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The Register: Fake CAPTCHA tests trick users into running malware

Aug 22, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/22/clickfix_report/ Source: The Register Title: Fake CAPTCHA tests trick users into running malware Feedly Summary: ClickFix tricks Microsoft’s security team has published an in-depth report into ClickFix, the social engineering attack which tricks users into executing malicious commands in the guise of proving their humanity.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft’s security…

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…

Slashdot: Google’s ‘AI Overview’ Pointed Him to a Customer Number. It Was a Scam

Aug 18, 2025

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Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/18/0223228/googles-ai-overview-pointed-him-to-a-customer-number-it-was-a-scam?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google’s ‘AI Overview’ Pointed Him to a Customer Number. It Was a Scam Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a scam where a real estate developer was tricked into providing credit card information to an impersonator posing as a customer service representative for a…

The Register: Trend Micro offers weak workaround for already-exploited critical vuln in management console

Aug 10, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/10/infosec_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: Trend Micro offers weak workaround for already-exploited critical vuln in management console Feedly Summary: PLUS: Crypto mixer founders plead guilty; Another French telco hacked; Meta fights WhatsApp scams; And more! Infosec In Brief A critical vulnerability in the on-prem version of Trend Micro’s Apex One endpoint security platform…

Slashdot: Nearly 100,000 ChatGPT Conversations Were Searchable on Google

Aug 5, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/05/1535248/nearly-100000-chatgpt-conversations-were-searchable-on-google?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Nearly 100,000 ChatGPT Conversations Were Searchable on Google Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant privacy concern regarding nearly 100,000 publicly shared conversations from OpenAI’s ChatGPT that were indexed by Google. It highlights the potential risks involved when users share conversations, revealing a…

The Register: Silent Push CEO on cybercrime takedowns: ‘It’s an ongoing cat-and-mouse game’

Aug 3, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/03/silent_push_ceo_talks_cybercrime/ Source: The Register Title: Silent Push CEO on cybercrime takedowns: ‘It’s an ongoing cat-and-mouse game’ Feedly Summary: Plus: why takedowns aren’t in threat-intel analysts’ best interest interview It started out small: One US financial services company wanted to stop unknown crooks from spoofing their trading app, tricking customers into giving the digital…

Unit 42: 2025 Unit 42 Global Incident Response Report: Social Engineering Edition

Jul 30, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/2025-unit-42-global-incident-response-report-social-engineering-edition/ Source: Unit 42 Title: 2025 Unit 42 Global Incident Response Report: Social Engineering Edition Feedly Summary: Social engineering thrives on trust and is now boosted by AI. Unit 42 incident response data explains why it’s surging. We detail eight critical countermeasures. The post 2025 Unit 42 Global Incident Response Report: Social Engineering…

Unit 42: The Ηоmоgraph Illusion: Not Everything Is As It Seems

Jul 25, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/homograph-attacks/ Source: Unit 42 Title: The Ηоmоgraph Illusion: Not Everything Is As It Seems Feedly Summary: A subtle yet dangerous email attack vector: homograph attacks. Threat actors are using visually similar, non-Latin characters to bypass security filters. The post The Ηоmоgraph Illusion: Not Everything Is As It Seems appeared first on Unit 42.…

The Register: Compromised Amazon Q extension told AI to delete everything – and it shipped

Jul 24, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/24/amazon_q_ai_prompt/ Source: The Register Title: Compromised Amazon Q extension told AI to delete everything – and it shipped Feedly Summary: Malicious actor reportedly sought to expose AWS ‘security theater’ The official Amazon Q extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) was compromised to include a prompt to wipe the user’s home directory and…

Unit 42: Fix the Click: Preventing the ClickFix Attack Vector

Jul 10, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/preventing-clickfix-attack-vector/ Source: Unit 42 Title: Fix the Click: Preventing the ClickFix Attack Vector Feedly Summary: ClickFix campaigns are on the rise. We highlight three that distributed NetSupport RAT, Latrodectus, and Lumma Stealer malware. The post Fix the Click: Preventing the ClickFix Attack Vector appeared first on Unit 42. AI Summary and Description: Yes…

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