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Report Finds 50% of Scattered Spider Phishing Domains Targeted Finance & Insurance

Digital Shadows

Phishing Remains Top Tactic, Fueled by Teams Abuse Figure 1: Top attack techniques in true-positive customer incidents for finance & insurance sector, H2 2024 vs H2 2023 Phishing dominated cyber attacks in H2 2024, accounting for over 90% of incidents across industries due to its simplicity and effectiveness.

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How threat actors can use generative artificial intelligence?

Security Affairs

From generating deepfakes to enhancing phishing campaigns, GAI is evolving into a tool for large-scale cyber offenses GAI has captured the attention of researchers and investors for its transformative potential across industries. GAI is also a boon for attackers seeking financial gain.

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Crooks abuse GitHub platform to host phishing kits

Security Affairs

Experts at Proofpoint discovered that free code repositories on GitHub have been abused since at least 2017 to host phishing websites. Researchers at Proofpoint reported that crooks are abusing free code repositories on GitHub to host phishing websites and bypass security defenses. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Zix tricks: Phishing campaign creates false illusion that emails are safe

SC Magazine

Researchers last week spotted a phishing campaign that leveraged an online email authentication solution from Zix, in hopes that potential victims would be lulled into a false sense of security. An Office 365 retail pack. Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons).

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Spear Phishing Prevention: 10 Ways to Protect Your Organization

eSecurity Planet

Spear phishing is a more targeted and effective phishing technique that attempts to exploit specific individuals or groups within an organization. While phishing uses a broader range of tactics, such as mass emailing to random recipients, spear phishing is often well-researched and tailored to high-value targets.

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Beyond the Inbox: ThreatLabz 2025 Phishing Report Reveals How Phishing Is Evolving in the Age of GenAI

Security Boulevard

Gone are the days of mass phishing campaigns. Evolving phishing trends to watch in 2025ThreatLabz uncovered many significant evolving trends in phishing attacks, with attackers adopting advanced tactics to bypass defenses and exploit human trust.

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Meal delivery service Home Chef discloses data breach

Security Affairs

The company is investigating the incident and announced that it is taking action to strengthen its security defenses and prevent similar incidents in the future. There’s no need to adjust the other sections on the Account page (e.g. Subscription”). The company is notifying the incident to the impacted users.