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It's no surprise that 18–29-year-olds are turning to social media for cybersecurity information. As digital natives, this age group naturally gravitates toward platforms where information is fast, accessible, and constantly updated. But how effectively are they absorbing these short snippets—and…

Several Russian state-sponsored threat actors are using QR code phishing (quishing) to compromise Signal accounts, according to researchers at Google’s Threat Intelligence Group. The QR codes are designed to grant access to the account via Signal’s Linked Devices feature. “The most novel…

Researchers at Cyble warn that a phishing kit is abusing the Open Graph (OG) protocol to target social media users. The Open Graph protocol, originally developed by Facebook in 2010, allows users to control the content preview that’s displayed when a link…

Phishing and malicious emails remained the primary vectors of infection during the second half of 2024, according to a new report from Acronis. “The number of email-based attacks detected in the second half of 2024 increased 197% compared to the…

Spear phishing was the top cybersecurity threat to the manufacturing sector over the past six months, according to a report from ReliaQuest. These attacks accounted for 41% of true-positive alerts in the sector. “Spear phishing remains a favored tactic for…

Several Russian threat actors, including the SVR’s Cozy Bear, are launching highly targeted spear phishing attacks against Microsoft 365 accounts, according to researchers at Volexity. The attackers are impersonating employees at the US State Department, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence, the European…