Malwarebytes

JANUARY 15, 2025

Table of contents Overview Criminals impersonate Google Ads Lures hosted on Google Sites Phishing for Google account credentials Victimology Who is behind these campaigns? The scheme consists of stealing as many advertiser accounts as possible by impersonating Google Ads and redirecting victims to fake login pages.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2025

The Russian group Star Blizzard targets WhatsApp accounts in a new spear-phishing campaign, shifting tactics to avoid detection. In November 2024, Microsoft researchers observed the Russia-linked APT group Star Blizzard targeting WhatsApp accounts via spear-phishing, shifting tactics to avoid detection.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

for phishing scams that stole millions by hacking email accounts. A Nigerian national was sentenced to 26 years in prison in the US for stealing millions by compromising the email accounts of real estate businesses. for phishing scams that resulted in the compromise of millions of email accounts.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Phishing tool Rockstar 2FA targets Microsoft 365 credentials, it uses adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks to bypass multi-factor authentication. Trustwave researchers are monitoring malicious activity associated with Phishing-as-a-Service (PaaS) platforms, their latest report focuses on a toolkit called Rockstar 2FA.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Russia-linked group Storm-2372 used the device code phishing technique since Aug 2024 to steal login tokens from governments, NGOs, and industries. ” Device code phishing attacks exploit authentication flows to steal tokens, granting attackers access to accounts and data. ” continues the report.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has unsealed charges against five individuals accused of orchestrating sophisticated phishing campaigns tied to the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime group. As this case shows, phishing and hacking has become increasingly sophisticated and can result in enormous losses.

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Phishing Identity Theft Cryptocurrency Cybercrime 108

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 9, 2021

That was right after KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that someone had hacked BriansClub and siphoned information on 26 million stolen debit and credit accounts. The hacked BriansClub database had an estimated collective street value of $566 million , and that data was subsequently shared with thousands of financial institutions.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2020

A spear-phishing attack this week hooked a customer service employee at GoDaddy.com , the world’s largest domain name registrar, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. 49 (that domain is hobbled here because it is currently flagged as hosting a phishing site). It was starting to look like someone had gotten phished.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 14, 2025

In this scam, dubbed “ ClickFix ,” the visitor to a hacked or malicious website is asked to distinguish themselves from bots by pressing a combination of keyboard keys that causes Microsoft Windows to download password-stealing malware. Some of those lures worked, and allowed thieves to gain control over booking.com accounts.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 13, 2021

Of note, TA453 also targeted the personal email accounts of at least one of their targets. In subsequent phishing emails, TA453 shifted their tactics and began delivering the registration link earlier in their engagement with the target without requiring extensive conversation.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2024

A 22-year-old man from the United Kingdom arrested this week in Spain is allegedly the ringleader of Scattered Spider , a cybercrime group suspected of hacking into Twilio , LastPass , DoorDash , Mailchimp , and nearly 130 other organizations over the past two years. man arrested was a SIM-swapper who went by the alias “ Tyler.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Phishing tool Rockstar 2FA targets Microsoft 365 credentials, it uses adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks to bypass multi-factor authentication. Trustwave researchers are monitoring malicious activity associated with Phishing-as-a-Service (PaaS) platforms, their latest report focuses on a toolkit called Rockstar 2FA.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2025

A large-scale phishing campaign targets WordPress WooCommerce users with a fake security alert urging them to download a ‘critical patch’ hiding a backdoor. Patchstack researchers uncovered a large-scale phishing campaign targeting WordPress WooCommerce users with a fake security alert. com , woocommerce-api[.]com

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Media coverage understandably focused on GoDaddy’s admission that it suffered three different cyberattacks over as many years at the hands of the same hacking group. But it’s worth revisiting how this group typically got in to targeted companies: By calling employees and tricking them into navigating to a phishing website.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 30, 2025

prosecutors allege Tyler Robert Buchanan and co-conspirators hacked into dozens of companies in the United States and abroad, and that he personally controlled more than $26 million stolen from victims. A Scattered Spider/0Ktapus SMS phishing lure sent to Twilio employees in 2022. ” U.S.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 30, 2023

A number of Discord communities focused on cryptocurrency have been hacked this past month after their administrators were tricked into running malicious Javascript code disguised as a Web browser bookmark. Scavuzzo said the administrator’s account was hijacked even though she had multi-factor authentication turned on.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Part two of a four-part series The explosion of AI-driven phishing, insider threats, and business logic abuse has forced a shift toward more proactive, AI-enhanced defenses. Gen AI threats and quantum computing exposures must be accounted for. Attacks targeting identities rose 71% last year, with valid accounts as the top entry point.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 9, 2025

An organised crime gang has stolen £47 million ($64 million) from the UK’s tax office by hacking into over 100,000 customer accounts and fraudulently claiming government payments. “We have not been hacked, we have not had data extracted from us,” MacDonald told MPs. billion in other attempted frauds last year.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2025

Japan s Financial Services Agency (FSA) warns of hundreds of millions in unauthorized trades linked to hacked brokerage accounts. from fake websites (phishing sites) disguised as websites of real securities companies.” from fake websites (phishing sites) disguised as websites of real securities companies.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Microsoft disrupted the ONNX phishing service, seizing 240 sites and naming an Egyptian man as the operator behind the operation. Microsoft announced the disruption of the ONNX phishing service, another success against cybercrime which led to the seizure of 240 sites. Microsoft has tracked Nady, linked to phishing services since 2017.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Now, a cybercriminal using the monicker Jurak, leaked sensitive information related to roughly 12 million accounts, which allegedly stems from a breach that happened last year. This would be the 2nd (hacked back in 2020) major data breach for Zacks. . 2FA that relies on a FIDO2 device cant be phished. Check the vendors advice.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 3, 2024

Roughly nine years ago, KrebsOnSecurity profiled a Pakistan-based cybercrime group called “ The Manipulaters ,” a sprawling web hosting network of phishing and spam delivery platforms. Manipulaters advertisement for “Office 365 Private Page with Antibot” phishing kit sold on the domain heartsender,com.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Justice Department today unsealed indictments against four Chinese officers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) accused of perpetrating the 2017 hack against consumer credit bureau Equifax that led to the theft of personal data on nearly 150 million Americans. ” A copy of the indictment is available here.

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Graham Cluley

JUNE 5, 2025

ⓘ MailerLite warns of phishing campaign Graham Cluley @ 4:13 pm, June 5, 2025 @grahamcluley.com @ [email protected] The team at MailerLite have contacted their customers warning them about a phishing campaign that is trying to steal login details. Sync across unlimited devices. Integrated 2FA. Sign up to our free newsletter.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The cybercrime group Scattered Spider is suspected of hacking into hundreds of organizations over the past two years, including Twilio , LastPass , DoorDash , and Mailchimp. Between September 2021 and April 2023, the hackers carried out phishing attacks to steal login credentials from employees of 12 companies and individuals.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2025

Microsoft announced that all new accounts will be “passwordless by default” to increase their level of security. Microsoft now makes all new accounts “passwordless by default,” enhancing protection against social engineering attacks, phishing, brute-force, and credential stuffing attacks.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 29, 2023

QakBot is most commonly delivered via email phishing lures disguised as something legitimate and time-sensitive, such as invoices or work orders. Reliaquest says QakBot infections accounted for nearly one-third of all loaders observed in the wild during the first six months of this year.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

The COVID-19 epidemic has brought a wave of email phishing attacks that try to trick work-at-home employees into giving away credentials needed to remotely access their employers’ networks. The employee phishing page bofaticket[.]com. Image: urlscan.io.

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Hacker's King

JANUARY 1, 2025

You may also like to read: Instagram Hacked: Top 5 Ways to Protect Your Account Ways to Secure Your Twitter Account Set a Strong Password - Setting a strong password is the very first step to secure your Twitter account. It enables us to make our accounts more secure. Be cautious with public Wi-Fi.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The trouble is, there’s little to stop criminals from leveraging newly registered or hacked LinkedIn business accounts to create their own ad campaigns using Slinks. This search via Urlscan reveals dozens of recent phishing attacks that have leveraged the Slinks feature. Urlscan also found this phishing scam from Jan.

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Phishing Marketing Scams Accountability 359

Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2025

After the operation, the authorities alerted over 216,000 victims to help them quickly secure their accounts and prevent further unauthorized access. ” As part of Operation Secure, Vietnamese police arrested 18 suspects and seized cash, SIMs, and documents tied to a scheme selling corporate accounts. .”

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Two young men from the eastern United States have been hit with identity theft and conspiracy charges for allegedly stealing bitcoin and social media accounts by tricking employees at wireless phone companies into giving away credentials needed to remotely access and modify customer account information. Prosecutors say Jordan K.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Data breaches and account hacks are a growing concern for users, especially with the personal and professional information shared on the platform. If youre worried about your Instagram account being hacked , it's essential to take proactive steps to protect your data. Revoke access to any app you no longer use or trust.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 1, 2025

Phishing In phishing scams, cybercriminals trick people and businesses into handing over sensitive information like credit card numbers or login details for vital online accounts. Lured in by similar color schemes, company logos, and familiar layouts, victims log in to their account by entering their username and password.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2024

The X account of cybersecurity firm Mandiant was likely hacked through a brute-force password attack, the company revealed. Last week, threat actors hacked the X account of cybersecurity firm Mandiant and used it to impersonate the Phantom crypto platform and share a cryptocurrency scam. ” the company said on X.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Operation HAECHI V (July-Nov 2024) targeted cyber frauds like phishing, romance scams, sextortion, investment fraud, online gambling, BEC, and e-commerce fraud. Korean and Chinese authorities dismantled a voice phishing syndicate that caused $1.1B million to a fake account in Timor Leste, where authorities intercepted USD 39.3

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

Our continued reliance on passwords for authentication has contributed to one toxic data spill or hack after another. TARGETED PHISHING. The messages addressed customers by name and referenced past order numbers and payment amounts tied to each account. The targeted phishing message that went out to classicfootballshirts.co.uk

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