#Social Engineering
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FBI Flags Silent Ransom Group's Physical Intrusion Tactic Against U.S. Law Firms
The threat actor known as Silent Ransom Group has added walk-in impersonation to its toolkit, sending actors posing as IT support into law firm offices to insert storage devices into employee computers.
JINX-0164 Runs Fake-Recruiter Playbook Against Crypto Firms, Drops Custom macOS Malware
A newly catalogued threat actor is courting engineers at cryptocurrency companies with bogus job offers, then pivoting into CI/CD systems to siphon digital assets.
Microsoft Catches Chatbots Pointing Users at Cryptojacking Sites
A campaign tracked by Microsoft Defender Experts is poisoning AI assistant answers so that download recommendations lead to miner-laden installers.
The Boy Who Topped the Leaderboard: How 'Tylerb' Became a Cooperating Witness
Tyler Buchanan, the Scottish core of Scattered Spider's 2022 phishing spree, pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court. His path there ran through a blowtorch, a Barcelona departure gate, and a Telegram scoreboard.
Prompt Bombing Turned Your Second Factor Into a Doorbell Nobody Stops Ringing
Attackers stopped trying to steal push notifications. They just wait for tired users to tap 'approve' at 2 a.m.