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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…

Cisco Talos Blog: This is your sign to step away from the keyboard

Jul 17, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/this-is-your-sign-to-step-away-from-the-keyboard/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: This is your sign to step away from the keyboard Feedly Summary: This week, Martin shows how stepping away from the screen can make you a stronger defender, alongside an inside scoop on emerging malware threats. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The provided text offers insights…

Cisco Talos Blog: The IT help desk kindly requests you read this newsletter

May 8, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/the-it-help-desk-kindly-requests-you-read-this-newsletter/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: The IT help desk kindly requests you read this newsletter Feedly Summary: How do attackers exploit authority bias to manipulate victims? Martin shares proactive strategies to protect yourself and others in this must-read edition of the Threat Source newsletter. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text…

Cloud Blog: Defending Against UNC3944: Cybercrime Hardening Guidance from the Frontlines

May 6, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/unc3944-proactive-hardening-recommendations/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Defending Against UNC3944: Cybercrime Hardening Guidance from the Frontlines Feedly Summary: Background UNC3944, which overlaps with public reporting on Scattered Spider, is a financially-motivated threat actor characterized by its persistent use of social engineering and brazen communications with victims. In early operations, UNC3944 largely targeted telecommunications-related organizations to…

Microsoft Security Blog: Malvertising campaign leads to info stealers hosted on GitHub

Mar 6, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/03/06/malvertising-campaign-leads-to-info-stealers-hosted-on-github/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Malvertising campaign leads to info stealers hosted on GitHub Feedly Summary: Microsoft detected a large-scale malvertising campaign in early December 2024 that impacted nearly one million devices globally. The attack originated from illegal streaming websites embedded with malvertising redirectors and ultimately redirected users to GitHub to deliver…

Hacker News: The GitVenom campaign: cryptocurrency theft using GitHub

Mar 2, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://securelist.com/gitvenom-campaign/115694/ Source: Hacker News Title: The GitVenom campaign: cryptocurrency theft using GitHub Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the GitVenom campaign, which involves threat actors creating fake open-source projects on GitHub to distribute malicious code. These projects appear legitimate and lure unsuspecting users, emphasizing the need for…

Unit 42: CL-STA-0048: An Espionage Operation Against High-Value Targets in South Asia

Jan 29, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/?p=138128 Source: Unit 42 Title: CL-STA-0048: An Espionage Operation Against High-Value Targets in South Asia Feedly Summary: A Chinese-linked espionage campaign targeted entities in South Asia using rare techniques like DNS exfiltration, with the aim to steal sensitive data. The post CL-STA-0048: An Espionage Operation Against High-Value Targets in South Asia appeared first…

The Register: North Korean dev who renamed himself ‘Bane’ accused of IT worker fraud scheme

Jan 24, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/24/north_korean_devs_and_their/ Source: The Register Title: North Korean dev who renamed himself ‘Bane’ accused of IT worker fraud scheme Feedly Summary: 5 indicted as FBI warns North Korea dials up aggression, plus Russian devs allegedly get in on the act The US is indicting yet another five suspects it believes were involved in North…

The Register: Ransomware scum make it personal for <i>Reg</i> readers by impersonating tech support

Jan 22, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/22/ransomware_crews_abuse_microsoft_teams/ Source: The Register Title: Ransomware scum make it personal for <i>Reg</i> readers by impersonating tech support Feedly Summary: That invitation to a Teams call on which IT promises to mop up a spamstorm may not be what it seems Two ransomware campaigns are abusing Microsoft Teams to infect organizations and steal data,…

Hacker News: Microsoft Recall still storing credit card, social security numbers

Dec 12, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-recall-screenshots-credit-cards-and-social-security-numbers-even-with-the-sensitive-information-filter-enabled Source: Hacker News Title: Microsoft Recall still storing credit card, social security numbers Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Microsoft’s Recall feature, highlighting its recent updates aimed at enhancing security and privacy protections through encryption and sensitive information filtering. However, testing indicates significant shortcomings in its…

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