Phishing PayPal Phishing Campaign Employs Genuine Links to Take Over Accounts Fortinet warns of a phishing campaign that uses legitimate links to take over the victims’ PayPal accounts. Ionut ArghireJanuary 10, 2025
Phishing Defense Giant General Dynamics Says Employees Targeted in Phishing Attack General Dynamics says several benefits accounts were hacked after threat actors targeted employees in a phishing campaign. Ionut ArghireDecember 26, 2024
Phishing Organizations Warned of Rise in Okta Support Phishing Attacks Okta has warned customers that it has seen an increase in phishing attacks impersonating its support team. Eduard KovacsDecember 17, 2024
Data Breaches Phishing: The Silent Precursor to Data Breaches Phishing is more than a mere nuisance—it is a formidable precursor to destructive data breaches. Torsten GeorgeDecember 12, 2024
Cybercrime Eight Suspected Phishers Arrested in Belgium, Netherlands Belgian and Dutch authorities arrested eight individuals for their alleged involvement in phishing, online scams, and money laundering operations. Ionut ArghireDecember 9, 2024
Cybercrime 50 Servers Linked to Cybercrime Marketplace and Phishing Sites Seized by Law Enforcement Europol announced an operation targeting a cybercrime marketplace and phishing websites, including the arrests of two suspects. Eduard KovacsDecember 5, 2024
Cybercrime Microsoft Disrupts ONNX Phishing Service, Names Its Operator Microsoft has seized 240 phishing-related websites and has disrupted the ONNX service, which the company says is run by an Egyptian man. Eduard KovacsNovember 22, 2024
Cybercrime GitLoker Strikes Again: New “Goissue” Tool Targets GitHub Developers and Corporate Supply Chains GoIssue is a new tool for cybercriminals that allows attackers to extract email addresses from GitHub profiles and send bulk emails to users. Kevin TownsendNovember 12, 2024
Cybercrime US Sentences Nigerian to 26 Years in Prison for Stealing Millions Through Phishing Kolade Akinwale Ojelade was sentenced to 26 years in prison in the US for compromising email accounts through phishing and stealing millions. Ionut ArghireNovember 4, 2024
Email Security Businesses Worldwide Targeted in Large-Scale ChatGPT Phishing Campaign Barracuda has observed a large-scale OpenAI impersonation campaign whose goal is to phish for ChatGPT credentials. Eduard KovacsNovember 4, 2024
Phishing AWS Seizes Domains Used by Russia’s APT29 AWS announced the seizure of domains used by Russian hacker group APT29 in phishing attacks targeting Ukraine and other countries. Eduard KovacsOctober 25, 2024
Email Security Be Aware of These Eight Underrated Phishing Techniques There are a number of lesser-known phishing techniques that are often overlooked or underestimated yet increasingly being employed by attackers. Stu SjouwermanOctober 17, 2024