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Inside a 90-Minute Attack: Breaking Ground with All-New AI Defeating Black Basta Tactics
Have you ever had your lunch interrupted by a sudden barrage of security alerts? That’s exactly what happened to one of our clients when a frantic call from their Security Operations Center revealed a flood of suspicious emails. The culprit? A brand-new cyberattack mimicking the notorious Black Basta group’s latest technique—and it hit with lightning […]
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10 Ways URL Analysis & Enrichment Can Help Ease Your SOC’s Challenges in 2020
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Evolving Cyber Threats: Insights and Strategies from the 2023 FBI IC3 Report
Latest FBI IC3 Report shows a record year for cybercrime: record-setting $12.5 billion in losses The 2023 FBI IC3 report reveals not just numbers but narratives that underscore the adaptability and cunning of today’s cybe…
Threat Actors are Exercising New Attack Techniques to Bypass Machine Learning Security Controls
“Conversation Overflow” attacks are the latest attempt to get credential harvesting phishing emails into your inbox SlashNext threat researchers have uncovered a dangerous new type of cyberattack in the wild that uses clo…
SMS Gateways Allow Cybercriminals to Flood Phones With SMS Phishing Messages For Just €0.004 ($0....
Our team has been investigating the latest services and infrastructure available to cybercriminals for orchestrating SMS phishing campaigns. After analysing cybercrime forums, it is clear that SMS gateways are currently a highl…
Silent, Yet Powerful Pandora hVNC, The Popular Cybercrime Tool That Flies Under the Radar
Pandora hVNC is a remote access trojan (RAT) that has been advertised on cybercrime forums since 2021. Surprisingly, it has received little attention from the cybersecurity community. Despite this, it remains a widely used tool…
Malicious Use of QR Codes on the Rise Through Quishing Attacks
Quick Response codes – aka QR Codes – were first used in 1994 by a Japanese company called Denso Wave to primarily track parts in the automotive manufacturing process. The QR code’s design allowed it to store more informa…
Scam or Mega Chatbot? Investigating the New AI Chatbot Called Abrax666
An in-depth investigation of a new AI chatbot called Abrax666 advertised on cybercrime forums reveals multiple red flags suggesting it’s likely a scam. With a negative review after communication, no seller deposit, exagge…
Exploring The Malicious Usage of QR Codes
Discover the history, types, and threats of QR codes, including quishing and QRLJacking. Learn why QR phishing is effective and how it exploits user trust, convenience, and bypasses security filters. Understanding QR Codes: A B…
Exploring the World of AI Jailbreaks
Explore AI jailbreaking and discover how users are pushing ethical boundaries to fully exploit the capabilities of AI chatbots. This blog post examines the strategies employed to jailbreak AI systems and the role of AI in cyber…
How Cybercriminals Abuse Airbnb For Fraudulent Activities
Cyberattacks are becoming increasingly common and sophisticated. One particular concern is the rising misuse of popular platforms like Airbnb. This blog post highlights how cybercriminals exploit Airbnb for fraudulent activitie…
AI-Based Cybercrime Tools WormGPT and FraudGPT Could Be The Tip of the Iceberg
The rise of AI-powered cybercrime tools like WormGPT and FraudGPT has significant implications for cybersecurity as the future of malicious AI is rapidly developing daily. Learn about the tools, their features, and their potent…
WormGPT – The Generative AI Tool Cybercriminals Are Using to Launch Business Email Compromi...
In this blog post, we delve into the emerging use of generative AI, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and the cybercrime tool WormGPT, in Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks. Highlighting real cases from cybercrime forums, …
Today’s cybersecurity health checks must identify AI based threats. Does yours?
Your organization will most likely face AI based threats in cybersecurity at some point this year. And as such, you can’t rely on outdated risk assessment methodologies that struggle to keep pace with the new highly sophisticat…
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