New details reveal how hackers hijacked 35 Google Chrome extensions
New details have emerged about a phishing campaign targeting Chrome browser extension developers that led to the compromise of at least thirty-five extensions to inject data-stealing code, including those from cybersecurity firm Cyberhaven.
Effective Phishing Campaign Targeting European Companies and Organizations
A phishing campaign targeting European companies used fake forms made with HubSpot's Free Form Builder, leading to credential harvesting and Azure account takeover. A phishing campaign targeting European companies used fake forms made with HubSpot's Free Form Builder, leading to credential harvesting and Azure account takeover.
Google Calendar Notifications Bypassing Email Security Policies
Google Calendar is a tool for organizing schedules and managing time, designed to assist individuals and businesses in planning their days efficiently.
Why Phishers Love New TLDs Like .shop, .top and .xyz
Phishing attacks increased nearly 40 percent in the year ending August 2024, with much of that growth concentrated at a small number of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) -- such as .shop, .top, .xyz -- that attract scammers with rock-bottom…
Cloudflare’s developer domains increasingly abused by threat actors
Cloudflare's 'pages.dev' and 'workers.dev' domains, used for deploying web pages and facilitating serverless computing, are being increasingly abused by cybercriminals for phishing and other malicious activities.
Discover how Dropbox was exploited in a sophisticated phishing attack that leveraged AiTM tactics to steal credentials during the open enrollment period.
Check Point Research is tracking an ongoing, large scale and sophisticated phishing campaign deploying the newest version of the Rhadamanthys stealer (0.7). We dubbed this campaign CopyRh(ight)adamantys. This campaign utilizes a copyright infringement theme to target various regions, including the United States, Europe, East Asia, and South America. The campaign impersonates dozens of companies, while each email is sent to a specific targeted entity from a different Gmail account, adapting the impersonated company and the language per targeted entity. Almost 70% of the impersonated companies are from Entertainment /Media and Technology/Software sectors. Analysis of the lures and targets in this campaign suggests the threat actor uses automation for lures distribution. Due to the scale of the campaign and the variety of the lures and sender emails, there is a possibility that the threat actor also utilized AI tools. One of the main updates in the Rhadamanthys stealer version according to claims by the author, is AI-powered text recognition. However, we discovered that the component introduced by Rhadamanthys does not incorporate any of the modern AI engines, but instead uses much older classic machine learning, typical for OCR software.
Cybercriminals impersonate OpenAI in large-scale phishing attack
Since the launch of ChatGPT, OpenAI has sparked significant interest among both businesses and cybercriminals. While companies are increasingly concerned about whether their existing cybersecurity measures can adequately defend against threats curated with generative AI tools, attackers are finding new ways to exploit them. From crafting convincing phishing campaigns to deploying advanced credential harvesting and malware delivery methods, cybercriminals are using AI to target end users and capitalize on potential vulnerabilities. Barracuda threat researchers recently uncovered a large-scale OpenAI impersonation campaign targeting businesses worldwide. Attackers targeted their victims with a well-known tactic — they impersonated OpenAI with an urgent message requesting updated payment information to process a monthly subscription.
DocuSign's Envelopes API abused to send realistic fake invoices
Threat actors are abusing DocuSign's Envelopes API to create and mass-distribute fake invoices that appear genuine, impersonating well-known brands like Norton and PayPal.
Every Doggo Has Its Day: Unleashing the Xiū Gǒu Phishing Kit
Key data This article explores Netcraft’s research into Xiū gǒu (修狗), a phishing kit in use since at least September 2024 to deploy phishing campaigns ...
File hosting services misused for identity phishing
Since mid-April 2024, Microsoft has observed an increase in defense evasion tactics used in campaigns abusing file hosting services like SharePoint, OneDrive, and Dropbox. These campaigns use sophisticated techniques to perform social engineering, evade detection, and compromise identities, and include business email compromise (BEC) attacks.
Arrests in international operation targeting cybercriminals in West Africa
Eight individuals have been arrested as part of an ongoing international crackdown on cybercrime, dealing a major blow to criminal operations in Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria. The arrests were made as part of INTERPOL’s Operation Contender 2.0, an initiative aimed at combating cyber-enabled crimes, primarily in West Africa, through enhanced international intelligence sharing. Phishing scam targets Swiss citizens In Côte d’Ivoire authorities dismantled a large-scale phishing scam, thanks to a collaborative effort with Swiss police and INTERPOL.
Criminal phishing network resulting in over 480 000 victims worldwide busted in Spain and Latin America | Europol
Investigators reported 483 000 victims worldwide, who had attempted to regain access to their phones and been phished in the process. The victims are mainly Spanish-speaking nationals from European, North American and South American countries.The successful operation took place thanks to international cooperation between law enforcement and judiciary authorities from Spain, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.The action week took...
Clever 'GitHub Scanner' campaign abusing repos to push malware
A clever threat campaign is abusing GitHub repositories to distribute malware targeting users who frequent an open source project repository or are subscribed to email notifications from it. A malicious GitHub user opens a new
Russia-linked phishing campaigns ensnare civil society and NGOs
Russia-linked phishing campaigns are targeting civil society and NGOs operating in the region and abroad, according to a new investigation by Access Now and the Citizen Lab.
Social Media Malvertising Campaign Promotes Fake AI Editor Website for Credential Theft
We uncovered a malvertising campaign where the threat actor hijacks social media pages, renames them to mimic popular AI photo editors, then posts malicious links to fake websites.
How do cryptocurrency drainer phishing scams work?
In recent months, a surge in cryptodrainer phishing attacks has been observed, targeting cryptocurrency holders with sophisticated schemes aimed at tricking them into divulging their valuable credentials.
Formula 1 governing body discloses data breach after email hacks
FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile), the auto racing governing body since the 1950s, says attackers gained access to personal data after compromising several FIA email accounts in a phishing attack.
Analysis of the Phishing Campaign: Behind the Incident
See the results of our investigation into the phishing campaign encountered by our company and get information to defend against it. Here are some key findings: We found around 72 phishing domains pretending to be real or fake companies. These domains created believable websites that tricked people into sharing their login details. The attack was sophisticated, using advanced techniques like direct human interaction to deceive targets. We analyzed several fake websites and reverse-engineered their web-facing application. At the end of the post, you will find a list of IOCs that can be used for improving your organization’s security.
Cybercriminals Exploit Docusign With Customizable Phishing Templates
Cybercriminals are abusing Docusign by selling customizable phishing templates on cybercrime forums, allowing attackers to steal credentials for phishing…
Attackers are using Docker Hub for malicious campaigns of various types, including spreading malware, phishing and scams. Read the analysis of 3 malware campaigns.
Les attaques informatiques contre les ENT continuent dans le Nord ...
La semaine dernière, des menaces d'attentats ont été envoyés aux élèves, aux personnels et aux familles suite au piratage de l'environnement numérique de travail de la région Ile de France. Cette fois, c'est l'académie de Lille qui est touchée, et ce dans un contexte sécuritaire inquiétant.