Recent Professional Services Cyber Attacks

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Fake Job Tests Hide Malware in SVG “Flag” Images

Fake Job Tests Hide Malware in SVG “Flag” Images

Researchers report a real North Korea–linked social engineering campaign where attackers posed as recruiters and sent fake job offers and coding assessments. The “test” materials hid a multi-stage malware payload inside SVG flag images, aiming to steal browser logins and crypto wallet data and…

July 20, 2026
Fake GitHub Repos and Trojan Apps Steal Data

Fake GitHub Repos and Trojan Apps Steal Data

Researchers described two active social-engineering-driven malware campaigns: one uses trojanized “popular” remote-user apps (e.g., Zoom/WebEx lookalikes) to trick people into installing credential and crypto-stealing malware, and another uses hundreds of imposter GitHub repositories to lure…

July 17, 2026
Fake Zoom/Webex Installers Drop Starland RAT

Fake Zoom/Webex Installers Drop Starland RAT

Cisco Talos reports a real campaign by a Russian-speaking group (UAT-11795) targeting users in the U.S. and Europe with trojanized installers for popular tools like Zoom, Webex, and MobaXterm. Victims are socially engineered via a “ClickFix” style trick into running a command that silently…

July 17, 2026
LinkedIn Chat Leads to Screen-Share Scam Calls

LinkedIn Chat Leads to Screen-Share Scam Calls

The article describes multiple real-world suspected social engineering attempts that begin with friendly LinkedIn messages and quickly move to an off-platform meeting invite (often via Calendly). On the video call, the attacker refuses to turn on camera, uses a personal email address, asks the…

July 17, 2026
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