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North Korea
North Korean IT workers use fake profiles to steal crypto

ESET Research has published new findings on DeceptiveDevelopment, also called Contagious Interview. This North Korea-aligned group has become more active in recent years and …

Brain
AI is rewriting the rules of cyber defense

Enterprise security teams are underprepared to detect new, adaptive AI-powered threats. The study, published by Lenovo, surveyed 600 IT leaders across major markets and shows …

Agentic AI
Agentic AI coding assistant helped attacker breach, extort 17 distinct organizations

Cybercriminals have started “vibe hacking” with AI’s help, AI startup Anthropic has shared in a report released on Wednesday. An attacker used the agentic AI …

hand
Cybercriminals are getting personal, and it’s working

Cybercriminals are deploying unidentifiable phishing kits (58% of phishing sites) to propagate malicious campaigns at scale, indicating a trend towards custom-made or …

key
Why stolen credentials remain cybercriminals’ tool of choice

It’s often the case that the simplest tools have the longest staying power, because they ultimately get the job done. Take duct tape, for example: it’s a sturdy household …

Michal Tresner
Money mule networks evolve into hierarchical, business-like criminal enterprises

In this Help Net Security interview, Michal Tresner, CEO of ThreatMark, discusses how cybercriminals are weaponizing AI, automation, and social engineering to industrialize …

LockBit
LockBit panel data leak shows Chinese orgs among the most targeted

The LockBit ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation has netted around $2.3 million USD within 5 months, the data leak stemming from the May 2025 hack of a LockBit affiliate …

William Lyne
How global collaboration is hitting cybercriminals where it hurts

In this Help Net Security interview, William Lyne, Deputy Director of UK’s National Crime Agency, discusses the cybercrime ecosystem and the threats it enables. He …

investment
When confusion becomes a weapon: How cybercriminals exploit economic turmoil

It begins with a simple notification: “Markets in Free Fall.” Within moments, the headlines multiply: new tariffs, emergency actions, plummeting consumer confidence. Across …

cybercrime
Inside PlugValley: How this AI vishing-as-a-service group operates

In this Help Net Security video, Alexis Ober, Threat Intel Analyst at Fortra, discusses the threat actor group PlugValley, which is now offering AI-powered …

Sandy Kronenberg
Cybercriminal groups embrace corporate structures to scale, sustain operations

In this Help Net Security interview, Sandy Kronenberg, CEO of Netarx, discusses how cybercriminal groups are adopting corporate structures and employee incentives to scale …

social media
Scammers take over social media

In Q4 2024, cyber threats reached unprecedented levels, with 2.55 billion attacks blocked, equating to 321 threats every second. In this Help Net Security video, Luis Corrons, …

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