Security Culture & Human Factors

17
Feb
QR Code Phishing Spikes, Targeting Users on Web & Mobile

QR Code Phishing Spikes, Targeting Users on Web & Mobile

Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 has documented a sharp increase in QR‑code phishing campaigns that direct victims to credential‑
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16
Feb
CrowdStrike Wins Gartner Customer’s Choice, Patches Six Zero‑Day Auth Flaws

CrowdStrike Wins Gartner Customer’s Choice, Patches Six Zero‑Day Auth Flaws

CrowdStrike has been named a Gartner Peer Insights “Customer’s Choice” for its user authentication suite, a distinction that reflects
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16
Feb
QR Code Phishing Expands Mobile and Web Attack Surface

QR Code Phishing Expands Mobile and Web Attack Surface

Threat actors are increasingly embedding malicious URLs in QR codes, allowing them to sidestep traditional network and email filters. When
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16
Feb
Active Scans Target New BeyondTrust RCE Vulnerability – Prepare for Privileged Access Threats

Active Scans Target New BeyondTrust RCE Vulnerability – Prepare for Privileged Access Threats

GreyNoise researchers have identified a surge in scanning activity aimed at the recently disclosed BeyondTrust remote code execution flaw (CVE‑
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16
Feb
QR Code Phishing Turns Smartphones Into New Attack Vectors

QR Code Phishing Turns Smartphones Into New Attack Vectors

Researchers observed threat actors embedding malicious URLs in QR codes that, when scanned, direct victims to credential‑harvesting webpages or
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12
Feb
CrowdStrike’s Human‑AI Loop Accelerates Zero‑Day Detection and Response

CrowdStrike’s Human‑AI Loop Accelerates Zero‑Day Detection and Response

CrowdStrike disclosed a “human‑AI feedback loop” in which threat analysts continuously inject contextual insights—such as tactics, techniques, and
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12
Feb
Muddled Libra Leverages AI to Automate Phishing and Cloud Intrusions

Muddled Libra Leverages AI to Automate Phishing and Cloud Intrusions

Unit42’s latest investigation uncovered that the Muddled Libra ransomware group has embedded artificial‑intelligence models into its operational playbook.
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11
Feb
AI‑Boosted Phishing Fuels PowerShell Attacks by Muddled Libra Group

AI‑Boosted Phishing Fuels PowerShell Attacks by Muddled Libra Group

Muddled Libra has refined its intrusion chain by leveraging generative AI to produce highly contextualized phishing emails that bypass traditional
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11
Feb
Romanian Pipeline Hit by Attack; Ransomware Targeting Critical Infrastructure Soars

Romanian Pipeline Hit by Attack; Ransomware Targeting Critical Infrastructure Soars

On 9 February, Check Point’s Threat Intelligence Report documented a successful intrusion against Conpet, Romania’s main pipeline operator.
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10
Feb
VMware Unveils vDefend: Zero‑Trust Micro‑Segmentation for Hybrid Cloud

VMware Unveils vDefend: Zero‑Trust Micro‑Segmentation for Hybrid Cloud

VMware’s security team announced the vDefend framework, a set of built‑in controls that bring zero‑trust principles to
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