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  1. How device code phishing gives scammers access to your account

    Malwarebytes Labs · · Medium severity

    You receive an invitation to a password-protected meeting, a secure chatroom, or a shared document. To get access, it says, you need to enter a short code on a sign-in page for one of your accounts. The message claims the code will let...

  2. Cofense measures employee readiness against real-world phishing threats

    Help Net Security · · Medium severity

    Cofense has announced an expansion of its AI-driven Phishing Defense Platform through Cofense Command Center, its orchestration layer for measurement and reporting. The new Competency Dashboard measures how employees recognize, report...

  3. DarkMe RAT trades zero-days for plain phishing emails

    Help Net Security · · Critical severity

    DarkMe, a remote access trojan and info-stealer that has previously been associated with a threat group that targeted financial market traders and cryptocurrency users, has been spotted again. This time around, its distribution has been...

  4. Fake Claude Max giveaway hides a Google account phishing trap

    Malwarebytes Labs ·

    Phishing follows whatever people want at the moment, and right now that includes AI subscriptions they don’t have to pay for. We recently uncovered a new variation on this theme: A fake Claude Max giveaway that uses a convincing Google...

  5. AI-Powered Phishing Platform EvilTokens Disrupted by Microsoft

    SecurityWeek ·

    The cybercrime platform leveraged AI at every step of the attack chain, including writing social engineering messages and deciding targets. The post AI-Powered Phishing Platform EvilTokens Disrupted by Microsoft appeared first on...

  6. Unmasking EvilTokens: Getting to the root of device code phishing

    Microsoft Security Blog · · Medium severity

    In this article What is device code phishing? EvilTokens platform and operations EvilTokens phishing emails Mitigation and protection guidance Microsoft Defender XDR detections Hunting queries Following its emergence in February 2026,...

  7. Apple @ Work Podcast: Phishing simulations for the AI era

    9to5Mac ·

    Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle , the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically...

  8. Hackers Are Using Passkey Updates as a New Microsoft Phishing Hook

    TechRepublic · · Medium severity

    Microsoft warns attackers are using passkey and MFA update requests to phish employees, hijack sessions, and access Microsoft 365 data. The post Hackers Are Using Passkey Updates as a New Microsoft Phishing Hook appeared first on...

  9. OTX Threat: T-Mobile rewards points expiry texts are a phishing scam

    AlienVault OTX · · Medium severity

    Since early May 2026, a large-scale phishing campaign has targeted individuals with fraudulent text messages claiming their T-Mobile rewards points are about to expire. The messages create urgency by stating that point balances,...

  10. Revolut phishing texts appear days after data breach

    Malwarebytes Labs · · High severity

    Only days after Revolut acknowledged that it disclosed sensitive customer records to an unauthorized party, affected customers are receiving phishing texts. However, we don’t know yet if the phishing texts are linked to the breach. The...

  11. T-Mobile rewards points expiry texts are a phishing scam

    Malwarebytes Labs · · Medium severity

    Since early May 2026, we’ve been monitoring a large phishing campaign based on T-Mobile rewards points. The messages falsely warn that a customer’s rewards points are about to expire. They aren’t legitimate account notices: They use...

  12. OTX Threat: GhostCode: Dissecting a Novel Device Code Phishing Kit

    AlienVault OTX · · Medium severity

    In late August 2026, a sophisticated device code phishing campaign was identified, distributed through web contact forms. Threat actors impersonated procurement officers from legitimate businesses, specifically BJ's Wholesale Club,...

  13. Passkey-themed phishing attacks lead to Microsoft 365 data theft

    BleepingComputer · · Medium severity

    Microsoft says threat actors linked to ShinyHunters, Helix, and other extortion gangs are using passkey and single sign-on-themed social engineering attacks to compromise corporate Microsoft accounts and steal data from Microsoft 365...

  14. Phishing Research Challenges Conventional Security Awareness Testing

    SecurityWeek · · Medium severity

    Analysis of 2.47 million simulated attacks shows why organizations should measure credential leaks and reporting, not just clicks. The post Phishing Research Challenges Conventional Security Awareness Testing appeared first on...

  15. Trezor Says 347,000 Users Received Phishing Emails After Brevo Hack

    SecurityWeek · · Medium severity

    Hackers compromised the Brevo marketing platform and used that access to send phishing emails to users of Trezor, BitBox, and CoinTracking. The post Trezor Says 347,000 Users Received Phishing Emails After Brevo Hack appeared first on...

  16. Companies may be measuring phishing resilience the wrong way

    Help Net Security · · Medium severity

    Companies that judge phishing simulation programs by how often employees click simulated attack emails may be overlooking more important indicators of cyber resilience, according to Pistachio’s Phishing Behaviour Report 2026. Examples...

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