How Synthetic Identity Fraud is Coming for Machine Identities
Most people understand identity theft as an attacker stealing a real person's sensitive information and impersonating them. Synthetic identity fraud...
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Proofpoint Research Finds 65% of Organizations Affected by Ransomware Say AI Made Attacks More Effective
Global study reveals that AI is amplifying phishing, impersonation and credential theft, transforming ransomware into a human-centric extortion problem SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 22, 2026 – Proofpoint, Inc., a global leader...
First-Person Identity Theft Story
First-Person Identity Theft Story Harrowing story of an identity theft victim. Yes, the person made a mistake—they gave the scammer...
Fake Job Offers Impersonate Netflix, OpenAI, and FIFA to Steal Google Credentials
What seems to be a job opportunity can turn into a credential theft scam. Cybercriminals weaponize the names of over...
UNC3753 Used Vishing and Physical Intrusions in U.S. Data Theft Extortion Campaign
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a financially motivated data theft extortion campaign that has targeted dozens of organizations across...
Quasar Linux (QLNX) – A Silent Foothold in the Supply Chain: Inside a Full-Featured Linux RAT With Rootkit, PAM Backdoor, Credential Harvesting Capabilities
Conclusion The QLNX implant was built for long-term stealth and credential theft. What makes it particularly dangerous is not any...
Microsoft Details Phishing Campaign Targeting 35,000 Users Across 26 Countries
Microsoft has disclosed details of a large-scale credential theft campaign that has leveraged a combination of code of conduct-themed lures...
North Korea’s Enormous Crypto Hacks Redefine Scale and Strategy
A pair of tightly executed cyberattacks have become milestones in cryptocurrency theft in 2026 due to their sheer size. These...
US, UK and Canada disrupt $45M crypto theft in Operation Atlantic
US, UK and Canada disrupt $45M crypto theft in Operation Atlantic Pierluigi Paganini April 14, 2026 US, UK and Canada...
108 Malicious Chrome Extensions Steal Google and Telegram Data, Affecting 20,000 Users
Ravie LakshmananApr 14, 2026Data Theft / Browser Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign in which a cluster of...
$285 Million Drift Hack Traced to Six-Month DPRK Social Engineering Operation
Drift has revealed that the April 1, 2026, attack that led to the theft of $285 million was the culmination of a months-long...
‘CanisterWorm’ Springs Wiper Attack Targeting Iran
A financially motivated data theft and extortion group is attempting to inject itself into the Iran war, unleashing a worm...
Your tax forms sell for $20 on the dark web
Tax season is also peak season for identity theft. Criminals use stolen personal data to file fake tax returns...
Storm-2561 Spreads Trojan VPN Clients via SEO Poisoning to Steal Credentials
Ravie LakshmananMar 13, 2026VPN Security / Malware Microsoft has disclosed details of a credential theft campaign that employs fake virtual...
ClawJacked flaw exposed OpenClaw users to data theft
ClawJacked flaw exposed OpenClaw users to data theft Pierluigi Paganini March 02, 2026 “ClawJacked” flaw let malicious sites hijack OpenClaw...
