When a senior executive at a Dubai-based energy conglomerate receives a WhatsApp message that appears to come directly from their CEO — complete with the right profile photo, a familiar tone, and an u
For most of the digital era, fraud had friction. It required effort, time, and enough technical inconsistency that security systems — or even a careful human — could spot the seams. That assumption no
Cybercriminals prefer infostealers to traditional phishing techniques because they reduce friction, scale well, and are widely available.
For a few days, my SANS ISC mailbox is flooded with emails that delivers SVG files. An SVG ("Scalable Vector Graphic") is a web-friendly vector file format used for graphics and icons. No URL in the b
Cybercriminals are impersonating Signal Support to steal backup recovery keys, giving them access to victims' entire message archives.
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – May. 28, 2026 – Read the full story in Daily Mirror Hilmy Cader warns that the intensity and sophistica
The FBI has warned that attackers are using a new phishing kit to gain long-term access to Microsoft Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive accounts.
Executive Summary Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) has identified a novel Android banking trojan, dubbed OverlayPhantom, actively distributed in the wild via malicious URLs. The malware emp
