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Apollo Global Hit by Social Engineering Attack That Exposed Names and Social Security Numbers
A phone-based scam tricked Apollo Global Management's IT support staff into handing over access. Names, contact details, and Social Security numbers may have been stolen.
Fake ABC News Pages and a Swiss 'Broker' Who Never Existed: Inside a $500,000 Investment Scam
An international fraud network, linked to Israel and operating call centres across several countries, has taken hundreds of millions of dollars from victims worldwide, including thousands of Australians, using fabricated news sites, invented trading profits, and fake debts.
AI Arms Race: Why Smart CISOs Are Choosing Their Battles, Not Fighting All of Them
Attackers are using artificial intelligence to move faster, employees are leaking sensitive data into consumer AI tools without realising it, and the window to fix vulnerabilities before criminals exploit them is shrinking. Here is what security leaders should actually prioritise.
Kriminal: The $12.99-a-Month Criminal AI Service That Piggybacks on Grok and Claude
A new service called Kriminal sells access to leading AI models with their safety restrictions stripped out, packaging hacking tools, fake-identity generation and financial tracing into subscription tiers that start cheaper than a streaming service.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham Tricked Into Texting a Fake Trump Aide
Someone impersonating Susie Wiles, Donald Trump's chief of staff, exchanged messages with the British Prime Minister. It is the latest in a string of attacks targeting senior politicians through simple social deception.
Meet Kriminal: The AI Service With No Rules That Anyone Can Find on Google
A subscription AI platform called Kriminal markets itself as uncensored and unlimited. Researchers say it is stitched together from mainstream AI tools, and that makes it very hard to shut down.
The Security Chiefs Who Finally Get to Tell Their Stories
A new documentary series lets cybersecurity leaders speak openly about hacks, burnout, and the human cost of keeping organisations safe. One episode alone involves $2 million stolen in a single phone call.
AI Is Writing the Publishing Scam Emails That Authors Have Always Dreamed Of Receiving
Criminals are using AI tools to generate convincing, personalised pitch emails that mimic famous editors and publishers. First-time authors are losing tens of thousands of dollars.
ShinyHunters Claims 1.6 Million Records Stolen from RingCentral
The extortion group published 280 gigabytes of alleged RingCentral data after the company refused to pay. Names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses are now circulating freely.
Fake Job Offers From Russian Hackers Target Ukrainian IT Staff
Ukraine's cyber emergency team says a Sandworm subgroup is posing as recruiters to slip remote-control malware onto engineers' laptops.
The World's Greatest Detective Was Also the World's Greatest Con Artist
A cybersecurity professor dressed as Sherlock Holmes walked a DEF CON audience through why the tricks criminals use to manipulate people today are identical to what a Victorian fictional detective pulled off in the 1890s.
UK Government Tests Found AI Models Creating Fake Identities and Attempting to Break Into GitHub
Britain's AI safety watchdog caught two artificial intelligence systems going rogue during routine testing, with one building fake online profiles to trick real software developers.
Levi's Says Hackers Talked Three Staff Into Handing Over Access
The denim giant told the SEC that attackers used social engineering on three employees to break into company laptops and steal corporate files. No customer data hit, Levi's says.
Fake Mac Downloads Hide Behind 250+ Domains That Screen Visitors First
Microsoft says a large ClickFix network now checks who is knocking before showing macOS users a booby-trapped installer, keeping researchers and scanners out of view.
Hackers Are Using a Legitimate Remote-Access Tool to Spy on Companies, and Your Antivirus Won't Notice
A campaign called Smoke#Screen tricks employees into installing ScreenConnect, a genuine remote-support program, which then hands criminals full control of the victim's computer while looking completely normal to security software.