Cybercriminals are leveraging LastPass's after-death account handover procedures to trick users into revealing their login credentials. The campaign, linked to the CryptoChameleon group, involves sending fake emails about legacy access requests that redirect victims to phishing sites.

Scammers are now using fake voicemail notifications to trick users into revealing their credentials. These phishing emails often appear legitimate, leading victims to fake login pages or triggering malware downloads.

A new hacking group, Storm-2657, is targeting U.S. universities with sophisticated phishing attacks aimed at hijacking payroll payments. These 'pirate payroll' attacks exploit social engineering tactics to manipulate staff into providing sensitive login information.

A sophisticated text message phishing campaign, attributed to the Smishing Triad, is targeting users globally, affecting over 121 countries. The operation utilizes advanced social engineering tactics and operates through a Phishing-as-a-Service ecosystem.

The SideWinder advanced persistent threat group has developed a sophisticated attack methodology utilizing ClickOnce applications to deploy StealerBot malware against diplomatic and governmental targets in South Asia. This campaign marks a significant evolution in their tactics, employing spear-phishing emails and advanced evasion techniques.

Cybercriminals are increasingly leveraging Clickfix social engineering tactics and AI in Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams, leading to a 500% surge in Clickfix attacks in early 2025. Mimecast's latest report reveals a shift in tactics that focus on the human element, making phishing and scams harder to detect.

Mimecast's latest report reveals a staggering 500% increase in AI-driven phishing and ClickFix schemes as cybercriminals exploit trusted services to bypass email security. The report highlights that phishing now accounts for 77% of all attacks, marking a significant evolution in attacker behavior.

Caminho, a Brazilian Loader-as-a-Service (LaaS), uses Least Significant Bit (LSB) steganography to hide .NET payloads in images, allowing malware to bypass defenses. This threat targets businesses across South America, Africa, and Eastern Europe, utilizing spear-phishing tactics to deliver its payloads.

Security flaws in Microsoft's Azure ecosystem enable cybercriminals to create deceptive applications that imitate official services like the Azure Portal. Varonis discovered that attackers can bypass safeguards using invisible Unicode characters, leading to potential phishing attacks.

Researchers have uncovered a large-scale phishing operation known as Smishing Triad, which utilizes text messages to deceive victims. The campaign involves thousands of malicious actors and has registered approximately 195,000 domains since January 2024, primarily targeting sensitive personal information.

In Q3 2025, Cisco Talos observed a significant rise in ToolShell attacks, primarily targeting public-facing applications, with a notable increase in post-exploitation phishing campaigns. The report emphasizes the importance of network segmentation and rapid patching to mitigate these threats.

Threat actors are exploiting X’s generative AI bot Grok to disseminate phishing links, according to ESET researchers. By tricking Grok into providing links in its responses, attackers are circumventing restrictions on promoted posts.

A phishing campaign is impersonating well-known brands like KFC, Red Bull, and Ferrari to compromise Facebook login details. Malicious emails lead targets to a fake job posting site where they are prompted to enter their credentials.

Cybercriminals are exploiting Microsoft 365's Direct Send feature to bypass security filters and conduct phishing campaigns. This legitimate feature, designed for enterprise convenience, has become a vector for business email compromise attacks, prompting security researchers to raise alarms.

Cybercriminals are evolving their email phishing tactics, utilizing legacy methods combined with advanced techniques to evade security measures. New strategies include the use of QR codes, password-protected attachments, and multi-stage verification chains to compromise victims.

A newly uncovered attack campaign, dubbed Jingle Thief, is targeting global retailers' gift card systems using phishing and smishing techniques. The attackers, believed to be based in Morocco, operate entirely in cloud environments without deploying traditional malware.

The Astaroth banking trojan has resurfaced, utilizing GitHub as a platform for malware configuration updates. This sophisticated malware employs targeted phishing tactics to steal banking and cryptocurrency credentials while evading detection through advanced techniques.

The Beamglea campaign has exploited 175 malicious npm packages to conduct phishing attacks, primarily targeting tech and energy firms across Europe and APAC. Researchers discovered that these packages, which have over 26,000 downloads, redirect users to phishing sites designed to steal credentials.