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Weekly Update 462

Presently sponsored by: Malwarebytes Browser Guard blocks phishing, ads, scams, and trackers for safer, faster browsing This will be the title of the blog post: "Court Injunctions are the Thoughts and Prayers of Data Breach Response". It's got a nice ring to it, and it resonates so much with the response to other disasters where the term is offered as a platitude

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UK Student Sentenced to Prison for Selling Phishing Kits

Ollie Holman was sentenced to prison for selling over 1,000 phishing kits that caused estimated losses of over $134 million. The post UK Student Sentenced to Prison for Selling Phishing Kits appeared first on SecurityWeek .

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High-Value NPM Developers Compromised in New Phishing Campaign

Hackers have injected malware into popular NPM packages after compromising several developer accounts in a fresh phishing campaign. The post High-Value NPM Developers Compromised in New Phishing Campaign appeared first on SecurityWeek .

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Not pretty, not Windows-only: npm phishing attack laces popular packages with malware

The popular npm package "is" was infected with cross-platform malware, around the same time that linting utility packages used with the prettier code formatter were infected with Windows-only malware.…

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Microsoft Most Phished Brand in Q2 2025, Check Point Research

Microsoft was the most impersonated brand in phishing attacks during Q2 2025, accounting for 25% of all attempts, according to Check Point Research.

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11 Years of Microsoft Regional Director and 15 Years of MVP

Presently sponsored by: Malwarebytes Browser Guard blocks phishing, ads, scams, and trackers for safer, faster browsing I often wonder how much people in other professions genuinely love the industry they're in to the point that they'd do it regardless of the money. I'm sure there are examples, but I wonder how many lawyers look forward to doing something in the

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Fake npm Website Used to Push Malware via Stolen Token

Fake npm website used in phishing attack to steal maintainer token, leading to malware in popular JavaScript packages like eslint-config-prettier.

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Good Riddance Teespring, Hello Fourthwall

Presently sponsored by: Malwarebytes Browser Guard blocks phishing, ads, scams, and trackers for safer, faster browsing If I'm honest, I was never that keen on a merch store for Have I Been Pwned . It doesn't make the code run faster, nor does it load any more data breaches or add any useful features to the service whatsoever. But... people were keen. They

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Weekly Update 461

Presently sponsored by: Malwarebytes Browser Guard blocks phishing, ads, scams, and trackers for safer, faster browsing The Stripe situation is frustrating: by mandating an email address on all invoices, we're providing a channel that sends customer queries directly through to us rather than via our support portal , which already has the answers many people are raising tickets for. It's frustrating because it

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Threat actors downgrade FIDO2 MFA auth in PoisonSeed phishing attack

A PoisonSeed phishing campaign is bypassing FIDO2 security key protections by abusing the cross-device sign-in feature in WebAuthn to trick users into approving login authentication requests from fake company portals. [...]

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Popular npm linter packages hijacked via phishing to drop malware

Popular JavaScript libraries eslint-config-prettier and eslint-plugin-prettier were hijacked this week and turned into malware droppers, in a supply chain attack achieved via targeted phishing and credential theft. [...]

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Email Protection Startup StrongestLayer Emerges From Stealth Mode

AI-native email security firm StrongestLayer has emerged from stealth mode with $5.2 million in seed funding. The post Email Protection Startup StrongestLayer Emerges From Stealth Mode appeared first on SecurityWeek .

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Veeam Phishing via Wav File, (Fri, Jul 18th)

A interesting phishing attempt was reported by a contact. It started with a simple email that looked like a voice mail notification like many VoIP systems deliver when the call is missed. There was a WAV file attached to the mail[1].

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GitHub Abused to Spread Amadey, Lumma and Redline InfoStealers in Ukraine

Hackers abused fake GitHub accounts to spread Emmenhtal, Amadey, Lumma and Redline infoStealers in attacks linked to a phishing campaign targeting Ukraine in early 2025.

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Welcoming Aura to Have I Been Pwned's Partner Program

Presently sponsored by: Malwarebytes Browser Guard blocks phishing, ads, scams, and trackers for safer, faster browsing One of the greatest fears we all have in the wake of a data breach is having our identity stolen. Nefarious parties gather our personal information exposed in the breach, approach financial institutions and then impersonate us to do stuff like this:

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