Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Complaint Says Service Generated More Than 1.5 Million Malicious URLsGoogle has sued a Chinese phishing-as-a-service provider accused of teaching customers to use Gemini to generate and customize scam websites, a campaign linked to more than 1.59 million phishing URLs, over 100,000 victims, and widespread credential and financial theft.

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in partnership with the Indonesian National Police, has dismantled the infrastructure associated with a global phishing operation that leveraged an off-the-shelf toolkit called W3LL to steal thousands of victims' account credentials and attempt more than $20 million in fraud

Kwamaine Jerell Ford allegedly impersonated an adult film star and tricked his high-profile victims into sharing their iCloud credentials and MFA codes under false pretenses. The post Zero lessons learned: Convicted scammer allegedly ran another athlete-focused phishing scam from federal prison appeared first on CyberScoop.

A phishing campaign is using a fake Google Account security page to deliver a web-based app capable of stealing one-time passcodes, harvesting cryptocurrency wallet addresses, and proxying attacker traffic through victims' browsers. [...]

Google-owned Mandiant on Friday said it identified an "expansion in threat activity" that uses tradecraft consistent with extortion-themed attacks orchestrated by a financially motivated hacking group known as ShinyHunters

Threat actors posing as IT support teams use phishing kits to generate fake login sites in real-time to trick victims into handing over credentials

A suspected Russia-aligned group has been attributed to a phishing campaign that employs device code authentication workflows to steal victims' Microsoft 365 credentials and conduct account takeover attacks

More Than 1M Victims Affected GloballyTech giant Google sued the Chinese-speaking operators of a phishing-as-a-service operation in what it hopes will be a first step to deterring the prolific service behind hundreds of thousands of fraudulent websites used to steal credentials from millions of victims.

A new phishing and malware distribution toolkit called MatrixPDF allows attackers to convert ordinary PDF files into interactive lures that bypass email security and redirect victims to credential theft or malware downloads. [...]

If you recently got an email asking you to verify your credentials to a PyPI site, better change that password The Python Software Foundation warned users of a new string of phishing attacks using a phony Python Package Index (PyPI) website and asking victims to verify their account or face suspension, and advised anyone who did provide their credentials to change their password "immediately."…

The Python Software Foundation has warned victims of a new wave of phishing attacks using a fake Python Package Index (PyPI) website to reset credentials. [...]

Okta uncovers new phishing-as-a-service operation with 'multiple entities' falling victim Multiple attackers using a new phishing service dubbed VoidProxy to target organizations' Microsoft and Google accounts have successfully stolen users' credentials, multi-factor authentication codes, and session tokens in real time, according to security researchers.…

Attackers are using credentials stolen via phishing websites that purport to be legitimate securities company homepages, duping victims and selling their stocks before they realize they've been hacked.

Stolen credentials edge out email tricks for cloud break-ins because they're so easy to get Criminals used stolen credentials more frequently than email phishing to gain access into their victims' IT systems last year, marking the first time that compromised login details claimed the number two spot in Mandiant's list of most common initial infection vectors.…

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new type of credential phishing scheme that ensures that the stolen information is associated with valid online accounts

Phishing actors are employing a new evasion tactic called  'Precision-Validated Phishing' that only shows fake login forms when a user enters an email address that the threat actors specifically targeted. [...]

Cybersecurity researchers have warned about a large-scale ad fraud campaign that has leveraged hundreds of malicious apps published on the Google Play Store to serve full-screen ads and conduct phishing attacks

The Russian threat actor known as Star Blizzard has been linked to a new spear-phishing campaign that targets victims' WhatsApp accounts, signaling a departure from its longstanding tradecraft in a likely attempt to evade detection

Cybersecurity researchers have alerted to a new malvertising campaign that's targeting individuals and businesses advertising via Google Ads by attempting to phish for their credentials via fraudulent ads on Google

Recent campaign targeted 20,000 folk across UK and Europe with this tactic, Unit 42 warns Unknown criminals went on a phishing expedition that targeted about 20,000 users across the automotive, chemical and industrial compound manufacturing sectors in Europe, and tried to steal account credentials and then hijack the victims' Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure.…