Phishing

Individuals part of the Gen Z population have been facing escalating cyberattacks weaponizing popular video game titles, with malware impersonating Grand Theft Auto, Call of Duty, and Minecraft attempted to be spread at least 19 million times over a year-long period beginning April 2024, GBHackers News reports.

Tech support scam dismantled in law enforcement operation Infosecurity Magazine reports that an Indian tech support scam center that had targeted U.S., UK, and Australian individuals has been disrupted as part of the Operation Chakra V law enforcement operation, which involved India's Central Bureau of Investigation, the FBI, the UK's National Crime Agency, and Microsoft.

Cybersecurity Dive reports that only 50% of organizations' security leaders expressed significant concern about the threat posed by mobile phishing scams even if 60% and 77% disclosed experiencing text- or voice-based executive impersonation scams and one or more intrusions during the last six months, respectively.

Malicious email summaries with warnings directing to phishing sites could be generated using Google Gemini for Workspace, BleepingComputer reports.

Artificial intelligence, Web3, social media, and gaming firms have been spoofed to facilitate the deployment of cryptocurrency draining malware on Windows and macOS systems as part of a social engineering campaign that has been underway since March 2024, The Hacker News reports.

Updated AMOS malware gains persistent backdoor Infosecurity Magazine reports that Atomic macOS Stealer, or AMOS, malware has once again been updated to include a backdoor enabling persistence, arbitrary command execution, and prolonged device takeovers.

Okta has identified a significant shift in phishing tactics, with cybercriminals now using generative AI platforms like v0.dev by Vercel to create convincing phishing websites that mimic trusted brands such as Microsoft 365, Okta, and major cryptocurrency firms, Security Brief Asia reports.

Cybersecurity firm CTM360 has uncovered a widespread online investment fraud campaign leveraging fake news websites, termed Baiting News Sites, to deceive users in more than 50 countries, The Hacker News reports.