Patch Tuesday, May 2026 Edition
Artificial intelligence platforms may be just as susceptible to social engineering as human beings, but they are proving remarkably good...
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[un]prompted 2026 – Detection & Deception Engineering In The Matrix
The post prompted 2026 – Detection & Deception Engineering In The Matrix appeared first on Infosecurity.US. Author, Creator & Presenter:...
Obsidian Plugin Abuse Delivers PHANTOMPULSE RAT in Targeted Finance, Crypto Attacks
Ravie LakshmananApr 16, 2026Application Security / Threat Intelligence A "novel" social engineering campaign has been observed abusing Obsidian, a cross-platform...
Privacy-Preserving Data Analytics: Stop Collecting What You Do Not Need
There is an almost reflexive habit in data engineering: whenever you instrument an event, you attach a user ID. It...
North Korea’s APT37 Uses Facebook Social Engineering to Deliver RokRAT Malware
Ravie LakshmananApr 13, 2026Social Engineering / Threat Intelligence The North Korean hacking group tracked as APT37 (aka ScarCruft) has been attributed...
Weaponizing Trust Signals: Claude Code Lures and GitHub Release Payloads
While the immediate threat is the social engineering campaign delivering Vidar, the leaked source code itself presents a distinct and...
Microsoft Warns of WhatsApp-Delivered VBS Malware Hijacking Windows via UAC Bypass
Ravie LakshmananApr 01, 2026Social Engineering / Malware Microsoft is calling attention to a new campaign that has leveraged WhatsApp messages...
Kubernetes Upgrades Are Eating Engineering Time: How to Get It Back
Kubernetes powers your products, but it quietly hijacks your engineering organization. Every year, you pay senior engineers to wrestle...
LeakNet Ransomware Uses ClickFix via Hacked Sites, Deploys Deno In-Memory Loader
The ransomware operation known as LeakNet has adopted the ClickFix social engineering tactic delivered through compromised websites as an initial...
Hackers Pose as IT Staff in Microsoft Teams to Install Malware
Image: sapannpix/Adobe Microsoft Teams impersonation and social engineering tactics are being used in an ongoing campaign to deliver a stealthy...
Understanding the Differences Between WS-Federation and Other Protocols
Identity management is a mess. Let’s be honest. It feels less like engineering and more like archaeology. You dig...
SLH Offers $500–$1,000 Per Call to Recruit Women for IT Help Desk Vishing Attacks
Ravie LakshmananFeb 25, 2026Social Engineering / Cloud Security The notorious cybercrime collective known as Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters (SLH) has been...
NDSS 2025 – Generating API Specifications For Bug Detection Via Specification Propagation Analysis
Session 13B: API Security Authors, Creators & Presenters: Miaoqian Lin (Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing,...
Engineering for the Inevitable: Managing Downstream Failures in Security Data Pipelines
The post Engineering for the Inevitable: Managing Downstream Failures in Security Data Pipelines appeared first on Realm.Security. *** This...
3 Ways to Start Your Intelligent Workflow Program
Security, IT, and engineering teams today are under relentless pressure to accelerate outcomes, cut operational drag, and unlock the full...
