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Booking.com Phishers May Leave You With Reservations

Krebs on Security

This story examines a recent spear-phishing campaign that ensued when a California hotel had its booking.com credentials stolen. KrebsOnSecurity last week heard from a reader whose close friend received a targeted phishing message within the Booking mobile app just minutes after making a reservation at a California.

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Verizon's 2025 DBIR: Threats Are Faster, Smarter, and More Personal

SecureWorld News

Based on data from more than 30,000 security incidents and more than 10,000 confirmed breaches, this year's report reveals a threat landscape where speed, simplicity, and stolen credentials dominate. Phishing accounted for nearly 25% of all breaches. The median time to click was just 21 minutes. Speed matters. "The

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Four ways to stay ahead of the AI fraud curve

SC Magazine

In addition to educating users about phishing emails, organizations must secure their networks with strong authentication to ensure hackers can’t use stolen credentials to pose as a trusted user or bypass spam filters to reach user inboxes. Robert Prigge, chief executive officer, Jumio.

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AI scammers target Gmail accounts, say they have your death certificate

Malwarebytes

Several reputable sources are warning about a very sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI) supported type of scam that is bound to trick a lot of people into compromising their Gmail account. The need to confirm an account recovery, or a password reset, is a notorious method used in phishing attacks.

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Spam and phishing in 2024

SecureList

To rush users into entering their data carelessly, on the phishing page, the scammers displayed warnings about dwindling accommodation availability and an imminent payment deadline for the booking. In another case, fraudsters informed Facebook fan page owners of unusual activity in their accounts.

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How to Lose a Fortune with Just One Bad Click

Krebs on Security

But when the thieves tried to move $100,000 worth of cryptocurrency out of his account, Coinbase sent an email stating that the account had been locked, and that he would have to submit additional verification documents before he could do anything with it. I put my seed phrase into a phishing site, and that was it.”

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Loose-lipped neural networks and lazy scammers

SecureList

Such sites can mimic reputable organizations – from social networks to banks – to extract credentials from victims (classic phishing), or they can pretend to be stores of famous brands offering super discounts on products (which mysteriously never get delivered). Among other tools, attackers use LLMs to generate content for fake websites.