Serial number: AV26-028 Date: October 28, 2026 Audience This Alert is intended for IT professionals and managers. Purpose An Alert is used to raise awareness of a recently identified cyber threat that may impact cyber information assets, and to provide additional detection and mitigation advice to recipients. The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security ("Cyber Centre") is also available to provide additional assistance regarding the content of this Alert to recipients as requested. Details The…
Microsoft again asked Entra ID administrators to migrate users to phishing-resistant methods to avoid sign-in disruptions before it retires SMS and voice authentication in February 2027. [...]
Elections give scammers plenty to work with: urgent deadlines, familiar faces, passionate supporters, and messages asking people to take action. Some want you to “fix” your voter registration. Others want a donation, an answer to a survey, or payment for merchandise supposedly endorsed by your favorite politician. The details change, but the objective stays the same: get your money, your personal information, or both. Here are five election-themed scams to watch out for. Scam 1. “We’ll help you…
You recognize the website. You’ve visited it before. You may even have it bookmarked. Then it asks you to do something unusual: install an update, allow notifications, or run a command to prove you’re human. Stop and check first. A website you trust can still display instructions you shouldn’t follow. Our researchers have documented attacks in which criminals hacked legitimate websites and used them to deliver fake verification pages that trick visitors into installing malware. Within the same…
The warnings are everywhere these days. Don’t click this. Don’t open that. Don’t scan this. Don’t download that. These messages of caution, however well-intended, are so ubiquitous and constant that it should come as no surprise that some people have started to tune them out. How many people? About one in three, according to our recent study. Keeping up with every warning can feel exhausting. Meanwhile, scammers are finding new ways to target people and phones give them plenty of opportunities.…
ClickFix tricks users into pasting malicious commands into the Windows Run dialog. See how Attack Reduction in Huntress ESPM helps prevent that from happening.
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CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a Public Service Announcement (PSA) warning election and campaign officials about cyber threats during the 2026 U.S. midterm elections. Malicious cyber actors may use phishing and smishing techniques to steal login credentials and other sensitive information or install malware on targeted devices. Election officials, candidates, and political organizations may be attractive targets because of their access to voter registration data,…
AI can help you send more job applications. But when you lose track of where you’ve applied, a fake recruiter’s message can start to look like the reply you’ve been waiting for. Job hunting can feel like shouting into the void. You send applications, rewrite cover letters, and wait for replies that may never arrive. Then a message lands on your phone: someone wants to talk about a job. But was it one of the jobs you applied for? It is hard to keep track when you’ve sent out a lot of them. Two…
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Maybe it’s a text saying your package couldn’t be delivered, with a link to reschedule. Or an email from your bank asking you to verify your account. Or perhaps it’s an invitation from someone you know to view a document. The message looks real enough, but something about the link feels fishy. Do you click it? Malwarebytes Scam Link Check is a new free tool that lets you check a suspicious link before you click. Simply paste the link into Scam Link Check, and Malwarebytes will scan it for signs…
Nacionalni CERT upozorava građane na phishing kampanju putem SMS poruka u kojima se napadači predstavljaju kao Porezna uprava i obavještavaju primatelje da im je odobren povrat poreza. Cilj kampanje je navesti građane na odavanje osobnih i financijskih podataka, koji se potom mogu zloupotrijebiti za financijske prijevare. U poruci se nalazi poveznica koja vodi na lažnu internetsku stranicu. Od građana se najprije traži unos imena i prezimena, IBAN-a, broja mobitela i datuma rođenja, a zatim i…
Learn how business email compromise (BEC) attacks work, the warning signs to watch for, and how Huntress stops BEC with 24/7 identity threat detection.
The National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NÚKIB) is warning about targeted phishing campaigns aimed at users of the Signal messaging app. These activities are primarily linked to actors connected to the Russian Federation, and their goal is to gain access to victims’ communications by exploiting human error. Given the popularity of the Signal app among high-profile individuals and the occurrence of cyber incidents associated with it in the Czech Republic, NÚKIB is publishing an…
Scammers are finding different ways to use personal details exposed in data breaches to lure people into conversations. Last week, we showed how a Facebook Marketplace listing used the recipient’s name to make a text asking “Is this still available?” more convincing. The one we got this week was a lot simpler. No suspicious link. No overdue payment. No warning that your account is about to be closed. No fake images. Just your name, followed by a question mark. It’s a remarkably small opening…
You ignored the suspicious email. You didn’t open the attachment, click the link, or reply to the sender. Then you asked your AI assistant to summarize your inbox. Could the message you wisely avoided find its way back onto your to-do list—only this time presented as an urgent recommendation from a tool you trust? That’s the risk behind phishing emails containing hidden instructions aimed at AI assistants. Instead of relying only on persuading you, attackers are also trying to influence the…
Najviše je zabilježeno phishing napada, neželjenih poruka i financijski motiviranih prijevara, a listopad donosi kampanju za građane te nacionalna i europska natjecanja iz kibernetičke sigurnosti Tijekom Europskog mjeseca kibernetičke sigurnosti, koji se svake godine obilježava u listopadu, CARNET-ov Nacionalni CERT provodi niz aktivnosti usmjerenih na podizanje razine svijesti javnosti o važnosti kibernetičke sigurnosti. Riječ je o dijelu aktivnosti koje Nacionalni CERT kontinuirano provodi…
When phishing can increasingly pass familiar checks, avoiding or limiting the damage depends on how quickly your company can detect and contain the attack
Critical signals still land in different security tools, so early signs of a campaign might go unnoticed. That visibility gap is getting more expensive as attackers automate phishing and vulnerability chaining. Although bringing the data together is the foundation, the real shift comes from the agentic layer operating on that data, and that’s what this post explores. Consider the following:At 9:00 a.m., Sublime Security quarantines a phishing email before it reaches an inbox. At 9:05 a.m., an…
A domain that has long appeared in software documentation, code examples, and developer test material is now being used to push a ClickFix attack against Windows users. A placeholder domain stands in for a website in an example. The best-known is probably example.com. Another, third-party[.]com, has often been used in documentation to represent an external website, API, or service. However, there is a very important difference between the two: example.com is reserved for documentation, while…
You receive an invitation to a password-protected meeting, a secure chatroom, or a shared document. To get access, it says, you need to enter a short code on a sign-in page for one of your accounts. The message claims the code will let you open the document or join the meeting. In fact, it approves a sign-in the scammer started. The page is real and the code works, which is why this type of attack—known as device code phishing—is so dangerous. Device code phishing abuses a legitimate sign-in…
The Huntress SOC uncovered phishing attacks that trick employees into installing rogue RMM tools like ScreenConnect for persistent access. Learn how to spot it.
Tomorrow's webinar examines real Google Workspace breaches involving social engineering and malicious OAuth applications, from initial access through the critical first hours of incident response. Learn which security controls and response decisions can make the greatest difference. [...]
Microsoft has reminded admins to migrate Entra ID users to phishing-resistant authentication methods to avoid sign-in disruptions after it retires SMS first-factor sign-in starting in February 2027. [...]
AI has already made fundamental changes to the operating environment for cybersecurity. Cyberattackers are testing more paths, adapting their techniques, and moving across digital environments with greater speed and persistence. The weaknesses they exploit remain familiar: excessive permissions, unprotected authentication flows, unpatched systems, exposed execution paths, and gaps between controls. What has changed is how quickly these weaknesses can combine into attack paths that cross…
Upozorňujeme na phishingovou kampaň zneužívající autentizační mechanismus Device Code Flow. Útočník pod záminkou připojení ke schůzce nebo videohovoru přes legitimní nástroje přiměje uživatele k autorizaci a přes kontrolovanou relaci dochází ke krádeži přístupového tokenu a následné kompromitaci uživatele.Device Code FlowDevice Code Flow je autentizační mechanismus navržený pro případy, kdy se uživatel přihlašuje na zařízení s omezenými možnostmi zadávání přihlašovacích údajů, například na…
Attackers can combine social engineering with malicious OAuth applications to gain access to Google Workspace data without relying solely on stolen passwords. This webinar examines two attacks to show how these breaches unfold and which security controls can help stop them. [...]
MFA makes account takeover harder, but attackers are increasingly targeting the recovery processes used to reset passwords and authentication methods. Specops explains why stronger identity verification at the service desk is critical to preventing social engineering attacks from turning account recovery into account takeover. [...]
X says attackers may be targeting accounts because its X Money payments service is now more widely available. The company is investigating a wave of unsolicited password-reset emails sent to users. While their arrival alongside the wider X Money rollout has fueled account-takeover concerns, X says it has found no evidence of a breach or successful account takeovers so far. X users began reporting unexpected password-reset emails and codes on September 1. In a public post, X product engineer…
Národní úřad pro kybernetickou a informační bezpečnost (NÚKIB) upozorňuje na cílené phishingové kampaně zaměřené na uživatele komunikační aplikace Signal.
In a tech support scam, criminals pretend to work for a trusted technology or security company. They claim there is a problem with your device, software, subscription, or account, then try to persuade you to pay them, share personal information, or give them remote access to your computer. These scams used to rely mainly on browser locks and fake virus warnings. Now, scammers use many more ways to reach people, including websites and platforms they trust. How tech support scams reach you As…
Scammers are becoming more strategic about where they target people. Nine in ten toll scams—the fake unpaid-toll messages that threaten fines or license suspension—arrive by email or text, while roughly six in ten romance scams show up first on social media. That’s no coincidence. Rather than blasting the same message everywhere, criminals are tailoring different scams to the platforms where they’re most likely to succeed. This finding comes from Malwarebytes’ own threat research systems and…
Koliko god se pridržavali svih sigurnosnih preporuka, ponekad se dogodi da nešto ipak pođe po krivu, bilo da je riječ o sumnjivoj poruci na koju smo kliknuli, kompromitiranom računu ili neugodnom iskustvu s nekim na internetu. Uz sve savjete o prevenciji, jednako je važno znati i kako reagirati ako se dogodi problem. U nastavku donosimo pregled nekoliko čestih situacija i osnovne korake koje možete poduzeti sami, bez obzira radi li se o vašem uređaju, računu ili neugodnom iskustvu na mreži. Ako…
Healthcare and pharmaceutical-distribution giant McKesson has disclosed a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to third-party applications and the theft of data. McKesson Corporation is an American healthcare company that distributes pharmaceuticals and provides medical supplies, health information technology, and care management tools. McKesson says it discovered the cybersecurity incident on August 25, 2026, and that its investigation is still in early stages. “Based on our…
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WhatsApp announced on August 25 that more than one billion people now use passkeys to log back into the app. The announcement included two other security upgrades: a stronger two-step verification method and more context for incoming calls from unknown numbers. It marks one of the largest passwordless authentication rollouts to date. Passkeys are now firmly mainstream, with the FIDO Alliance estimating that 5 billion are in use worldwide and 75% of consumers have enabled one on at least one…
Uživatelé iPhonů se stávají terčem nového podvodu vydávajícího se za technickou podporu, který se je snaží oklamat pomocí falešného upozornění na platbu přes Apple Pay. Na podvodné webové stránce se zobrazí upozornění, které věrohodně napodobuje systémovou notifikaci telefonu a průběh platby přes Apple Pay, včetně údajného ověřování pomocí Face ID a dalších běžných bezpečnostních prvků. Následuje varování o zablokování Apple ID a výzva ke kontaktování falešné podpory Apple. Stránka navíc dokáže…
Recently, we found a listing on BuzzFeed from someone pretending to be Malwarebytes Support. It reminded us why we need to be cautious about content on platforms where anyone can create an entry. Based on the phone number, we suspect the people behind this listing are trying to draw callers into a tech support scam. The scammer may use social engineering to persuade victims to grant remote access to their devices. This is not Malwarebytes’ phone number At first glance, this kind of lure can…
Move past basic credential harvesting. Discover how modern attackers use ClickFix, BitB, and OAuth consent phishing—and how to train your users with Huntress SAT.