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Scammers are using fake webpages that appear in search results for “TikTok” plus adult terms, promising “exclusive” explicit videos. Instead of any real content, the pages push visitors into an ad/affiliate funnel that collects emails, payment cards for fake “age verification,” or tricks people…

Researchers found a real-world workflow flaw in Google’s Agent Development Kit (Python) repo where a low-privilege AI triage bot could be manipulated with prompt injection to trigger a higher-privilege maintainer agent. The attack uses “poisoned” pull requests to create a believable review/approval…

CrowdStrike warns that attackers are using AI to make social engineering faster and more convincing, including AI-generated resumes and deepfake job interviews to infiltrate companies. The report also describes vishing campaigns that quickly pivot from stealing accounts to stealing data from SaaS…

Microsoft says Russian SVR operators (Storm-2945/Midnight Blizzard) are compromising public Wi‑Fi captive portals in hotels and conference venues to redirect users to attacker-controlled pages. Those pages use fake “fix/verification/update” prompts to trick travelers into installing malware or…

Researchers describe how attackers can trick developers into cloning and “trusting” a repository in a coding agent, causing code to run automatically before the user even types a prompt. The post highlights real-world use of this pattern in fake job interview scams, and shows two concrete execution…

Microsoft reported a campaign where attackers abused hotel Wi‑Fi captive portals to manipulate DNS/HTTP traffic and redirect people to attacker-controlled phishing pages. Victims were tricked into installing malware disguised as browser/operating system updates, and some pages redirected users into…

Microsoft says attackers hijacked captive portals on hotel and conference Wi‑Fi to redirect travelers through attacker infrastructure. Victims were shown fake browser/OS update prompts (and sometimes “paste-and-run” instructions) to install malware, and later were pushed into Microsoft device-code…

This weekly threat bulletin summarizes multiple real-world incidents, including phishing that abuses Microsoft’s legitimate app login/consent screens and a campaign that hijacks hotel Wi‑Fi captive portals. In both cases, the goal is to trick people into granting access or capturing Microsoft…

Microsoft and ReliaQuest report a real campaign where Russian-linked hackers compromised hotel Wi‑Fi networks and redirected travelers to fake Microsoft login pages or fake update screens. The goal was to steal Microsoft 365 credentials and/or trick victims into installing espionage malware,…

Researchers say a law firm was targeted with a spear‑phishing email that led staff to download an encrypted archive containing a Windows shortcut labeled like legal case files. After the user ran it and approved admin rights, the malware told Microsoft Defender to ignore a folder and a fake…

Researchers found an active campaign using fake AWS sign-in pages and an Apple ID decoy page to pull victims onto attacker-controlled websites. Visiting these pages can trigger an iOS exploit chain that installs GHOSTBLADE and steals sensitive data like iCloud, Keychain, and Wi‑Fi credentials.

Microsoft and ReliaQuest report a real campaign where attackers tampered with public Wi‑Fi captive portal networks (hotels/conference venues) to redirect users to attacker-controlled pages. The goal was to steal Microsoft 365 credentials (and sometimes deliver malware) by using…

OpenAI says it shut down a coordinated network of ChatGPT accounts linked to Cambodia that supported multiple real-world scams, including investment, romance, gambling, and law-enforcement impersonation. The group used AI to create fake personas, translate and generate persuasive messages on…

AhnLab reports Larva-24009 has continued phishing campaigns through 2026, sending emails that trick employees into opening fake “document” attachments that are actually shortcut (LNK) files. When opened, the attachment runs hidden PowerShell commands, shows a decoy document, and silently downloads…

A real phishing campaign targeted Call of Duty Mobile players by promising free in-game currency. Victims were tricked into entering their email and password, then providing a 2FA code on a follow-up page, enabling attackers to take over accounts.

After exploiting SonicWall SMA 1000 VPN appliances, attackers tied to INC Ransomware reportedly contacted victims directly using emails and phone calls claiming they could help with “ransomware issues.” One caller said he was “from a group of hackers,” asserted the network was compromised, and…

Microsoft reported a real campaign where Russian-linked attackers tampered with hotel and conference Wi‑Fi “captive portals” to redirect travelers to attacker-controlled pages. Victims were tricked into installing malware or completing a Microsoft “device code” sign-in that granted the attacker…

A scammer impersonated the Democratic National Committee chair and convinced a staffer to send nearly $29,000. The DNC detected the issue within minutes, but only recovered part of the funds. This is a classic business email compromise (BEC) pattern: a trusted executive identity is used to pressure…

Attackers hijacked hotel/captive-portal Wi‑Fi infrastructure to redirect travelers to fake browser or operating system update pages and trick them into installing spyware. The operation (tracked as CaptiveCrunch) used DNS manipulation and user prompts (including “ClickFix” instructions) to get…

Microsoft reports a real-world campaign where attackers tamper with Wi‑Fi captive portal traffic at hotels and similar venues to redirect travelers to attacker-controlled pages. Victims are pushed into fake Microsoft sign-ins (device code/OAuth phishing) or tricked into installing “browser/OS…