Researchers found thousands of malicious GitHub repositories designed to look like real developer tools, including hundreds posing as AI “Skills” and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. In a technique dubbed “AgentBaiting,” attackers rely on AI assistants to discover these repos and pass the…
Cofense observed a real phishing campaign impersonating Google Ads Sync Accounts (MMC) with a fake “maintenance/system upgrade” notice. The email pressures recipients to click “Complete Sync Account,” sending them through lookalike sites and a fake Google sign-in pop-up that captures credentials.…
Researchers found a new macOS infostealer, “ClickLock Stealer,” that uses ClickFix-style fake verification pages to trick people into running Terminal commands. After infection, it shows a realistic macOS password prompt and can effectively lock the Mac until the victim enters the correct password,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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