France’s Top Court Blocks Under-15 Social Media Ban
France’s plan to block children under 15 from social media has hit a constitutional roadblock. The Constitutional Council on Friday...
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ClickFix Attacks Deliver macOS Stealer That Can Drain Crypto Wallets
Ravie LakshmananAug 07, 2026Malware / Social Engineering ClickFix-style attacks are being used to deliver a Go-based malware capable of stealing...
The $5 million threat: AI Is supercharging phishing attacks
According to the newly-published study, phishing and social engineering are becoming more expensive to recover from, trickier to detect, and...
Email threats changed after the Tycoon2FA take-down
The adaptation came in the form of using Microsoft Teams as a social engineering channel. Attackers established conversations to build...
France Bans Social Media for Under-15s, Requires Age Checks
Social media is about to come with an age check for everyone in France, not only children. French lawmakers approved...
AI Surveillance and Social Progress
AI Surveillance and Social Progress In the near future, AI-powered surveillance systems will be able to track everything we do...
Australia’s Teen Social Media Ban Exposes Age Verification Gap
Australia’s under-16 social media ban has a loophole: the honor system. A Reuters-reported study found that major platforms did not...
AI-Driven Identity Attacks Are Surging, PwC Warns
Identity and social engineering scams have been a time-honored way to gain unauthorized access to systems. Cybercriminals typically use email...
WhatsApp is Finally Getting Usernames to Help Keep Phone Numbers Private
Ravie LakshmananJun 29, 2026Privacy / Social Media WhatsApp on Monday officially announced the start of global reservations of usernames with...
FBI Warns Russian Intelligence Hackers Target Signal Backup Recovery Keys
Swati KhandelwalJun 26, 2026Secure Messaging / Social Engineering The FBI and CISA have updated their March warning about Russian intelligence phishing Signal...
WhatsApp VBScript Campaign Uses Fake Documents to Install ManageEngine RMM Tool
Ravie LakshmananJun 23, 2026Malware / Social Engineering Direct messages sent via WhatsApp are being used to distribute malicious Visual Basic...
WhatsApp VBScript Campaign Uses Fake Documents to Install ManageEngine RMM Tool
Ravie LakshmananJun 23, 2026Malware / Social Engineering Direct messages sent via WhatsApp are being used to distribute malicious Visual Basic...
Crypto Clipper Campaign Abuses Fake Reviews, AI Narrators, and VirusTotal Comments
Ravie LakshmananJun 17, 2026Malware / Social Engineering An unknown threat actor has been observed leveraging paid or promoted posts on...
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...
Cybercrime Groups Using Vishing and SSO Abuse in Rapid SaaS Extortion Attacks
Ravie LakshmananMay 01, 2026Malware / Social Engineering Cybersecurity researchers are warning of two cybercrime groups that are carrying out "rapid,...
