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phishing awareness
Cybercriminals are moving away from mass phishing campaigns

Phishing activity declined by roughly 20% in both 2024 and 2025, according to research from Zscaler’s ThreatLabz team. The drop followed years of growth that pushed …

Authorities dismantle crypto laundering service that moved €336 million for cybercriminals

An international law enforcement operation has dismantled a cryptocurrency laundering service linked to ransomware groups and other cybercriminals that processed more than …

danger
The assembly line behind 1.5 million malicious domains

Attackers registered roughly 1.5 million malicious domains during the first five months of 2026. The registration patterns resemble industrial output. Most of the domains were …

malware
Fake Spotify Premium tutorials on TikTok and Instagram Reels spread malware

Cybercriminals are using TikTok and Instagram Reels videos to spread Vidar, an infostealer malware, through fake downloads for popular paid software, according to …

identity
Identity theft is turning into a chain reaction for victims

For a growing number of victims, identity theft no longer ends with a fraudulent charge or a compromised account. More than one in four people who contacted the Identity Theft …

phishing
New Browser-in-the-Browser phishing uses fake login popups to steal Microsoft 365 credentials

A new Browser-in-the-Browser (BitB) phishing campaign is targeting Microsoft 365 users with fake login popups designed to closely mimic legitimate browser authentication …

AI threats
AI is helping low-skill hackers pull off advanced cyberattacks

Anthropic has published an analysis of cyber-related misuse of its AI systems, examining 832 accounts that were banned for malicious cyber activity between March 2025 and …

Minecraft
Malware campaign targeting Minecraft users infects over 116,000 systems

A Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) operation named WeedHack is targeting Minecraft users and allows threat actors to gain remote access to victims’ screens, webcams, and …

Atlas Menu
64,000 accounts exposed in breach of GTA V cheat service Atlas Menu

Atlas Menu, a cheat service for Grand Theft Auto V and Counter-Strike 2, has been added to the Have I Been Pwned database following a data breach that exposed tens of …

Agentic AI
Sophos uncovers AI-powered malware lab built for EDR evasion

A threat actor used AI technologies to build a malware-testing framework for developing and refining endpoint detection and response (EDR) evasion techniques, according to …

arrest
Sensitive government personnel data posted online, Spanish police arrest suspect

The Spanish National Police arrested a man in Granada for allegedly leaking personal data belonging to members of several sensitive state institutions. According to police, …

data breach
Cybercriminals sail away with data from 6 million Carnival customers

Carnival Corporation, one of the world’s largest cruise operators, confirmed a data breach weeks after the ShinyHunters hacking group claimed it had stolen millions of …

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