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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Adam Levin

AUGUST 13, 2020

The breach has been traced back to a phishing attack that targeted an employee of the company. As a result, approximately 28,000 records of PII were forwarded to a suspicious external email address,” the company stated, adding that they have “have identified a single phishing e-mail as the vector of the attack.”.

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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 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

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

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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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

A joint law enforcement operation led to the seizure of 39 domains tied to a Pakistan-based HeartSender cybercrime group (aka Saim Raza and Manipulators Team) known for selling hacking and fraud tools. The HeartSender group has sold phishing tools to criminals since 2020, causing over $3 million in U.S.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2022

Experts identified a spike in phishing content delivered via Azure Front Door (AFD), a cloud CDN service provided by Microsoft. USA) has identified a spike in phishing content delivered via Azure Front Door (AFD), a cloud CDN service provided by Microsoft. 1 – Example of Phishing Page Delivered by Azure Front Door (AFD).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2025

Representatives of the Security Service of Ukraine and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine warned that Russia-linked threat actors are actively using Telegram for cyberattacks, spreading phishing and malware, geolocating users, adjusting missile strikes, etc. continues the announcement.

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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

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

JANUARY 22, 2024

Adaptive phishing campaigns are emerging as an increasingly sophisticated threat in the cybersecurity landscape. The phenomenon This phenomenon represents an evolution of traditional phishing tactics, as attackers seek to overcome defenses using more personalized and targeted approaches.

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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

OCTOBER 12, 2023

This post analyzed the numerous phishing campaigns targeting users and organizations in Italy. Phishing is a ploy to trick users into revealing personal or financial information through an e-mail, Web site, and even through instant messaging. Phishing can also be used as a precursor attack to drop malware.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

The Royal Malaysian Police announced the seizure of the notorious BulletProftLink phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform. The Royal Malaysian Police announced to have dismantled the notorious BulletProftLink phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform. The operation was first documented on OSINT Fans by Gabor Szathmari in October 2020.

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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

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

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

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Rather than using advanced hacking techniques, they exploited systems with default credentials to compromise target networks. They also attempted to send malware-laden emails to OpenAI employees, but the spear-phishing campaign was detected and neutralized.

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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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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Expanding the Investigation: Deep Dive into Latest TrickMo Samples HijackLoader evolution: abusing genuine signing certificates FASTCash for Linux Water Makara Uses Obfuscated JavaScript in Spear Phishing Campaign, Targets Brazil With Astaroth Malware Technical Analysis of DarkVision RAT Encrypted Symphony: Infiltrating the Cicada3301 Ransomware-as-a-Service (..)

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 4, 2022

They are often unaware of the risks they take on, which can include hacking, fraud, phishing, and more. SMBs and enterprises alike have been struggling with APIs as a mechanism for information security. A primary culprit of these attacks is the lack of understanding of application programming interfaces, or APIs.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The logic of the raid mainly comes down to using unsecured RDP ports or spear-phishing to infiltrate networks and gain a foothold in them. In many cases, the crooks hack managed service providers (MSPs) first and then use this access to compromise the partnering organizations.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Evgenii Ptitsyn and others allegedly ran an international hacking scheme since November 2020, deploying Phobos ransomware to extort victims. If convicted, the man could face up to 20 years in prison for each wire fraud count, 10 years for each computer hacking charge, and 5 years for conspiracy to commit computer fraud and abuse.

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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

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Threat actors exploited an open redirection vulnerability in the job search platform Indeed to carry out phishing attacks. Researchers from the cybersecurity firm Menlo Security reported that threat actors exploited an open redirection vulnerability in the job search platform Indeed in phishing attacks.

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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

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Gen Digital observed phishing campaigns distributing the Glove Stealer. The campaign observed by researchers used a phishing message with an HTML file attachment. More information, including IoCs and the lists of locally installed apps and browser extensions, are available on GitHub.

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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

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. ” Pierluigi Paganini Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, FIN7)

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2024

The Blackbasta extortion group claims to have hacked Atlas, one of the largest national distributors of fuel in the United States. The gang published a series of documents as proof of the hack, including people’s ID cards, data sheets, payroll payment requesters and a picture of the folder exfiltrated from the victim’s systems.

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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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2025

Experts found a new version of the Banshee macOS information stealer which was enhanced with new evasion mechanisms. Check Point researchers discovered a new version of the Banshee macOS infostealer which is distributed through phishing websites and fake GitHub repositories, often masqueraded as popular software.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Microsoft warns that threat actors are using OAuth applications cryptocurrency mining campaigns and phishing attacks. Microsoft observed a differed threat actor using compromised user accounts and creating OAuth applications to maintain persistence and to launch phishing attacks. ” states Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2024

Department of Justice (DoJ) charged Iranian national Alireza Shafie Nasab (39) for multi-year hacking campaign targeting U.S. sensitive information and critical infrastructure. Our National Security Cyber Section remains focused on disputing these cross-border hacking schemes and holding those responsible to account.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The malware allows operators to steal bank users’ sensitive information and money from their bank accounts. FakeCall is a banking trojan that uses voice phishing by impersonating banks in fraudulent calls to obtain sensitive information from victims.

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