Threat Watcher

The article describes how scammers use AI voice cloning to impersonate a loved one during a phone call and pressure relatives into paying money (often framed as a kidnapping emergency). It recommends a practical defense: a pre-agreed family “safe word” and a simple verification process (hang up and…

A Singaporean man, Malone Lam (aliases including “Anne Hathaway”), pleaded guilty to leading a group that stole over $245 million in cryptocurrency from U.S. victims. The group used social engineering, such as posing as Google Support and using spoofed phone numbers, to trick victims into handing…

Trezor said attackers breached its third-party email provider (Brevo) and gained access to Trezor’s email domain, triggering phishing emails to subscribers. The scam emails used a fake “critical security alert” about a supposed microcontroller vulnerability and attempted to trick users into handing…

Researchers say the Gigabud banking trojan is being installed via fake apps (e.g., pretending to be an airline, tax office, or government portal) and then uses an Android “work profile” to hide a tampered banking app. Victims are tricked into granting powerful permissions, after which attackers can…

Researchers say scammers are using Google Play’s “Early Access” listings to push deceptive Android apps that don’t show public ratings or warnings. Victims are lured by TikTok/Facebook ads promising cash rewards or free casino spins, but the apps primarily bombard users with ads and never deliver…

Microsoft reports a real-world campaign where attackers call or text employees’ personal phones while posing as internal IT. Victims are pushed to “update” passkeys/MFA/SSO and click a link to a fake Microsoft sign-in page, letting attackers get into Microsoft 365 and quietly pull email and files…

Researchers described a real phishing campaign where victims click through legitimate Microsoft services and end up on a fake login page that is generated inside their own browser. The phishing page uses a temporary “blob URL” (not a normal website) and can disappear after the session, making it…

Scammers are filing fake copyright complaints to get Instagram accounts temporarily suspended, then demanding money to “withdraw” the complaint and restore access. Victims are pushed to communicate off-platform (for example, on Telegram) and asked to pay in cryptocurrency, yet even paying doesn’t…

Researchers found multiple espionage groups using the same Chrome+Windows exploit kit (“BlueMoon”) within days of each other. The groups sent realistic phishing emails (internship requests, conference outreach, procurement inquiries, and vaccination appointments) that pushed victims to click links…

Researchers reported a real phishing campaign that uses legitimate Microsoft OAuth and Teams pages to make the journey look trustworthy. Instead of hosting a fake login site on a suspicious domain, the attackers render the phishing page inside the victim’s own browser using a temporary “blob URL,”…

Multiple suspected China-linked espionage groups used a new exploit kit (“BlueMoon”) that starts with phishing emails and a malicious link to break into organizations in the US and Southeast Asia. Clicking the link can trigger browser and Windows vulnerabilities to install surveillance tools,…

Multiple China-aligned espionage groups used phishing emails to deliver a “BlueMoon” exploit chain that abused three zero-day flaws in Chrome/Chromium and Windows. In observed campaigns, victims who clicked the phishing link ended up with a malicious browser extension disguised as Google Gemini,…

Check Point demonstrated a prompt-injection technique where a hidden instruction inside ChatGPT can make a user’s session quietly run extra tasks using the session’s existing permissions. In the proof of concept, the victim’s ChatGPT (with Gmail connected) pulled email data and relayed it to an…

Researchers reported an active, large-scale phishing campaign that starts with links hosted on legitimate Google services, then redirects victims to attacker-controlled sites. The final pages mimic Microsoft sign-in or “identity verification” flows to steal credentials/MFA codes or trick targets…

Proofpoint reports multiple espionage-focused threat groups used a shared exploit kit (“BlueMoon”) after tricking targets with spear-phishing emails to click malicious links. Visiting the attacker-controlled web pages triggered Chrome and Windows exploits to install malware (including a fake…

Microsoft reports active intrusions where attackers trick employees with “passkey/SSO update” helpdesk pretexts delivered by phone, SMS, or even Microsoft Teams. Victims are sent to lookalike Microsoft sign-in pages or guided through device-code sign-in, letting attackers capture session access and…

Proofpoint reported at least four espionage groups (mostly linked to Chinese state intelligence) using the same Chrome zero-day exploit kit (“BlueMoon”) to compromise victims and deliver malware. The operations used believable business and event-themed lures (internship inquiries, procurement…

Researchers found a massive network of nearly 119,000 look‑alike online stores that copy real retailers’ branding and product pages. These fake shops lure buyers with big discounts and then capture payment card details (and sometimes bank one‑time codes) during checkout, sending the data to…

An Ohio man was sentenced to 15 years after cyberstalking multiple victims and using both real and AI-generated sexually explicit imagery, alongside threats of violence. The case describes a real-world harassment and extortion workflow using repeated calls/texts and threatening to publish…

Researchers say the Gigabud Android banking trojan now clones a victim’s real banking app into a hidden Android Work Profile, so fraud can happen in a separate space that may not trigger the same malware and fraud signals. Victims are tricked into installing what looks like legitimate apps…