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The Anti-Phishing Working Group observed how attackers are increasingly abusing QR codes to conduct phishing attacks or to trick users into downloading malware.

Malicious extensions can be engineered to bypass verification checks for popular integrated development environments, according to research from OX Security.

Microsoft, PayPal, Docusign, and others are among the trusted brands threat actors use in socially engineered scams that try to get victims to call adversary-controlled phone numbers.

Passengers' personal information was likely accessed via a third-party platform used at a call center, but didn't include passport or credit card info.

Attackers can abuse malicious extensions to access critical data, including credentials, but organizations can reduce the risks by raising awareness and enforcing strict policy controls.

A likely China-nexus threat actor has been exploiting unpatched Ivanti vulnerabilities to gain initial access to victim networks and then patching the systems to block others from breaking in to the same network.

In the past, the bulletproof group has been affiliated with many well-known ransomware and malware groups, such as BianLian and Lumma Stealer.

Analyzing binary code helps vendors and organizations detect security threats and zero-day vulnerabilities in the software supply chain, but it doesn't come without challenges. It looks like AI has come to the rescue.

A Russian APT known as "Gamaredon" is using spear-phishing attacks and network-drive weaponization to target government entities in Ukraine.

A new threat vector exploits how modern browsers save HTML files, bypassing Mark of the Web and giving attackers another social-engineering attack for delivering malware.