Phishing

Cybersecurity
Forg365 PhaaS Combines AiTM and Device Code Flow to Target M365
Forg365 is a new phishing-as-a-service platform combining AiTM session hijacking and Device Code Flow abuse with AI-generated lures for mass targeting.
Cybersecurity
Operation DragonReturn: DcRAT Targets India Tax Professionals
China-nexus Operation DragonReturn deploys DcRAT via a cloned Indian tax utility, targeting tax professionals and accountants during India's filing season.
Cybersecurity
Unit 42 Exposes EtherRAT: Teams Calls Deliver Blockchain-Backed RAT
Unit 42 exposed an active campaign using fake Microsoft Teams IT support calls to install EtherRAT, a Node.js RAT whose C2 runs on Ethereum smart ...
Application Security
UNK_MassTraction Exploits Roundcube XSS to Hit US Physics Departments
Proofpoint named UNK_MassTraction, a China-aligned group using Roundcube CVE-2024-42009 to steal credentials and 2FA tokens from university physics departments.
Cybersecurity
Fake Job Interview Phishing Hits Marketing Pros Across 30 Brand Lures
Attackers posing as 30-plus major brand recruiters use fake job interviews to steal Google credentials from marketing professionals who manage ad platforms.
Cybersecurity
90-Domain SEO Campaign Abuses ScreenConnect to Deploy AsyncRAT
Kaspersky exposed a 90-domain SEO poisoning campaign that installs AsyncRAT on Windows via a fake ScreenConnect installer, targeting users across 10 languages.
Application Security
Unit 42 Confirms 13,000 Malicious Phantom Squatting Sites
Unit 42 documented phantom squatting, with 13,229 malicious URLs active on AI-hallucinated domains and 250,000 more unregistered sites available to attackers.
AI Security
Poisoned Email Turns Claude Desktop Into a Reverse Shell
Red teamers showed that email inbox prompt injection turns Claude Desktop into a reverse shell when MCP connectors with command execution are installed.
Cybersecurity
ChocoPoC RAT Targets Security Researchers via Fake GitHub PoC Repos
ChocoPoC, a new remote access trojan, targets vulnerability researchers through trojanized proof-of-concept exploit repositories on GitHub, stealing credentials and establishing backdoors.
Application Security
BioShocking Attack Turns AI Browsers Into Credential Thieves
LayerX's BioShocking research shows AI browsers including ChatGPT Atlas, Perplexity Comet, and the Claude extension can be tricked into stealing credentials.