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Pierluigi Paganini May 01, 2025

FBI shared a list of phishing domains associated with the LabHost PhaaS platform

The FBI shared 42K phishing domains tied to LabHost, a PhaaS platform shut down in April 2024, to boost awareness and help identify compromises. The FBI shared a list of 42,000 domains registered from November 2021 to Apr 2024, linked to LabHost to raise awareness and aid in threat detection. The domain list helps prevent […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 01, 2025

Hive0117 group targets Russian firms with new variant of DarkWatchman malware

Hive0117 targets Russian firms in multiple sectors with phishing attacks using a modified version of the DarkWatchman malware. A cybercrime group named Hive0117 is behind a fresh phishing campaign that targeted Russian organizations with a new version of the DarkWatchman malware, according to Russian cybersecurity firm F6. The financially-motivated group targeted organizations in the media, […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2025

A large-scale phishing campaign targets WordPress WooCommerce users

A large-scale phishing campaign targets WordPress WooCommerce users with a fake security alert urging them to download a ‘critical patch’ hiding a backdoor. Patchstack researchers uncovered a large-scale phishing campaign targeting WordPress WooCommerce users with a fake security alert. Threat actors urge recipients to download a “critical patch” that hides a backdoor. The experts noted […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2025

Crooks exploit the death of Pope Francis

Crooks exploit the death of Pope Francis, using public curiosity and emotion to launch scams and spread malware, an old tactic during global events. After Pope Francis’ death, cybercriminals launched scams and malware attacks, exploiting public curiosity, grief, and confusion. Cybercriminals are ready to exploit any event of global interest, it has already happened in […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 31, 2025

Morphing Meerkat phishing kits exploit DNS MX records

Morphing Meerkat phishing kits exploit DNS MX records to deliver spoofed login pages, targeting over 100 brands. Infoblox researchers discovered a new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform that generated multiple phishing kits, called Morphing Meerkat, using DNS mail exchange (MX) records to deliver fake login pages and targeting over 100 brands. Threat actors are exploiting DNS techniques […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 17, 2025

Attackers use CSS to create evasive phishing messages

Threat actors exploit Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to bypass spam filters and detection engines, and track users’ actions and preferences. Cisco Talos observed threat actors abusing Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to evade detection and track user behavior, raising security and privacy concerns, including potential fingerprinting. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a stylesheet language used to […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 16, 2025

Storm-2372 used the device code phishing technique since August 2024

Russia-linked group Storm-2372 used the device code phishing technique since Aug 2024 to steal login tokens from governments, NGOs, and industries. Microsoft Threat Intelligence researchers warn that threat actor Storm-2372, likely linked to Russia, has been targeting governments, NGOs, and various industries across multiple regions since August 2024. The attackers employ a phishing technique called […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 03, 2025

Crazy Evil gang runs over 10 highly specialized social media scams

The Russian-speaking Crazy Evil group runs over 10 social media scams, tricking victims into installing StealC, AMOS, and Angel Drainer malware. Since 2021, the Crazy Evil gang has become a major cybercriminal group, using phishing, identity fraud, and malware to steal cryptocurrency. Security experts identified six Crazy Evil’s subteams, called AVLAND, TYPED, DELAND, ZOOMLAND, DEFI, […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 03, 2025

Law enforcement seized the domains of HeartSender cybercrime marketplaces

U.S. and Dutch authorities seized 39 domains and servers linked to the HeartSender cybercrime group based in Pakistan. A joint law enforcement operation led to the seizure of 39 domains tied to a Pakistan-based HeartSender cybercrime group (aka Saim Raza and Manipulators Team) known for selling hacking and fraud tools. U.S. and Dutch authorities participated […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 10, 2025

Phishers abuse CrowdStrike brand targeting job seekers with cryptominer

CrowdStrike warns of a phishing campaign that uses its recruitment branding to trick recipients into downloading a fake application, which finally installs the XMRig cryptominer. CrowdStrike discovered a phishing campaign using its recruitment branding to trick recipients into downloading a fake application, which acts as a downloader for the XMRig cryptominer. The cybersecurity firm discovered […]

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FBI shared a list of phishing domains associated with the LabHost PhaaS platform

Hive0117 group targets Russian firms with new variant of DarkWatchman malware

A large-scale phishing campaign targets WordPress WooCommerce users

Crooks exploit the death of Pope Francis

Morphing Meerkat phishing kits exploit DNS MX records

Attackers use CSS to create evasive phishing messages

Storm-2372 used the device code phishing technique since August 2024

Crazy Evil gang runs over 10 highly specialized social media scams

Law enforcement seized the domains of HeartSender cybercrime marketplaces

Phishers abuse CrowdStrike brand targeting job seekers with cryptominer

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