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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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2025

The operators of the Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform Tycoon2FA have rolled out significant updates to enhance its evasion capabilities. Tycoon2FA, a phishing kit discovered in 2023 by cybersecurity firm Sekoia, was recently updated to improve its evasion capabilities. ” reported Trustwave.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2025

The FBI shared 42K phishing domains tied to LabHost, a PhaaS platform shut down in April 2024, to boost awareness and help identify compromises. The domain list helps prevent future malicious use, allows security teams to scan past logs for breaches, and supports phishing analysis and model training.

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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

MAY 24, 2025

law firms for 2 years using callback phishing and social engineering extortion tactics. law firms using phishing and social engineering. FBI warns Silent Ransom Group has targeted U.S. The FBI warns that the Silent Ransom Group, active since 2022 and also known as Luna Moth, has targeted U.S. ” reads the alert issued by the FBI.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2024

In October 2024, the Russia-linked cyber espionage group APT29 (aka Earth Koshchei, SVR group , Cozy Bear , Nobelium , BlueBravo , Midnight Blizzard , and The Dukes ) used rogue RDP attacks via phishing emails targeting governments, think tanks, and Ukrainian entities to steal data and install malware.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

A joint international law enforcement operation led by Europol dismantled a major phishing scheme targeting mobile users. Europol supported European and Latin American law enforcement agencies in dismantling an international criminal network that unlocks stolen or lost mobile phones using a phishing platform.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2025

CrowdStrike warns of a phishing campaign that uses its recruitment branding to trick recipients into downloading a fake application, which finally installs the XMRig cryptominer. ” The attack begins with a phishing email impersonating CrowdStrike recruitment, directing recipients to a malicious website.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2024

ESET researchers detailed a phishing campaign against mobile users that uses Progressive Web Applications (PWAs). The technique allows the installation of a phishing application from a third-party website without requiring the user to enable third-party app installations. ” reads the report published by ESET.

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2024

Researchers detected a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting Microsoft OneDrive users to trick them into executing a PowerShell script. Over the past few weeks, the Trellix Advanced Research Center observed a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting Microsoft OneDrive users.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

US DoJ charged a Chinese national who used spear-phishing emails to obtain sensitive info from NASA, the U.S. DoJ charged a Chinese national, Song Wu (39), who used spear-phishing emails to target employees of NASA, the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Army, and the FAA. Air Force, Navy, Army, and the FAA.” “According to U.S.

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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 in losses to 1,900+ victims. The operation led to 27 arrests and 19 indictments.

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Daniel Miessler

MARCH 10, 2022

The answer is remarkably simple, actually— phishing. This means traditional MFA is becoming increasingly useless against phishing in the real world. In other words, is there a type of MFA that’s resistant to phishing? There’s nothing to type, so there’s nothing to phish. The answer is yes.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2024

Phishing campaigns target small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Poland to deliver malware families such as Agent Tesla, Formbook, and Remcos RAT. ESET researchers observed multiple phishing campaigns targeting SMBs in Poland in May 2024, distributing various malware families like Agent Tesla , Formbook , and Remcos RAT.

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 14, 2025

In recent webinar Preventing Helpdesk Phishing with Duo and Traceless , Duo PMM Katherine Yang sat down with Gene Reich, Co-founder of Traceless to discuss why stronger identity verification is critical for MSPs and helpdesk teamsespecially with the increased accessibility of AI technologies driving identity fraud.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2024

An international law enforcement operation led to the disruption of the prominent phishing-as-a-service platform LabHost. An international law enforcement operation, codenamed Nebulae and coordinated by Europol, led to the disruption of LabHost, which is one of the world’s largest phishing-as-a-service platforms.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2024

CERT-UA warned that Russia-linked actor is impersonating the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) in a new phishing campaign to distribute malware. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of a new phishing campaign targeting organizations in the country, including government entities.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2025

Russia-linked Gamaredon targets Ukraine with a phishing campaign using troop-related lures to deploy the Remcos RAT via PowerShell downloader. Armageddon , Primitive Bear , ACTINIUM , Callisto ) targets Ukraine with a phishing campaign. Talos researchers warn that Russia-linked APT group Gamaredon (a.k.a.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Between September 2021 and April 2023, the hackers carried out phishing attacks to steal login credentials from employees of 12 companies and individuals. Hackers in their teens and 20s allegedly carried out phishing attacks via fake text messages to steal login credentials from employees of 12 companies and individuals.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The AI-generated malware was discovered in June 2024, the phishing message used an invoice-themed lure and an encrypted HTML attachment, utilizing HTML smuggling to avoid detection. ” Threat actors have been using generative AI to craft phishing lures, but its use in creating malicious code has been rare.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 1, 2022

ConnectWise , which offers a self-hosted, remote desktop software application that is widely used by Managed Service Providers (MSPs), is warning about an unusually sophisticated phishing attack that can let attackers take remote control over user systems when recipients click the included link. build and the then-canary 22.9

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2024

Resecurity uncovered a cybercriminal group that is providing a sophisticated phishing kit, named V3B, to target banking customers in the EU. “Currently, it is estimated that hundreds of cybercriminals are using this kit to commit fraud, leaving victims with empty bank accounts.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 20, 2025

March Madness is here, and while fans are busy filling out brackets and making last-minute bets, cybercriminals are running their own full-court presstargeting unsuspecting fans with phishing scams, fake betting apps, and credential-harvesting schemes. This scenario follows the common phishing tactics: strike at personal interest.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2024

Experts reported that since April, the Phorpiex botnet sent millions of phishing emails to spread LockBit Black ransomware. Phishing Reporting : Report phishing emails and other malicious cyber activities to relevant authorities like the FBI’s IC3 and the NJCCIC.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2025

Check Point Research team reported that Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT29 (aka SVR group , Cozy Bear , Nobelium , BlueBravo , Midnight Blizzard , and The Dukes ) is behind a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting European diplomatic entities, using a new WINELOADER variant and a previously unknown malware called GRAPELOADER.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2025

Hive0117 targets Russian firms in multiple sectors with phishing attacks using a modified version of the DarkWatchman malware. A cybercrime group named Hive0117 is behind a fresh phishing campaign that targeted Russian organizations with a new version of the DarkWatchman malware, according to Russian cybersecurity firm F6.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2025

. “There has been a sharp increase in the number of cases of unauthorized access and unauthorized trading (trading by third parties) on Internet trading services using stolen customer information (login IDs, passwords, etc.) from fake websites (phishing sites) disguised as websites of real securities companies.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2024

carmaker with spear-phishing attacks. In late 2023, BlackBerry researchers spotted the threat actor FIN7 targeting a large US automotive manufacturer with a spear-phishing campaign. BlackBerry reported that the financially motivated group FIN7 targeted the IT department of a large U.S.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Ukraine’s CERT (CERT-UA) warned of a new phishing campaign by the APT28 group to deploy previously undocumented malware strains. The group employed previously undetected malware such as OCEANMAP, MASEPIE, and STEELHOOK to steal sensitive information from target networks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The initial attack vector is a phishing email containing a link to a malicious application disguised as a link to a PDF document relating to a cryptocurrency topic such as “Hidden Risk Behind New Surge of Bitcoin Price”, “Altcoin Season 2.0-The The attackers exploit a unique, novel persistence method via the zshenv configuration file.

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2024

The phishing emails include a malicious document which contains a plain text URL linking to a site controlled by the attacker. ” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, phishing)

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Meanwhile, security experts argue that even in cases where online abusers provide intentionally misleading or false information in WHOIS records, that information is still extremely useful in mapping the extent of their malware, phishing and scamming operations.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2025

Grandoreiro Banking Trojan resurfaces, targeting users in Latin America and Europe in new phishing campaigns. Forcepoint X-Labs researchers warn of new phishing campaigns targeting Latin America and Europe in new phishing campaigns. Attackers also employ encrypted or password-protected files to evade security detection.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

In some phishing attacks, attackers frequently masked malicious QR codes as legitimate Signal resources, such as group invites, security alerts, or as legitimate device pairing instructions from the Signal website. ” continues the report. ” concludes the report. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The malware is distributed through phishing messages using a malicious attachment or a link to the malicious archive containing Bumblebee. The Bumblebee infection detected by Netskope likely begins with a phishing email containing a ZIP file with an LNK file named “Report-41952.lnk” lnk” that, once executed, starts the attack chain.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2025

. “The analyses of the TTPs used during APT28 campaigns since 2021 and the recommendations published in October of 2023 remain relevant and may be consulted on the website of the CERT-FR” APT28’s attack chain begins with phishing and brute-force attacks, along with zero-day exploitation (e.g. CVE-2023-23397 ).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2024

A Russia-linked APT used a car for sale as a phishing lure to deliver a modular Windows backdoor called HeadLace. The campaign began around March 2024, the attackers leveraged phishing tactics that have been effective against diplomats for years, exploiting themes that prompt targets to engage with malicious content.

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