Beyond Credentials: When Every Data Point Becomes a Weapon
You know what’s interesting about data breaches? Everyone focuses on credit card numbers and financial data, but the reality is that every piece of information has value to someone.
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HuluCaptcha: Fake Captcha Kit Tricks Users into Executing Code via Windows Run Command
Security researchers have identified a sophisticated phishing campaign leveraging a fake CAPTCHA verification system dubbed “HuluCaptcha” that covertly executes malicious code through the Windows Run command. The attack chain begins with se…
Haozi’s Plug-and-Play Phishing Attack Steals Over $280,000 From Users
Netcraft security researchers have identified a significant resurgence of the Chinese-language Haozi Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) operation, distinguished by its cartoon mouse mascot and frictionless cybercrime toolkit. The group’s cryptocurrenc…
Dadsec Hacker Group Uses Tycoon2FA Infrastructure to Steal Office365 Credentials
Cybersecurity researchers from Trustwave’s Threat Intelligence Team have uncovered a large-scale phishing campaign orchestrated by the notorious hacker group Storm-1575, also known as “Dadsec.” Since September 2023, this group has been leve…
Why Take9 Won’t Improve Cybersecurity
There’s a new cybersecurity awareness campaign: Take9. The idea is that people—you, me, everyone—should just pause for nine seconds and think more about the link they are planning to click on, the file they are planning to download, or whatever it is they are planning to share.
There’s a website—of course—and a video, well-produced and scary. But the campaign won’t do much to improve cybersecurity. The advice isn’t reasonable, it won’t make either individuals or nations appreciably safer, and it deflects blame from the real causes of our cyberspace insecurities…
Threat Actors Exploit Nifty[.]com Infrastructure in Sophisticated Phishing Attack
Threat actors have orchestrated a multi-wave phishing campaign between April and May 2025, leveraging the legitimate infrastructure of Nifty[.]com, a prominent Japanese Internet Service Provider (ISP), to execute their attacks. Uncovered by Raven, a le…
UTG-Q-015 Hackers Launch Massive Brute-Force Attacks on Government Web Servers
The hacker group UTG-Q-015, first identified in December 2024 for mounting attacks on major websites like CSDN, has escalated its malicious activities, targeting government and enterprise web servers with unprecedented aggression. Initially disclosed f…
New Spear-Phishing Campaign Targets Financial Executives with NetBird Malware
Trellix’s email security systems detected a highly targeted spear-phishing campaign aimed at CFOs and finance executives across industries like banking, energy, insurance, and investment firms in regions spanning Europe, Africa, Canada, the Middl…
Instagram Boss Warns of ‘Sophisticated’ Google Phishing Scam
Instagram head Adam Mosseri nearly fell for a convincing phishing scam posing as Google. Learn how attackers use real domains—and how to stay safe.
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SilentWerewolf Attack Combines Legitimate Tools with Code Obfuscation for Stealthy Infiltration
The threat actor dubbed SilentWerewolf has employed advanced phishing techniques to infiltrate organizations in Russia and Moldova, focusing on critical sectors such as nuclear energy, aircraft, and mechanical engineering. Starting on March 11, the fir…