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A Day in the Life of a Prolific Voice Phishing Crew

Krebs on Security

Besieged by scammers seeking to phish user accounts over the telephone, Apple and Google frequently caution that they will never reach out unbidden to users this way. million in an elaborate voice phishing attack. The phishing domain used to steal roughly $4.7 million in cryptocurrencies from Tony was verify-trezor[.]io.

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Feds Charge Five Men in ‘Scattered Spider’ Roundup

Krebs on Security

A visual depiction of the attacks by the SMS phishing group known as Scattered Spider, and Oktapus. Some SMS phishing messages told employees their VPN credentials were expiring and needed to be changed; other phishing messages advised employees about changes to their upcoming work schedule. com and ouryahoo-okta[.]com.

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Misconfigured AWS Accounts Are Fueling Phishing Campaigns

eSecurity Planet

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a campaign where threat actors exploit misconfigured Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments to send phishing emails. How the attack works The JavaGhost group, active since 2019, initially focused on website defacements before shifting to financially motivated phishing attacks in 2022.

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Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to U.S.

Krebs on Security

Buchanan was arrested in Spain last year on a warrant from the FBI, which wanted him in connection with a series of SMS-based phishing attacks in the summer of 2022 that led to intrusions at Twilio, LastPass, DoorDash, Mailchimp, and many other tech firms. A Scattered Spider/0Ktapus SMS phishing lure sent to Twilio employees in 2022.

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Gmail Under Siege: FBI Warns of Unusual AI-Driven Phishing Attacks

eSecurity Planet

In a stark warning to organizations and everyday users alike, cybersecurity experts and government agencies have sounded the alarm over a new breed of Gmail-targeted phishing attacks. AI-Enhanced Cyberthreats Recent intelligence indicates that the sophistication of Gmail phishing campaigns has reached new heights.

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68k Phishing Victims are Now Searchable in Have I Been Pwned, Courtesy of CERT Poland

Troy Hunt

They'd observed a phishing campaign that had collected 68k credentials from unsuspecting victims and asked if HIBP may be used to help alert these individuals to their exposure. Data accumulated by the malicious activity spanned from October 2022 until just last week. Last week I was contacted by CERT Poland.

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Phish-Friendly Domain Registry “.top” Put on Notice

Krebs on Security

The Chinese company in charge of handing out domain names ending in “ top ” has been given until mid-August 2024 to show that it has put in place systems for managing phishing reports and suspending abusive domains, or else forfeit its license to sell domains. ” Image: Shutterstock. Interisle said.top has roughly 2.76

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