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LLM
Small language models step into the fight against phishing sites

Phishing sites keep rising, and security teams are searching for ways to sort suspicious pages at speed. A recent study explores whether small language models (SLMs) can scan …

Microsoft
Microsoft cracks down on malicious meeting invites

Phishing is shifting into places people rarely check. Meeting invites that plant themselves on calendars can survive long after the malicious email is gone. That leaves a …

phishing awareness
Fake spam filter alerts are hitting inboxes

A new phishing campaign is attempting to trick users into believing they’ve missed important emails, security researchers are warning. The emails The bogus email alerts look …

phishing awareness
What keeps phishing training from fading over time

When employees stop falling for phishing emails, it is rarely luck. A new study shows that steady, mandatory phishing training can cut risky behavior over time. After one year …

YouTube
Researchers expose large-scale YouTube malware distribution network

Check Point researchers have uncovered, mapped and helped set back a stealthy, large-scale malware distribution operation on YouTube they dubbed the “YouTube Ghost …

ClickFix
Researchers uncover ClickFix-themed phishing kit

Palo Alto Networks researchers have discovered and analyzed “IUAM ClickFix Generator”, a phishing kit that allows less skilled attackers to infect unsuspecting …

AI
Microsoft spots LLM-obfuscated phishing attack

Cybercriminals are increasingly using AI-powered tools and (malicious) large language models to create convincing, error-free emails, deepfakes, online personas, …

Microsoft 365 phishing
Microsoft disrupts the RaccoonO365 Phishing-as-a-Service operation, names alleged leader

Microsoft and Cloudflare have disrupted a Phishing-as-a-Service operation selling the RaccoonO365 kit for stealing Microsoft 365 account credentials. “Using a court …

Biohazard
Old file types, new tricks: Attackers turn everyday files into weapons

Attackers are finding new ways to blend in with everyday business tools, hiding their activity inside formats and processes that workers and IT teams often trust. The latest …

npm
Fake npm 2FA reset email led to compromise of popular code packages

Malicious versions of at least 18 widely used npm packages were uploaded to the npm Registry on Monday, following the compromise of their maintainer’s account. …

Phishing
Attackers use “Contact Us” forms and fake NDAs to phish industrial manufacturing firms

A recently uncovered phishing campaign – carefully designed to bypass security defenses and avoid detection by its intended victims – is targeting firms in …

Doppel Simulation
What CISOs can learn from Doppel’s new AI-driven social engineering simulation

Doppel has introduced a new product called Doppel Simulation, which expands its platform for defending against social engineering. The tool uses autonomous AI agents to create …

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