A new cybercrime platform called ATHR can harvest credentials via fully automated voice phishing attacks that use both human operators and AI agents for the social engineering phase. [...]
Microsoft has introduced new Windows protections to defend against phishing attacks that abuse Remote Desktop connection (.rdp) files, adding warnings and disabling risky shared resources by default. [...]
The FBI Atlanta Field Office and Indonesian authorities have dismantled the "W3LL" global phishing platform, seizing infrastructure and arresting the alleged developer in what is described as the first coordinated enforcement action between the United States and Indonesia targeting a phishing kit developer. [...]
I spotted an interesting piece of JavaScript code that was delivered via a phishing email in a RAR archive. The file was called “cbmjlzan.JS†(SHA256:a8ba9ba93b4509a86e3d7dd40fd0652c2743e32277760c5f7942b788b74c5285) and is only identified as malicious by 15 AV's on VirusTotal[1].
A new Lua-based malware, called LucidRook, is being used in spear-phishing campaigns targeting non-governmental organizations and universities in Taiwan. [...]
Threat actors using a previously undocumented phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform called "VENOM" are targeting credentials of C-suite executives across multiple industries. [...]
Stolen credentials turn authentication systems into the attack surface. Token shows how wearable biometric authentication verifies the user—not the session—blocking phishing relays and MFA bypass. [...]
The FBI received over 1 million complaints of malicious activity in 2025, with investment, BEC, and tech support scams causing the highest losses. The post FBI: Cybercrime Losses Neared $21 Billion in 2025 appeared first on SecurityWeek .
U.S. victims lost nearly $21 billion to cyber-enabled crimes last year, driven primarily by investment scams, business email compromise, tech support fraud, and data breaches, the Federal Bureau of Investigation says. [...]
Hundreds of organizations have been compromised daily by a Microsoft device-code phishing campaign that uses AI and automation at nearly every stage of the attack chain to ultimately snoop through corporate email inboxes and steal financial data.…
New Phishing scam uses fake missile alerts and the ongoing conflict involving Iran to target users with QR codes and fake government emails to steal Microsoft passwords.
In one of his recent diaries, Johannes discussed how open redirects are actively being sought out by threat actors[1], which made me wonder about how commonly these mechanisms are actually misused…