phishing
Facebook login thieves now using browser-in-browser trick
Hackers over the past six months have relied increasingly more on the browser-in-the-browser (BitB) method to trick users into providing Facebook account credentials. The BitB phishing technique was developed by security researcher mr.d0x in 2022. Cybercriminals later adopted it in attacks targeting various online services, including Facebook and Steam. Trellix researchers monitoring malicious activity say that threat actors steal Facebook accounts to […]
Illinois man charged with hacking Snapchat accounts to steal nude photos
U.S. prosecutors have charged an Illinois man with orchestrating a phishing operation that allowed him to hack the Snapchat accounts of nearly 600 women to steal private photos and sell them online. Between May 2020 and February 2021, 26-year-old defendant Kyle Svara allegedly used various social engineering tactics to obtain victims’ emails, phone numbers, and […]
FBI warns about Kimsuky hackers using QR codes to phish U.S. orgs
The North Korean state-sponsored hacker group Kimsuki is using malicious QR codes in spearphishing campaigns that target U.S. organizations, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warns in a flash alert. The observed activity targets organizations involved in North Korea-related policy, research, and analysis, including non-governmental organizations, think tanks, academic institutions, strategic advisory firms, and government entities in […]
ClickFix attack uses fake Windows BSOD screens to push malware
A new ClickFix social engineering campaign is targeting the hospitality sector in Europe, using fake Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) screens to trick users into manually compiling and executing malware on their systems. A BSOD is a Windows crash screen displayed when the operating system encounters a fatal, unrecoverable error that causes it to […]
FBI seizes domain storing bank credentials stolen from U.S. victims
The U.S. government has seized the ‘web3adspanels.org’ domain and the associated database used by cybercriminals to host bank login credentials stolen in account takeover attacks. Cybercriminals collected the credentials in phishing campaigns targeting American citizens through fraudulent ads on Google and Bing search services that led to fake banking portals. The confirmed financial loss from […]
Nigeria arrests dev of Microsoft 365 ‘Raccoon0365’ phishing platform
The Nigerian police arrested three individuals linked to targeted Microsoft 365 cyberattacks via Raccoon0365 phishing platform. The attacks led to business email compromise, data breaches, and financial losses affecting organizations worldwide. The law enforcement operation was possible thanks to intelligence from Microsoft, shared with the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF–NCCC) via the FBI. The […]
Microsoft 365 accounts targeted in wave of OAuth phishing attacks
Multiple threat actors are compromising Microsoft 365 accounts in phishing attacks that leverage the OAuth device code authorization mechanism. Attackers trick victims into entering a device code on Microsoft’s legitimate device login page, unknowingly authorizing an attacker-controlled application and granting them access to the target account without stealing credentials or bypassing multi-factor authentication (MFA). Although the […]
Beware: PayPal subscriptions abused to send fake purchase emails
An email scam is abusing abusing PayPal’s “Subscriptions” billing feature to send legitimate PayPal emails that contain fake purchase notifications embedded in the Customer service URL field. Over the past couple of months, people have reported [1, 2] receiving emails from PayPal stating, “Your automatic payment is no longer active.” The email includes a customer service URL field […]
New ConsentFix attack hijacks Microsoft accounts via Azure CLI
A new variation of the ClickFix attack dubbed ‘ConsentFix’ abuses the Azure CLI OAuth app to hijack Microsoft accounts without the need for a password or to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) verifications. A ClickFix attack is a social engineering technique that attempts to trick users into running commands on their computer to install malware or steal data. […]
New Spiderman phishing service targets dozens of European banks
A new phishing kit called Spiderman is targeting customers of numerous European banks and cryptocurrency services using pixel-perfect replicas of legitimate sites. The platform allows cybercriminals to launch phishing campaigns that can capture login credentials, two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, and credit card data. The Spiderman phishing kit, analyzed by researchers at Varonis, targets financial institutions in […]