attack tricks AI browsers with fake CAPTCHAs, leading them to phishing sites and fake stores where…

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Hackers Weaponize QR Codes Embedded with Malicious Links to Steal Sensitive Information

Cybersecurity researchers have observed a surge in phishing campaigns leveraging QR codes to deliver malicious payloads. This emerging threat, often dubbed “quishing,” exploits the opaque nature of QR codes to conceal harmful URLs that redirect victims to credential-harvesting sites or malware downloads. Unlike traditional phishing links that can be flagged by email gateways, QR codes […] The post Hackers Weaponize QR Codes Embedded with Malicious Links to Steal Sensitive Information appeared fi...

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Threat Actors Abuse AI Website Creation App to Deliver Malware

Cybercriminals have discovered a new avenue for malicious activities by exploiting Lovable, an AI-powered website creation platform, to develop sophisticated phishing campaigns and malware delivery systems. The platform, designed to democratize web development through natural language prompts, has inadvertently become a tool for threat actors seeking to create convincing fraudulent websites with minimal technical expertise. […] The post Threat Actors Abuse AI Website Creation App to Deliver Malw...

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APT MuddyWater Attacking CFOs Leveraging OpenSSH, Enables RDP, and Scheduled Task

A sophisticated cyber espionage campaign attributed to APT MuddyWater has emerged targeting Chief Financial Officers and finance executives across Europe, North America, South America, Africa, and Asia. The threat actors are deploying a multi-stage phishing operation that masquerades as legitimate recruitment communications from Rothschild & Co, leveraging Firebase-hosted phishing pages with custom CAPTCHA challenges to […] The post APT MuddyWater Attacking CFOs Leveraging OpenSSH, Enables RDP, ...

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AI website builder Lovable increasingly abused for malicious activity

Cybercriminals are increasingly abusing the AI-powered Lovable website creation and hosting platform to generate phishing pages, malware-dropping portals, and various fraudulent websites. [...]

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Hackers Weaponize Active Directory Federation Services and office.com to Steal Microsoft 365 logins

A novel and highly tricky phishing campaign is actively stealing Microsoft 365 credentials by exploiting Microsoft’s own Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) to redirect users from legitimate office.com links to malicious login pages. The technique, identified by researchers at the cybersecurity firm Push Security, marks a significant evolution in phishing attacks, effectively bypassing both user […] The post Hackers Weaponize Active Directory Federation Services and office.com to Steal M...

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Hackers steal Microsoft logins using legitimate ADFS redirects

Hackers are using a novel technique that combines legitimate office.com links with Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) to redirect users to a phishing page that steals Microsoft 365 logins. [...]

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New Salty 2FA PhaaS Attacking Microsoft 365 Users to Steal Login Credentials

A sophisticated new Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) framework dubbed “Salty 2FA” has emerged as a significant threat to Microsoft 365 users across the US and European industries. This previously undocumented platform employs advanced obfuscation techniques and multi-stage execution chains specifically designed to bypass two-factor authentication mechanisms while stealing corporate credentials. The framework targets organizations spanning finance, telecommunications, […] The post New Salty 2FA Phaa...

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Why email security needs its EDR moment to move beyond prevention

Email security is stuck where antivirus was a decade ago—focused only on prevention. Learn from Material Security why it's time for an "EDR for email" mindset: visibility, post-compromise controls, and SaaS-wide protection. [...]

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AI Website Builder Lovable Abused for Phishing and Malware Scams

Scammers have been spotted abusing AI site builder Lovable to mimic trusted brands, steal credentials, drain crypto wallets,…

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Threat Actors Leverage GenAI Platforms to Create Realistic Phishing Content

Cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting generative artificial intelligence platforms to orchestrate sophisticated phishing campaigns that pose unprecedented challenges to traditional security detection mechanisms. The rapid proliferation of GenAI services has created a fertile ecosystem for threat actors who leverage these platforms to generate convincing phishing content, clone trusted brands, and automate large-scale malicious deployments with minimal […] The post Threat Actors Leverage Gen...

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How to Automate Phishing Detection to Prevent Data Theft

Disclosure: This article was provided by ANY.RUN. The information and analysis presented are based on their research and findings.

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McDonald's not lovin' it when hacker exposes nuggets of rotten security

A white-hat hacker has discovered a series of critical flaws in McDonald's staff and partner portals that allowed anyone to order free food online, get admin rights to the burger slinger's marketing materials, and could allow an attacker to get a corporate email account with which to conduct a little filet-o-phishing.…

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Fake Copyright Notices Drop New Noodlophile Stealer Variant

Morphisec warns of a new Noodlophile Stealer variant spread via fake copyright phishing emails, using Dropbox links and…

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