Social engineering is advancing fast, at the speed of generative AI. This is offering bad actors multiple new tools and techniques for researching, scoping, and exploiting organizations. In a recent communication, the FBI pointed out: ‘As technology continues to evolve, so do cybercriminals’ tactics.’ This article explores some of the impacts of this GenAI-fueled acceleration….

Microsoft is calling attention to an emerging threat cluster it calls Storm-2372 that has been attributed to a new set of cyber attacks aimed at a variety of sectors since August 2024. The attacks have targeted government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), information technology (IT) services and technology, defense, telecommunications, health, higher education, and energy/oil and gas

The threat actors behind the RansomHub ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) scheme have been observed leveraging now-patched security flaws in Microsoft Active Directory and the Netlogon protocol to escalate privileges and gain unauthorized access to a victim network’s domain controller as part of their post-compromise strategy. “RansomHub has targeted over 600 organizations globally, spanning sectors

The ransomware group provides everything an affiliate could want to breach and attack victims, including a quality controlled recruitment system to engage even more criminals.

The now-fixed vulnerability involved a major travel services company that’s integrated with dozens of airline websites worldwide.

In their discovery, researchers found 31 PDF files linking to these phishing websites, none of which have been yet submitted to VirusTotal.

Concerns include everything from ransomware, malware, and phishing attacks on the game’s infrastructure to those targeting event sponsors and fans.

A financially motivated threat actor has been linked to an ongoing phishing email campaign that has been ongoing since at least July 2024 specifically targeting users in Poland and Germany. The attacks have led to the deployment of various payloads, such as Agent Tesla, Snake Keylogger, and a previously undocumented backdoor dubbed TorNet that’s delivered…

Globally, security researchers and whistleblowers face increasingly hostile laws and judiciaries that are ready to levy fines and prison sentences.

Quantum computing will bring new security risks. Both professionals and legislators need to use this time to prepare.