#account takeover
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Visa Is Buying Fraud-Detection Firm BioCatch for $2.4 Billion
The payments giant wants BioCatch's technology, which watches how you move through a banking app, to help banks catch scammers before money leaves an account.
A Stolen Phone Number Nearly Took Over Someone's Entire Digital Life
A real-world SIM swap attack shows how quickly identity checks break down once a criminal gets hold of your phone number.
Chick-fil-A customer accounts hit in June credential-stuffing wave
The chicken chain says attackers used passwords stolen elsewhere to break into Chick-fil-A One accounts over three days in June 2026.
Fake X Login Alerts Are Being Used to Steal Your Password
Criminals are sending convincing 'new device login' emails to X users, hoping to harvest account credentials for follow-on fraud including crypto scams and phishing attacks.
Splunk and Zoom Fix Security Flaws That Could Let Hackers Take Over Accounts
Both companies pushed out patches this week. One Zoom flaw scores a near-perfect danger rating and could let a criminal break into accounts without knowing a password.
Zoom patches critical Windows flaw that could hand attackers your account
A 9.8-severity bug in Zoom's Windows client lets remote attackers take over accounts with no login required.
Argentina's Football Association Says Its Email Account May Have Been Hacked After World Cup Win
Someone sent journalists messages from the AFA's official inbox claiming Argentina's victory over Egypt was fixed. The association says it didn't send them.
Spanish Startup 8Layers Has Raised $2.9 Million to Track Every Digital Identity Inside a Business
The Madrid company says its platform watches human accounts, software service accounts, and AI agents across cloud tools, then flags suspicious behaviour before it becomes a breach.
Passkeys Are Winning the Login Fight. Attackers Are Moving to the Verification Step.
Credential stuffing is fading as passkeys go mainstream. The next account takeover battle is happening at password resets, help desks, and identity checks.
Fake DoorDash Calls Are Draining Delivery Drivers' Wallets
Criminals are posing as DoorDash support staff, tricking gig workers into handing over account details, then quietly emptying their earnings. One driver lost $21,000.
Fake Teams Invites Are Tricking Microsoft 365 Users Into Handing Over Their Accounts
A phishing crew is skipping the fake login page and walking victims straight through Microsoft's own device sign-in flow.
Behavioral AI vs. modern email attacks: what a vendor webinar actually promises
A live session pitches behavioral analysis as the answer to phishing, BEC and account takeover. What that means in plain English, and where the hard parts still sit.
SSU, FBI Detail Russian Phishing Op Targeting Signal and Telegram Accounts
Ukrainian counterintelligence says GRU and FSB-linked operators ran fake tech-support flows against officials' messengers across Ukraine, Europe, and the U.S.
Account Takeovers Still Outrunning Detection, Vendors Push Behavioral AI as Answer
Compromised credentials remain the cheapest entry point on criminal marketplaces. A new webinar argues behavioral models, not static rules, are the only way to close the gap.
Third DraftKings Credential-Stuffing Conspirator Sentenced to 18 Months
Nathan Austad gets a year and a half in federal prison, plus $1.8 million in forfeiture and restitution, closing out the last of the DraftKings account-takeover prosecutions.