Emerging Threats

Convincing phishing campaign is spoofing a Google email (Header image)
An email sent from Google to a lead blockchain developer turned out to be such a sophisticated attack that it has attracted the collective attention of cybersecurity media.  Phishing emails are the most...
Apr 25, 2025
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Beware of tax-related scams: Report shows a 28% spike in March: Header image
Tax season can be a time of rushed deadlines and heightened stress, and cybercriminals are banking on those emotions to steal your financial data. A new report found threats targeting taxpayers in 2025...
Apr 17, 2025
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Fake DeepSeek ads header
Once again, cybersecurity researchers have identified sites impersonating DeepSeek for malicious purposes. For the past months — since the Chinese AI DeepSeek jumped to international fame — scammers, phishing actors, and malware distributors...
Apr 4, 2025
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New phishing attack convinces users their Mac is locked: Header image
In the old days, you would open a webpage, and a fake virus scanner would pop up claiming you had been infected. This was way back in the late 90s. Strangely enough, this...
Mar 28, 2025
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XCSSET stealer can infect Mac apps before they are even released (Header image)
XCSSET, the sophisticated modular malware targeting Apple developers, is back with a new variant. While XCSSET has been operating in the wild since 2020, it is still unknown who is behind the malware...
Mar 24, 2025
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OpenAI API used for "highly personalized phishing content": Header image
Moonlock Lab threat researchers have come across a rather unique piece of macOS malware. The malware sample was found as a MachO file — the file format used by macOS systems to install...
Mar 14, 2025
6 min read
Hackers are distributing a new Golang backdoor via Telegram (Header image)
A new threat is combining GitHub resources and Telegram bots to infect devices and install backdoor malware.  Researchers from Netskope recently found a new backdoor malware in the wild. While the malware is...
Feb 21, 2025
6 min read
XCSSET macOS stealer is back — with new tricks up its sleeve (Header image)
A 2022 piece of macOS malware is back. XCSSET is an advanced modular Mac environment-targeting malware. The new version has been updated to steal funds from digital wallets, collect data from the Notes...
Feb 20, 2025
5 min read
10K hijacked WordPress websites are spreading Mac and Windows malware: Header image
The takeover and use of WordPress sites to distribute malware or to phish for data are not unusual cybercriminal techniques. Most users trust WordPress sites to be safe, and a lot of sites...
Feb 10, 2025
6 min read
Hackers are using the DeepSeek craze to steal crypto and spread malware: Header image
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, is the latest big thing in the hype surrounding AI. Low prices on its paid models and open-source versions, in addition to the controversy of Chinese AI competing...
Feb 7, 2025
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