Threat Watcher

Two real incidents in Colombia and Mexico show attackers using built-in Windows BitLocker to lock company drives, then printing ransom notes from office printers to pressure victims to pay. One case started from an exposed Remote Desktop (RDP) service; the other began from a misconfigured Microsoft…

The FBI warned that scammers are impersonating IC3 leadership using AI-generated (deepfake) videos and spoofed IC3 websites to trick prior fraud victims into sharing more personal and financial information. In one example, victims are contacted on Facebook Messenger by someone posing as an FBI…

The FBI’s IC3 warns that scammers are impersonating FBI/IC3 staff on social media and messaging apps, especially targeting people who have already been scammed. The criminals use convincing branding (logos, fake reviews) and may even use AI-generated deepfake videos to pressure victims into…

The FBI warns scammers are impersonating FBI/IC3 staff and re-targeting people who already lost money to fraud. The scammers use emails, phone calls, social media messages, and even AI-generated videos to push victims to spoofed IC3 websites or to hand over more personal and financial information,…

Italy’s privacy regulator fined telecom operator WINDTRE after two breaches where attackers used simple social engineering, not hacking tools. The attackers posed as support technicians and talked retail store staff into giving them system access, leading to theft of customer data. The case shows…

Scammers are posing as FBI staff who supposedly handle IC3 (Internet Crime Complaint Center) reports to trick people who have already been scammed once. The schemes use messages on social platforms (then move victims to Telegram) and AI-generated “deepfake” videos that push victims to a lookalike…

Researchers say a North Korea-aligned group is targeting Web3 and crypto professionals with fake recruiter outreach and “mandatory” online skill tests. During the test, victims are tricked into copying a terminal command to “fix” a camera/mic error, which installs remote-access malware and can lead…

Ukraine’s CERT-UA says Russian-linked attackers are using fake CAPTCHA prompts on hacked websites to trick people into running malicious PowerShell commands themselves. The page pretends it’s verifying the visitor is human, but instead guides them to open the Windows Run box and execute…

Researchers found a DocuSign lookalike phishing workflow that guides people through a realistic “document viewing” experience and then convinces them to download legitimate remote access tools. Instead of classic malware, the attackers install trusted IT administration software (RMM) to keep…

Researchers reported that scammers set up cloned piracy sites within hours of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey release to trick people looking for pirated copies. The scams used a fake “Browser Issue Detected” pop-up to push users into malicious ad redirects and a Windows .exe file disguised as a…

Researchers found an exposed malware delivery server that contained phishing lures, testing notes, and live delivery logs for an active campaign. The live operation targeted Windows users in Mexico using a fake government ID (CURP) lookup site that triggered a WebDAV-based download flow and…

Scammers quickly set up fake piracy pages for Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” to trick people into either clicking a fake browser “Fix It Now” warning or downloading a “movie” that is actually a Windows program. The goal is to route victims through malicious advertising redirects or get them to…

A real phishing campaign targeted Indian businesses and individual taxpayers by impersonating government departments and sending emails that look like official GST tax notices. The goal was to trick recipients into opening convincing “refund/compliance” documents that install Remcos RAT to steal…

Investigators found an exposed WebDAV server being used as a “malware delivery lab” with over 1,000 files for testing lures, filenames, and execution tricks. One active campaign impersonated Mexico’s CURP ID lookup site and delivered malware by opening a remote WebDAV folder via a Windows…

Italy’s privacy regulator fined telecom operator WINDTRE €1.7M after two breaches where attackers used social engineering, posing as support technicians, to persuade store staff to grant system access. The intruders then pulled personal data for over 365,000 customers, including payment-related…

A suspected North Korean IT worker allegedly got hired by Consensys (MetaMask’s parent) using an alias and contributed to MetaMask’s core wallet code for about a month. The person was later removed, and Consensys says an investigation found no stolen assets, no data theft, and no malicious code…

Federal investigators arrested a Florida man accused of helping push malware disguised as video games, which infected about 8,000 devices and enabled theft from cryptocurrency wallets. The games were promoted through social platforms and direct messages aimed at people believed to hold significant…

Microsoft reports a surge in real-world ACR Stealer activity where attackers use a “ClickFix” trick to get employees to run malicious commands that steal passwords, session tokens, and business documents. Two separate campaigns used different execution methods (WebDAV-hosted payloads vs.…

Researchers found real-world campaigns that trick people into downloading fake games, mods, cracks, or software installers. The download looks legitimate and shows an installer screen, but it silently runs a multi-stage infection that ultimately installs the Amatera Stealer to steal passwords and…

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…