Phishing Related Topics 
Krebs on Security
JANUARY 16, 2025
Researchers say the surge in SMS spam coincides with new features added to a popular commercial phishing kit sold in China that makes it simple to set up convincing lures spoofing toll road operators in multiple U.S. Reports of similar SMS phishing attacks against customers of other U.S. This is by no means a comprehensive list.
Krebs on Security
JANUARY 7, 2025
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 Image: Shutterstock, iHaMoo. “ Annie.”
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Krebs on Security
APRIL 10, 2025
China-based purveyors of SMS phishing kits are enjoying remarkable success converting phished payment card data into mobile wallets from Apple and Google. On the left is the (test) data entered at the phishing site. On the left is the (test) data entered at the phishing site. Image: Ford Merrill. Image: SilentPush.
Krebs on Security
JANUARY 31, 2025
Department of Justice refers to the cybercrime group as Saim Raza , after a pseudonym The Manipulaters communally used to promote their spam, malware and phishing services on social media. ” Manipulaters advertisement for Office 365 Private Page with Antibot phishing kit sold via Heartsender. Image: DomainTools. ” U.S.
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The true figure is likely to be even higher, though, as many identity theft and phishing attacks go unreported. The losses companies suffered in 2023 ransomware attacks increased by 74% compared to those of the previous year, according to new data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Krebs on Security
MARCH 27, 2025
Many successful phishing attacks result in a financial loss or malware infection. But falling for some phishing scams, like those currently targeting Russians searching online for organizations that are fighting the Kremlin war machine, can cost you your freedom or your life. The text has been machine-translated from Russian.
Schneier on Security
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
This isn’t new, but it’s increasingly popular : The technique is known as device code phishing. It exploits “device code flow,” a form of authentication formalized in the industry-wide OAuth standard. Authentication through device code flow is designed for logging printers, smart TVs, and similar devices into accounts.
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