Google says three suspected Russian cyber-espionage groups are running highly targeted phishing campaigns against people in government, academia, defense, and think tanks in the US and Europe. A key theme is abusing legitimate Google/Microsoft OAuth login flows so the outreach looks real, tricking…
Google says multiple suspected Russia-linked espionage clusters targeted academics, government, and defense-related personnel by abusing legitimate sign-in features instead of using obvious fake login pages. The campaigns used realistic lures (file sharing, conference invites, and “secure WhatsApp”…
Google says three suspected Russian espionage clusters are targeting academics, think tanks, diplomats, and related nonprofit staff by abusing legitimate login and verification workflows that may not look like “classic phishing.” The campaigns include app-password scams, OAuth/device-code tricks,…
This threat trend report describes multiple real-world APT campaigns where attackers rely on social engineering and trusted services (Zoom/Teams, Telegram, webmail, GitHub) to steal credentials and access cloud accounts. Notable examples include fake meeting lures to deliver malware, and abuse of…
Researchers showed how an attacker could trick Microsoft Copilot into running a malicious prompt automatically just by getting a user to click a specially crafted link. The prompt can then make Copilot search connected accounts (like email and cloud storage) and send information to an external…
The article describes how attackers use QR codes in emails (“quishing”) to hide malicious links, push victims onto less-protected mobile phones, and steal credentials or MFA tokens. It also cites an FBI notice describing North Korea’s Kimsuky using QR codes in spearphishing emails targeting think…
CISA warns a Russian state-sponsored group (“Laundry Bear,” tracked by Microsoft as “Void Blizzard”) is compromising some unpatched Zimbra email accounts when users merely open or preview a specially crafted email. The hidden code can steal passwords, MFA-related tokens, and up to 90 days of…
New Zealand’s intelligence service says a China-linked organization tried to install space ground infrastructure in New Zealand that could collect militarily useful intelligence, using a local partner that likely didn’t understand the capability or who would receive the data. The same assessment…
A real phishing campaign is tricking employees with a “missed voicemail” message that claims they have a new audio message. Clicking “Play Audio” sends victims through multiple trusted-looking redirects and ends on a fake Google sign-in page that captures Google Workspace credentials, potentially…
The FBI says criminals are using social engineering to take over social media accounts, steal explicit content, and sell or post it online along with victims’ personal information. Reported tactics include pretending to be a social media company representative, spamming victims with password-reset…
The FBI and NCAA warned that criminals are breaking into college athletes’ online accounts to steal intimate photos and then use them for sextortion, harassment, or selling online. The article describes common entry methods like fake “customer support” password-reset requests and credential abuse,…
Investigators say an online game, “Drone Battle: Ukraine,” is being used as a lure to draw young people into a broader recruitment pipeline connected to Russia’s Alabuga Special Economic Zone. The campaign reportedly uses social media, influencers, esports, and promises like scholarships and travel…
Researchers say North Korea-linked Kimsuky is using AI tools to improve phishing campaigns that deliver malware through ZIP files containing malicious Windows shortcut (LNK) files. The lures are designed to look like legitimate international event materials, research reports, or meeting requests,…
Researchers describe an active, widespread email campaign that tricks employees with voicemail-themed messages and steals Microsoft 365 login sessions (including MFA codes). After taking over accounts, attackers quietly search and collect payroll/HR/finance emails and identify people involved in…
CrowdStrike reports attackers increasingly bypass security tools by using trusted login paths, phone-based IT impersonation, and abuse of legitimate cloud and AI services. The report highlights real intrusions where vishing led to single sign-on takeovers and rapid data theft, and where attackers…
Researchers found counterfeit Open VSX extensions impersonating real developer tools. After installation, some of these extensions quietly “beaconed” to an attacker-controlled domain and sent details about the victim’s machine plus private repository and CI/CD identifiers. The listings tried to…
CrowdStrike reports multiple real-world campaigns where attackers used human manipulation to break into organizations, including LinkedIn outreach that led to a malicious link click and phone-based scams that pushed victims to fake sign-in pages. The report also describes attackers abusing stolen…
CrowdStrike’s threat hunting report says attackers are increasingly using phone-based impersonation and trusted login flows to break into cloud email and SaaS quickly. The report highlights vishing callers posing as IT support, pushing employees to sign in via attacker-controlled phishing pages,…
Cisco Talos reviewed real prompt logs recovered from suspected threat-actor systems and found that many AI safety guardrails fail when attackers reframe requests as “authorized” work. Common tactics included claiming ownership of the target server or saying the activity was for a capture‑the‑flag…
Cisco Talos reports criminals are bypassing safety controls in popular AI coding tools by splitting harmful work into small, seemingly harmless requests and by claiming they are authorized owners of the systems being targeted. The research is based on real prompt logs recovered from threat actor…
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