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Microsoft Security Blog: Think before you Click(Fix): Analyzing the ClickFix social engineering technique

Aug 21, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/08/21/think-before-you-clickfix-analyzing-the-clickfix-social-engineering-technique/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Think before you Click(Fix): Analyzing the ClickFix social engineering technique Feedly Summary: The ClickFix social engineering technique has been growing in popularity, with campaigns targeting thousands of enterprise and end-user devices daily. This technique exploits users’ tendency to resolve technical issues by tricking them into running malicious…

Cloud Blog: Cloud CISO Perspectives: Going beyond 2FA to address fast-rising, emerging threats

Jul 30, 2025

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/cloud-ciso-perspectives-adding-new-layered-protections-to-2fa/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cloud CISO Perspectives: Going beyond 2FA to address fast-rising, emerging threats Feedly Summary: Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for July 2025. Today, Andy Wen, director, product management, Workspace Security, discusses new efforts we’re making to defend against identity-based cyberattacks.As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents…

The Register: Phishing platforms, infostealers blamed as identity attacks soar

Jul 7, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/07/phishing_platforms_infostealers_blamed_for/ Source: The Register Title: Phishing platforms, infostealers blamed as identity attacks soar Feedly Summary: Get your creds in order or risk BEC, ransomware attacks, orgs warned A rise in advanced phishing kits and info-stealing malware are to blame for a 156 percent jump in cyberattacks targeting user logins, say researchers.… AI Summary…

The Register: Minecraft cheaters never win … but they may get malware

Jun 18, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/18/minecraft_mod_malware/ Source: The Register Title: Minecraft cheaters never win … but they may get malware Feedly Summary: Infostealers posing as popular cheat tools are cropping up on GitHub Trojanized Minecraft cheat tools hosted on GitHub have secretly installed stealers that siphon credentials, crypto wallets, and other sensitive data when executed by players.… AI…

Cloud Blog: Mandiant M-Trends 2025: 3 key insights for public sector agencies

May 27, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/public-sector/mandiant-m-trends-2025-3-key-insights-for-public-sector-agencies/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Mandiant M-Trends 2025: 3 key insights for public sector agencies Feedly Summary: The cyber defense and threat landscape demands continuous adaptation, as threat actors continue to refine their tactics to breach defenses. While some adversaries are using increasingly sophisticated approaches with custom malware, zero-day exploits, and advanced evasion…

Cloud Blog: Text-to-Malware: How Cybercriminals Weaponize Fake AI-Themed Websites

May 27, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/cybercriminals-weaponize-fake-ai-websites/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Text-to-Malware: How Cybercriminals Weaponize Fake AI-Themed Websites Feedly Summary: Written by: Diana Ion, Rommel Joven, Yash Gupta Since November 2024, Mandiant Threat Defense has been investigating an UNC6032 campaign that weaponizes the interest around AI tools, in particular those tools which can be used to generate videos based…

Threat Research Archives – Unit 42: Stealers on the Rise: A Closer Look at a Growing macOS Threat

Mar 10, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/macos-stealers-growing/ Source: Threat Research Archives – Unit 42 Title: Stealers on the Rise: A Closer Look at a Growing macOS Threat Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the rise in macOS infostealer malware, specifically highlighting three notable types: Atomic Stealer, Poseidon Stealer, and Cthulhu Stealer. This increase poses…

Cloud Blog: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat

Feb 12, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/cybercrime-multifaceted-national-security-threat/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat Feedly Summary: Executive Summary Cybercrime makes up a majority of the malicious activity online and occupies the majority of defenders’ resources. In 2024, Mandiant Consulting responded to almost four times more intrusions conducted by financially motivated actors than state-backed intrusions. Despite this…

Unit 42: Stealers on the Rise: A Closer Look at a Growing macOS Threat

Feb 4, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/?p=138244 Source: Unit 42 Title: Stealers on the Rise: A Closer Look at a Growing macOS Threat Feedly Summary: Atomic Stealer, Poseidon Stealer and Cthulhu Stealer target macOS. We discuss their various properties and examine leverage of the AppleScript framework. The post Stealers on the Rise: A Closer Look at a Growing macOS…

The Register: The only thing worse than being fired is scammers fooling you into thinking you’re fired

Nov 28, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/28/fired_phishing_campaign_cloudflare/ Source: The Register Title: The only thing worse than being fired is scammers fooling you into thinking you’re fired Feedly Summary: Scumbags play on victims’ worst fears in phishing campaign referencing UK Employment Tribunal A current phishing campaign scares recipients into believing they’ve been sacked, when in reality they’ve been hacked –…

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