IT Sec News updates – Phishing Attacks

September 12, 2023
NEWS

Facebook Messenger phishing wave targets 100K business accounts per week

Hackers use a massive network of fake and compromised Facebook accounts to send out millions of Messenger phishing messages to target Facebook …

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Associated Press Stylebook Users Targeted in Phishing Attack Following Data Breach

Cybercriminals breached an AP Stylebook website and obtained information on customers who were then targeted in phishing attacks.

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Report: Hackers Steal Over $691,000 in Phishing Attack on Social Media – Pymnts.com

The attack was carried out through a phishing link that provided unauthorized access to people's wallets, with a significant portion of the value …

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DarkGate Malware Operators on a Phishing Spree

Researchers from TrueSec now said they've spotted threat actors abusing compromised Office 365 accounts to send phishing messages containing a …

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Novel phishing attacks involve Google Looker Studio exploitation | SC Media

Threat actors have been deploying new phishing attacks exploiting Google Looker Studio in a bid to evade security defenses, according to …

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Microsoft Teams users targeted in phishing attack delivering DarkGate malware

A new phishing campaign is leveraging compromised external Office 365 to deliver DarkGate Loader malware to Microsoft Teams.

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Hack of Vitalik Buterin's X Account Leads to $691K Stolen – CoinDesk

Hackers who took control of Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin's X account have stolen more than $691,000 after posting a malicious phishing link …

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Malice in the mail • The Register – Theregister

Defence against the dark arts of phishing … Webinar Almost half of all losses to cybercrime come from Business Email Compromise (BEC), according to …

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Hackers phish users of old AP Stylebook site for credit card info – SC Magazine

Human threat intelligence in fighting phishing attacks. “While this breach wasn't large in the actual volume of compromised accounts, it's still quite …

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Data Breach of AP Stylebook Leads to Phishing Attacks – Security Boulevard

Users of the AP Stylebook have been targeted in phishing campaigns by bad actors using personal information stolen in a data breach in July.

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