Researchers report attackers compromising hotel and venue Wi‑Fi “captive portal” gateways to redirect Microsoft 365 sign-ins to attacker-controlled lookalike domains. Victims can have their Microsoft 365 credentials stolen without clicking a phishing link or installing malware, because the…
Attackers are compromising hotel and conference center Wi‑Fi gateways and changing DNS settings so business travelers are silently redirected to fake Microsoft 365 login pages. When victims sign in, attackers steal passwords and potentially session tokens, allowing account takeover even when…
Researchers report attackers compromising hotel and conference Wi‑Fi gateway equipment to silently redirect travelers to fake Microsoft 365 sign-in pages, without sending phishing emails. In some cases, attackers also abuse Microsoft device-code login prompts so victims unintentionally approve…
Researchers report multiple real-world email phishing campaigns that used tax and government-benefit themes to trick people into downloading malware. The campaigns used a “crypter” service called Cruciferra to hide malicious files and help malware run while avoiding detection. Targets included…
ReliaQuest reports attackers are compromising public Wi‑Fi “captive portal” gateways (such as in hotels and conference centers) and changing their DNS settings to redirect users to attacker-controlled pages. The goal is to harvest traveling employees’ Microsoft 365 credentials using…
Researchers found attackers taking over hotel and conference-center Wi‑Fi gateways and silently redirecting guests to fake Microsoft 365 sign-in pages to steal credentials. In some cases, the attackers also tried to route broader device traffic through a malicious proxy (WPAD) or trick users into…
Authorities dismantled “Kratos,” a phishing-as-a-service platform used at scale to steal Microsoft account credentials and even bypass MFA by stealing session cookies. The article also describes a real campaign using tax-season lures and personalized QR codes to trick users into visiting fake…
Researchers reported an ongoing campaign where attackers compromise hotel and conference venue Wi‑Fi routers and quietly redirect visitors’ web traffic through attacker-controlled systems. This can lead to corporate usernames and passwords being captured even when the victim does not click a…
Investigators found evidence of a China-linked operation (tracked as JadeProx) targeting government, healthcare, and education organizations, including spear-phishing and a fake software download site. One campaign impersonated Anthropic’s Claude using a lookalike domain to deliver a malicious…
Researchers say a one-click phishing link could trick ChatGPT into creating a malicious AI “agent” inside a company’s ChatGPT workspace. The agent could act using the employee’s existing access (Outlook, Teams, Slack, Google Drive, etc.), run on a schedule, and take instructions from attacker…
A hired security tester socially engineered a hospital nurse to unlock a restricted medical records room, despite having a non-working fake badge. He used a believable story, referenced a real doctor’s name, and built rapport by complaining about that doctor to convince the gatekeeper to let him…
A Russian-linked group allegedly stole sensitive contact data from the Netherlands National Police after getting access to an employee’s email account. The podcast describes a realistic spearphishing lure: an email invitation to a “European Defence Summit” that includes a link or a QR code in a PDF…
Law enforcement dismantled the infrastructure behind Kratos, a widely used phishing kit that helped criminals steal Microsoft 365 credentials and, in some cases, capture session cookies to bypass MFA. The article describes a real, observed campaign using tax-themed W-2 QR-code emails that led…
Proofpoint observed real phishing campaigns using government-themed lures to trick people into downloading ZIP files that install malware. The campaigns used a “crypter” service called Cruciferra to help common remote-access and data-stealing malware evade detection. Financial services, healthcare,…
German and international law enforcement disrupted the infrastructure behind “Kratos,” a phishing-as-a-service kit used at scale to steal Microsoft account logins. The kit provided convincing Microsoft-themed fake login pages designed to steal passwords and session cookies, which could help…
UK authorities said two Scattered Spider members accessed Transport for London (TfL) by buying partial employee credentials and then tricking TfL’s helpdesk into resetting an employee password and 2FA. The attackers kept access for several days, escalated privileges, and ultimately exposed customer…
The “Pink” data extortion group is running a real-world voice phishing campaign targeting employees in Microsoft 365 / Entra ID environments. Callers impersonate the internal IT helpdesk and direct staff to realistic lookalike login sites timed to Microsoft’s passkey-enrollment prompts, enabling…
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