phishing
Google Gemini flaw hijacks email summaries for phishing
Google Gemini for Workspace can be exploited to generate email summaries that appear legitimate but include malicious instructions or warnings that direct users to phishing sites without using attachments or direct links. Such an attack leverages indirect prompt injections that are hidden inside an email and obeyed by Gemini when generating the message summary. Despite […]
FBI: Cybercriminals steal health data posing as fraud investigators
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned Americans of cybercriminals impersonating health fraud investigators to steal their sensitive information. As the federal law enforcement agency cautioned in a Friday public service announcement, scammers posing as “legitimate health insurers and their investigative team members” are emailing or messaging potential victims to pressure them into providing […]
Microsoft 365 ‘Direct Send’ abused to send phishing as internal users
An ongoing phishing campaign abuses a little‑known feature in Microsoft 365 called “Direct Send” to evade detection by email security and steal credentials. Direct Send is a Microsoft 365 feature that allows on‑premises devices, applications, or cloud services to send emails through a tenant’s smart host as if they originated from the organization’s domain. It’s […]
Trezor’s support platform abused in crypto theft phishing attacks
Trezor is alerting users about a phishing campaign that abuses its automated support system to send deceptive emails from its official platform. The company’s support site allows anyone to open a ticket using any email address and subject line. The system then replies automatically, sending a case number and using the submitted ticket title as […]
New FileFix attack weaponizes Windows File Explorer for stealthy commands
A cybersecurity researcher has developed FileFix, a variant of the ClickFix social engineering attack that tricks users into executing malicious commands via the File Explorer address bar in Windows. FileFix, a variation of the social-engineering attack called ClickFix, allows threat actors to execute commands on the victim system through the File Explorer address bar in […]
Password-spraying attacks target 80,000 Microsoft Entra ID accounts
Hackers have been using the TeamFiltration pentesting framework to target more than 80,000 Microsoft Entra ID accounts at hundreds of organizations worldwide. The campaign started last December and has successfully hijacked multiple accounts, say researchers at cybersecurity company Proofpoint, who attribute the activity to a threat actor called UNK_SneakyStrike. According to the researchers, the peak of […]
Google: Hackers target Salesforce accounts in data extortion attacks
Google has observed hackers claiming to be the ShinyHunters extortion group conducting social engineering attacks against multi-national companies to steal data from organizations’ Salesforce platforms. According to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), which tracks the threat cluster as ‘UNC6040,’ the attacks target English-speaking employees with voice phishing attacks to trick them into connecting a modified […]
Threat actors abuse Google Apps Script in evasive phishing attacks
Threat actors are abusing the ‘Google Apps Script’ development platform to host phishing pages that appear legitimate and steal login credentials. This new trend was spotted by security researchers at Cofense, who warn that the fraudulent login window is “carefully designed to look like a legitimate login screen.” “The attack uses an email masquerading as […]
3AM ransomware uses spoofed IT calls, email bombing to breach networks
A 3AM ransomware affiliate is conducting highly targeted attacks using email bombing and spoofed IT support calls to socially engineer employees into giving credentials for remote access to corporate systems. This tactic was previously linked to the Black Basta ransomware gang and later observed in FIN7 attacks, but its effectiveness has driven a wider adoption. Sophos […]
North Korea ramps up cyberspying in Ukraine to assess war risk
The state-backed North Korean threat group Konni (Opal Sleet, TA406) was observed targeting Ukrainian government entities in intelligence collection operations. The attackers use phishing emails that impersonate think tanks, referencing important political events or military developments to lure their targets. Proofpoint researchers who discovered the activity in February 2025 suggest that it’s likely an effort […]