Phishing
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Experts raise alarm over continued Tycoon 2FA threatsNews Millions of Tycoon 2FA attacks are still hitting businesses, according to research from Barracuda
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Zephyr Energy hackers swiped £700,000 after redirecting a contractor paymentNews Payment to a Zephyr Energy contractor was siphoned off, but the incident has been contained and new security measures implemented
By Emma Woollacott Published
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'AI-generated phishing became the baseline' for hackers last yearNews Forget looking for typos and bad grammar, phishing campaigns are using AI to boost their attack success
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Interpol teams up with tech firms to seize 45,000 malicious IPs, servers in global cyber crime crackdownNews Operation Synergia III saw 94 arrests - and counting - with malicious IP addresses used in phishing and fraud schemes seized
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Microsoft says North Korean hackers are using AI to impersonate job seekers and steal company secretsNews The groups are increasingly using face-changing or voice-changing software to make their fake identities more plausible
By Emma Woollacott Published
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LastPass issues alert as customers face second major phishing campaign of 2026News The campaign is the third to hit LastPass users in six months
By Emma Woollacott Published
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A single compromised account gave hackers access to 1.2 million French banking recordsNews Ficoba has warned that “numerous” scams are already in circulation following the data breach
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Cyber experts issue warning over new phishing kit that proxies real login pagesNews The Starkiller package offers monthly framework updates and documentation, meaning no technical ability is needed
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Google says hacker groups are using Gemini to augment attacksNews Google Threat Intelligence Group has shut down repeated attempts to misuse the Gemini model family
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Security experts warn Substack users to brace for phishing attacks after breachNews Substack CEO Christ Best confirmed the incident occurred in October 2025
By Ross Kelly Published
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Google issues warning over ShinyHunters-branded vishing campaignsNews Related groups are stealing data through voice phishing and fake credential harvesting websites
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Hackers are using LLMs to generate malicious JavaScript in real timeNews Defenders advised to use runtime behavioral analysis to detect and block malicious activity at the point of execution, directly within the browser
By Emma Woollacott Published
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