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EvilTokens: A phishing attack that doesn’t steal your password
A phishing kit subverting Microsoft’s legitimate authentication flow lets attackers break into accounts without stealing passwords or creating fake login pages Much has been written about how the days of phishing emails laden with broken grammar and crude design are numbered, largely thanks to AI. Meanwhile, EvilTokens offers a somewhat different example of how far the phishing craft has moved. EvilTokens is a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) kit built to compromise Microsoft 36
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18 hours ago


OceanLotus: From external espionage to domestic targeting
A shift in operational pattern of the infamous Vietnam-aligned APT group Our tracking of OceanLotus activities from 2024–2026 reveals a shift in operational focus. During this period, the Vietnam-aligned OceanLotus adopted a more selective approach to external operations while placing increasing emphasis on domestic espionage. We identified two distinct campaigns involving the SPECTRALVIPER backdoor: a supply-chain attack targeting stock investors in Vietnam and a prolonged e
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4 days ago


SMB cyber-readiness: What makes or breaks it
A company that's expecting a cyberattack but hasn’t actively prepared for it risks making the hardest decisions at the worst possible moment “Fix the roof while the sun is shining.” – proverb Cybersecurity has a familiar way of saying the storm will come: “a breach is a matter of when, not if.” While the industry’s sternest maxim has probably never been more true, it sometimes feels as though it’s also lost some of its edge over the years. While everyone agrees that there cou
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6 days ago


Cybercriminals: the 'auditors' you never hired
Every organisation gets audited. The question is who does the auditing. There’s one cognitive bias that we humans are prone to, and it lies at the centre of some of the challenges that cybersecurity professionals face every day. It’s known as the normalcy bias – what Dr. Lauren Braithwaite defines as “our tendency to underestimate the possibility of disaster and believe that life will continue as normal, even in the face of significant threats or crises.” It's why people hesi
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Jun 9


Lessons for life: Why children’s data is a long-term identity risk
Your child’s first data breach may happen before they’ve even opened a bank account. Here’s how to keep their digital life safe. When we talk about cybersecurity and digital safety in the context of our children, it’s often framed in one of two ways. Either it’s about inappropriate or unsafe content – of the sort that COPPA is meant to regulate in the US. Or it’s about managing the psychological and social impacts of excessive screen time. But there’s an elephant in the room.
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Jun 3


What to consider before asking an AI chatbot for health advice
Using chatbots for medical advice could elicit hallucinations and even expose you to security and privacy risks. Here’s what’s at stake and how to stay safe. For better or worse, chatbots are changing the way we think, learn and perceive the world around us. This kind of disruption is manifest in many areas of life, but perhaps one of the most sensitive and often concerning is the growing use of generative AI (GenAI) tools for healthcare. Alongside a number of freely availabl
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Jun 1


ESET APT Activity Report Q4 2025–Q1 2026
An overview of the activities of selected APT groups investigated and analyzed by ESET Research in Q4 2025 and Q1 2026 ESET APT Activity Report Q4 2025–Q1 2026 summarizes notable activities of selected advanced persistent threat (APT) groups documented by ESET researchers from October 2025 through March 2026. The operations highlighted here are representative of the broader threat landscape we investigated during this period, illustrating key trends and developments, and cont
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May 29


BTMOB: A stealthy RAT burrowing deep into Android devices
The malware pairs remote access capabilities with ready-made campaign tools, lowering the barrier for full device compromise Our recent review of threat detections in Brazil surfaced BTMOB, an Android remote access trojan (RAT) that is less notable for detection volume than for the damage it can wreak. The combination of phishing-led delivery, ready-made app-building tooling and device takeover capabilities makes BTMOB a threat to watch well beyond Brazil or Latin America. BT
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May 28


Foul play: Fake FIFA websites target soccer fans looking for World Cup tickets, merchandise
Watch out for bogus World Cup websites that mimic official ticket and merchandise flows to steal money and personal data As the FIFA World Cup 2026™ in the United States, Canada, and Mexico draws closer, anticipation is building toward fever pitch. Many soccer fans may still be hunting for tickets, merchandise, travel and hospitality packages – and scammers know exactly how to exploit this demand. In other words, many people are already in the state of mind that scammers coun
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May 25
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