Social Engineering
Manipulation techniques to trick people into revealing information
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SecurityNorth Korea–Linked "Contagious Interview" Hackers Abuse VS Code Projects to Execute Backdoors When Developers Trust Repos
DPRK-linked actors behind the long-running Contagious Interview campaign are pushing malicious Git r...
SecurityFake Ad Blocker Extension Crashes Chrome and Edge to Trigger ClickFix Malware Installs in Corporate Environments
A fake ad blocker extension is being used as an initial access lure that turns everyday browser anno...
SecurityBetterment Confirms Data Breach After Attackers Used Its Messaging Systems to Push a $10,000 "Triple Your Crypto" Scam
Betterment confirms a data breach after attackers leveraged its customer communications channel to d...
SecurityLinkedIn Comment Reply Phishing: Fake "Policy Violation" Replies Abuse Trust, Notifications, and lnkd.in Links
Attackers are flooding LinkedIn posts with fake comment replies that mimic official policy violation...
SecurityInstagram Data Leak Reportedly Exposes 17.5 Million Accounts as Attackers Pivot to Password Reset Abuse
A reported Instagram data leak is being treated by threat analysts as a "high leverage" exposure: no...
SecurityPHALT#BLYX: Fake Booking.com Emails and ClickFix BSoD Trap Deploy DCRat Malware on Hotel Systems
Threat actors are weaponizing fake Booking.com reservation cancellations and simulated Blue Screen o...
SecurityClickFix Malware Uses Fake Windows Update Screens to Infect PCs
New variants of ClickFix social engineering attacks are evolving to use fake Windows Update and BSOD...
SecurityCybercriminals Increasingly Recruit Insiders to Breach Corporate Defenses
Cybercriminals are increasingly turning to insider recruitment, offering employees financial incenti...
SecurityStreaming Platform Halts Live Streams After Content Injection Attack
A prominent live-streaming platform abruptly stopped all live broadcasts following a cyberattack tha...